Mini confirms its Countryman EV is U.S.-bound. Volvo closes the door on diesels. Tesla reaches 5M. And the way nervous about your EV battery do you have to be in scorching climate? This and extra, right here at Inexperienced Automotive Experiences.

Sizzling climate can degrade EV batteries, far more than chilly climate, underscores the battery-health agency Recurrent in a brand new data-informed evaluation. As Inexperienced Automotive Experiences has cautioned prior to now, steer clear of these scorching parking tons, and don’t be too fazed by the vary loss you see within the winter. 

The Mini Countryman Electrical is coming to the U.S. in fall 2024, Mini confirmed Monday. This would be the first time the crossover can be bought in America in electrical type, though it’s unclear if the E and SE variations and their a number of ranges proven at this mannequin’s debut just a few weeks in the past will arrive Stateside. 

Volvo has introduced that it’s achieved making diesel autos—together with in Europe the place, till just lately, diesels outsold plug-in autos. In the meantime, many different European manufacturers plan to promote diesels for a decade or extra, as they align with a future round EVs. 

And Tesla has made 5 million EVs globally. That’s probably the most EVs of any automaker on the planet, and the expansion has been, as Elon Musk has claimed, exponential. Now with so many charging agreements centered across the Supercharger community, will a model of the identical occur to the American charging panorama?

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