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Now, onto the headlines:

First, some unfortunate news for anyone needing a Tesla in the near future, Tesla raises Model 3 and Y pricing again, while also pushing out delivery time.

(https://www.tesla.com)

Kelly Blue Book reports that while car sales are down, E V sales are growing

(https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/car-sales-are-down-but-electric-vehicle-sales-are-booming-102121.html)

There are a couple of new world record champions, completing the longest continuous journey in a non-solar E V. What were they driving? A VW ID 4.

(https://www.zigwheels.my/car-news/volkswagen-id-4-ev-bags-a-guinness-world-record)

Speaking of E V charging while on the go, Tesla plans to triple its Supercharger network over the next 2 years.

(https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1133944_tesla-aims-to-triple-the-supercharger-network-in-two-years)

I thought this was cool: Coldplay will be using BMW i3 batteries to power their concerts.

(https://www.drive.com.au/news/around-the-tracks-recycled-bmw-i3-batteries-are-being-used-to-power-coldplay-concerts/)

There is officially more than one Cybertruck alpha roaming around.

(https://insideevs.com/news/542488/tesla-cybertruck-alpha-prototypes-confirmed/)

Tennessee offers Ford an $884 million incentive package for Blue Oval City, Ford's coming E V mega campus.

(https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/20/tennessee-legislature-gives-final-approval-884-m-ford-deal/8538425002/)

Speaking of VW, CEO Scott Keogh pushes back against Biden's E V incentives, saying the focus on unionized labor is "fundamentally wrong."

(https://evanino.com/vws-scott-keogh-4500-incentive-for-union-made-evs-fundamentally-wrong/)

Ending the day, some exciting news for BMW fans, BMW starts production of the i4.

(https://electrek.co/2021/10/22/bmw-starts-production-i4-electric-car/)