The Kilowatts put both EVs on the scales and found that the Austin-made Model Y with 4680 cells and structural pack weighs 4,480 lbs.More…
Tesla Model Y 4680 Found Just 20 Pounds Lighter Than 2170 Model Y
Last year I bought a $2,000 electric mini-pickup truck from China. Here’s how it’s holding up
Last year I found an awesome-looking electric mini-truck on a Chinese shopping website and decided I simply had to have it. With a $2,000 sticker price, I figured it was risky, but that I wouldn’t lose the farm if the transaction went tires up. And so I embarked on one of the weirdest vehicle purchases of my life.. More…
Musk: Tesla Will Implement Same-Hour Service Using Formula 1 Techniques
In case you don’t follow Formula 1, this type of motorsport has the quickest pitstops by far.More…
Tata Motors to provide Delhi with 1,500 electric buses
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has awarded a contract for 1,500 electric buses to Tata Motors through a tender process. The operator’s largest electric bus order to date covers the supply, operation and maintenance of the vehicles. The DTC contract came under the umbrella of a larger, nationwide tender by Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL). […] More…
Watch Tesla’s FSD Beta Handle Improperly Painted Lane Lines
People talk about edge cases when it comes to training tech like this, and this certainly appears to be an edge case.More…
Tesla (TSLA) discloses it was recently subpoenaed by the SEC over Musk’s tweets again
Tesla has disclosed in a new filing today that it was recently subpoenaed by the SEC over Elon Musk’s tweets again. It’s the second time over the last year. More…
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB electric SUV reminds us boxy is brilliant
How refreshingly normal. This is good. Very good. That sums my first notes when driving the Mercedes-Benz EQB this past week, out from a Black Forest hotel with a mean umlaut, jetlagged, into the kind of muggy, scorching day—read 99 degrees—that puts one’s tolerance for hot air on high alert. Here, I wasn’t navigating… More…
GM launches EV Live: A free, one-on-one virtual education service with EV specialists
To further spread the good word of EV adoption, General Motors (GM) has introduced EV Live – an immersive one-on-one experience where the public can call into a live studio of EV specialists and have all their questions answered virtually… oh, and it’s free. Score. More…
Clean Logistics is taking over truck manufacturer GINAF Nederland
The truck and bus retrofitter Clean Logistics has completely taken over the Dutch truck manufacturer GINAF Nederland. With this acquisition, Clean Logistics intends to expand its activities far beyond the current conversion business. GINAF is itself active in the conversion and production of trucks in various application areas such as construction, road cleaning and waste […] More…
Report: Tesla Giga Berlin Upgrade Completed, New Colors Emerge
A few test cars in new Mercury Silver Metallic and Deep Crimson Multicoat were seen at the site.More…
Tesla Giga Texas Painted Semi Seen Out In Wild
It seems it’s becoming more common to see the Tesla Semi out testing.More…
Netherlands: Plug-In Car Sales Reached 34% Market Share In June 2022
Every fourth new car is all-electric.More…
Northern Light Motors Introduces New Three-Wheeled Velomobile Platform
The new three-wheelers come in three variants, two of which offer electric assist.More…
BMW i4 eDrive40 Notes Tesla-Like Efficiency In Bjørn Nyland Range Test
Thanks to a relatively big battery, the range is also very good.More…
Northvolt subsidiary Cuberg achieves 672 cycles with lithium metal cells
Northvolt’s Advanced Technology Group, i.e. the acquired company Cuberg, has achieved a breakthrough in the next generation of lithium metal cells, according to external tests. These are to be used primarily in electric aviation. With the round of performance tests now complete, Cuberg has shown that it has made a breakthrough in overcoming the long-standing […] More…
Electric motorcycles are taking over the streets of Cuba
With rising fuel costs and shortages across Cuba, the island nation has turned to electric motorcycles en masse. Nowhere is that more apparent than on the streets of Havana. More…
Ford is securing battery resources through partnerships
Ford has confirmed it is currently negotiating several partnerships to secure most of the nickel it needs until 2026 and beyond. Ford has also signed several important contracts for the procurement of lithium. At the end of last week, Ford had already announced that it had secured all the battery cells it would need until […] More…
Everrati launches engineering business unit
British conversion company Everrati, which specialises in electric conversions of automotive icons, has launched a new business unit: The service unit will help B2B customers develop their own specialist and luxury electric cars. Everrati’s first project together with the Californian company Superformance is, as reported last summer, an electrified version of the legendary Ford GT40. […] More…
Tesla starts applying for funds to expand Supercharger network to non-Tesla EV owners
Tesla has reportedly started applying for more public grants to expand its Supercharger network with the requirement that it can be used by non-Tesla electric vehicle owners. More…
Series production of the Mercedes-Benz eEconic starts in Germany
Daimler Truck has started series production of the Mercedes-Benz eEconic. The electric special truck for inner-city municipal use is being produced at the Wörth site in the southern Rhineland-Palatinate. The first vehicle from series production will be delivered to the waste management company Urbaser A/S in Denmark before the end of the year. The eEconic […] More…
