Tesla continues to roll out quick updates to its Full Self-Driving beta technology, but it seems to be regressing for some owners. More…
IIHS Study Finds Drivers Use Automated Driving Systems Improperly
And by “improperly” the IIHS means they are being used as if they were actual, fully-autonomous systems, which they currently aren’t. More…
Record September NEV sales in China
China has set a new record for new energy car sales in the past month. 675,000 NEV passenger cars were sold in September 2022, 43,000 more than the previous record month of August 2022, of which 507,000 were BEVs and 168,000 were PHEVs. Unsurprisingly, the positive sales trend for New Energy Vehicles in China continues […] More…
Renault And Nissan Are Reevaluating Their Longstanding Alliance
Nissan has historically not been happy with Renault calling the shots in the Alliance, and now it wants a stake in its new EV arm. More…
Phihong company Zerova debuts 480-kW Four Gun charger
Zerova Technologies, founded by Taiwan’s Phihong, made its European at the eMove360° Europe show in Berlin. The company presented a prototype 480-kW charger that promises to charge up to four EVs in ten minutes. Zerova will offer the new charging station as a standard version with 360 kW and 480 kW extended. It is currently […] More…
Tesla Cyber-Roadster DIY Project Is Sure To Turn Heads
This guy is transforming a dual-motor Tesla Model 3 into a Cyber-Roadster, and the project is taking shape rather nicely. More…
US: Audi BEV Sales Quadrupled In Q3 2022
New records are on the horizon as the Audi Q4 e-tron has finally arrived. More…
ONE Announces 20 GWh Battery (LFP) Gigafactory In Michigan
The company intends to start production in 2024. More…
China: Tesla EV Sales And Exports Increased In September 2022
More data indicates noticeable year-over-year progress. More…
Ibis Cycles Enters Electric Mountain Bike Segment With New Oso
This trail machine gets a carbon-fiber full-suspension frame mated to Bosch’s Performance Line CX motor. More…
Report: Estimated Tesla Order Backlog Fell To The Lowest Level In 2022
It’s estimated at 317,000 units, which corresponds to about 78 days of global production. More…
Mobilize presents city EVs as Twizy successors
The Renault mobility brand Mobilize has presented the Twizy successor Duo and its cargo offshoot Bento in detail before the Paris Motor Show. The Duo city car will be available for subscription or long-term rental from the end of 2023. The cargo version Bento for commercial drivers will follow in 2024. The Mobilize Duo was […] More…
Nissan Ariya (91 kWh) Slightly Disappoints In Bjørn’s 1,000 km Challenge
The result is only slightly better than in the case of the 66 kWh battery version. More…
All Brussels car parks must provide EV charging by 2025
The Brussels regional government has decreed that all car parks in and around the Belgian capital region with ten parking spaces or more must offer charge points for electric cars from 2025. How many depends on the size of the car park and will gradually increase until 2030. According to a report in the Brussels […] More…
Foxconn plans to build Indi One EV in Ohio, previews more Foxtron EVs
Foxconn recently signed a memorandum of understanding with IndiEV to build initial versions of the startup’s One EV at its Ohio factory, while also showing two more EVs of its own. Under the agreement, Foxconn will manufacture “the first Indi One prototype vehicles” at its factory in Lordstown, Ohio, according to a company press release. It’s one… More…
Volkswagen Said To Turn To Magna For Help Developing Scout Project
A report from Germany claims VW and Magna International have been in talks over “managing the comeback of the Scout brand.” More…
General Motors establishes GM Energy to enter the grid
General Motors announces expanding its ‘Ultium Charge 360’ service into a holistic ecosystem. The new Ultium Home and Ultium Commercial brands combined with EV charging now form the dedicated business unit GM Energy which integrates all charging with the grid as far as electricity generation. GM Energy is bringing the company closer to a mission […] More…
Tesla Model S and Model X are finally coming back to China, get tax exemption
It looks like Tesla’s flagship Model S and Model X are finally coming back to China as the electric vehicles now appear on an updated list of cars receiving tax exemptions. More…
GM Energy expands beyond the automaker’s EV business with Ultium Home and Commercial services
General Motors has announced a new business unit to expand outside of its current portfolio of EVs and charging network. The new energy management services business is called GM Energy and will consist of Ultium Home and Ultium Commercial, in combination with the previously existing Ultium Charge 360.. More…
2024 Chevy Silverado EV home energy system signals a new business for GM
General Motors has already been abundantly clear that it sees its future—and a big business opportunity—in electric vehicles. On Tuesday it confirmed that it plans to offer its first home energy system with the retail launch of the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV due to arrive starting in fall 2023. The system will have a preferred… More…