Mercedes-Benz is already testing solid-state batteries in EVs with +600 miles range

The “holy grail” of electric vehicle battery tech may be here sooner than you’d think. Mercedes-Benz is testing EVs with solid-state batteries on the road, promising to deliver over 600 miles of range. Here’s when you can expect to see it hit the market.

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Tesla puts foot in its mouth: ‘unsupervised self-driving is not solved’, but what about robotaxi?

Tesla has put its foot in its mouth regarding its self-driving efforts during its quarterly conference call last night. The automaker admitted that ‘unsupervised self-driving is not solved’ on its HW4, despite Tesla highlighting how its Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas is using HW4.

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Tesla partners with Sunrun on its electric plan in Texas

Tesla, through its Tesla Electric division, is partnering with Sunrun to offer electric plans to Texas homeowners.

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This electric bike brand will soon start building their e-bikes in New York

Utica, New York, is about to become a new hub for electric bikes, or at least that’s the plan, if eBliss Global has a say in it.

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Another automaker is now turning to more affordable EVs as the competition heats up

After seeing the success of rivals, Subaru doesn’t want to be left behind. Subaru looks to join Volkswagen, Hyundai, Kia, and several other automakers that are doubling down on more affordable EVs.

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Tesla Autopilot less safe, Optimus freezes, electric Mustang goes 250,000 miles

On today’s road-ready episode of  Quick Charge, Tesla released data hinting that its Autopilot ADAS solution may be less safe to use than before. We’ve also got some news from inside the Tesla diner experience, plus a 250,000 mile Ford Mustang Mach-E that still has more than 90% of its battery capacity left!

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91% of renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels, but Trump just defunded a vital US grid upgrade

Renewables continued to dominate fossil fuels on price in 2024, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The big takeaway: Clean energy is the cheapest power around – by a wide margin. So it’s pretty bad business that the biggest grid upgrade project in US history just got kneecapped by Trump’s Department of Energy to stop the “green scam.”

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Tesla claims it produced the first builds of its ‘new affordable’ electric car models

Tesla claims to have produced the “first builds” of its new “more affordable” electric car models, which are expected to be stripped-down versions of the Model 3 and Model Y.

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Elon Musk with a straight face: Tesla Robotaxi will cover half of US population by end of the year

Elon Musk claims that Tesla Robotaxi will cover half of the US population by the end of the year and we can’t stop laughing.

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Superchargers are the only part of Tesla’s business seeing growth right now

Tesla’s business in shrinking in every way except for one: Supercharging revenue, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk once said would never become a profit center for the company.

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