Tim Levin

Reporter covering electric cars and the future of transportation at @InsideEVs | @businessinsider alum

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@TeslaCharging Are all 168 stalls solely solar powered and operating off grid?

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@Jordan_Schiefer @Out_of_Spec @itskyleconner Congrats!

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@hamids @RJScaringe Thanks for sharing. This was a fascinating part of our conversation. Find the full episode here: https://t.co/8b9ZxtvpnK

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@charles_rqi What does the door release button that the safety chaperones have access to do? Does it brake? Flag a particular scenario to the Tesla team? Thanks!

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@murphymike Thanks for sharing the story, Mike!

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@cybertruck How many did you sell in America?

[John 'legacy blue check' Voelcker @johnvoelcker]

Tomorrow night's #Tesla #EV "Robotaxi event" will be eagerly watched.

But there appears to be little indication the company has actually solved the very difficult challenges of safe, robust, autonomous vehicles ... as @InsideEVs details in a superb piece.
https://t.co/qfNpl7g2fO

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@johnvoelcker @InsideEVs Thanks for sharing, John!

[InsideEVs @InsideEVs]

No, the Hyundai Kona Electric doesn't have the crazy spaceship specs of the Ioniq 5 or Ioniq 6. But it's still charming and easy to use—and there are some reasons we like it better. Our review:
https://t.co/exWT3bvpOT

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EV cost of ownership is critical and often misunderstood. This tool from @EnergyInnovLLC that I wrote about for @InsideEVs shows how much drivers who go electric can save on fueling.

It can be a lot. Over $80 per fill up, depending on the state!

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Filling up your vehicle with #electricity is cheaper than gas - here's how much an #EV could save you.
https://t.co/ac0LrWHeVw by @T_Levin in @InsideEVs

[Corey Cantor🌙 @CoreyBCantor]

Spoke with @T_Levin about the many, many areas that @Tesla could look at if it wants to improve its US standing. While still the largest US EV automaker by far, the company has put the brakes on new models and upgrades for consumers.

Check out his piece: https://t.co/At1bkDzc7l

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Pikes Peak efforts are usually years in the making. Not so at Hyundai, which put together a team around the Ioniq 5 N in just six months.

Then it ate Tesla's lunch.

Here's the story of how Hyundai spun up a team and won on one of racing's biggest stages: https://t.co/ZvtJPKsWDa

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There's been a lot of EV slowdown talk, and some of it's warranted. But look at the global, long-term picture, and a clear trend emerges that gets less airtime: EV sales will keep skyrocketing, as sales of regular gas cars dwindle to new lows.

Good thread on some big takeaways:

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People may think we're in an "EV slowdown." But the facts say otherwise, @T_Levin reports: it's not looking good for internal combustion. https://t.co/nzZjartyhw

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There it is. There were only a couple of models that Biden's new 100% tariff on Chinese EVs would impact in the near term, one being the Volvo EX30.

Fortunately for those who might like a stylish $35,000 EV someday (me!), the EX30 is delayed by a year, not canceled altogether.

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America's Volvo EX30 delayed to 2025 over China tariffs while production moves to Belgium instead: https://t.co/Hj97ogqX2j

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Surprising deal today between @Rivian and @VW. But it makes a lot of sense.

VW is struggling with software but has $$. Rivian needs money to scale but excels at software. Win-win?
https://t.co/BdrceXYkuZ

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@JesseJenkins Agreed. I just wonder how challenging it will be from a marketing/consumer education standpoint. It's a novel way of thinking about fueling and unclear if Ram can actually convince people to buy this. Especially given that the best use case is people who are least likely to go EV

[InsideEVs @InsideEVs]

2025 Rivian R1S and R1T: Better in many small ways, but is that enough? https://t.co/3u9OofM6jb via @InsideEVs

[Kevin Williams @GaytonaUSA]

New from me @InsideEVs a review of a car we don’t get here: the @Zeekr 007.

For the TL, DR folks — it’s fantastic and once again proves just how cooked we are. It offers Lucid Air like driving dynamics in a package that is cheaper than a Model 3.

https://t.co/vqxnVK4Ido

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The $35,000 Kia EV3 is the electric car America has been waiting for. https://t.co/KvgOHXQMeC

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Just how good are these new electric, software-driven cars in China, compared to their “foreign” competitors?
Reporter Kevin Williams (@gaytonaUSA) puts it plainly: “Western automakers are cooked. And a lot of this is probably their damn fault.”

https://t.co/ciQnLZjelt