Electric Vehicle

2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid will cost less than Hybrid after EV tax credit

Pricing for the 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid will start at $40,535 (including destination) for the base SEL Convenience trim level, according to CarsDirect, which pulled the information from a recent order guide. That base price represents a $5,700 premium over the Santa Fe Hybrid, but the plug-in hybrid version of this SUV could

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Tesla posts 32,968 July sales in China as Giga Shanghai establishes export hub status

Tesla China seems to be settling well into its role as the company’s primary vehicle export hub, with 73% of July’s sales being exported to foreign territories. Tesla’s wholesale figures for its Made-in-China vehicles stood at 32,968 in last month, 24,347 of which were sent abroad. This was according to figures released by the Chinese Passenger

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Tesla rogue mechanic goes full “Mad Max” in insane rebuild

The words “Mad Max” and “Tesla Model 3” don’t typically mix. A reference to the iconic dystopian film franchise invokes images of large, brutally designed off-road machines traversing a barren wasteland. The Model 3, on the other hand, invokes images of a pristine urban landscape powered by clean energy. Needless to say, the two images

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SpaceX takes simplicity to new extremes with two new Starship mechanisms

In the first two parts of a three-part interview with YouTube creator Tim Dodd, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has delved into two new Starship and Super Heavy mechanisms that take his pursuit of simplicity to new extremes. Around the turn of the month, Starship’s first flightworthy Super Heavy booster was outfitted with a niche form

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Tesla Semi payload estimates suggest critics underestimated battery tech advancements

The Tesla Semi truck’s payload will be comparable to a Class 8 diesel truck, according to the company’s 2020 Impact report. The Semi’s payload estimates address one persistent critique about Tesla’s Class 8 truck. Early critics of the Semi believed the truck was impossible to produce given the weight capacity limitations of heavy-duty trucks. Although

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Tesla bull calls battery cost declines “good deflation” that could boost EV sales

Longtime Tesla bull ARK invest recently identified battery cost declines as a form of “good deflation” that could lead to a boost in EV sales. To support its observations, ARK Invest used the 2022 Nissan Leaf EV’s price as an example. A few years ago, Nissan announced that the 2016 Leaf SV and SL variants

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