Polestar (PSNY) boosts Q4 financial position ahead of ‘exciting’ 2023 EV launches

Polestar (PSNY) strengthened its financial position in Q4 as the Swedish EV maker enters an exciting year with two new electric vehicle launches.

The company’s fourth-quarter earnings are a breath of fresh air compared to most upcoming EV makers we’ve covered, with narrowing losses and surging revenues.

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Tesla teases a new wireless home charging station

Tesla has teased what appears to be a new wireless home charging station as part of its charging presentation during its Investor Day.

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Deadly Tesla crash was just pedal confusion, despite social media rumors

A deadly Tesla crash in China last November, which at the time was subject to swirling social media rumors that blamed it on Autopilot or brake failure or too-powerful electric motors, turns out to have just been another example of pedal confusion.

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AutoFlight completes world’s longest eVTOL flight with latest generation ‘Prosperity I’ aircraft

eVTOL developer AutoFlight has shared its latest milestone en route to seeking certification for its four passenger air taxi by 2025. Today, the company shared that the Gen4 design of its “Prosperity I” aircraft has successfully completed the world’s longest eVTOL flight.

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New SONDORS Metacycle ‘credit’ drops the electric motorcycle’s price to just $4,000

If your main gripe against electric motorcycles has been “they’re just too expensive,” well then you’re going to need to start looking for another excuse. That’s because a new credit offered by SONDORS will reduce the effective price of the company’s Metacycle electric motorcycle to just $4,000.

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Tesla says it could have bidirectional charging in two years, but will it?

Tesla vehicles will be capable of bidirectional charging within the next two years, according to comments from Tesla VP Drew Baglino at today’s Investor Day event.

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Tesla announces unlimited overnight charging for $30 per month

Tesla announced that it will soon launch a new plan for unlimited overnight charging for $30 per month as part of its ‘Tesla Electric’ energy retailing business.

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Kia teases exterior of upcoming EV9 SUV ahead of world premiere this month [Videos]

As a little appetizer to its world premiere later this month, Kia has just posted two short teaser videos offering a brief but exciting glimpse at its upcoming EV9 – an all-electric SUV with a third row and the the makings of an EV able to compete with the premium Rivian R1S, likely at a lower price too. You can check out both videos below.

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Tesla officially announces Gigafactory Mexico to build next-gen electric vehicle

Tesla has officially announced ‘Gigafactory Mexico’ to build its next-gen vehicle platform to support new models.

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Tesla does the math to transition the world to sustainable energy

Tesla has done the math to understand what it takes to transition the world to sustainable energy and released it during its Investor Day.

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