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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 17h

SLATE is at the M1 Concourse in Pontiac to let reservation holders and others 'Experience' the most innovative (and yet simplistic) Electric Vehicle in America. Line for non-reservation holders was NOT terrible. www.slate.auto/en/events @slateauto.bsky.social

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

While not the "perfect" solution, Tesla gets it out quickly. 🪫damages the Charger and EV 🪫not available on pre-2021 Hopefully this sparks industry conversation about solutions that would allow EVs to drive-away without the owners getting out of the vehicle. EVject also makes an Adapter evject.com

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

⚡BYD BEVs surged ahead in Q3 flash-charged by Overseas Sales, will remain #1 after a sloooooow start to the year. 🔋Tesla is about 9% ahead of last year. 🪫Geely Auto (+Volvo +Polestar) still 3rd Place globally.

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

EVgo teases next-gen hardware ⚡️ up to 750kW Output 🔋 Delta Electronics same supplier 🔌 will have NACS (of course) 🤓 looks kind of wild, Tom Moloughney from State of Charge had said it looks like an electric toothbrush 🪥

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

After a slow start to the year (Jan-April), BYD sales have rebounded to roughly same year-to-date as last year. Through Sept. Passenger BEVs: 1.63 Million Passenger PHEVs: 1.45 Million thanks to Overseas sales up 94%

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NIO + GEELY partner 🚘 NIO Power leads Battery Swapping, assumes control of Geely’s Battery Swap for Fleet EVs ⚡️ Geely’s Haohan Power take lead of Charging inc. NIO Power sites 💴 Co-Ownership + Cash 🤔 Will Premium Geely vehicles like Zeekr PowerSwap? youtu.be/H_XUcl3kP1I

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⚡NIO + GEELY - the Battery Swap-n-Charging Mega-Alliance

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Gosh-damn that NEV is going to look sick! 🔋Rumored to feature BYD's first production Solid State Batteries in 2027 ⚡All Yangwang vehicles feature e4 Quad Motor powertrain 🤔 Test vehicle shown shows no front air intake so it probably is a BEV, but don't rule out an EREV/PHEV

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ceer Motors is the New MOST CONTROVERSIAL EV in the World 😳 🔺Wedge-styling 🔋 Powerful Performance 🪫 Less impressive Range 🛢️ Part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 it faces many challenges to start production “Early 2027” 🤨 youtu.be/Unqi2BylUag?...

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CEER EXOBOT - the New Most Controversial EVs in the World

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

EV Charging in America ⚡️ 🔋 New, higher powered EV Charging from Mercedes Benz at Buc-ee’s 💦 Has a Sprinkler Head installed that blasts customers trying to charge youtu.be/Zp32gcIWITc?...

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Glad more U.S. Politicians and Auto Industry Leaders are waking up to the massive competitive threat from from China 🇨🇳 🚘 🤨 also, WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?!?

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🎉 Had the honor of crashing the 30th Reunion of the EV1 Team. 💙 They built more than just a game-changing EV, they built a FAMILY. 🤓 STRONGLY RECOMMEND the GM EV1 Restoration Project Jared and Billy are restoring their EV1 (Project 212) and documenting the history! www.youtube.com/watch?v=db3C...

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

U.S. Postal Service 📫 near me 🔋👍 8 Ford E-Transit vans arrived 🪫🤨 over 50 AC chargers waiting for Electric Next-Gen Delivery Vans and no sign of them coming ⛽️ only 1 NGDV in use is Gas-powered, close to 100 very old gas vans parked in front of AC Charging

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Range Rover has more BEV news coming this year. 🔋Sport (considered its own model) will get the BEV powertrain 🔋GT (considered their 5th model) has estate-like proportions, modern interior, will be revealed as a BEV with other powertrains coming later

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Commercial Trucks come in many, many different configurations. The right tool for the job. BYD ETT44 and Tesla Semi (EU) are two new trucks that were announced at IAA in Hanover to ELECTRIFY freight transportation across Europe.

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Detroit went through decades of mergers and consolidation - now it's CHINA's turn. FAW: a Big-4 state owned enterprise has JVs with Toyota, VW + Hongqi & Bestune brands GAC: has JVs with Honda, Toyota + Hyptec, Trumpchi, Aion & Hycan While not a merger, it look like the first step 🤔

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Tesla Semi is the longest-range Electric Tractor in the U.S. ...but that does not mean it will dominate in Europe. Europe is a mature Electric Truck market, it will all come down to PRICE including the Tariff on this U.S. built EV. youtu.be/1URR_X8gkW0

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Tesla Semi invades Europe! How it compares to the Competition?

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Brazil light duty vehicle sales are up 20% this year (one of the few markets to grow). Despite wide use of Ethanol (32% blends and E100) BEV and PHEV sales have grown over 100%. ⚡️ Hydroelectric is their largest electric source, followed by Solar and Wind (>70% combined).

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Happy WORLD EV DAY! 🔋 What's the most fun thing you've done in your Electric Vehicle this year? #wevd (nothing dirty please) 😉 worldevday.org

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Looks like Ford needs to write another, bigger check to DJ T🤑 Ford’s CATL battery license agreement is an absolute steal for America, but not according to President Bankruptcy. 🪫 www.freep.com/story/money/...

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White House takes aim at Ford and Farley for Chinese ties

Secretary of Transportation sends a letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley expressing concern over the automaker's recent partnerships with Chinese companies.

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It’s like the birth of a meme-generator for weird conversations 😳

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Interesting look at Battery EV registrations across Europe from The International Council on Clean Transportation. 🔋 Everyone talks about Norway, but check out Denmark! @theicct.org

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

⛽️ Have we reached peak GAS STATION yet? The neighboring Cemetery remains, but I’m sure it will become a Car Wash soon 🫧

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

ZOOX: LEGALLY got their AV without Steering Wheel or Pedals on the roads. Granted a "49 CFR Part 555 exemption" to go beyond demonstration and start charging fees. Had Elon bothered to pick up the phone, the U.S. DOT would have issued an exemption within the hour 🤔 techcrunch.com/2026/09/04/f...

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Feds launch investigation into Tesla's Cybercab deployment | TechCrunch

The investigation was launched just a few hours after Tesla put the first production Cybercabs on the road in Austin.

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

⛽🔋 Stellantis delays their EREV a little more Jeep Grand Wagoneer 4xe --> Nov 2026 Ram 1500 REV --> April 2027 🤨Okay if they need more time to make it perfect. 🐔I just hope they don't chicken out. Let's see what it can do! www.autonews.com/stellantis/a...

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🍩 Donut Lab FINALLY releases the Energy Density specs for their Battery from an independent lab 🎉 🔋 exactly what we’ve been asking for 🤨 there are still reasons to be suspicious youtu.be/rd1l47kb7HE

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Donut Lab: 409 Wh/kg Energy Density Test Report! Reasons to be Suspicious?

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Value of Vehicles Exported (rather than units) Germany, Japan and Korea are barely hold steady 😬 📉 U.S. exports have fallen sharply, so we go to war with... 📉 Canada has lost the most 🙁 📈 Mexico Exports are up 45% since USMCA was signed 📈 China's growth is not disruptive, it's DEVISTATING 😧

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🚫 Stellantis Brampton planned to make the new Jeep Compass (currently made in Mexico) but Tariffs canceled that 🇨🇳 Stellantis partne LeapMotor proposed assembling Chinese cars using Kits (CKD) 🔋 BYD now apparently interested too, and likely others (unreported) www.autonews.com/canada/anc-b...

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Ford plans 5 Battery EVs off of the Universal EV platform. According to Automotive News... 1. Ford Fathom (pickup) 2. Ford C-SUV (Compact like Escape) 3. LINCOLN C-SUV (like Corsair) 4. Ford Compact Car (maybe a Mach-E replacement?) 5. ____________ WHAT SHOULD THEY MAKE? 🔋

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Lincoln bringing-back the Corsair(from China) 📉 Lincoln dealers struggling after losing their most affordable model (Louisville Plant shifting to EV) 🪫 Lincoln in China is struggling to compete with EVs (NEVs) and need an outlet. North America and Middle East. www.autonews.com/ford/an-linc...

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CarNewsChina @carnewschina.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Too Good to be True: Dreames supercar with 0.9s 0-100 km/h sprint, 4,320-line LiDAR and 450 Wh/kg solid-state battery turns out to be not true.

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Dreame abandons car business, the 0.9s 0-100 km/h and 450 Wh/kg solid battery model turns out to be a dream

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is what Legacy Automakers are up against 😳 ⛽ JLR makes the Discovery with Chery Auto in China. They were selling it at a premium price for the Mild Hybrid. 🔋 JLR let Chery JV take lead for the Freelander 8, a more powerful Rang Extended EV, with better technology and a lower price.

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Full details on the electric Jaguar 01 coming in October. 📉 Jaguar sales were in decline everywhere. 🏁 50's and 60's heritage wasn't translating to modern buyers. 🤬 Like the Ferrari Luce, expect lots of online hate! 💶 If rich people buy some, none of that will matter.

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

⚡IONNA is (finally) coming to Michigan! Here's a look at the planning, site selection and city approvals - all before the first shovel hits the ground. Michigan is home to IONNA founders GM, Stellantis North America, and research centers for Toyota and Hyundai Group. youtu.be/HURraGOL618

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IONNA is (finally) coming to Michigan - Episode 1

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🖍️ SLATE x Crayola recently collaborated on wrap kits 🤔 What other co-branding opportunities should they pursue?

A SLATE electric vehicle styled to look like a toy Barbie car

A SLATE electric vehicle wrapped and co-branded with Titleist golf equipment

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

KIA announces pricing for the compact-electric EV3 and earns a spot on the affordability graphic 🔋 🪫$29,890 EV3 Light gets 221 miles 🔋$34,990 EV3 Wind gets 321 miles!

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Autopilot is very good, FSD is excellent. Neither are Autonomous 🤖 …he stated that he crossed into oncoming traffic… he was using the autopilot feature in his Tesla Model S at the time of the accident and that it occurred after he dropped his phone… www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/49e...

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49ers' Kyle Shanahan says his car was on autopilot at the time of his recent accident

Shanahan publicly addressed the accident for the first time on Saturday.

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Ford Fathom (R.I.P. Ranchero) UEV to start at $28,350 - continuing to squeeze SLATE on value 🔋 more details to be announced

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

General Motors to extend its 30-year old JV with China’s SAIC 🚘 While this doesn’t mean much for vehicles sold in the U.S., their business in China is significant and export some models to international markets 🌏 www.freep.com/story/money/...

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General Motors says it's extending its China partnership for 20 years

GM has taken on considerable cost in recent years to reorganize its China business and facilitate new vehicle launches in the country.

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

EVgo to purchase and deploy (Tesla) Superchargers ⚡️Owned and Branded EVgo 🔋Running on Tesla’s network they will appear in Tesla app and in Vehicle 🔌 Deployment to start this year with Magic Dock NACS/J3400 or CCS 🪫 Still plan to roll out more 350kW Delta chargers and working on next-gen hardware

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

BYD and other Chinese Automakers continue to seek more sales overseas 📈 On-pace to hit 2 Million Overseas Sales vs. 1.5M goal 🏭 Plants in Thailand, Brazil and later this year Hungary count towards overseas sales, but most are currently exported from China 🔋 All are Battery EV or Plug-In EV

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🚫 China is BANNING Teal marker lights that indicate when the vehicle is self-driving 🤓 SAE J3134 is promoting use of those lights to notify pedestrians and others I think they’re great, but Chinese regulators changed course 🤔

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The first EV to cross the Gordie Howe Bridge is a Ford F150 Lightning ⚡️ (unofficially) from Ontario 🔋 Members of the Howe family drove a Windsor build Dodge - but it was the TwinTurbo 6cyl ⛽️ www.instagram.com/reel/DbTg8TZ...

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Thank you for all who came out to bpPulse Gigahub in Ann Arbor ☕ ⚡Clean Cruise is Aug. 8th in Royal Oak! for more information visit: michiganeva.org

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Cars & Coffee + Charging ⚡ Saturday, 8:00-11:00 (come and go as you please) ☕🥐 Coffee and bakery located in Harvest Market

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Ford + Apple Maps is a bold strategy Cotton 🍏 Good: Beautiful Maps, excellent Traffic Data, Good enough routing 🍎 Pooor: EV data in Apple Maps today is lacking, points of interest (stores, locations) nowhere near as good as Google www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articl...

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Apple Maps to Power the Navigation Experience for the Ford Universal Electric Vehicle Platform

Coming to Ford’s UEV Platform in 2027, this integration will deliver a beautiful and easy-to-use navigation experience powered by Apple Maps directly to the vehicle’s displays.

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🔋EV Cars & Coffee +Charging 🚘informal gathering in Ann Arbor, MI July 25th ⚡Plenty of Plugs (NACS & CCS) at the bpPulse Gigahub ☕ the cafe inside Harvest Market is excellent

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

BYD's DENZA brand reveals the Z (the Roadster we were promised) 🇬🇧 starts at £ 142,900 (~$ 190k US) 🔋 1,582 hp Tri-Motor AWD Battery EV ⚡️ accelerates to 62mph in 2 sec 🏎️ Race package 217 mph top speed 🇪🇺 UK deliveries late 2026 and EU sales around the same time

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Mike the Car Geek @mikethecargeek.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New Car Sales Forecasts for the rest of the year must SUCK! Automakers recently announcing 0% Financing includes Stellantis (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram), Hyundai/Kia/Genesis, GM, Ford, Mazda, Lucid, Polestar, Mitsubishi, TESLA, Nissan, Toyota, Subaru... etc. www.carfax.com/deals/0-apr-...

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