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Nissan joins UN-backed ‘Race to Zero’ campaign, aiming for 100% EVs by… ‘the early 2030s’

Nissan has announced that it’s the first Japanese automaker to join a United Nations-supported “Race to Zero” campaign, which is focused on accelerating electric vehicle implementation and reaching carbon neutrality. With the long-established LEAF on the market and an all-electric crossover on the way, Nissan said it aims to make all new-vehicle offerings fully electric… but not until…
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My very first Tesla, two months later: Here’s how it’s going

My first Tesla was delivered on June 29, one day before the end of the second quarter (wink, wink, Tesla). So that means my husband and I have now been driving our Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus for two months. Here’s how it’s going. (Oh, and our car’s name is Nigel, since a couple of people asked.) This is a follow-up to my first post, which was about becoming a new Tesla Model 3…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 25, 2021

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 now aims for Full Self-Driving Beta public release in ‘~4 weeks’

Elon Musk is now saying that Tesla is aiming for the wider public release of its Full Self-Driving Beta in about four weeks. We are coming up on almost a year since Tesla started testing its Full Self-Driving Beta in its early access program with some customers. The software enables Tesla vehicles to virtually drive themselves both on highways and city streets, but it is still considered a level…
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EGEB: Siemens will produce 1M more EV chargers in the US in the next 4 years

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Siemens boosts its US EV charger manufacturing with over 1 million more chargers in the next four years. The battle for most humongous offshore wind turbine gets a new competitor in China. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching…
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