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Aptera has more than 22,000 reservations for its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range

May 30, 2022
Aptera announced that it has now received more than 22,000 reservations for its solar-powered electric car, which get to 1,000 miles of range, as it gets closer to production. This is Aptera’s second go. The company was created in 2006 with the aim of bringing to market a super-efficient three-wheeled vehicle. Unfortunately, the project didn’t work out, but the founders recently decided to…
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Tesla and others lobby for federal funding of charging infrastructure for electric trucks

May 30, 2022
Tesla, along with other EV companies and environmental groups, is lobbying for some of the federal funding going to EV charging infrastructure to be used to deploy charging stations for electric trucks. Last year, the US legislature approved a new infrastructure bill that included $7.5 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The officials are still in process of figuring…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 28, 2022

May 29, 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. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Tesla quietly slashes referral program reward for solar roof

May 28, 2022
Tesla has updated its referral program reward for solar roof installations to reduce it from $500 to $300 per referred installation. Last year, we reported that Tesla plans to completely revamp its referral program: “According to a source familiar with the matter, Tesla plans to eliminate referral links, which owners often spam on social media, and instead turn to an app-based referral program…
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Here’s every electric vehicle that currently qualifies for the US federal tax credit

May 27, 2022
As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles. Whether you qualify is not a simple yes or no question… well, actually it sort of is, but the amount you may qualify for varies by household due to a number of different factors. Furthermore, there are other potential savings available…
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