Tesla has concluded another supply contract for nickel. Tesla has agreed to purchase around 42,000 tonnes of nickel from New Caledonia as part of a multi-year contract with the commodities company Prony Resources. As Antonin Beurrier, CEO of Prony, stated, the agreement makes Tesla by far Prony’s largest customer. The volume of 42,000 tonnes is […] More…
Reviewer Finds Out If BYD Tang EV SUV Is Good Enough For Europe
Does it even come close to direct rivals like the Mercedes-Benz EQC or the Audi E-Tron? More…
Ford to build electric drive systems in the UK
Ford has announced that it will manufacture components for its electric cars and electric commercial vehicles in Europe at its British transmission plant in Halewood from mid-2024. Halewood thus beat Ford’s transmission plant in Cologne – probably also due to British government subsidies. According to Ford, the company will invest the equivalent of 273 million […] More…
Tesla launches Model X deliveries in the USA
Tesla has now officially started deliveries of the new Model X in the US. This is evidenced by shots of an initial handover of five vehicles shared on social networks. In Europe, meanwhile, the refresh of the two premium models Model X and Model S is not expected until the end of 2022. The new […] More…
Evergrande subsidiary NEVS looking for new investors
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), the Swedish electric car subsidiary of the heavily indebted Chinese real estate group Evergrande, is looking for new owners. NEVS CEO Stefan Tilk has now confirmed talks with several investors. The situation at Evergrande is apparently not yet directly threatening the existence of NEVS: according to Tilk, the company still […] More…
VW delivers 122,100 BEVs in Q3 of 2021
The Volkswagen Group handed over a total of 122,100 BEVs to customers in Q3 2021, more than twice as many as in the same quarter of the previous year. In China in particular, the market ramp-up accelerated significantly in Q3. Specifically, 28,900 battery-electric cars were delivered in China between the beginning of July and the […] More…
Fire Strikes Gruber Motors, Over 30 Tesla Roadsters Burn To A Crisp
According to a preliminary investigation, an electrical panel failure is to blame for the blaze, the second in four years. More…
Tesla is back to a full vehicle lineup, but delivery timelines slip up to almost a year
Tesla is now back to delivering its full vehicle lineup after Model X deliveries started this weekend. More…
Stellantis & LG ES announces battery joint venture
Stellantis and LG Energy Solution have announced a joint venture to manufacture battery cells and modules in North America. A factory with an annual production capacity of 40 GWh is planned to go into operation in the first quarter of 2024. A corresponding letter of intent has now been signed, as both companies announce. The […] More…
Tesla under pressure in the USA for stealth recall
The US regulation authority NHTSA has notified Tesla of recall obligations over update and wants more info on FSD test. Additionally, Tesla has been asked for more information about the non-disclosure agreement it made ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ testers agree to. As the agency wrote in a letter: “Given that NHTSA relies on reports from consumers […] More…
US: Kia Niro EV Sales Surge In Q3 2021
While customers are waiting for the Kia EV6, the Niro EV set new records. More…
NIO ES8 Lags Behind Other EVs In Bjørn’s 1,000 Km Challenge
It’s the thirstiest electric car ever tested, aside from vans. More…
Rivian R1T Customer Cars Are Coming
Two, possibly customer cars, were seen recently in Oklahoma. More…
UK: Citroen C5 Aircross Will Remind you To Plug It In
The reminders will appear on the car’s screen. More…
Gruber Motors catches on fire again, several more Tesla Roadsters are lost
Gruber Motors, a shop best-known for working on Tesla vehicles, caught on fire again. The second time in 4 years. More…
BP Officially Joins BMW And Daimler As A DCS Shareholder
The company offers access to more than 300,000 charging points in 30 countries. More…
Tesla’s Elon Musk Joins Volkswagen Exec Conference Call
Tesla’s CEO dialed into a Volkswagen conference an addressed 200 of the firm’s top executives. More…
Semi Crashes Into Tesla Model 3 On Autopilot, Pushes It For Half Mile
The truck driver never saw the Model 3 and had no idea he was pushing the electric car down the highway. More…
We Drive China-Made Tesla Model Y In Norway’s Amazing Mountains
We’ve driven Model Y before, but not the made-in-China version. This Norwegian mountain pass provided the perfect canvas. More…
Tesla tops all other EVs in Made in America index
Tesla had the highest-ranked electric cars in the annual Kogod Made In America Auto Index, which estimates the domestic content of new cars sold in the United States. The Tesla Model 3 took third place in the overall rankings, while the Model S and Model Y were part of a five-way tie for fifth place, along with the Ford Expedition full-size SUV… More…
