On the opening day of the case, the court was informed that Musk’s huge pay wasn’t related to hours worked. More…
Tesla And Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Case Begins In Court
Daihatsu To Use CATL’s Batteries And Cell-To-Pack Technology
The Japanese company intends to accelerate its transition to electric vehicles. More…
Stellantis & Infineon announce SiC semiconductor partnership
Infineon Technologies and Stellantis have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding as the first step towards a possible multi-year supply cooperation for silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors. Stellantis could call up the volume in a few years. Under the agreement, Infineon would reserve manufacturing capacity and supply corresponding chips to Stellantis’ direct Tier 1 suppliers for […] More…
Tesla To Hold Delivery Event For The Semi On December 1
Here’s hoping Tesla will reveal much-anticipated information about the production-spec electric semi truck on the occasion. More…
SONDORS Metacycle low-cost electric motorcycle begins shipping across the US
The long-awaited SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle is now beginning deliveries nationwide in the US, according to the latest update from the company. More…
InoBat to build battery factory in Serbia
Slovakian battery company InoBat Auto has signed letters of intent with the government of Serbia to build an electric vehicle battery cell factory in the country with an annual capacity of up to 32 GWh. InoBat had recently made a similar move with Spain. The factory in Serbia is expected to be operational in 2025 […] More…
SK Signet confirms Texas site for US charger factory
SK Signet, the EV charging equipment maker within South Korea’s SK Group, has added details to its US expansion plans. The company has confirmed Texas as the location for its first factory in North America and released further targets. The SK subsidiary has selected the city of Plano, near Dallas, to host the facility covering […] More…
Rimac Nevera Clocks 256 MPH, Becomes World’s Fastest Production EV
The record was set last month on the Automotive Testing Papenburg oval track in Germany by Rimac’s chief test and development driver. More…
VW has delivered 500,000 of its ID EVs despite supply strains
Despite supply chain issues that have affected the entire auto industry, Volkswagen claims to have reached a delivery goal for its ID-family electric cars early. VW on Monday said it had passed 500,000 global deliveries of ID models since the first European-market ID.3 hatchbacks were handed over to customers in October 2020. It claims to have… More…
Tesla expands dynamic pricing to all of Europe
Tesla is changing tack regarding Supercharging in Europe. After the company had opened its network to electric cars of any make and introduced time-sensitive tariffs to inspire off-peak charging, Tesla is widening the model and shifting focus. Tesla introduced reduced rates for nighttime charging between 10 pm and 6 am at several Supercharger locations in […] More…
Faraday Future May Start FF 91 EV Production This Year After All
The California-based EV startup announced it secured a new standby equity line of credit of up to $350 million. More…
Tesla Gigafactory Texas construction workers sue for labor violations, claim unsafe conditions
Construction workers at Tesla Gigafactory Texas are suing for labor violations amid claims of unsafe conditions at the sprawling site. More…
Rivian reports $1.7 billion in losses over Q3
US American electric car startup Rivian has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2022. The company generated revenue of $536 million and posted a net loss of $1.72 billion in the reporting period. That translates to revenue of 515 million euros and a net loss of 1.65 billion euros. The loss was […] More…
Taiwan’s Gogoro delays plan to expand into Chinese markets
Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro is delaying its expansion plans in China due to geopolitical and economic uncertainty and putting more focus on India and Indonesia, its Chief Financial Officer said in an interview. “There’s so much uncertainly, I think I would say, with regards to the China market in general that we’re delaying our […] More…
VW Commercial Vehicles begins rolling out the ID. Buzz
Around half a year after the start of pre-sales, the ID. Buzz and the ID. Buzz Cargo are now available at VW dealers throughout Germany. The first customer has also taken delivery of his ID. Buzz Cargo at the customer centre in Hanover. The first unit delivered is a white ID. Buzz Cargo, which went […] More…
ID. Buzz now available in Germany
Around half a year after the start of pre-sales, the ID. Buzz and the ID. Buzz Cargo are now available at VW dealers throughout Germany. At the customer centre in Hanover, the first customer has also taken delivery of his ID. Buzz Cargo at the customer centre in Hanover. The first unit is a white […] More…
EV battery supply chain problems not all doom and gloom
Although global demand for new EVs is strong, the whole industry is still being disrupted by factors including the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on supply chains, sanctions in response to the war in Ukraine, and inflation (writes Peter Donaldson). At September’s Battery Show in Novi, Michigan, LMC Automotive’s senior manager, powertrain forecasting, Kevin Riddell, […] More…
Amazon takes heat for selling devices to hot-rod electric bikes for more speed
It’s a tale as old as time, humans finding ways to boost the speed of their rides. Cars get chipped. Motorcycles get aftermarket sprockets. Hell, back in the day horses probably got fed “the good carrots.” Now one of the latest forms of speed hacking has targeted electric bikes, and Amazon is getting raked over the coals for helping provide the goods to illegally hot-rod those e-bikes. More…
Amazon takes heat for selling devices to hotrod electric bikes for more speed
It’s a tale as old as time, humans finding ways to boost the speed of their rides. Cars get chipped. Motorcycles get aftermarket sprockets. Hell, back in the day horses probably got fed ‘the good carrots’. Now one of the latest forms of speed hacking has targeted electric bikes, and Amazon is getting raked over the coals for helping provide the goods to illegally hotrod those e-bikes. More…
Elon Musk: ‘I have Tesla covered too’ as he sleeps at Twitter HQ
Tesla investors are starting to get increasingly concerned that Elon Musk’s focus on Twitter is taking him away from the automaker as its stock is falling. More…
