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Elon Musk accused of sexual misconduct, CEO preemptively called it ‘Democratic dirty tricks campaign’
Elon Musk, CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, is being accused of sexual misconduct in a new report. Without directly commenting on the case, Musk is hinting that it is part of a campaign of “political attacks” carried out by Democrats. More…
Four EU countries set a massive offshore wind target of 65 GW by 2030
Four EU countries – Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands – jointly announced yesterday that they have set an offshore wind target of at least 65 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and then intend to more than double that combined total to 150 GW by 2050. More…
Tesla Model X Buyers Are Apparently Waiting Two Years For Delivery
Many who ordered the refreshed Model X in 2021 have now seen their delivery date pushed to 2023. More…
Heybike Ranger, Value Packed Folding eBike [Video]
Heybike, makers of eBikes small and large, has set a new standard for a feature rich electric folding bike. With so many ways to enjoy electric bikes, the Ranger model can make short work of any commute, off-road short-cut or an otherwise hum-drum day.. More…
Tesla is building one of the world’s largest Supercharger stations in the Mojave Desert
Tesla has started building a new Supercharger station in the Mojave Desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas that will likely become tied for the largest Supercharger station in the world. More…
Togg Turkish Electric SUV Spied Testing In Germany
This BEV high rider should go into production in Turkey by the end of the year, debut in early 2023. More…
Cooper Bikes Introduces Four New Generation 2 E-Bikes
These retro e-bikes are the perfect way to get around town in style. More…
Kia To Make Purpose Built EVs At New Korea Plant From 2025
Kia’s first purpose built electric vehicle will be a mid-sized model codenamed SW based on a new eS skateboard platform. More…
Nissan Soon To Announce US Battery Supplier For Next-Gen EVs
The company currently uses Envision AESC batteries and develops its own tech. More…
Tesla’s New Full Self-Driving Update Has Loads Of Potential Improvements
Tesla shares for the first time in its release notes that it used some 250,000 fleet video clips to train the software for the update. More…
Skoda Launches Production Of MEB Battery Systems
The plant in Mladá Boleslav is the only site for the Volkswagen Group’s MEB packs in Europe that’s outside of Germany. More…
Tesla (TSLA) stock has fallen and some important investors appear to panic
Tesla’s (TSLA) stock has fallen significantly in the last few months, and even more so over the last week with the broader market and being removed from the S&P 500 ESG Index. Now some important investors appear to panic, and one is asking for a stock buyback program from Tesla. More…
Lucid Secures $3.4B In Incentives, Funding For Saudi Arabia Plant
Lucid Group’s AMP-2 plant in King Abdullah Economic City will have an annual capacity of 155,000 electric vehicles. More…
Hyundai & Kia announce major e-mobility investments
Hyundai and Kia plan to invest 21 trillion won (just under $17 billion) in electric car production in South Korea by 2030. The goal is to increase annual production from an estimated 350,000 units this year to 1.44 million units in 2030. Globally, Hyundai and Kia want to produce as many as 3.23 million electric […] More…
Kia sees electric vans as key products for mobility, autonomous tech
Kia is betting big on electric vans, and it’s jumping in with plans to build a new factory within its existing Hwaseong, South Korea, manufacturing complex dedicated to the production of them. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2023, with vehicle production scheduled to start in the second half of 2025, Kia said Wednesday… More…
Recall: Ioniq 5 and EV6 may just roll down a hill
Hyundai has issued a recall in the US and South Korea that affects the Ioniq 5 as well as the Kia EV6. An issue with the shift by wire system could lead to the vehicles rolling away when parked. Hyundai says it is not aware of this happening in the US but mentions four cases […] More…
GM Concludes After Years Of Mistakes, Full Lineup Of EVs Is Key
General Motors believes that offering a full portfolio of EVs on sale at the same time will increase sales. More…
Tesla might not love California, but California still loves Tesla
Tesla might not love California, or at least not enough to keep its headquarters there, but California still loves Tesla, or at least enough to buy more Tesla vehicles than ever. More…
Blue Whale Materials (BWM) to build 5 recycling plants
The battery recycling company Blue Whale Materials (BWM) from Washington, D.C., says it wants to build at least five recycling plants for lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles in the US and Europe together with the investor Ara Partners. Ara Partners, which specialises in industrial decarbonisation, is investing $80 million in Blue Whale Materials as an […] More…