BYD’s global expansion continues. The next country it wants to be present in is South Korea, which is interesting because that’s Hyundai and Kia’s home turf. A Korean media report says BYD’s entering the market is “setting off alarm bells” for the two homegrown automakers, since the Chinese company is very competitive wherever it’s present due to its ability to… Read more…
Stellantis To Finally Adopt Tesla’s NACS Plug Starting In 2025
But Tesla Supercharger network access seems to be an open question. Read more…
France halts dirt cheap subsidized EV leases after demand far exceeds initial budget
France’s hallmark “social leasing” scheme for EVs has already been halted, even though it only started on January 1. The scheme, announced last December, would see low-income drivers that met some rather strict eligibility requirements (primarily an annual income under €15,400) able to lease EVs for dirt cheap, subsidized prices – as low as €100 to €150 per month, with… Read more…
Daimler delivers Freightliner eCascadia electric truck to customer in Mexico
Daimler Truck North America’s Mexico division has delivered the first of two Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia electric trucks, manufactured at the company’s facilities in Portland, Oregon, to cargo transport company Transportes Esteban. The vehicle will be used in plant operations at Daimler Truck Mexico’s truck manufacturing plant in Santiago. The plant also became the site… Read more…
How To Live With An EV In A Big, And Sometimes Very Cold, Urban City
Urbanites have the most to gain from driving electric vehicles, but big cities can also be the most difficult places to own an EV. Read more…
2024 Chevy Equinox EV gets price cut, still starts at $34,995 and 319 miles
As Chevrolet revealed last fall, the 2024 Equinox EV will eventually arrive with a $34,995 starting price, including the $1,395 destination fee—in a form that achieves an EPA-rated 319 miles. GM confirmed again Monday that all versions will qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit—meaning that the effective base price for eligible buyers… Read more…
Stellantis finally adopt NACS, but there’s no deal with Tesla
Stellantis has finally announced that it is joining everyone else in adopting the NACS for its upcoming electric vehicles in North America, but there’s no deal with Tesla for the Supercharger network. Read more…
John Deere to build batteries in North Carolina factory, launch new EVs by 2026
John Deere mowers tractors are known for being green. Now, the company is taking that “green cred” to another level with the launch of fully electric tractors scheduled to hit the market by 2026 – and they’ll be built in North Carolina. Read more…
EV battery giants BYD, CATL form Chinese powerhouse to build solid-state batteries
Chinese automakers and battery giants, including BYD, CATL, and NIO, are teaming up to form an “all-star” lineup aimed at developing all solid-state EV batteries. Read more…
Cotton-picking electric robot could boost farm output by up to 20%
This new field robot developed by a Turkish cotton farmer is fully electric, fully autonomous, and could harvest as much as 20% more cotton from existing farms. Read more…
Toyota bZ4X Forgets It’s A Car And Goes Swimming In The Ocean
Nobody was hurt, except the electric crossover’s dream of sailing on the ocean. Read more…
Toyota Is Reportedly Testing The Tesla Cybertruck and GMC Hummer EV. Is A Tundra EV Coming?
The Japanese automaker is also benchmarking the Ford F-150 Lightning. Read more…
Transom Capital Group to take over Webasto’s EV charging business
German automotive supplier Webasto is divesting its EV charging business in order to strategically focus on its core business areas. Los Angeles-based Transom Capital Group will acquire a majority stake in Webasto’s charging solutions business. Webasto will remain a minority shareholder in the division. Webasto’s sites in Planegg, Germany, Monrovia, US and Guanajuato, Mexico, will… Read more…
XCharge plans EV charging Superhub at Watters Creek Village near Dallas
XCharge is a provider of battery-integrated EV charging solutions (see the feature article in our latest print issue). The company’s latest project to be announced is a state-of-the-art EV charging Superhub at the Watters Creek Village mixed-use development near Dallas. The new charging hub will feature more than 20 stalls with DC fast chargers providing… Read more…
Tesla Model Y refresh isn’t coming to the US this year
Tesla’s refreshed Model 3, codenamed Project Highland, has already launched, so now our attention is naturally turning towards the upcoming refresh of the Model Y. This one has been codenamed Project Juniper and last year we heard that it would be arriving in 2024. However, according to new information from Tesla itself, that’s not going to happen – at least… Read more…
Tesla drops Model Y prices but only for limited time
Tesla’s price cuts have become the monthly, or sometimes weekly, regulars. We are so used to them that for anyone buying a Tesla, it has become a gamble-like experience. It is almost a guarantee at this point that the car you bought last week will be even cheaper next month. A painful experience for anyone – who would have thought… Read more…
Tesla Made $1.79 Billion In 2023 Just From Selling EV Credits To Other Carmakers
Saving the world’s automakers from fines made Tesla nearly $9 billion since 2009. Read more…
GM Confirms 2024 Chevy Equinox EV To Start At $34,995
The Chevrolet Equinox EV could be the most affordable EV with 319 miles of range. Read more…
Tesla Faces A ‘What Now?’ Moment As Distractions Add Up
Plus, a Waymo robotaxi gets torched and Nissan faces some of its biggest problems yet. Read more…
In Vietnam, VinFast’s Critics Face The Police
At least two different critics have been questioned by Vietnamese authorities for criticizing VinFast. What does this mean for the brand’s U.S. aspirations? Read more…
