After a month of safe and cautious driving, I finally achieved a Safety Score of 99 last week, and shortly thereafter, I was granted access to the Full Self-Driving Beta for my 2021 Model Y. The experience with the FSD Beta over the last seven days has made a few things clear: it’s very much a beta, but it’s very, very impressive when it works. More…
Stellantis CEO: Electrification Costs Are ‘Beyond The Limits’
“There is no way we can transfer 50% of additional costs to the final consumer.” More…
Tesla Cyberwhistle Launches At $50 A Pop, Sells Out In Hours
We don’t know how many were available, but the Cyberwhistle sold out less than two hours after Elon Musk tweeted about it. More…
GM to construct North American materials processing factory for Ultium EV batteries
General Motors announced a joint venture alongside POSCO Chemical to erect a new factory in North America to process Cathode Active Material (CAM). CAM will be vital to GM’s production of its proprietary Ultium EV batteries, as the legacy automaker looks to establish a larger presence in US EV production. More…
Tesla hearse conversion enters real-life operations in the UK
The UK sees a fully electric hearse based on the Tesla Model S coming to the south of England. The car is driven by Southern Co-op, operator of almost 60 funeral homes in Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex and Wiltshire. It is, however, not the first we hear of it. British […] More…
Mercedes-Benz unveils wild new rugged but luxurious off-road electric vehicle concept
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a wild new luxurious off-road electric vehicle concept: Project MAYBACH. More…
Norway: Plug-In Car Sales Up, Gas/Diesel Marginalized In November 2021
Tesla Model Y and Model 3 were the two most most registered models. More…
Will Tesla’s Giga Texas Open Ahead Of Giga Berlin? The Race Is On
It looks like both factories could open in the very near future, as several reviews were just completed in Texas. More…
Germany’s EDAG patents wireless EV charging technology
As part of the German LaneCharge research project, the development service provider EDAG has developed a new process for inductive charging of electric cars and applied for a patent. A key point: unlike previous approaches, EDAG set the charging intelligence in the vehicle and no longer embedded in the road. To recapture, the LaneCharge project […] More…
Battery material plant will feed GM’s North American EV supply chain
In order to produce affordable electric vehicles at scale, automakers need to both drive down battery costs and secure a stable supply of critical materials. For General Motors and its Ultium Cells LLC joint-venture battery plants with LG Energy Solution, that will be aided by plans announced Wednesday to form a joint venture between the automaker… More…
Cenntro delivers 2,000 all-electric Kei-cars to Japan
US manufacturer Cenntro Automotive has sold 2,000 electric vehicles to Japan with Amazon Fleet and Hana Cupid among the companies deploying these minivans called Metro. The EV had recently become the first vehicle not made in Japan to receive Kei-car approval. To be considered Kei-car, strict size requirements apply, while benefits include not requiring proof […] More…
Morgan Stanley Expects Ford To Overtake GM In US EV Sales This Year
In a note to investors, analyst Adam Jonas forecasts that the Mustang Mach-E will help Ford sell more EVs than GM in 2021. More…
Tesla is again found guilty of throttling charging speed, asked to pay $14,000 to owners in retrial
Tesla was again found guilty of throttling its Superchargering speed on early Model S vehicles.. More…
Europe: Plug-In Cars Continue To Expand Market Share In October 2021
So far this year, almost 18% of new cars in Europe are rechargeable (23% in October). More…
Tesla Model Y Takes Home Norway’s COTY People’s Favorite Award
Remember when Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the Model Y would be Tesla’s most popular EV? More…
ADS-TEC Energy claims major deal for ua-rapid chargers in Spain
ADS-TEC Energy, a German provider of battery-boosted ua-rapid charging technology, today announced a deal with “one of Europe’s largest energy suppliers” to install ADS-TEC’s charging stations ready to operate in Spain before the year’s end. The agreement is part of a plan to establish a nationwide public charging network in Spain. ADS-TEC has not disclosed […] More…
2021 will be an all-time, record-breaking year for clean energy installations
Despite the pandemic, supply chain challenges, and rising costs of materials, 2021 is going to be a record year for clean energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced today in a new report. More…
This 283 mph electric motorcycle just broke a bunch of land speed records, including its own
The last time we covered Max Biaggi and his Voxman Wattman electric motorcycle, he had just set a new land speed record for electric motorcycles at 254 mph (408 km/h). But apparently even that wasn’t fast enough for Biaggi. More…
Chevy Bolt EVs Are Still Combusting Like This One At A Dealership
No, this one had not had its battery replaced as part of the recall yet, obviously. More…
Flawed Tax Credit: Chevy Bolt Only EV To Qualify For Full $12,500
And it’s not even in production or on sale right now due to battery fires leading to a recall. More…
