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Controversial MIT Study Investigates What’s Really Worse for the Environment: Gas or Electric Cars (futurism.com)

2026-06-21 | by Joe Wilkins | get Tesla Model 3 → | tags: mit, electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries

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BYD will pay every last cent for any damage caused by its autopilot (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-19 | get BYD Autopilot Safety Kit → | tags: byd, autopilot, gods eye

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Amazon Japan is now transporting packages on Shinkansen bullet trains (engadget.com)

2026-05-28 | by Mariella Moon | get Shinkansen Train Model Kit → | tags: amazon japan, shinkansen, japan railway

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Samsung averts strike with $340,000 bonuses for semiconductor workers (techspot.com)

2026-05-27 | get Samsung Semiconductor Worker Bonus → | tags: samsung, semiconductor, memory chips

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US bill proposes new national EV tax, while some push to slash gas tax to zero (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | by Jameson Dow | get EV Charging Station → | tags: ev tax, build america 250, transportation bill

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After Struggling With EVs, US Automakers Pivot to Energy (wired.com)

2026-05-16 | by Aarian Marshall | get Tesla Powerwall Battery → | tags: ford, batteries, ford energy

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RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-15 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Rivian Electric Vehicle Model → | tags: rivian, rj scaringe, mind robotics

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Last Tesla Model S and X Roll Off Production Line (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-10 | get Tesla Model S/X Model Car Cover → | tags: tesla model s, tesla model x, electric vehicles

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Why the Hell Has It Taken So Long for Disneyland’s Autopia to Go Electric? (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-07 | get Electric Car Model Kit → | tags: disneyland, autopia, tomorrowland

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UK: Two millionth electric car registered as market rebounds strongly (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | by Paul Large | get Tesla Model 3 → | tags: electric vehicle, smmt, ved

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Inside the lab where Ford is trying to crack the code on cheap EVs (theverge.com)

2026-05-05 | by Peter Nelson | get Ford Electric Vehicle Charger → | tags: ford, evdc, uev

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How the race for critical minerals is creating ‘sacrifice zones,’ impacting the world’s poorest people (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-03 | get Critical Minerals Mining Kit → | tags: critical minerals, sacrifice zones, electric vehicles

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Chinese Exports of Green Technologies Surged to Record Levels After Iran War Began (slashdot.org)

2026-05-03 | by Posted | get Green Tech Export Kit → | tags: china, solar technology, batteries

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Nissan abandons plans for US EV plant (engadget.com)

2026-05-01 | by Steve Dent | get Nissan Leaf Electric Car → | tags: nissan, ariaya, canton plant

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Rivian downsizes DOE loan to $4.5B for Georgia factory (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-30 | by Sean O'Kane | get Rivian R1T Electric Truck → | tags: rivian, doe loan, georgia factory

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Inventions for battery reuse and recycling increase seven-fold in last decade (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get Battery Recycling Kit → | tags: battery recycling, electric vehicles, asia

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Tesla is giving away one year free Supercharging with Model 3 Premium and Performance purchases (engadget.com)

2026-04-25 | get Tesla Supercharger Access Card → | tags: tesla, supercharging, model 3

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2027 BMW i7 first look: A fantastically techy car for the 1 percent (engadget.com)

2026-04-23 | get BMW i7 Model Car → | tags: bmw i7, grand central station, electric vehicles

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Tesla Says EV Orders Benefitted From Soaring Gas Prices (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-23 | get Tesla Model 3 → | tags: tesla, musk, gas prices

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Tesla reports Q1 2026 earnings: Still profitable (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-22 | get Tesla Model 3 Charging Cable → | tags: tesla, electric vehicles, supercharger

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Rivian R2 production has started despite tornado damage to factory (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-22 | by Sean O'Kane | get Rivian R2 Model Kit → | tags: rivian, rivian r1, electric vehicles

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AI is eliminating one of the biggest bottlenecks of car design (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-22 | get Autodesk Alias Car Design → | tags: general motors, jaguar land rover, aerodynamics

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Global growth in solar "the largest ever observed for any source" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: solar, international energy agency, battery storage

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Global growth in solar "the largest ever observed for any source" (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-21 | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: solar, international renewable energy agency, energy information agency

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UK Households To Be Urged To Use More Power This Summer As Renewables Soar (slashdot.org)

2026-04-16 | get Smart Solar Power Bank → | tags: renewable energy, national energy system operator, wind power

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Rivian's Illinois Factory Will Run On Recycled EV Batteries (slashdot.org)

2026-04-15 | get Rivian Battery Recycling Kit → | tags: rivian, illinois factory, recycled ev batteries

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Why more fossil fuels won’t fix the Iran energy crisis (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Wagner | get Solar Power Bank → | tags: iran energy crisis, fossil fuels, renewables

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Used Electric Vehicles Are Having a Resurgence (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-13 | get Electric Vehicle Charging Station → | tags: electric vehicles, used ev, sales increase

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Used Electric Vehicles Are Having A Resurgence (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-13 | get Electric Vehicle Charging Station → | tags: electric vehicles, used ev, sales increase

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Battery recycler Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-10 | by Tim De Chant | get Battery Recycling Kit → | tags: ascend elements, electric vehicles, lithium batteries