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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Another week, another lengthy Full Self Driving (Supervised) test drive. This week I went with longtime CleanTechnica reader, friend, and Tesla bull Dan. We explored an area that has given FSD trouble in the past, and we also meandered into some other areas to see what we could find and what would happen. There are just a couple of disengagements, which were not necessarily required. One was to get out of that far left turn lane headed toward the Interstate onramp before I got…

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The new plant will have a capacity of up to 600,000 units per year, which will raise Nio’s total capacity to 1 million units, according to Reuters. (A Nio ES8 on display at a small car show in Shanghai in May 2024. Image credit: CnEVPost) Nio (NYSE: NIO) has won approval to build a third factory in China, which would boost its total capacity to 1 million vehicles, almost on par with Tesla’s Shanghai plant, Reuters said today, citing three people familiar with the matter. The latest approval for the plant, which has an annual capacity of 600,000 vehicles, is…

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US food delivery company Sysco added ten Freightliner eCascadia electric semi trucks to its Houston, Texas fleet. The trucks bring the company’s electric vehicle fleet to 120 trucks – and the company plans to add hundreds more. While a number of commercial fleets are still piloting one electric truck, or planning for tens of electric trucks in the next several years, Sysco Corp. signed a letter of intent with Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) to deploy nearly 800 battery electric Class 8 tractors by 2026. If you think that’s an exciting number, just wait. “Our actual stated public goal is to electrify…

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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! By Kurt Conway, as told to David Waterworth (with any further notes from me in italics). Continuing our series of owner reviews. You can read about my own impressions of the BYD Dolphin here. Kurt tells me: I have always been intrigued by electric vehicles ever since Nissan released the LEAF in 2011 and have always wanted one for myself since I drove a Tesla Model S P90D back in 2015 (that car was scary quick). I also love small hatchbacks for their practicality…

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The Tesla Model Y was crowned the best-selling car in the world last year–not just EVs but cars in general–so it must be doing something right. We’ve covered several owner reviews on InsideEVs in the past, and this time it’s Ben Sullins’ turn to give us his thoughts after owning Tesla’s entry-level crossover for four years. No headaches and a lot of money saved on fuel Ben Sullins, who has a YouTube channel with 262,000 subscribers, posted a video talking about his ownership experience after four years and 45,000 miles with a 2020 Tesla Model Y all-wheel drive long-range. After…

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Many of Mercedes’ EVs get recalled. Ford may be thinking about battery swapping with a new twist. And why is the federal EV charging network taking so long to take form? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Mercedes-Benz has recalled nearly 15,000 EVs over a software issue that may lead to a shutdown of the high-voltage system. It amounts to a bug in the vehicles diagnostic system and no fault of the battery, but the issue requires a trip back to the dealership for an update.  According to a recent patent application, Ford is considering EV battery swapping…

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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! For people living in California, New York, or some other area with a lot of EVs, what I’m going to say here may sound behind the times. And, honestly, you’re probably right. I live in a rural state with no urban areas. Even the largest city in the state only has a few square blocks of tall buildings. The town I grew up in doesn’t have a single traffic light. Even worse, poverty is rampant, and many people simply can’t afford even today’s more…

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IM Motors has become the second EV maker to connect to Nio’s charging network this month after GAC Aion’s Hyper brand. (IM Motors entered into a partnership with Nio Power on May 30, 2024, to access Nio’s charging network. Image credit: Nio) Nio’s (NYSE: NIO) charging network sees SAIC Motor Corp’s electric vehicle (EV) unit IM Motors become the latest to tap into it, as more local automakers try to capitalize on one of China’s largest EV replenishment networks. Nio Power, the energy arm of Nio, and IM Motors entered into a partnership on May 30 to interconnect their charging…

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The problems facing embattled EV startup Fisker have only mounted as the year has gone on, with the automaker seeing an indefinite end to production of its Ocean crossover, the closure of its California headquarters and multiple rounds of layoffs. More job cuts happened today as well, according to multiple social media postings and former employees. Fisker In Trouble The EV startup, helmed by designer Henrik Fisker, aimed to outsource car production to external partners while focusing on software, design, customer service and more. But the company has struggled with delivering cars, high-profile repair and quality issues, its sales model…

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 VW gets on board with affordable EVs. Toyota, Subaru, and Mazda commit to a new generation of engines. And Cadillac’s most affordable EV makes its debut. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  The 2025 Cadillac Optiq EV arrives later this year, and Green Car Reports recently got up close with it. All-wheel drive, a vast fixed-glass roof, lots of screen space, and an interior that looks all the part of a luxury vehicle will distinguish this 300-mile EV that turns to lighting to sharpen its look.  Toyota, Subaru, and Mazda are allying to build downsized engines for hybrid…

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