New Tesla customers are at a loss: Tesla Model 3 and Model Y were delivered with missing USB ports. (Tesla, technology) Go to source
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Electromobility: Rivian wants to sell electric delivery vehicles freely from 2023
Rivian no longer wants to sell its electric trucks only to Amazon from 2023. Actually, the sale should be exclusive for four years. (Electromobility, Amazon) Go to source
In-car payments: fingerprints should be used for payments in the Mercedes
Daimler is cooperating with Visa to make it possible to pay from the car. A smartphone is superfluous. (Mercedes Benz, automobile) Go to source
Court ruling: Renault is not allowed to block rental batteries by “vigilante justice”
With a rented battery, the lessor is not allowed to shut down the electric car simply by locking the charge. (Electric car, Consumer protection) Go to source
Shop and Charge: EnBW builds 300 kW fast chargers at Rewe and Penny
In the future, supermarkets should be able to charge quickly while shopping. To this end, EnBW is equipping parking spaces with HPC chargers. (Charging station, Electric car) Go to source
Autonomous driving: Mercedes traffic jam pilot is apparently delayed
Actually, the traffic jam pilot from Mercedes-Benz should be approved this year. But that doesn’t seem to work anymore. (Autonomous driving, automobile) Go to source
Diesel scandal: Hacker proves Daimler exhaust gas manipulation
The hacker identified eight defeat devices that drove an E-Class in dirty mode. These are considered particularly bold. (Mercedes Benz, Internet) Go to source
Giulia: Alfa Romeo’s first electric car is due to arrive in 2024
Alfa Romeo’s Giulia is said to be electric. The sedan will be the traditional manufacturer’s first model with an electric drive. (Electric car, technology) Go to source
Solid-state batteries: Quantumscape continues to hide the energy density of its batteries
After one year, Quantumscape has three batteries tested in an independent laboratory. But the test report lacks the most important information. (Solid-state battery, battery pack) Go to source
bZ4X: Toyota presents its first electric car
The Japanese automaker Toyota appears quite late for the party, but still wants to convince with the bZ4X. It starts in mid-2022. (Electric car, Toyota) Go to source