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The Best Electric Bike For Every Type of Rider, Plus Price
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The Best Electric Bike For Every Type of Rider, Plus Price

[ad_1] Find the e-bike that’s right for you, whether you’re a kid-toting parent, a suburban commuter or an apartment-dweller with little extra space. In the first year of the pandemic, electric bikes were part of a US boom in outdoor goods: Americans bought fire pits, coolers, camper vans, chicken coops and just about anything else that would help them to pass the time in open air. But when life started returning to normal, so too did most of the outdoor industry — except demand for e-bikes continued to climb.According to data from NPD Group, which tracks sales at bike shops, outdoor stores and other retailers, the US e-bike market more than doubled between 2019 and 2020, and grew by another 40% the following year. In the first nine months of 2022, e-bike sales were up 16% over the sa...
New Toyota Prius to be Unveiled as Hybrids Lose Luster to Battery EVs
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New Toyota Prius to be Unveiled as Hybrids Lose Luster to Battery EVs

[ad_1] Sales of the pioneering hybrid have fallen from a peak of 500,000 to around 86,000 last year. Toyota Motor Corp. is about to take the wraps off a revamped Toyota Prius, the latest iteration of a car that normalized the idea of owning an environmentally conscious vehicle more than two decades ago.Leonardo de Caprio drove one. Owning a Prius was cool, even a status symbol, and the less-frequent and cheaper trips that owners made to the gas pump were revelatory. Over the years, hybrid drivetrains found their way into other Toyota products. Other carmakers rolled out the technology, making it a routine aspect of driving for millions. Even though the gas-sipping hatchback — with its combined combustion engine, electric motor and battery powertrain — paved the way for Teslas and othe...
Tesla has considered exporting electric vehicles from Shanghai to US, Canada – sources
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Tesla has considered exporting electric vehicles from Shanghai to US, Canada – sources

[ad_1] Tesla has been evaluating whether Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles made in Gigafactory Shanghai could be sold in North America as soon as next year. Tesla has considered plans for exporting made-in-China electric vehicles to the United States and Canada, two people with knowledge of the planning told Reuters, a step that would connect its largest factory to North America, its largest market.Tesla has been evaluating whether Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles made in Gigafactory Shanghai could be sold in North America as soon as next year, according to the people, who declined to be named because the process was confidential. Tesla's evaluation has included consideration of whether parts made by Tesla's China-based suppliers would be compliant with regulations in the Un...
Tesla recall or not? Elon Musk Wants a Washington Agency to Embrace the Digital Age
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Tesla recall or not? Elon Musk Wants a Washington Agency to Embrace the Digital Age

[ad_1] Tesla will send out letters weeks from now about a recall it started addressing in September. A few weeks from now, Tesla will notify owners of almost 1.1 million vehicles about a safety issue the electric-car maker already started addressing last month. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration didn't force the manufacturer to make the fix — Tesla discovered the window glitch through internal testing and determined it warranted a voluntary recall. But the company is required by law to send out letters to each owner's mailboxes, and deem this a recall, even if it remedied the issue with an over-the-air (OTA) software update. Elon Musk isn't the only one who thinks this is anachronistic. Justin Demaree, who owns a Model 3 and a Model Y, has at least twice receiv...
Tesla Cuts China Prices, Partly Reversing Previous Increases
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Tesla Cuts China Prices, Partly Reversing Previous Increases

[ad_1] Tesla Inc. cut the price of its cars in China by about 5% as it ramps up production at its Shanghai factory. Tesla Inc. cut the price of its cars in China by about 5% as it ramps up production at its Shanghai factory, partly reversing price hikes imposed earlier this year. The US-based electric vehicle pioneer lowered the price of its locally-built basic Model 3 to 265,900 yuan ($36,774) from 279,900 yuan effective Monday, its website shows. The starting price of a Model Y SUV was cut to 288,900 yuan from 316,900 yuan. The cuts come as Tesla faces hotter competition from local EV makers such as BYD Co., which sold a record 200,973 vehicles last month, and upstarts like Nio Inc. and Xpeng Inc., which are expanding their line-ups. Domestic automakers accounted for almost 80%...
Tesla Recalls 1.1 Mn Cars Over Glitch Including Model S, Model X, Model 3, Model Y
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Tesla Recalls 1.1 Mn Cars Over Glitch Including Model S, Model X, Model 3, Model Y

[ad_1] Tesla has issued a recall for nearly 1.1 mn vehicles covering all four of its models because the power windows may close too fast. Tesla Inc. has issued a recall for nearly 1.1 million vehicles covering all four of its models because the power windows may close too fast and could pinch a driver or passengers, according to a US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration filing.The electric carmaker plans to fix the problem with an over-the-air update, so vehicle owners do not need to wait for service to be done. The recall covers Tesla Model S, X, 3 and Y vehicles made in various model years from 2017 to 2022, NHTSA said in the filing dated Sept. 19 and released Thursday. NHTSA said the window reversal system, which...