Mercedes-Benz, the German automaker known for pioneering the internal combustion engine, says electric vehicles will be the dominant car on the road, particularly luxury EVs. The automaker’s CEO says he sees the switch to luxury EVs happening step-by-step within this decade.. More…
Tesla briefly leaked all upcoming Supercharger locations
Tesla appears to have accidentally leaked all the upcoming Supercharger locations around the world, but it fixed the issue. More…
Motional’s Ioniq 5 Robotaxis To Offer Uber Rides In The US This Year
Uber says autonomous vehicles will enable it to maximize revenues while offering reduced wait times and lower fares for customers. More…
Nio changes name of eSUV to avoid conflict with Audi
Nio has changed the name of its electric SUV ES7 in Europe to EL7 right at the last minute before the European market launch in Berlin today. The young and rather successful Chinese company has made the quick change in order to avoid a protracted dispute with German luxury carmaker Audi. On Nio websites in […] More…
New Xpeng G9 Electric SUV Impresses Reviewer In China
Xpeng says it benchmarked the G9 against the Porsche Cayenne, even though the two are quite different. More…
Porsche valuation usurps former parent VW Group as most valuable automaker in Europe
A week after a successful public listing, ringing the bell at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as Europe’s largest IPO by market capitalization, Porsche Group can add another title to its trophy case. Despite an initial fall earlier this week, Porsche’s shares rose on Thursday to give it a market valuation of €84 billion, thus overtaking its former parent company Volkswagen Group as the most valuable in Europe. More…
United Chargers Grizzl-E Commercial Charging Bundle
The bundle includes the charger, payment processing software, and trackable charging data. More…
Honda reveals size of 2024 Prologue EV, plan to prioritize CR-V Hybrid drivers
Honda on Thursday provided the closest look yet at its 2024 Prologue electric SUV, and revealed details about its size and rollout plans. Honda had already essentially revealed the exterior design this summer in an outline of how the Prologue was designed, but this time is providing clearer images of the exterior and interior. In a press release… More…
EV Startup INDIEV Signs Deal With Foxconn To Build EV Prototypes In Ohio
INDIEV is an EV startup based in Los Angeles with no means to manufacturer vehicles on its own. More…
US: Toyota Plug-In Car Sales Cut In Half In Q3 2022: Where Is bZ4X?
Not even a single Toyota bZ4X was delivered during the quarter. More…
Foxtron reveals Model B concept and contract with Indiev
Foxtron, the automotive division of Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn, has given a first preview of its Model B electric hatchback. The complete vehicle will be unveiled in a week and a half. The company has also signed a manufacturing agreement with Indiev. The Model B premiere is to take place on 18 October at Foxconn’s […] More…
Polestar (PSNY) has delivered 30K EVs in 2022 so far, but plans to send another 20K deliveries in Q4 alone
About a month before it releases its full financial report for Q3 2022, Polestar has shared some of its global volumes to date, including deliveries. With production strains brought on by COVID-19 easing up in China where Polestar’s EVs are built, the automaker believes it can significantly bolster customer deliveries in Q4 and still reach its target volume of 50,000 units.. More…
Cannondale Introduces The Quick Neo SL Fitness E-Bike
It offers just the right amount of power to go the distance while still working up a sweat. More…
Foxconn Shows Foxtron Model B As Its Tesla Model Y Rival
This tall hatchback will be assembled in China starting next year and Ohio from 2024. More…
Musk announces the start of Semi production
Elon Musk has now announced the start of production of the Tesla Semi on Twitter. The first examples of the heavy-duty electric truck are to be handed over to Pepsi on 1 December. Not much has been revealed about the trucks so far. In August just passed, Musk confirmed that the first Semi would be […] More…
Musk Announces Tesla Semi Start Of Production, December 1 Deliveries
Pepsi will be the first customer to get the Tesla Semi, which has a 500-mile range and is “super fun to drive,” according to Elon Musk. More…
Honda reveals Prologue design on Ultium platform
Honda has now revealed the first glimpse of the interior and exterior design of its first all-electric SUV model. The Prologue will be based on General Motors’ Ultium platform and will be launched in North America in 2024. Press photos now revealed by the Japanese company show that the collaboration with General Motors has produced […] More…
BILITI’s 3-wheeled electric delivery vans heading to the continent that needs them most
BILITI Electric has teamed up with e-commerce company JUMIA to deploy its three-wheeled electric vans for parcel delivery. More…
MAE delivers third battery EV test stand
Mustang Advanced Engineering (MAE), a US manufacturer of testing equipment, dynamometers and related products, has announced the delivery of the third of three functional test stands for a major OEM of battery EVs. The OEM contacted MAE to design and build three different pieces of testing equipment – an end-of-line chassis dynamometer capable of testing […] More…
Tesla Semi production starts, but don’t expect Megacharger truck stops anytime soon
Tesla is starting production of its electric Semi, and the first of them will be delivered to Pepsi starting December 1, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed Thursday via Twitter. It’s been a long road to production for the project, which was revealed in 2017, with the company then saying the Semi would go into production in 2019. Excited to… More…
