Just like it says in the headline – here’s your chance to check out the nearly production-ready interior of the upcoming Volkswagen ID. Buzz electric van weeks before VW wants you to see it. More…
New Tesla Cybertruck prototype shows up in controversial podcaster Joe Rogan’s instagram
Joe Rogan is one of the first people to get a close at Tesla’s new Cybertruck prototype, and maybe even a tour of Gigafactory Texas. The comedian and controversial podcast host shared some pictures and his thoughts on the electric pickup truck. More…
Joe Rogan gets a rare look at new Tesla Cybertruck prototype, releases new pictures
Joe Rogan is one of the first people to get a close at Tesla’s new Cybertruck prototype, and maybe even a tour of Gigafactory Texas. The comedian and podcast host shared some pictures and his thoughts on the electric pickup truck. More…
Musk says Tesla isn’t working on $25,000 EV, suggests robotaxis make it less important
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed Wednesday that the electric-car maker is not currently working on its $25,000 EV and suggested that the availability of such a car doesn’t matter as much as when the car becomes autonomous. Musk claimed that the actual cost of transit drops by a factor of four or five when autonomous vehicles are enabled… More…
BYD to build e-mobility industrial park in Hubei
BYD has signed a framework agreement with the municipal government of the city of Xiangyang in the Chinese province of Hubei for the construction of an industrial park where, among other things, traction batteries for electric cars will be produced. The industrial park in Xiangyang is to be built in three phases, according to a […] More…
CALB announces plans for 2 new battery plants in China
Chinese battery manufacturer CALB (China Lithium Battery Technology) has signed contracts with two cities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong to build new production facilities. The two planned factories in Guangzhou and Jiangmen will each be designed for an annual capacity of 50 GWh. The Guangzhou factory will be built in two phases. CALB […] More…
Royal BAM announces ‘world’s first’ fully electric road paver and massive 270 kWh batteries
Dutch civil engineering company Royal BAM has announced a fully-electric asphalt spreading road paver, which will save more than 93,000 kilograms of CO₂ and 115,000 grams of nitrous oxide emissions compared to its bio-diesel counterparts. More…
Teslas, Kia Niro EV, Ford Mach-E Top J.D. Power Satisfaction Survey
Tesla dominates this survey yet again. More…
Firestone stores are vying for EV and hybrid customers, adding charging
Firestone is rolling out expanded services for EV and hybrid drivers at certain service centers, as well as EV charging, parent Bridgestone announced Tuesday in a press release. A total of 44 service centers in Austin and San Francisco will now offer “inspections, diagnostics, maintenance and repairs” of high-voltage components for both hybrids… More…
Ola to build a design & engineering centre in Coventry
Uber’s biggest rival from India is making further advances in the UK, this time through its manufacturing division. Ola Electric today announced it would establish a global centre for advanced engineering and vehicle design in Coventry – and not just for two-wheelers. The so-called Ola Futurefoundry will work closely with the design and engineering teams […] More…
Elon Musk: Chip Shortage Was Much Like The Toilet Paper Fiasco
Musk says people hoarded toilet paper even when they probably didn’t need it, though he uses much more colorful language. More…
Tesla Energy Generation And Storage Business: Q4 2021 Results
The latest report reveals an unexpected decline in Q4. More…
Tesla Beats BMW In 2021 US Luxury Car Sales: Report
According to Cox Automotive, Tesla sold nearly 16,000 more cars than BMW in the US in 2021, regardless of fuel type. More…
Tesla Hacker Is Back, Says He Can Find Owners’ Emails
The 19 year-old hacker is waiting to receive a big bounty from Tesla for uncovering cybersecurity flaws in its system. More…
Mercedes buys into solid-state batteries with ProLogium
Mercedes-Benz has invested a high double-digit million euro amount in the solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium and agreed to jointly develop next-generation battery cells with the Taiwanese company. For Mercedes, it is not the first deal in solid-state batteries. The first jointly developed solid-state batteries could already be used in Mercedes-Benz test vehicles in the […] More…
VW launches series production of the ID.5 in Zwickau
VW has now officially started production of the ID.5 and ID.5 GTX in Zwickau and has thus completed the transformation of the vehicle plant into a pure electric car plant, as announced last November. The 2022 production will exceed the 180,000 electric cars VW made here last year. As Volkswagen states, this makes Zwickau the […] More…
Joe Rogan Reportedly Takes Tesla Cybertruck For A Quick Drive
It appears Rogan was onsite at Tesla’s Giga Austin. Rogan has been a very vocal Cybertruck fan for some time now. More…
Bentley secures plans for first EV in 2025, carbon-neutrality in 2030
Bentley on Wednesday confirmed that its first electric car will roll off an assembly line at the automaker’s existing factory site in 2025. The automaker previously said it would unveil an all-electric model by that year, but now says it will actually start building the car in 2025 and is making investments to upgrade its Crewe, England, factory… More…
Scotland aims to double public EV charging network
The Scottish Government has published a new draft outlining its vision to double the availability of public electric vehicle charging. The country intends to launch a dedicated fund to attract investment from the private sector and to provide up to £60 million to local authorities over the next four years. The private sector is expected […] More…
Elon Musk Foundation Donates $2.5 Million To Texas Schools
The CEO used his charitable organization to provide money to the Brownsville Independent School District in Texas. More…
