Rivian, Fisker, and other EV makers are offering binding purchase agreements to reservation holders after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act with big EV tax credit changes. The availability of tax credits could change within the span of the next week if the House passes the bill and President Biden signs it quickly as is expected. More…
GM’s CFO says the automaker is hitting an inflection point, scaling EV production
At the 2022 JP Morgan Auto Conference yesterday, General Motors (GM) EVP and CFO Paul Jacobson talked about scaling EV production and said the company is hitting an inflection point. More…
Ralph Nader calls for NHTSA to order removal of Tesla Full Self-Driving
Consumer advocate and former Presidential candidate Ralph Nader is calling on federal regulators to remove the Tesla “Full Self-Driving” driver-assist system from all vehicles. In a statement Wednesday Nader, whose 1962 book “Unsafe at Any Speed” laid the groundwork for automotive safety regulations in the United States, called Tesla’s deployment… More…
Great Wall Taps Emil Frey To Distribute Ora, Wey EVs In Germany
Europe’s largest dealer will distribute the Ora Funky Cat EV and Wey Coffee 01 PHEV in Germany from Q4 2022; other markets to follow.More…
Cannondale Releases Treadwell Neo 2 Electric Urban Bicycle
Cannondale looks to lower the barriers to entry to the e-bike world.More…
Tesla’s German Factory Moving To Two Shifts, Ramping Up
Tesla is ramping up its factories across the globe, upgrading assembly lines, adding shifts, and cranking out EVs.More…
Tesla In Talks With Ontario Government For Canada Gigafactory
This is based on documents that the manufacturer filed stating its interest to build an “advanced manufacturing facility.”More…
Mobile EV charging company, SparkCharge, welcomes President Biden at CHIPS and Science Act signing
SparkCharge, the world’s first mobile EV charging company, welcomed President Biden at the Chips and Science Act signing Ceremony yesterday. More…
Renault’s Megane E-Tech is now France’s most popular EV with a 100K/year run rate
Renault is shining a light on its brand-new all-electric compact Megane E-Tech, which boasted the best EV sales in France last month, with 25,000 vehicles sold in the last three months. That tallies up to a 100K/year run rate – could it outrun Telsa’s Model 3 this year. More…
Tesla self-driving smear campaign releases ‘test’ that fails to realize FSD never engaged
A Tesla Full Self-Driving smear campaign started by a California billionaire running for Senate has a new attack ad based on a FSD Beta “test,” where they failed to realize they never engaged FSD Beta during the test. More…
Chevrolet Reveals What An EV Garage Can Be, With Gas Station Nostalgia
Since most EV charging is done at home, it seems some EV owners miss gas station snacks and features.More…
Skoda updates the Enyaq iV in the UK
Skoda is introducing a number of key specifications and equipment enhancements to its Enyaq iV range in the UK. The 2023 Enyaq iV is available to order now in the UK with prices starting from £38,480. The 2023 model year package updates include enhancements to the infotainment system, an updated battery management system and a […] More…
Autonomy Places $1.2 Billion Order For 23,000 EVs With 17 Carmakers
The giant fleet order is for 45 electric vehicle models and represents 1.2% of projected US EV production through the end of 2023.More…
Germany: Police Take Anti ICEing Campaign To The Extreme
The message is clear, do not park at charging stations.More…
Ford and DTE Energy announce largest renewable energy purchase in US history
Ford and DTE Energy are taking a massive step in the fight against climate change. The automaker and Detroit-based energy company DTE Energy are announcing today a new clean energy agreement, the largest of its kind. More…
Lucid Reportedly Looking To Start New Arizona Plant Expansion Next Year
This third stage of the process to expand its home production facility, known as AMP-1, will take until 2024, possibly 2025.More…
Tesla loses Nürburgring crown to Porsche Taycan again
Tesla lost its fastest lap record for a production series electric car at the Nürburgring race track to Porsche Taycan, which originally held the record and motivated Tesla to beat it. More…
How Is Ford F-150 Lightning Holding Up: 10,000 Miles, Put Through Paces
Trucks are meant to take abuse, and this electric F-150 has already seen its fair share.More…
Canada releases more EV infrastructure funding (ZEVIP)
The Government of Canada says it will invest over $2.4 million in parking provider Indigo Park Canada. The funding will help the company to install 500 EV chargers at 68 sites across British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, three of which will be in Manitoba. Funded through Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure […] More…
Tern Quick Haul first ride: Testing out Tern’s most affordable high quality cargo e-bike yet
At Eurobike 2022, I had the chance to test out a number of fun and innovative new electric bikes; one of the models I was most looking forward to was the Tern Quick Haul. Having covered the bike’s unveiling earlier this year, I knew that I was going to want to test out this new lower-cost model to see if it could maintain the high quality reputation that Tern is known for. More…
