Tag: news

  • All-Electric Porsche 911 Has A Tesla Motor And A Custom Battery Pack

    All-Electric Porsche 911 Has A Tesla Motor And A Custom Battery Pack

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    A number of very special cars were showcased to the world at last week’s SEMA Show and these included a particularly electrifying (or is that Tesla-fying?) 964-generation Porsche 911. The restomod 911 in question comes from a company dubbed Electric GT and features an eGT913 powertrain that also fits Porsche 912 models. This system consists…

  • Elon Musk Crudely Responds To Senator Over Tesla Stock Poll

    Elon Musk Crudely Responds To Senator Over Tesla Stock Poll

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    Alamy Elon Musk has made a crude joke about a Senator’s sex life in response to criticism over his Tesla stock Twitter poll.  On Saturday, November 6, Musk asked his 62.5 million followers to vote on whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock; a sale that he suggested was the only way for…

  • Tesla China VP hopes to release $25k electric car in the “near future”

    Tesla China VP hopes to release $25k electric car in the “near future”

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    In a recent interview with Chinese publication The Paper, Tesla China VP Grace Tao revealed that the company’s vehicle production operations in the country are nearly 100% localized. Tao also remarked that she is hoping that vehicles that are independently designed and manufactured by the Tesla China team will be on the roads in the near…

  • GM’s Cadillac set to eliminate 40% of dealerships in $274M restructuring project

    GM’s Cadillac set to eliminate 40% of dealerships in $274M restructuring project

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    General Motors’ Cadillac brand is set to eliminate around 40% of its U.S. dealerships and roll out a new electric SUV, hoping to ease into a more-committed adoption of electric vehicles. GM is one of the largest automotive brands globally and has been involved in the development of electric vehicles for several years, thanks to…

  • GT-R50 Goes Into Production, VW ID.2 Rendered, And i30 Sedan N Line Driven: Your Morning Brief

    GT-R50 Goes Into Production, VW ID.2 Rendered, And i30 Sedan N Line Driven: Your Morning Brief

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    Good morning and welcome to our daily digest of automotive news from around the globe, starting with… 2022 Toyota Tundra Priced From $35,950, EPA Rated At Up To 20 MPG Combined Toyota has just announced that its much anticipated 2022 Tundra will kick-off with a starting price of $36,950 for the 4×2 SR Double Cab…

  • Mercedes-Benz Poised To Recall Over 19,000 EQCs Globally

    Mercedes-Benz Poised To Recall Over 19,000 EQCs Globally

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    Mercedes-Benz will recall almost 20,000 examples of the electric EQC SUV around the world. An investigation from the Federal Motor Transport Authority in Germany has revealed that water can find its way into the EQC’s power steering control unit. The recall doesn’t state if Mercedes-Benz is aware of any customer-owned vehicles that have experienced the…

  • Indian State of Delhi scraps electric vehicle subsidies

    Indian State of Delhi scraps electric vehicle subsidies

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    The Indian State of Delhi has decided to do away with electric vehicle subsidies, incentivizing drivers to purchase EVs. New reports from various Indian media outlets have stated that the country’s electric vehicle policy has been revised with the intention of withdrawing EV subsidy programs that offer rebates when EVs are purchased. The move is somewhat…

  • Teslas are worth longer term auto loans, study finds

    Teslas are worth longer term auto loans, study finds

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    Car buyers who ultimately end up purchasing Tesla electric vehicles end up having the longest average auto term loans, a new study from LendingTree says. LendingTree surveyed over 29,000 auto loans spanning over three years to conclude that Tesla drivers are applying and receiving the longest term loans. On average, Tesla drivers have an auto…

  • Why new EV incentives are the nail in the coffin for ICE manufacturers

    Why new EV incentives are the nail in the coffin for ICE manufacturers

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    The newly-revised electric vehicle incentive program, which is a part of President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, could officially spell the end of the combustion engine era in the American automotive industry. The new EV tax credit breakdown could award as much as $12,500 for an EV purchase, but that’s not the best part. As…

  • BMW M3 Competition Does Its Best To Out-Accelerate The Tesla Model 3 Performance

    BMW M3 Competition Does Its Best To Out-Accelerate The Tesla Model 3 Performance

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    It wasn’t too long ago that the Model 3 Performance was the latest must-have car from Tesla and while it is now the Model S Plaid that customers are clamoring for, the range-topping Model 3 is still a very impressive car. Powered by a pair of electric motors, the Model 3 Performance delivers 500 hp…