Why is Toyota so anti-EV? It lost the race to compete, says Tesla and EV Council

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Things are getting heated Down Under as a Toyota executive’s recent anti-EV comments in Australia are being challenged by industry leaders, including Tesla. According to the Electric Vehicle Council of Australia, the comments come as the automaker is losing market share over its own hesitancy to go electric.

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Rivian’s Normal, IL, plant is now charging every new EV with 100% clean energy

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Rivian’s 2.8 MW wind turbine at its Normal, Illinois, plant is officially online and, along with solar, is charging every new EV with clean energy.

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Rivian’s Normal, IL, plant is now charging every new EV with 100% clean energy

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Rivian‘s 2.8 MW wind turbine at its Normal, Illinois, plant is officially online, and along with solar, is charging every new EV with clean energy.

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CATL begins operations at new battery facility capable of producing one cell per second

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CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, is now becoming the fastest as well, thanks to state-of-the-art production lines at its new battery base in China. The developer says its new assembly lines can produce a battery cell per second and an entire EV battery pack in under three minutes.

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BYD notches record Q3 profit of $1.4B amid intensifying EV price war

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China’s largest EV maker, BYD, scored a record $1.42 billion in Q3 profit despite an intensifying price war. The Chinese automaker is closing in on Tesla as we approach the end of the year in pure EV sales.

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BYD notches record Q3 profit of $1.4B amid intensifying EV price war

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China’s largest EV maker, BYD, scored a record $1.42 billion in Q3 profit despite an intensifying price war. The Chinese automaker is closing in on Tesla as we approach the end of the year in pure EV sales.

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In a ‘world first,’ autonomous giant drones are flying cargo to offshore wind turbines

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Ørsted says it’s now the world’s first offshore wind company to use autonomous giant drones to transport cargo to turbines.

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Volkswagen teases its first electric station wagon with new ID.7 Tourer images

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A new Volkswagen EV will begin rolling out next year. Volkswagen revealed the first images of the ID.7 Tourer, the brand’s first electric station wagon.

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Panasonic slows battery production amid weaker EV business, but Tesla looks good

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Panasonic announced that it is slowing down its battery production amid weaker demand for electric vehicles, but it hints at demand from Tesla still being good on that front.

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Panasonic slows battery production amid weaker EV business, but Tesla looks good

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Panasonic announced that it is slowing down its battery production amid weaker demand for electric vehicles, but it hints at demand from Tesla still being good.

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