BYD presale pricing for its EV lineup in Europe will start below 40,000 euros

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Following an announcement this past summer of its intentions to bring its EVs to Europe, Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has shared presale pricing for its first three vehicles to arrive overseas. The official premiere included additional specifications ahead of full details next month. Here’s what we’ve learned.

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EGO’s 24-inch 56V cordless hedge trimmer tidies up curb appeal for $179 in New Green Deals

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Are you tired of overgrown hedges or bushes? Do you currently have a corded hedge trimmer that’s annoying to use? Or, worse yet, a gas-powered one? It’s time to ditch the cord, gas, and oil with . The easy-to-use design runs off EGO’s 56V battery platform and delivers 24-inches of dual-action cutting ability with fully-serviceable blades for $179. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.

Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve found today and of course Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Tesla hikes Supercharger prices in California

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Tesla has announced a Supercharger price hike in California that is adding to the price increases throughout the last year. It’s still not the price of a tank of gas, but it is now starting to get expensive.

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Jaguar Land Rover to retrain over 60% of its technicians to support rapid EV transition

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Jaguar Land Rover revealed its new program Wednesday called the “future skills programme,” aimed at retraining 29,000 of its workforce to acquire the skills to develop, manufacture, and service modern luxury electric vehicles. The British luxury automaker has significant plans to introduce all Jaguar Land Rover vehicles in EV form by 2030, making it critical that its employees are on board for the transition.

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Delfast unveils California-inspired 1,000W electric moped with 100-mile range

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If the name “Delfast” rings a bell for you, it’s probably for the company’s larger electric bikes that are essentially electric motorcycles with pedals. But now the company has unveiled a smaller electric moped known as the Delfast California that should offer slightly more modest speeds and power ratings.

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SAIC and Pony.ai to co-develop ground-up level 4 autonomous robotaxis with foldable steering wheel

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SAIC AI Lab, a division of SAIC Motor in China, has announced a collaboration with advanced driverless AI developer Pony.ai to design and implement a new fleet of driverless level 4 autonomous robotaxis. The companies kicked off their new project by unveiling a fully-autonomous EV concept the fleet will be built from.

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Tata Motors launches $10,000 electric car

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Tata Motors, an India-based automaker, has launched a new small hatchback all-electric vehicle starting at just $10,000.

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Quick Charge Podcast: September 27, 2022

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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Tesla is making large fleet deliveries at the end of the quarter

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Tesla is making large fleet deliveries at the end of the quarter as it pushes for a new all-time delivery record.

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BMW CFO sees ‘very good order’ situation with EVs, projects 400,000 pure electric vehicle sales

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BMW is the latest automaker suggesting a wave of EV buyers is expected to hit the market in the coming year. The German automaker’s CFO, Nickolas Peter, said in a video conference Monday he expects pure electric vehicle sales to reach 400,000 next year as demand continues building and supply chains ease.

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