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NYC surpasses 4,050 city-owned electric vehicles, meeting its target 3 years ahead of schedule

September 26, 2022
New York City hit a massive milestone as the city announced it has already met its 2025 goal of 4,000 electric vehicles in its fleet. As of September 2022, NYC had replaced around 4,050 gas-powered models with zero-emission electric vehicles. NYC aims to be the nation’s most sustainable fleet NYC aims to have the country’s most sustainable fleet through its Clean Fleet Plan. The program was…
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A fire broke out at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin; locals call for production stop

September 26, 2022
A fire broke out at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin’s recycling plant in the early hours of the morning, and now a local group that has been fighting the project is using the fire to call for stopping production. In the early hours of the morning, Tesla’s own fire brigade at Gigafactory Berlin called the local fire department of the municipality of Grünheide, where the factory is located, for…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 24, 2022

September 24, 2022
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. : Get a free Range Score then monitor your EV battery performance with fresh…
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Weird Alibaba: Anyone want a $2,000 school bus-shaped electric food truck from China?

September 24, 2022
Sign me up! The weird and wacky world of Chinese electric vehicles just got even more interesting. That’s because it turns out you can order yourself a fancy-shmancy new electric food truck in the shape of a school bus straight from the other side of the world. And that makes it a perfect addition to our Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column! Ok, I’ll be honest. At first…
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XPeng G9 trims updated with new options and prices to meet high customer demand (and alleviate confusion) before launch

September 24, 2022
Just days after officially launching its G9 SUV, XPeng Motors has completely revamped the naming system of its trims, offering two new versions and different prices. The Chinese automaker has cited tremendous customer demand as the reason for the changes, but the overhaul also addresses confusion surrounding which G9 configuration delivered which standard features. Here are the changes. Earlier…
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