Honda wants to sell you an EV for under $30,000, eventually

Honda wants in on the growing demand for affordable EVs. With the company’s CEO saying EVs selling for under $30,000 will be the main competition in the US, Honda may offer one of its own.

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Tesla (TSLA) down 5% on news it’s stuck with its bad CEO Elon Musk for a decade

In the morning after Tesla’s shareholder meeting, shares of the company dropped significantly on market open, likely signaling a selloff from reasonable investors who objected to a vote to retain and overpay its CEO, Elon Musk, who has been responsible for a drastic drop in sales and earnings.

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Archer Aviation acquires Los Angeles airport as home to new air taxi hub and AI test facility

eVTOL air taxi developer Archer Aviation announced the acquisition of an existing airport facility in Los Angeles. The site, located a few miles from LAX airport, will become home to Archer’s future air taxi hub as well as a test bed for AI flight technologies.

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Lucid will begin delivering the more affordable Gravity Touring SUV next month

The lower-priced Lucid Gravity Touring SUV will begin rolling out next month. Lucid (LCID) confirmed the more affordable trim is still on track as it ramps up output.

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Wheel-E Podcast: CA e-bike voucher dies, Zero Motorcycles scooter, VMAX review, and more

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes a new e-bike model from Tenways, California kills off its e-bike voucher program, a review of the new VMAX VX2 Hub e-scooter, Zero launches a scooter, NIU’s got a new micro-car, and more.

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Tesla updates its electric semi truck design

Tesla has updated the design of its upcoming electric semi truck, Tesla Semi, with a redesigned chassis, new headlights, and more.

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Tesla extends its ‘one-time’ FSD transfer scheme once again, will ‘play it by ear’

Tesla will continue to extend its “one-time” FSD transfer scheme for at least another quarter, according to CEO Elon Musk at today’s Tesla shareholder meeting.

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Tesla delays Roadster demo to April 1 next year, production to 2027/28

Tesla CEO Elon Musk pushed back the dates for a demo of the next-gen Tesla Roadster, which he has said will be able to “fly” and suggested that it might not even be a car at all.

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From $189 a month: 5 of the best EV lease deals in November

We’re now two months out from the end of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit on September 30, and this is proof that there are still pretty solid deals to be had on some rather spiffy EVs. In fact, three of our top five November specials are cheaper than what was offered in September, and two come with home EV chargers and free installation. Here are November’s top 5 EV lease deals, as spotted by our friends at CarsDirect.

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Elon Musk says Tesla FSD will allow ‘texting and driving’ in ‘a month or two’

Elon Musk announced today that Tesla will enable its electric vehicle owners with (Supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) to “text and drive” in “a month or two,” without explaining how they will get around the clear laws that prohibit that.

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