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First Mustang Mach-E models built in China roll off assembly line

Ford has just successfully rolled the first models of its Mustang Mach-E off its assembly line in China, ahead of deliveries to local customers later this year. The new EVs will be sold in China through Ford’s direct sales network and will be manufactured at Changan Ford’s manufacturing plant in Chongqing. Ford’s all-electric Mustang Mach-E first debuted toward the end of 2019, followed…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 18, 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.  Check out the , an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November…
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Tesla tests new Model S Plaid prototype with stunning active aero-brake spoiler

Tesla has been spotted testing a new Model S Plaid prototype with a stunning new deployable aero-brake spoiler. After Porsche brought its brand-new Taycan electric car at the Nürburgring racetrack to break a record in 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk decided to use the famous proving grounds for the electric automaker’s own latest performance vehicle. Tesla started testing early Model S Plaid…
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Foxconn unveils 3 new electric vehicles as it is about to build EVs for other brands

At an event today, Foxconn unveiled three new electric vehicles: a sedan, an SUV, and a bus. The manufacturing giant appears to be flexing its muscles ahead of becoming a manufacturer for other EV brands. The company has been making a lot of moves in the EV space lately. Last year, it had developed a platform of open-source hardware and software for EV manufacturing and was working to…
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Tesla drops claim that solar roof tiles are ‘3x stronger than standard tiles’

Tesla has updated the solar roof webpage and dropped the claim that its tiles are “3x stronger than standard tiles”. The company is trying to ramp up solar roof production and installations, but not without issues. Solar Roof has been one of Tesla’s toughest products to bring to production and one of the main problems has been validating the durability of the tiles. Since the roof needs to…
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