Royal Jaguar rolls out
After previously showing much interest in electric vehicles, prince Charles of the UK has finally gotten around to purchasing his own Jaguar I-Pace.
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Bugatti goes Lego
The Bugatti Chiron has been produced as a fully-electric variant, but that is not the most unusual part of the unique construction – the body is made of many small plastic bricks, more popularly known as Lego.
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Ontario police pulls over Batman
The man known as the Brampton Batman, who has perfected both the bat-suit and a street-legal bat-mobile from his own designs, was pulled over by Ontario police.
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Tesla experiments with charger markets
Tesla briefly added a new wireless charger to their product lineup – however, this time it was not intended for use with cars, but smart phones.
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Name Game for Formula E
There has been some dispute regarding the rights to the name Formula E – apparently a small go-cart championship in central Europe holds the rights to the name, which may bring some trouble for the larger championship.
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Even autopilot can’t save a drunk
A Tesla Model S crashed into a fire truck in San Jose, injuring two people. The driver insisted that he thought the vehicle was on autopilot, and was subsequently arrested under the suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
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Engineering crowdfunding goes live
After his employer refused to set up a trailer hitch for the electric Mercedes B Class, a Mercedes engineer has now taken things into his own hands and started a crowdfunding campaign to gather funding and develop the hitch himself.
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Kalashnikow returns to Russia’s roads
The company famous for the AK 47 rifle has announced that they have developed new military equipment. This time, it is not a gun, though – The Russian company is manufacturing a hybrid buggy named the OV-2, which is capable of accelerating up to 100 km/h.
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The journey is the destination
Forget about traveling to reach a destination. The Autonomous Travel Suite is a hotel room in form of a self-driving electric shuttle featuring all amenities.
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Fancy buying a FIA electric race car?
With the new season of the Formula E coming up, which will use a new generation of electric race cars, FIA is offering the “old” ones for sale. Prices vary despite the identical set-up of each racer.
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Norway controlling border with Russia on e-bikes
Norway is taking a new approach to controlling its close to 200-km border with Russia. Border patrols are testing off-road electric bikes that allow for a much stealthier approach, while being kinder to the taiga’s flora and fauna.
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Drug-trafficking allegations thrown at Tesla
We trust you will remember our never-ending story of allegedly shady dealings at Tesla. Now another employee has come forward with allegations that seem truly ludicrous.
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The never-ending story starring Tesla
Martin Tripp, the self-proclaimed Tesla whistleblower also known as the “saboteur” according to Elon Musk, has resurfaced. This time he presents vehicle identification numbers (VIN) of Model 3 vehicles, which he claimed were delivered with faulty battery cells.
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VW launching cross branding EV campaign (video)
Volkswagen has kicked-off a new campaign promoting electric vehicles in the USA. But it is not just their electric cars that are featured but EVs of 5 different brands (all but one). Why? Because they must as part of Electrify America, VW’s court-mandated effort.
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Freak scooter leading to rodeo
Self-balancing scooters are the new bulls it appears, at least in this video. It shows a usually gyroscopic vehicle completely off balance if not to say this electric vehicle has gone off-balance.
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Audi fitted with a Tesla Powertrain
In another vehicle hacking attempt, the Powertrain was taken from a Tesla Model S and integrating it into the Audi S5.
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Nio charging van requires diesel rescue
In a somewhat embarrassing event, the Nio charging van, which is supposed to save stranded electric vehicles on the road had to be rescued by another vehicle when it ran out of juice.
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Surprising second life for Tesla battery
Battery recycling and reuse has been in the news but this is a rather unusual solution. Car guru Rich Benoit has turned a salvaged Model S battery into a trailer.
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When an electric raging Jaguar meets Audi (video)
It is not exactly a match, a race between Jaguar’s first and only electric car, the I-Pace SUV, and Audi’s conventionally powered Audi RS3 sedan. Maybe that is why CarWow put them against each other three times with two drag races and a test of brakes.
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Tesla is thinking of a mini electric car
We have become accustomed to the Tesla boss making ludicrous announcements which he then turns into a reality. Just think of that Roadster on its way to Mars. This latest news however is promising more fun for a much wider group of people.
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Most quirky electric car concepts from Japan
Japan is known for both its engineering ingenuity and quirky weirdness and the following concept cars illustrate this dual principle perfectly. Among our favourites is the Eliica (ELectric LIthium-Ion CAr) that not only boasts 8 wheels but an electric motor in each.
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Tesla launching update 9.0 with Atari games
When Tesla is teaming up with Atari you can expect some fun. Still, the reason for the partnership is a more serious one as the software update 9.0 is coming up – for Tesla, not the game maker.
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From Elon with compliments
In a unique delivery, Elon Musk himself came to deliver a Model 3 to one of his customers. The reason for the visit was the testing of a new delivery system, where the vehicle is brought directly from the factory to the customer using an enclosed trailer.
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Electric surfboard leaves a speedboat in its wake
Swedish company Awake is launching its electric surfboard RÄVIK today. Its spec is designed to make mighty waves as it can accelerate to 30 knots (56 kph) in four seconds. Just the €18,900 price tag seems way outside your average surfer’s budget.
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Nio courting Tesla drivers with mobile charging
The Chinese EV startup Nio is not only making strong headway back in their local market, but has now dared to throw a wink at Tesla drivers. Their new mobile charging solution, which is integrated into a van, not only charges their own vehicles, but is also capable of rescuing Tesla drivers should they run […]
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Tesla goes surfing
Tesla has released a limited edition surf board. The car maker states that their expertise in finishes and carbon fibre development qualify them for the venture, which was done in cooperation with Lost Surfboards and shaper Matt “Mayhem” Biolos.
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Tesla finishes last in mystery shopping ranking; exactly as planned
The Californians have finished last in the Pied Piper mystery shopper evaluation. The news isn’t as bad as it sounds for Tesla, however: This is exactly what Musk aimed for with Tesla sales locations.
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Power to the Heroes
For the annual Pride festivities in Amsterdam, charging technology manufacturer EVBox, utility NUON and the City of Amsterdam are joining forces to dress charging stations with rainbows.
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Tesla fans take tests into their own hands
The Tesla Owners Club UK spent the last weekend organizing their very own test driving event on the Silverstone race track.
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FIA’s final fine print
The new Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne and his team colleague Andre Lotterer received an unusual fine at the season finale in New York. Both drivers were fined €5,000 for wearing what FIA considers “noncompliant underwear” during the qualifiers.
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