Revel, the urban EV infrastructure provider, has signed its first lease in Los Angeles. Revel is planning to develop 42 fast charging stalls on a 19,000-square-foot lot next to the Crypto.com Arena and LA Convention Center. Revel’s new Downtown LA Charging Station is slated to open in 2026. Revel operates a network of fast charging… Read more…
Tesla Owner Walks On Top Of Cybertruck And Shatters Windshield
A follow up video showed the truck’s windshield being destroyed with a cinderblock. Read more…
Tesla Will Finally Show Off ‘Flying’ Next-Gen Roadster In 2025: Musk
Plus, Chinese brands have captured 11% of Europe’s EV market and Mercedes’ answer to the Tesla Model Y. Read more…
Cadillac Super Cruise Review: This Is The Hands-Free Future Of Highway Driving
Let Super Cruise do the hard work on a long, boring drive and you may find it tough to go back to regular, low-tech driving. Read more…
Xpeng starts rolling out XNGP available on all roads to all users in China, targets door-to-door experience in Q4
Xpeng today began rolling out its all-road-ready XNGP feature to all users in China, bringing the biggest update to its smart driving capabilities. Read more…
Tesla recalls over 1.8M vehicles due to unlatched hood issue
Tesla has issued a recall for a problem with hood closure across all its model lines. The problem could lead to the vehicle’s hood opening while in motion. On Tuesday, Tesla and the NHTSA announced a recall for 1,849,638 vehicles, including the Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X. The issue stems from the vehicle’s hood latch assembly and… Read more…
Next-gen VW EVs reportedly delayed by software issues
Volkswagen’s reportedly having software issues with its next-gen EVs The software issues could lead to years-long delays for next-gen vehicles VW invested $5B in Rivian to get the startup automaker’s electrical architecture Volkswagen’s next-generation EV platform is being delayed due to software issues, reports Autoblog, citing German media… Read more…
Audi Q8 e-tron model year 2025 revealed with minor changes
The Audi Q8 e-tron gets a minor update and a modest price hike in the US for the model year 2025. That includes the Audi SQ8 e-tron as well. Both variants, including their Sportback versions are now $400 more expensive and the destination fee has been upped by $100. Hardly a major increase on a $80,000 vehicle, but still going… Read more…
First Hydrogen looks to bring H2 utility van to Europe
Following four successful trials in the UK, First Hydrogen will configure a left-hand drive variant of its hydrogen-powered fuel cell light commercial vehicle. The goal is to offer the FCEV in the US, Mexico, South America and Europe. Read more…
Barcelona charges EVs with recuperated braking energy from metro trains
The first of seven planned EV fast-charging stations, part of the MetroCHARGE project, has gone into operation in Barcelona. It is powered exclusively by energy recovered during the metro trains’ braking process and from photovoltaic panels installed on all available roofs of the metro stations. Read more…
Liebherr and Fortescue to develop autonomous transport solution
Liebherr and Fortescue have announced plans to develop and validate an autonomous transport solution that is to be integrated into an electric dump truck. Read more…
2025 BMW iX: Range And Pricing Overview
The xDrive50 version gets more range, but the iX M60 gets less. Read more…
Lime launches new electric bikes and scooters designed for women
Lime, the world’s largest shared electric vehicle company, has just unveiled its newest electric bikes and scooters. The new designs are known as the LimeGlider and LimeBike, and they were developed largely by taking in feedback from women and older riders to make the models more inclusive and easier to operate.. Read more…
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu plans to launch its own EV this year
After Huawei and Xiaomi, another Chinese smartphone manufacturer is planning to enter the electric car business: Meizu is owned by the Geely Group and wants to launch its first electric car this year, which will be based on the Geely SEA platform. Read more…
Nantes Metropolitan Region orders 70 Heuliez electric buses
The Nantes Métropole municipal association has commissioned Iveco to supply 70 Heuliez electric buses, including standard vehicles and articulated buses. They will be used in and around Nantes, France, in the so-called Naolib network. Read more…
Review, Postmortem: Fisker Ocean was a promising EV, may be frozen in beta
Ocean EV impressed in design and features, but software and tech details lagged OS 2.0 reportedly soothed some issues for this software-defined vehicle After June 2024 bankruptcy filing, owner support is a top concern The most daunting challenge Fisker Ocean owners may face doesn’t relate directly to how this stylish, well-equipped EV is… Read more…
XPeng Mona M03 spy shots reveal Tesla Model 3-inspired interior
Since partially unveiling the Mona 03 earlier this month, XPeng has been generating a lot of interest with its upcoming EV, positioned to directly compete with the Tesla Model 3. While the company published official photos of the exterior, the interior remained a mystery – until now. The latest Mona M03 spy photos offer us a glimpse of a minimalist… Read more…
Ecojet orders 22 hydrogen-electric engines from ZeroAvia
The young Scottish airline Ecojet, which plans to start operations at the end of the year, has signed a contract for the purchase of 22 hydrogen-electric ZA2000 engines from ZeroAvia. The engines are to be retrofitted in turboprop aircraft with 40 to 80 seats. Read more…
Mercedes-Benz Trucks concludes European tour of the eActros 600
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has successfully completed its European tour with the eActros 600. After a 45-day all-electric development tour through a total of 22 countries, the two near-production prototypes of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 have arrived back in Wörth am Rhein – with 15,000 kilometres more on the clock. Read more…
Switzerland gets new recycling plant for electric car batteries
The company Librec is building Switzerland’s first large recycling plant for electric car batteries in Biberist (canton of Solothurn). A new hall has been built for this purpose on the site of a former paper factory. From the end of October, Librec plans to recycle 12,000 tonnes of electric car batteries per year in Biberist. Read more…
