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Tesla’s range in cold weather drops by 50%, but the company does not warn about this. She was fined for this.

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Tesla was fined $2.2 million by South Korea’s antitrust regulator for failing to inform its customers about the range reduction of its electric vehicles in cold temperatures.

The Republic of Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said that Tesla has been exaggerating “the range of its vehicles per charge, their economy compared to gasoline vehicles, and the performance of their Supercharger charging stations” since August on its official local website since August. 2019 until recently.

The KFTC statement says Tesla vehicles’ cold weather range is reduced by 51% compared to what is advertised online.

Tesla's range in cold weather drops by 50%, but the company does not warn about this.  She was fined for this.

On its website, Tesla provides winter driving tips such as preconditioning vehicles with external power supplies and using the updated Energy app to monitor energy consumption, but does not mention loss of range in sub-zero temperatures.

In 2021, South Korean consumer group Citizens United for Consumer Sovereignty said that the range of most electric vehicles drops by 40% at low temperatures when the battery needs to be heated.

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BYD cuts prices on 100 models to beat Toyota and Volkswagen

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BYD cuts prices on 100 models to beat Toyota and

BYD is going to beat Toyota and Volkswagen by offering modern cars at very low prices. According to Bloomberg, the Chinese automaker has reduced prices on more than 100 of its electric and hybrid models.

For example, BYD’s new generation-changing Seagull hatchback now costs less than $10,000, while the manufacturer’s best-selling electric sedan, the Qin Plus, costs less than $11,000.

BYD announced the beginning of an era called “electricity is cheaper than oil”, when hybrid and pure electric models become as affordable as traditional models with internal combustion engines, or even cheaper.

BYD cuts prices on 100 models to beat Toyota and Volkswagen

In total, BYD has already relaunched more than 70 models with lower prices. According to Bloomberg, only the newest Yangwang supercar worth 233 thousand dollars has not fallen in price so far.

By lowering prices, BYD wants to convince drivers to ditch gasoline cars and switch to electric vehicles and hybrids. This aggressive pricing policy poses a real threat to Toyota, Volkswagen, Nissan and other manufacturers.

Previously, BYD Auto officially announced the production of its 7 millionth new energy vehicle, which turned out to be the Denza N7.

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This is Moskvich 5. The finished cars were photographed live

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This is Moskvich 5 The finished cars were photographed live

The Moskvich 5 crossovers (renamed Sehol X6/JAC JS5) appeared at the finished product site of the Moskvich automobile plant in Tekstilshchiki, as reported by the insider telegram channel Autopotok.

Back in mid-March, information appeared that the first cars had appeared at the Moskvich finished product site. Then the information was not confirmed by anything. Now there is photographic confirmation.

This is Moskvich 5.  The finished cars were photographed live

Earlier, the Moskvich press service reported that the assembly of the Moskvich 5 crossovers should begin in 2024; such cars are not yet on sale.

Car dimensions: 4505 x 1850 x 1698 mm, wheelbase size is 2665 mm. It is known that the car is equipped with a 1.5-liter turbo engine with a power of 149 and 184 hp, transmissions are a CVT or a 6-speed robot with two clutches. The drive is front-wheel drive.

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Both the new generation BMW M5 sedan and station wagon will be able to travel up to 70 km without using an internal combustion engine.

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Both the new generation BMW M5 sedan and station wagon

BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said that the BMW M5 sedan and station wagon in the new generation will become hybrids and will be able to drive without using an internal combustion engine.

More precisely, the new generation BMW M5 cars will be able to travel on electric power for up to 70 kilometers on the WLTP cycle. Residents of small towns will be able to avoid using fuel at all during their daily trips.

Both the new generation BMW M5 sedan and station wagon will be able to travel up to 70 km without using an internal combustion engine.

The cars will receive a battery with a useful capacity of 18.6 kWh, and the weight of the sedan will increase to 2443 kilograms, which will make it almost as heavy as the current BMW X5 M crossover.

The sedan will go into production in July, and the station wagon will be put on the assembly line in November.

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