A new Toyota battery plant is reportedly in the works The Japanese plant would make batteries for Lexus EVs Automakers are pulling back on EV production and targets Toyota plans to build a Japanese EV battery plant for its Lexus luxury brand, the Nikkei business daily reported Friday. Circulated by Reuters, the report said the new battery plant… Read more…

Karma Automotive still exists The automaker plans to unveil a concept vehicle in August The concept might be an SUV Karma this week said it will show up to next month’s 2024 Monterey Car Week with a new concept vehicle whose description suggests it will be an SUV of some sort. The concept is referred to as the GT UV Design Study, though that isn’t… Read more…

J.D. Power’s 2024 APEAL study shows non-Tesla EVs higher in satisfaction than Teslas Buyers of traditional brands’ EVs are more satisfied than buyers of gas or PHEV models Value-minded mainstream Tesla buyers are more critical than the brand’s fans Tesla appears to be having a much harder time charming EV buyers who are new to the brand, while… Read more…

Addionics developed a new foil current collector General Motors’ GM Ventures backed Addionics with funding Addionics plans to build a factory in the U.S. A startup aims to make EV batteries cheaper by focusing on an oft-overlooked battery component. Addionics, which is backed by General Motors’ GM Ventures venture-capital arm, has developed a new… Read more…

Ford’s CEO acknowledged small EVs are key to mass adoption and profitability Ford currently doesn’t make a small EV in the U.S. Ford was a proponent of pickup trucks and SUVs, killed its cars and small SUVs Ford is shifting away from large EVs like the F-150 Lightning pickup truck to emphasize smaller models in response to high battery costs… Read more…

The next-generation Porsche Cayenne will be electric Porsche said the gas-powered and hybrid third-gen Cayenne will live alongside the EV Porsche has said the EV transition will take longer than expected Porsche has confirmed that its current gas and hybrid Cayenne models will be sold alongside a fourth-generation, fully electric Cayenne for the… Read more…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker Robotaxi will now debut on Oct. 10 The new date means the reveal was pushed back two months Musk has provided no details about the Robotaxi The Tesla Robotaxi reveal originally scheduled for Aug.8 has been pushed back to Oct. 10, CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the automaker’s second-quarter earnings call on… Read more…

10-80% is typically seen as a benchmark for EV road-trip charging Peak charge power can be misleading, and in many cases it’s more about efficiency Relatively few of today’s EVs charge from 10-80% in less than 30 minutes There’s much ado about getting electric vehicle charging times closer to the five minutes or less needed to… Read more…

The enthusiast-oriented Rivian R3X will launch before the mainstream R3 No timeline has been given for when the R3X or R3 will arrive The Rivian R2 will go into production in 2026 and serve as the basis for the R3 The Rivian R3X electric hatchback will arrive before the base R3, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said in an interview with The Verge this week… Read more…

GM’s Orion Assembly Plant won’t build electric trucks until mid-2026 Buick’s EV timeline just became TBD The Cruise self-driving robotaxi will no longer use the Origin purpose-built vehicle General Motors is again delaying a planned ramp-up of electric pickup trucks, as well as the first Buick EV for the U.S., reports Bloomberg (via Autoblog)… Read more…

Stellantis patented a deployable diffuser that doubles as a bed step The diffuser would aid efficiency while also enabling easier bed access Active aero and bed steps aren’t new, but combining the two would be a first Ram may be looking to turn the humble bed step into an active aerodynamic feature that could help boost range of its future… Read more…

The enthusiast-oriented Rivian R3X will launch before the mainstream R3 No timeline has been given for when the R3X, or R3, will arrive The Rivian R2 will go into production in 2026 and serve as the basis for the R3 The Rivian R3X electric hatchback will arrive before the base R3, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said in an interview with The Verge… Read more…

Stellantis patented a deployable diffuser that doubles as a bed step The diffuser would aid efficiency while also enable easier bed access Active aero and bed steps aren’t new, but combining the two would be a first Ram may be looking to turn the humble bed step into an active aerodynamic feature that could help boost range of its future electric… Read more…

Porsche and Audi acknowledge the electric transition will take longer than anticipated Audi said plug-in hybrids will be the stepping stone, especially in the U.S. Both Porsche and Audi still plan to go all-electric Two Volkswagen Group brands now expect the EV transition to take longer than originally thought. Porsche previously said it was… Read more…

Donald Trump hates electric cars—particularly Chinese electric cars—but his administration’s sanctions against China’s Xiaomi in early 2021 sparked the company’s decision to build an EV, CEO Lei Jun told Reuters at a company event Friday. Best known for its smartphones, Xiaomi launched its first EV earlier this year. It’s the product… Read more…

The revamped Porsche Taycan earns EPA range numbers of up to 318 miles, the automaker confirmed Monday to Green Car Reports. The 2025 Porsche Taycan is now being delivered to U.S. dealerships, and official EPA ranges, as calculated by Porsche and set to be displayed on those window stickers, show that the big improvements in range and efficiency… Read more…

Cadillac’s latest EV concept previews a potential convertible flagship The Sollei concept seems like a convertible riff off the Celestiq The Sollei features a 2+2 layout Might an electric convertible be in Cadillac’s future? The reveal of the Sollei concept on Monday hints that Cadillac is at least considering it. The big drop-top has been… Read more…

Tesla still hasn’t solves its issues with the large-format 4680 battery cells Elon Musk reportedly told the team the issues better be fixed by the end of the year If they can’t be resolved the project will reportedly be abandoned Tesla is experiencing problems with its large-format 4680 battery cells, and CEO Elon Musk has set a deadline for… Read more…

Ford’s adding Super Duty heavy-duty pickup truck production to its Canadian factory Ford originally said it would use that factory to build EVs The move might signal an electrified Ford Super Duty HD pickup is coming Ford will build Super Duty heavy-duty pickup trucks at a factory previously slated to build EVs. The automaker on Thursday announced… Read more…

Rivian has set up a so-called Yosemite Outpost for EV charging that will serve not only as a logistical stop for adventurers headed into or out of the national park but also as a place for EV education. The location, called Yosemite Outpost, is a new life for a building and location that had been a blacksmith shop, then a repair shop, and… Read more…