The rear-wheel drive Tesla Model 3 Long Range has returned The Model 3 Long Range costs $42,490, which is $5,000 less than the AWD model Tesla says the Long Range Model 3 goes 363 miles—2 miles more than the Hyundai Ioniq 6 SE Tesla has added a rear-wheel drive Long Range version of the updated Model 3, which undercuts the all-wheel drive… Read more…
Chevy Blazer EV Tells Owner He’s Out Of Gas
The all-electric car helpfully offered to direct him to the nearest gas station. Read more…
Mercedes-Benz Electric Car Sales Decreased 25% In Q2 2024
The company says that the EV adoption rate slowed down. Read more…
Fiat Grande Panda will cost under €25,000
Last month FIAT unveiled the Grande Panda, which looks like it’s basically its version of the Citroen e-C3. At the time there was no pricing information, but that’s changed today. Fiat CEO Olivier Francois revealed that the Grande Panda will start at under €25,000, and that – surprise, surprise – matches what the e-C3 is going for. The Grande Panda… Read more…
Okay, Who Keeps Stealing The Coffee Mugs At The Tesla Factory?
Gigafactory workers have stolen over 65,000 coffee mugs. Now, Tesla is threatening to take away the forks and spoons in the break room. Read more…
Europe’s Cheapest EV Just Got A Whole Lot Nicer
The Dacia Spring has undergone a major redesign for 2024 that brings many improvements. But it’s still extremely affordable. Read more…
General Motors Was Right. You Don’t Need Apple CarPlay
GM’s latest infotainment software is slick enough that I happily used it over CarPlay in the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq. Read more…
Southwest Airlines signs MoU to develop an eVTOL air taxi network with Archer Aviation
Southwest Airlines is the latest major airline to explore the possibility of eVTOL air taxi travel and has chosen Archer Aviation’s technology to help get it there. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a network of electric air taxi operations across multiple airports, beginning in California. Read more…
You can now lease a Ford F-150 Lightning for just $1 more than a Maverick this month
Although Ford’s all-electric F-150 Lightning is more than double the cost of a Maverick, lease prices are now nearly the same. You can lease a Ford F-150 Lightning for just $1 more a month than the entry-level Maverick. Read more…
Tesla’s California virtual power plant delivers 100 MW to help the grid
Tesla’s virtual power plant (VPP) in California delivered 100 MW of power to help the grid not use gas peaker plants yesterday. Read more…
Volkswagen is delaying more EVs, including the ID.4 successor and Porsche SUV
Volkswagen can’t seem to get out of its own way these days. More delays are on the way for Volkswagen EVs, including its ID.4 successor and a new Porsche electric SUV, as software issues persist. Read more…
American Airlines signs conditional purchase agreement for 100 hydrogen-powered engines from ZeroAvia
ZeroAvia is developing hydrogen-fueled engines for commercial aircraft, and has successfully completed flight tests of electric aircraft in the US and in the UK (see our 2021 interview with CEO and founder Val Miftakhov). Now the company has secured a conditional agreement from American Airlines to purchase 100 hydrogen-electric engines intended to power regional jet… Read more…
EV Engineering Virtual Conference September 2024: first session topics announced
The first session topics for the Fall 2024 Charged Virtual Conference on EV Engineering are out now. Just like the content Charged brings you every day, conference topics will span the entire EV engineering supply chain and ecosystem, including motor and power electronics design and manufacturing, cell development, battery systems, testing, powertrains, thermal management, circuit… Read more…
Chevrolet Equinox EV Is Already Getting Upgrades, Pricing For 2025
Pricing stays about the same, but the Equinox EV’s electric motors generate more power for 2025. Read more…
Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo gets serious about solid-state batteries
PowerCo wants to industrialise solid-state batteries and use the technology of US specialist QuantumScape. The companies have agreed to “industrialise QuantumScape’s next-generation solid-state lithium-metal battery technology.” Read more…
Redesigned Dacia Spring launches – still most affordable EV in Europe
Dacia is launching the refreshed version of its all-electric Spring. The redesign seeks to amplify the appeal of an already popular model, which boasts the title of the third-best-selling electric car in Europe for 2022 and 2023. The new Dacia Spring brings a bunch of updates, while retaining its lowest price tags among European EVs. The exterior of the new… Read more…
China’s Zeekr Is On A Roll. The 7X Is Its Most Direct Tesla Challenger Yet
The 7X’s dimensions are nearly identical to the Tesla Model Y. Read more…
Rivian Is Winning Over Tesla Owners Tired Of Elon Musk’s Antics
Still, Rivian has made big promises by showcasing the affordable R2 and the R3 models. Now it needs to deliver. Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck drove US EV prices higher in June
EV prices are trending slightly higher in June because of Tesla Cybertruck sales, reports Kelley Blue Book. Read more…
ZEEKR’s fresh 7X images and specs show a more classic SUV style, and it’s still pretty fast
ZEEKR continues to pepper us with tasty tidbits surrounding its latest BEV model, the 7X. In today’s update, we have several official images of the ZEEKR 7X SUV and some pertinent specs, including its battery chemistry and acceleration times.. Read more…
