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VW confirms ID.4 towing capacity, shows utility performance in new video

VW has confirmed the upcoming ID.4 electric SUV’s towing capacity in a new video showing the utility performance of the vehicle. Over the last month, VW has been hyping the launch of the ID.4 electric SUV by gradually releasing more information about the vehicle. Most recently, we got our first look at the ID.4’s interior and VW started production in Germany. Now the German automaker is out…
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VW CEO confirms no Tesla deal in the making

VW CEO Hebert Diess put an end to rumors and confirmed that there’s no deal in the making with Tesla. As we reported last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been in Germany visiting a few projects related to Tesla. It ended with reports that Musk visited Braunschweig Airport…
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Tesla (TSLA) crashes, announces completion of capital raise

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is crashing today as the automaker announces that it has already completed its $5 billion capital raise. Last week, Tesla announced plans to raise $5.0 billion in an “at-the-market” offering. Now a week later, the company already confirms that it sold all the shares with the final settlement expected to go through tomorrow: “On September 4, 2020, Tesla, Inc.
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South Korea to boost EV numbers to 1.13 million by 2025

South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced virtually, at the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, that in a $17 billion investment, the country will boost the number of electric cars from the current 110,000 to 1.13 million by 2025, and increase the number of hydrogen vehicles from 8,000 to 200,000. Seoul’s environment ministry said it will achieve this massive green-car…
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EGEB: A great breakthrough for solar panel recycling

Researchers discover an eco-friendly way to recycle silicon — used in solar panels — into nanoparticles. South Korea will increase the number of EVs from the current 110,000 to 1.13 million by 2025. A Scottish distillery has designed a “climate-positive” vodka made…
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VW CEO tests Tesla Model Y, calls it a VW ‘reference’ car

VW CEO Hebert Diess revealed that after having Elon Musk test drive the ID.3, he himself test-drove the Tesla Model Y, which he says is a “reference” car for the German automaker. Much has been said about the meeting between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and VW Hebert Diess last week. Yesterday, the latter confirmed that there’s no deal in the making between the two automakers and that it was…
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