We find out exactly how far the Model S Plaid can go at 70-mph. More…
Tesla Model S Plaid 70-MPH Highway Range Test
Minor Battery Fire Put Out At Rivian’s EV Plant In Normal, IL
The fire appears to have originated in a battery sub-module; fortunately, no one was injured and damage is negligible. More…
Tesla for $299 a week, insured: Uber drivers eligible to rent through Hertz
Although Elon Musk’s fleet of Tesla robotaxis is long overdue, an agreement among two transportation giants will make it much more likely your Uber driver will be piloting a Tesla. Hertz and Uber confirmed Wednesday that up to 50,000 Tesla vehicles will be available to Uber drivers, to rent from Hertz for use on the ride-hailing company’s… More…
Ford Mustang Mach-E Receives Five Star Rating From Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP confirms the high safety of the Mach-E. More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Gets 5-Star Rating From Euro NCAP
The car has very good passive and active safety systems. More…
Rory Reid Reviews France’s Prettiest PHEV Sedan, The DS9 E-Tense
Looks like this posh plug-in from France is actually quite good, even on a track. More…
Warren, MN, uses drones, thermal sensors to map its heat-leaking homes
Enterprising officials from the Minnesota town of Warren are using drones equipped with thermal sensors to gauge heat seepage from local buildings and houses as part of a public service to help homeowners cut spending on energy. More…
ZeroAvia wins two new partners for H2 fuel cell jet development
Zero-emission flight specialist ZeroAvia has scored two new partnerships, most strikingly with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ). They intend to develop fuel cell-powered regional jets, including retrofit solutions. There’s also news from Alaska Airlines. First to Mitsubishi and ZeroAvia since they already signed an agreement to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion for regional jets. Plus, […] More…
Lucid announces start of Air electric sedan deliveries on October 30
Lucid announced today that it will start deliveries of its Air electric sedan on October 30. More…
Chinese EV maker Xpeng teases 124 miles in 5 minutes with pivot to 800V platform
Chinese automaker Xpeng is the latest to pivot to 800-volt charging architecture, which the company claims will add 124 miles of range in just five minutes of charging. Xpeng rolled out the new charging plans as part of its 2021 Tech Day presentation, claiming it will have the first 800-volt charging network in China. The company plans to build… More…
Did GM Just Tease The Electric GMC Sierra Pickup On Instagram?
It showed off a design sketch for a future pickup that has a completely closed off grille. More…
Uber Says Hertz Will Make 50,000 Teslas Available For Its Drivers
If Hertz’s order of 100,000 Teslas wasn’t enough, now the rental car company has struck a deal with Uber. More…
Delphi Releases Steering And Suspension Parts For Tesla Model S
Allegedly stronger than their OEM counterparts, the components fit some 242,000 Model S EVs sold in North America and Europe. More…
GM dealers to install 40,000 AC chargers in North America
After General Motors recently announced charging infrastructure investments of almost $750 million by 2025, the car company now reveals concrete steps. Together with its dealers, GM will launch the ‘Dealer Community Charging Program’ with impressive targets. In today’s statement, GM said it would build up to 40,000 AC charging stations for electric vehicles in the […] More…
This Tesla Model 3 Rolls Coal And Has A ‘Working’ Exhaust
These guys can now retaliate against diesel trucks that coal-roll their Model 3. More…
With Improved Preheating Polestar 2 Matches Tesla, Reviewer Finds
The recent over-the-air update added preheating the battery to the Polestar 2 and it seems to work extremely well. More…
DHL Parcel UK buys 50 Mercedes eSprinter vans
DHL Parcel UK will add 50 new electric vans to their fleet before the year’s end. The logistics company will deploy the 50 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter L2s in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Leicester, Bristol and Southampton and complement the fleet in London. Scott Laird, vice president of operations at DHL Parcel, said, “Just a few months after […] More…
Atlis closes funding round with $5 million
US electric truck maker Atlis Motor Vehicles has closed a heavily oversubscribed six-week $5 million crowdfunding raise. The new capital injection adds to over $16 million of crowdfunding raised by the Arizona-based company, towards developing its own electric vehicle battery cells and packs. Impressively, the crowdfunding campaign managed to attract 4,123 new investors, who pooled […] More…
How Is Tesla’s ‘R&D Over Advertising’ Investment Playing Out?
Tesla is the most valuable automaker in the world by a huge margin, and it hasn’t ever paid for traditional advertising. More…
Apple launches 10 new initiatives to help communities around the world
In its goal to become 100% carbon-neutral by 2030, Apple announced today that it has more than doubled the number of suppliers committed to using only clean energy over the last year. In total, 175 Apple suppliers will transition to using renewable energy, and the company and its suppliers will bring online more than nine gigawatts of clean power around the world. More…
