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NIO expands US headquarters as North American launch begins to feel more and more likely

January 14, 2022
The US branch of Chinese automaker NIO continues to make interesting moves in North America, as the company signed a ten year lease on a building in San Jose, CA. The new 200,000+ sq. ft. US headquarters is more than double the size of NIO’s current footprint, signaling that a long speculated entry into the North America could be one stop closer to becoming reality. If you’re not already…
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Podcast: Tesla losing heat, new Model S, FSD Beta scrutiny from DMV and more

January 14, 2022
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s heat pump failing problem coming back, new updated Model S design, Tesla FSD Beta scrutiny from DMV, and more. Remember to also subscribe to Electrek Quick Charge Podcast hosted by Mikey G and Electrek’s new Wheel-E 2-wheel podcast with Micah and Seth. This…
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Ford market cap blows by $100B on big EV plans, leading US battery output by 2025

January 14, 2022
Ford (NYSE: F) stock continued its upward climb today, reaching a 20-year high and a $100 billion market cap on big hopes for the all-electric F-150 Lightning and plans to lead the industry in battery production capacity by 2025. After Ford posted a 140% return in 2021 (beating Tesla, which was up 50%), Blue oval stock rose by nearly another 4% today to just over $25 per share, matching a…
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Valais, Switzerland pulls plug on hybrid incentives, should the rest of the world follow?

January 14, 2022
Citing a report which found hybrid cars offered negligible emissions and fuel consumption advantages when tested on Switzerland’s Alpine roads, one Swiss region has decided to “pull the plug” on subsidies – even calling the claims of hybrids’ environmental advantages a “con.” The southern Swiss canton of Valais (Wallis, in German) commissioned a study by Impact Living, a project…
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