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Elon Musk thinks Ford's EV strategy is 'smart'

Elon Musk had some encouraging words for Ford as the automaker continues to report significant losses from its electric vehicles. There are many ways in which Tesla leads in the auto industry’s transition to electric vehicles. One of them is margins. While virtually all legacy automakers have started on a path to switch to electric vehicles, most of them struggle to make money selling…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 3, 2023

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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IKEA boosts gigascale output at an Arizona solar panel factory

IKEA’s investment arm is going to buy Arizona-made solar modules from Swiss solar panel maker Meyer Burger from 2025 to 2029. As a result of the deal with IKEA, Meyer Burger‘s production capacity at its factory in Goodyear, Arizona, is going to increase from around 1.6 gigawatts (GW) to 2 GW annually. Meyer Burger made the offtake agreement with Ingka Investments, the investment arm of…
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Tesla driver dies in fatal shooting at Supercharger station after 'argument over charger'

A Tesla driver died in a fatal shooting at a Supercharger station in Denver, Colorado, over a dispute regarding charging their electric vehicles, according to the police. The incident happened this morning at a Tesla Supercharger station outside of the Edgewater Public Market. Local news outlet Denver7 reported that the police confirmed a man died following a shooting at the charging…
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Rivian R1S SUV joins its R1T sibling as another IIHS Top Safety Pick+ – watch it get smashed

Rivian has just announced that its 2023 model year R1S SUV has been awarded Top Safety Pick+ status from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The all-electric SUV joins Rivian’s R1T pickup in obtaining the safety organization’s top honor. Rivian ($RIVN) is now a couple of years removed from beginning production of its flagship EVs, but remains relatively nascent in a booming…
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