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Tesla launches CCS adapter in Korea, confirms coming to North America ‘soon’

Tesla has finally launched its new CCS adapter, but it’s only available in South Korea for now. However, the automaker has also confirmed that it is coming to North America “soon.” A CCS to Tesla’s propriety plug adapter is something that is long overdue. Most Tesla owners are happy using just the Supercharger network since the automaker has done a great job expanding it, but there’s…
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A Chinese smartphone giant will launch its first electric car in 2024

Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi today announced that it plans to launch its first electric car in the first half of 2024, and then a new car in each of the following three years. It’s aiming for total sales of 900,000 electric cars in those three years. Xiaomi group chairman Lei Jun made the electric car announcement today, at the company’s investor day event. Interestingly, Lei said that…
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US coal-powered electricity will grow in 2021, but don’t panic. Here’s why

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting that there will be 22% more coal-fired electricity generation in the US in 2021 than in 2020 due to higher natural gas prices – but the coal spike won’t last. Coal-powered electricity Coal and natural gas have historically been the two largest sources of electricity generation in the US, and which one is used often comes down to…
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Nikola holds on to its lawsuit against Tesla because that’s all it’s got

Nikola managed to barely hold on to its $2 billion lawsuit against Tesla over the design of its electric truck. The company’s stock went up 5% on the news as Nikola’s prospects are more and more limited following several controversies. As we previously reported, Nikola alleged that Tesla’s electric truck design infringes on its existing patents. Specifically, a series of three design…
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