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A Mercedes-Benz engineer tells us how the learnings from the record-breaking EQXX led to the upcoming CLA sedan.

Three months after ZEEKR launched its new 7X SUX in China, the EV automaker has opened up sales in select markets in Europe, its third model in the region. The ZEEKR 7X will start below 53,000 Euros, and early European customers can take advantage of free upgrade packages. more…

Plus, the auto industry closes out 2024 with a nasty “hangover” after riding high during the pandemic.

The green spinoff of Euro NCAP says it “is a reason for Tesla engineers to be proud of their achievement.”

Starting in January, BMW will fill up all new diesel models it builds in Germany with HVO 100 hydrotreated vegetable oil. more…

Italian sportscar brand Lamborghini says it is pushing back plans for its first BEV model to the far-away year of 2029.   more…

GM, Hyundai, Honda and Rivian had at least one model on the list of best-selling EVs. Tesla had three.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge from fuel companies against California’s ability to create its own emissions rules, in a case that could set a major precedent for how states handle making their own standards in efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions through electric vehicle (EV) Read more

Tesla has officially started operations at its new lithium refining factory in Texas, coming over a year after the company first broke ground on the site. On Saturday, the Tesla North America account on X announced that, for the first time, the team fed raw materials through the kiln of Read more

Tesla is currently selling the launch edition of its Cybertruck units in inventories around the U.S., as can be seen on the company’s website. Within the past few days, Tesla’s “Foundation Series” Cybertrucks have appeared on the company’s inventory page in states across the U.S. At the time of writing Read more