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Tesla removes purchase clause that threatened to sue Cybertruck scalpers

After backlash over the weekend to the Tesla’s plan to sue early Cybertruck owners for $50k if they try to flip their vehicles, the company updated its purchase agreement to remove Cybertruck-specific no-reselling clause. This weekend, we reported that Tesla will sue you if you try to flip your low-VIN Cybertruck. At issue was a clause in Tesla’s standard Motor Vehicle Purchase Agreement…
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Tesla seeks help in proving giga casted vehicles are not more expensive to repair

Tesla has sought help to prove that its vehicles built with giga-casting parts are not more expensive to repair. That’s something that is particularly of concern to insurers. Over the last few years, Tesla has heavily invested into giga-casting technology to produce larger car parts. The automaker can now produce entire car bodies with just a few parts rather than over a hundred. The advantages…
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This new electric school bus has a 300-mile range

GreenPower Motor Company’s Mega BEAST is an electric school bus with the biggest battery pack and most extended range yet on the US market. November 14 update: Just two weeks after launch, GreenPower says it’s received orders from its exclusive California dealer Model…
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Hyundai will build a 'super-large' Genesis electric SUV for the first time at its new EV plant

Hyundai’s luxury brand, Genesis, is launching a new “super-large” electric SUV that will be built at its new EV plant in Ulsan. The Genesis GV90 will be the first large electric SUV from the luxury brand. Hyundai is developing the new flagship electric SUV. It’s designed to take Genesis from a “luxury” brand to a “high-end” automaker. Rather than competing against BMW…
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Renault teases new ‘affordable’ electric city car

Renault is teasing an upcoming “affordable” city electric car to replace the Twingo as it gears up for its investor’s day tomorrow. But will it be as cheap as the Dacia Spring, Europe’s best-selling (and cheapest!) electric car? Renault’s new EV unit Ampere will…
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In push to expand EV charging network, France and Denmark go big

The European Union is not fooling around, and European countries are under pressure to adhere to ambitious plans to get their roadways up and ready for the total phaseout of fossil fuels in the years ahead. To this end, both France and Denmark have just announced huge investments in building out their electric vehicle charging infrastructure to adhere to new EU regulations announced this summer.
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