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Stealing a Tesla isn’t your average Grand Theft Auto

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If you were to ask thieves about their favorite cars to pilfer, chances are, Teslas wouldn’t make the list. And no, it’s not because they’ve developed an eco-conscious mindset overnight or a sudden appreciation for Elon Musk’s tweets. Thanks to a built-in GPS tracking feature, Tesla’s fleet has comfortably settled atop the list of America’s least stolen vehicles per Highway Loss Data Institute’s latest report. The study is based on US insurance industry data spanning 40 million vehicles with 18,000 theft claims. And who can blame the crooks? Stealing a car only to have it digitally… More…

Ford is offering up to €12,100 discount on the Mustang Mach-E with in the US

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After discounting its all-electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning last week, the company is now slashing the prices of its Mustang Mach-E with new incentives. Until January 2, Ford is offering a Retail Customer Cash bonus and combined with a €3,490 EV tax credit to reduce the price of some configurations of the Mach-E by €9,000. You’d have to be buying cash to get the advantage of the Retail Customer Cash bonus. The Red Carpet Lease Cash offer is eligible for buyers looking to lease and depending on the trim, you get either €3,960 or €1,160 rebate. The former discount applies to… More…

Overair inks three partnerships in South Korea, including letter of intent to sell 20 Butterfly eVTOLs

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Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Overair has shared details of a successful trip to South Korea that birthed three new partnerships to advance the country’s advanced air mobility (AAM) goals. Along with its strategic partner Hanwha Systems, Overair has a letter of intent for a purchase of 20 Butterfly aircraft and more. More…

GM delays production of the Chevy Equinox and Silverado, GMC Sierra to “protect pricing”

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For fans of the Chevrolet Equinox EV, or the Silverado EV, or the GMC Sierra EV, we have some bad news. GM has chosen to delay the production of the three models for “just a few months”, in order to “protect pricing” and “enhance viability”. According to GM CEO Mary Barra, the delay will somehow “make the trucks more efficient and less expensive to produce, and therefore more profitable” in the future. So it’s not “protecting pricing” to offer you better prices, it’s “protecting pricing” to increase its profit margins. Chevrolet Equinox EV GM is also becoming less optimistic about… More…

Li Mega shatters charging records with CATL’s 5C battery

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Li Auto’s Li Mega MPV broke its first record before it’s even officially unveiled. The car achieved a mind-boggling peak charging rate of 552 kW. Even as the battery surged past the 80% mark, the vehicle could still pull in a hefty 315 kW of power. This enabled the EV’s sizeable battery to go from 10% to 80% in just 10 minutes. In fact the 6% to 80% took just 11 minutes and 2 seconds, absorbing 77.3 kWh of energy in that span. The previously reigning champion was the Xpeng G9, which had a maximum charging speed of 445 kW. The Lotus Eletre and the Porsche Taycan, respected names in… More…