VW expands its electric vehicle offerings with the ID.5 electric SUV

Today, Volkswagen unveiled the ID.5, a new electric SUV, expanding its “ID. family” of electric vehicles. However, the new vehicle is basically a coupe version of the ID.4.

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Autonomous freight company Einride launches in US with new products and customers

Swedish commercial freight tech company Einride has officially launched its operations in the United States, complete with a new operating system and US versions of its Pod truck. In addition to launching new transport solutions stateside, Einride has announced US customers onboard, including its tire partner Bridgestone.

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Flanders may ban sales of non-EV new cars by 2027, 2030 for used

The government of Belgium’s Flemish region is reportedly preparing to introduce legislation to ban the sale of new, non-EV vehicles by 2027, nearly a decade before the European Union’s ICE phase-out date.

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Tesla vehicles are being added to Uber’s scheme to accelerate electrification of its London fleet

Tesla vehicles are being added to Uber’s new scheme to accelerate the electrification of its London fleet through “a clean air fee.”

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These are the top 10 solar manufacturers of 2021

SolarReviews, a US-based independent comparison website for solar panel brands and installations, has released its first solar manufacturer ranking system. Here are the top 10 solar panel manufacturers in 2021.

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Tesla takes delivery of battery cell manufacturing equipment at Gigafactory Texas

Tesla has been spotted taking delivery of battery cell manufacturing equipment at Gigafactory Texas.

The automaker appears to be making progress in deploying battery cell production at the new facility.

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Quick Charge Podcast: November 2, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple PodcastsSpotifyTuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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Apple joins ‘First Movers Coalition’ in its goal to become a carbon-neutral company by 2030

Apple has joined the “First Movers Coalition,” a partnership between the World Economic Forum and the US Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate to maintain its commitment to becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2030.

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Tesla integrates Tidal app in-car, adds cold weather improvements and more in new update

Tesla has started to push a new software update that adds an in-car app for Tidal, the music-streaming service, cold weather improvements, and more.

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UK’s NHS unveils new hydrogen-electric ambulances at COP26

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) unveiled a hydrogen-powered zero emission ambulance this week at Glasgow’s COP26 climate change conference. The vehicle will help the NHS reduce its contribution to UK road emissions and improve air quality and therefore health – thus making health workers’ jobs a little easier to boot.

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