Jameson Dow
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Jameson has been driving electric vehicles since 2009, and has been writing about them and about clean energy for electrek.co since 2016. You can contact him at jamie@electrek.coSource
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Elon Musk: Tesla will stop selling cars [Update: at consumer pricing] once full self-driving is solved

Elon Musk: Tesla will stop selling cars [Update: at consumer pricing] once full self-driving is solved

July 8, 2019Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been talking a lot about lately, part of Tesla’s “” which will enable Tesla cars with full self-driving hardware to operate as autonomous robotaxis to generate revenue for owners and for Tesla itself.This is all still a ways off, but that hasn’t stopped Musk and others from theorizing about what might happen when the technological problems behind self-driving are solved.  Recently, Musk stated that any Tesla bought today is an “” due to its potential to be used to generate revenue in the future.  But an asset wouldn’t really appreciate unless a...

July 8, 2019
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Washington State bans gas cars by 2030 – the earliest in the US

Washington State bans gas cars by 2030 – the earliest in the US

April 15, 2021Washington State legislature has passed “Clean Cars 2030,” a bill setting a goal to require all light-duty vehicles of model year 2030 or later to be electric. The bill passed as part of a larger package directing utilities to prepare the state for all-electric transportation.With this bill, Washington State becomes the first US state to pass a gas car ban legislatively (as opposed to by executive order), and now has the earliest gas car ban in the US. California and Massachusetts also plan gas car bans by 2035.The bill, which we , has now passed both houses of the state...

April 15, 2021
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Mini will introduce last gas model in 2025, go all-electric by 2030

Mini will introduce last gas model in 2025, go all-electric by 2030

March 14, 2021Mini will stop selling gas cars by 2030, according to . The brand also plans to introduce its last gas model in 2025 and for half of its sales to be electric by 2027.The official roadmap will be presented next week, according to Spiegel’s report. The plan would make Mini the first brand in BMW Group to go all-electric.Car model lines usually last around seven years before being retired or refreshed, which would give Mini’s last 2025 gas model a short timeline before its apparent retirement in 2030.Mini is a relatively focused brand, with just the Cooper, Clubman, and...

March 14, 2021
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President Biden will make entire 645k federal vehicle fleet electric

President Biden will make entire 645k federal vehicle fleet electric

January 25, 2021President Joe Biden has just announced that he will replace the entire US federal fleet with electric vehicles made in the US.The US federal fleet consists of over 645,000 vehicles, according to the latest . This includes 245k civilian vehicles, 173k military vehicles, and 225k post office vehicles.Biden , so an announcement to this effect is not unexpected, but campaign promises do not always translate to real action.We do not have a timeline for replacement, merely a commitment so far. No specifics of this plan have yet been released.Some federal vehicles may avoid...

January 25, 2021
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