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Tesla Cybertruck: Elon Musk teases ‘lots of improvements’ for the electric pickup

Elon Musk made some rare new comments on Tesla Cybertruck and gave a better idea of the production ramp for the electric pickup truck. During the conference call following Tesla’s release of its Q3 2020 financial results, Musk was asked to give more color on the production ramp of the Cybertruck, and when we can expect deliveries. The CEO started by mentioning that he recently did a design…
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VW ID.4 Sneak Peek — Will VW’s electric SUV outsell the ID.3?

Obviously the short answer to the question above is yes, as Volkswagen at present has no plans to bring the ID.3 to North America, but what if they did? Would the Europe-friendly ID.3 succeed where the eGolf failed, or will the ID.4 simply be the better fit for the highways of the US and Canada? We recently reviewed the ID.3 and were impressed. Can the ID.4 create the same excitement that its…
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Tesla is increasing price of Full Self-Driving package to a whopping $10,000

Tesla indicates that it is about to increase the price of its Full Self-Driving package to a whopping $10,000 and yet, that’s a good deal according to Elon Musk. The decision to pre-sell a “Full Self-Driving” package in its vehicles years before it planned on making the technology available through the software has been controversial, to say the least. It’s a bold move from Tesla that…
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EGEB: Japan will pledge to reach net zero by 2050

Japan, in a major shift, is expected to announce a net zero target of 2050. In a “world-first investment,” HSBC and Queensland buy “Reef Credits” to protect the Great Barrier Reef. Environment America has released its 2020 report that says green energy will see…
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Italian rail is exploring the use of hydrogen trains

Italian rail operator Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and Italian energy infrastructure company and Europe’s biggest natural gas transport group Snam have partnered to study using hydrogen for FS’ transport network. “The agreement is the first of its kind in Europe between a national railway company and an energy group as hydrogen emerges as a possible solution to help meet climate targets,”…
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