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Base Tesla Model 3 gets more range, slower acceleration, $7,000 price hike vs. earlier this year


Tesla has once again made changes to the Model 3 lineup, including a price increase for the base version. The Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus, which was previously the de facto base model, has been replaced by an unnamed base rear-wheel drive Model 3 trim level, per Tesla’s website. All-wheel drive Long Range and Performance versions remain in… More…

Wenea & ADS-TEC boost charge points in Spain

The Spanish charging infrastructure provider Wenea and the German battery specialist ADS-TEC Energy have reached an agreement to increase the output of eleven Wenea charging stations in Spain with battery systems from ADS-TEC. More are in the planning stage. The battery storage solution from ADS-TEC called PowerBooster will be used to give the stations more […] More…

Staging An F1 Race Is Like A Coldplay Concert Says Mexican GP Promoter

As the world emerges from the pandemic and people value going out and enjoying live experiences once again, it seems that Formula 1 is at the top of the wishlist. The US Grand Prix weekend at Austin had a record 400,000 spectators and this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix is also a sell-out, boosted by local hero Sergio Perez (known as Checo) now an established Grand Prix winner in a competitive car. More…

NewMotion & Greenlots rebranded as Shell Recharge Solutions

shell-allego-charging-station-ladestation-04NewMotion and its US counterpart Greenlots, will be rebranded as Shell Recharge Solutions. The rebranding will be implemented in early 2022 and will bring together Shell’s international range of charging solutions under one identity. Shell acquired the Dutch company NewMotion in autumn 2017 and US company Greenlots in early 2019. With the unified identity, the […] More…

Next.e.GO Mobile to introduce battery swapping

The Aachen-based electric car manufacturer Next.e.GO Mobile has introduced its own battery exchange solution. The first two of the stations called ‘e.Pit’ are already in operation. However, there is a big difference to other battery exchange solutions. While the Chinese manufacturer Nio wants to establish battery exchange as an alternative to fast charging with its […] More…

VW buys a stake in EIT InnoEnergy

Volkswagen has taken a stake in energy investor EIT InnoEnergy and hopes that closer cooperation in future will lead to joint innovation and investment activities, which are to be driven primarily by the involvement of promising start-ups. The official announcement of Volkswagen’s new participation states that the aim is to “help technologies and business models […] More…