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The UK prime minister’s climate spokesperson has range anxiety, so she drives a diesel VW

Allegra Stratton, British prime minister Boris Johnson’s climate spokesperson, says she won’t switch to an electric car yet because she has range anxiety. So she drives a “third-hand” diesel Volkswagen Golf instead. The UK climate spokesperson’s range anxiety… The Guardian details Stratton’s phobia of electric cars: The reason for this, Stratton explained in an interview with…
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Tesla opening Supercharger network will enable access to new $7.5 billion EV funding in US

Tesla’s recent move to open its Supercharger network to other automakers will enable the automaker to get access to some of the $7.5 billion in EV charging infrastructure funding as part of the new US infrastructure bill. For years now, Tesla has been talking about opening up the Supercharger network to electric vehicles from other manufacturers. Last month, CEO Elon Musk finally confirmed…
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Tesla (TSLA) gets new high target price for its ‘technological superiority’

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is on the rise this week as KGI Securities is initiating coverage of the electric vehicle company and giving it a high price target for its “technological superiority.” KGI Securities, a Taiwan-based financial company, has been known for its Apple coverage due to their frequent unique insights based on leaks. KGI’s leading Apple analyst Ming Chi Quo left however in…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 2, 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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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $4,150 electric police car(t)

Times are tight all over the place as state budgets are being slashed. So if any police departments need an affordable alternative to a souped-up Dodge Charger or Ford Expedition, then this fun little electric police car might be just what the doctor ordered. And if we don’t have any real boys in blue lining up for this fun cart, at least it’s got everything I need to make it the Awesomely…
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