Electric Cars

A coal plant in South Texas will shut down and convert to a solar + battery electricity generation facility, with the help of a $1.4 billion grant from the US Department of Agriculture meant to help clean energy while saving rural jobs. The grant will go to San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc (SMECI) headquartered in

By Joey Klender Posted on December 19, 2024 Tesla uses a little-known Cybertruck Easter Egg with the massive windshield wiper to help with efficiency and aerodynamics. The Easter Egg is called “Aero Mode,” and it all has to do with the positioning of the obnoxiously large windshield wiper that Tesla installed on the Cybertruck. According

On today’s energizing episode of  Quick Charge, judges rule that Montana’s companies owe their kids a cleaner future, the Dacia Sandero looks set to overtake the Tesla Model Y in the European sales race, and a bunch of other stuff. We’ve also got two brand-new, zero-emission Honda EVs set to debut at the CES show

By Joey Klender Posted on December 18, 2024 Tesla’s focus on sustainable energy and its disruption in various sectors, as well as its current position as a leader in those sectors, has landed it a huge new price target bump from a Wall Street firm. Vijay Rakesh of Mizuho Securities has increased his Tesla price

Cadillac’s new three-row electric SUV is almost here. As the Escalade IQ’s smaller sibling, the Cadillac Vistiq starts at under $80,000, but prices for higher trim options can reach upwards of $100,000. Cadillac Vistiq electric SUV prices and specs After introducing the new Vistiq electric SUV last month, we are already learning how much it

By Zachary Visconti Posted on December 16, 2024 Waymo, the self-driving arm of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has officially announced plans to bring its robotaxis to another country starting early next year. On Monday, Waymo announced in a press release that it will start testing its self-driving Jaguar I-Pace units in Tokyo, Japan in early 2025,

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, it’s bad news for Tesla as the nonexistent demand for its Foundation Series Cybertruck models leads Musk to desperate tactics. Meanwhile, the company’s new AI4 computers have major safety concerns, and Trump is moving to kill EV tax credits. We’ve also got record-breaking sales from BYD to prove that the

By Zachary Visconti Posted on December 15, 2024 Tesla is currently selling the launch edition of its Cybertruck units in inventories around the U.S., as can be seen on the company’s website. Within the past few days, Tesla’s “Foundation Series” Cybertrucks have appeared on the company’s inventory page in states across the U.S. At the

Tesla has announced that it is bringing back free Supercharging for life, an incentive abandoned long ago, to move some Model S cars at the end of the quarter. Model S and Model X sales have declined for years, but they are hard to track as Tesla is one of the rare automakers that doesn’t

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 13, 2024 A Delaware judge has cleared the way for Elon Musk and Tesla to begin a legal appeal process for Musk’s 2018 pay package. The appeal process is a key step in the company’s attempt to try and reinstate the CEO’s $56 billion high-risk, high-reward compensation plan. Tesla

Smog over Los Angeles. Photo: Steven Buss on Flickr The US government is ready to approve California’s emissions rules which would end gas-only car sales within the state by 2035, according to a report by the Washington Post. The Post spoke with anonymous sources stating that California’s “Advanced Clean Cars 2” light-duty emissions rules, which

By Joey Klender Posted on December 12, 2024 Tesla bull ARK Invest offloaded over 51,000 shares of the electric automaker on Wednesday night after the company’s run on Wall Street continued. ARK sells Tesla shares to equal out the concentration of certain securities within its ETFs. The sale is not a statement that the company

Photo: Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Michigan’s first EV fast charger, funded by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program in partnership with the Rivian Adventure Network, is now live in Lansing. Located in the Meijer parking lot at 6200 South Pennsylvania Avenue, the station features six DC fast chargers, including one that’s trailer-friendly.

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 10, 2024 Swedish union IF Metal and its allies’ strike against Tesla Sweden has already been going on for over a year. But despite the unions’ efforts to block Tesla’s operations, the electric vehicle maker is proving to be extremely resilient.  This has resulted in union officials getting very

Photo: Nextracker Nextracker just set a milestone in US clean energy manufacturing: It has delivered the first-ever solar trackers expected to meet 100% domestic content requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These US-made trackers are now on their way to power SB Energy’s Pelican’s Jaw solar project in Kern County, California. (Solar trackers, typically

By Zachary Visconti Posted on December 9, 2024 Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI has launched an image generation model this week, coming just as the Sam Altman-run competitor OpenAI has debuted its highly-anticipated video generation model, dubbed Sora. On Monday, xAI announced the news in a blog post on its website, highlighting that

Toyota wants a bigger share of the world’s largest EV market with a new low-cost EV rolling out. Now available for pre-orders in China, the Toyota bZ3X electric SUV starts at just $13,800 (100,000 yuan). Toyota bZ3X electric SUV pre-orders open in China Although Toyota only has one fully electric vehicle, the bZ4X, on the

By Zachary Visconti Posted on December 7, 2024 Tesla has reiterated the high safety scores its electric vehicles (EVs) have received across four different continents, marking the latest in its social media efforts to educate the public about how safe its cars really are. On Saturday, Tesla shared a graphic on X showing its various

Electric truck startup OX Delivers scored a $163 million multi-year deal to bring its tough, capable, and low-cost electric “trucks-as-a-service” vehicles to East Africa in a bid to bring e-mobility to the global south. The $163 million multi-year deal creates a new franchise venture called OX East Africa, and includes delivery of a fleet of

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 5, 2024 Waymo is expanding its Waymo One ride-hailing robotaxi service to Miami, Florida. The self-driving unit announced the update in a blog post on its official website. Miami presents an environment for Waymo to enhance its self-driving technology, particularly when it comes to handling challenging weather conditions. Details:

eVTOL developer Archer Aviation has solidified an existing partnership in the Abu Dhabi region of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Today, the company announced a new multi-party collaboration agreement with key UAE and Abu Dhabi entities in order to establish evTOL air taxi operations in that area of the Middle East. In doing so, Archer

By Joey Klender Posted on December 4, 2024 Tesla skeptic Danny Moses, who was portrayed in “The Big Short” movie, has revealed he has given up shorting the electric automaker’s stock for this big reason. Moses appeared on CNBC to talk about stocks, and when he was asked about his short position on Tesla, he said he

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, explaining EV charging to your in-laws is about to get a whole lot easier thanks to a new universal charging standard and universal plug & charge to streamline payment processing coming in 2025. We’ve also got an all-electric Mazda Miata, and news that Tesla won’t find a cure for

By Joey Klender Posted on December 2, 2024 Tesla CEO Elon Musk was once again denied the $56 billion pay package by Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, who previously ruled the sum should not be paid to Musk. Tesla shareholders voted after the initial rejection of the massive pay package that was awarded to Musk for

We had a chance to test drive the Audi A6 e-tron, the German automaker’s second next-gen electric vehicle based on its new PPE platform, in Tenerife, Spain, a few weeks ago. It delivers power, luxury, and an impressive range in a sleek design. Disclaimer: Audi paid for my flights and lodging to go test out

By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 30, 2024 A Tesla owner has shared a stunning statistic from his Model 3 Long Range Rear Wheel Drive (RWD). As per the Tesla owner, his vehicle was able to run 408 miles on one charge, significantly farther than the Model 3 Long Range RWD’s EPA-estimated range of 363

With its compact dimensions, outstanding performance, and quiet, emissions-free operation, the Atlas Copco E-Air H185 is changing the game when it comes to indoor construction and demolition projects. Now, it’s changing an altogether different game: art. Construction companies bidding on jobs in indoor or densely populated urban environments are already singing the praises of electric

A year ago, nearly every new electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid on the market qualified for a tax credit of up to $7,500, provided it was manufactured in North America. But the rules are changing in a major way now that 2024 has arrived. The new year brings big restrictions on which EVs and hybrids get

By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 29, 2024 Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has announced that he is dropping his case against Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s America PAC. Musk’s America PAC played a notable role during the final weeks of the election, thanks in part to its daily $1 million giveaways to registered

Australian mining company Fortescue is making headlines again, after it placed a huge, $400 million order for over 100 new electric equipment assets with Chinese heavy equipment company XCMG (Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group). The deal is the largest single equipment export deal in XCMG’s history. The $400 million contract also marks XCMG’s largest mining equipment