After selling only 8 units last month and 505 in total, the 2022 Mazda MX-30 is now officially sold out in the US. But will it even come back next year, or is that the last we’ll see of this EV? And if it is the end of the BEV model – will an upcoming PHEV model fare better. More…
Lectric’s XP Lite Is A No-Frills E-Bike For On-The-Go City Dwellers

Lectric’s new folding e-bike packs 750 watts of electric power and luggage-carrying capabilities.More…
China: Drought And Heatwave Lead To Limited EV Charging Services

In some cities, Tesla and NIO, among others, had to limit or suspend charging.More…
Tesla Owner Tests Whether His Model Y With FSD Beta Will Hit Him

Ever since Dan O’Dowd launched ads showing Tesla’s EVs bowling over mannequins, Tesla owners have been running their own tests.More…
Tesla Model Y Delivery Estimate Timing Improving In The US

It appears Tesla is finally starting to catch up with some of the demand for its vehicles, albeit very gradually.More…
Elon Musk tells early Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta testers not to complain
Elon Musk has told an early Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta tester not to complain about the new FSD Beta update. Isn’t that kind of their job? A job that not only they are not paid for, but that Tesla is paying for. More…
Ride Along In A Lucid Air Sapphire Prototype As It Laps Laguna Seca

Watch as Ryan from The Kilowatts YouTube channel rides shotgun in the “incredibly powerful yet balanced” Air Sapphire prototype.More…
Tesla, BMW’s EV battery manufacturer, CATL, doubles profits in Q2 earnings
Chinese EV battery maker CATL continues its reign as the world’s largest battery manufacturer after posting robust growth in its Q2 earnings.. More…
Mexico founds state firm to extract and process lithium
The Mexican government has founded a state-owned company to extract and market lithium. According to a decree by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the raw material is to be produced and distributed exclusively by Litio para México. The company aims to start operations in six months at the latest. The company is called Litio para […] More…
Current EV registrations in the US: How does your state stack up and who grew the most YOY?
As many legacy automakers join a slew of new and established EV manufacturers in committing to an all-electric future for passenger vehicles, the transition for consumers continues to rise. While we are still quite a ways away from a world of roads dominated by BEVs, the graph of this transition continues to trend upward. Below is where the US currently stands in total EV registrations, broken down state by state. We’ve also compared last year’s results to see how far your state has grown. More…
Every US EV costs less than $1,000 a year to fuel, according to federal estimates
Any light-duty electric vehicle available in the United States for the 2022 model year will save drivers thousands of dollars over gasoline or diesel vehicles, the Department of Energy said last week in a blog post. Every U.S.-market EV costs less than $1,000 to “fuel” (meaning charge with electricity) for a year, compared to $2,000 to $7,000 for… More…
Brand Loyalty Declines For Luxury Car Brands: Tesla Is Notable Exception

Some 64% of Tesla owners say they would buy a Tesla again.More…
Used EV Prices Soared 5X More Than Gas Car Prices Year-Over-Year

While used gas car prices are up about 10%, used EV prices have spiked by 54% as of July 2022 compared to last year.More…
Oakland Police Looking For Tesla Model Y Owner’s Help In Murder Case

Tesla’s built-in dashcam and Sentry Mode features may have footage that can help the police find the murderer.More…
Watch Rivian R1T Drive Into Idaho’s Bear Lake To Launch Boat

To avoid waiting in line at the few boat marinas available, this owner decided to launch his boat from the beach shore.More…
NIO ES8 Tops Bjørn’s 1,000 Km Challenge When Using Battery Swap

It’s faster than the fastest Tesla and basically matched the internal combustion engine cars.More…
The Elettracker Could Fool You Into Thinking It Was A Vintage Motorbike

This electric moped hearkens back to the days of board track racing.More…
Kia EV6 GT to hit the US this winter
Kia just debuted the EV6 GT at a motorsport event in the States, saying this most potent offspring of the EV6 family will hit the US market this winter. Pricing has yet to be revealed, but the spec sheet (and our testing) remains promising. The EV6 GT builds on Kia’s EV6, the brand’s first electric […] More…
Polestar agrees to supply batteries and charging tech to boat company Candela
Electric car maker Polestar on Tuesday announced a multi-year agreement to supply batteries and charging systems to electric boat maker Candela. “The agreement marks one of the world’s first direct battery technology collaborations between companies from the automotive and marine industries,” Polestar said in a press release. A Swedish firm… More…
Canoo LDVs Began Deliveries For Walmart InHome In Dallas-Fort Worth

Canoo launched advanced deliveries for Walmart InHome with the goal of finalizing the unique configuration for the retailer’s fleet.More…