Electric Cars

When I reviewed the Tesla Cybertruck, I wasn’t able to take it off-road, so I withheld any judgment there. Perhaps a truck that’s tough to make an argument for on-road becomes unstoppable when the pavement ends. But the more tests I see, the more convinced I am that the Cybertruck is an incredibly limited off-road

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 12, 2024 German utility Westenergie CEO Katherina Reiche has called for a collaboration between policymakers and power grid operators to strengthen the response to attacks on the country’s power infrastructure. The executive’s comments come on the heels of the suspected arson attack against Tesla Giga Berlin-Brandenburg in Grünheide, Germany. 

The first Hyundai N brand high-performance EV will start at $66,100 (excluding destination). Hyundai says the 641 hp IONIQ 5 N starting price sets a “new benchmark for engaging, all-electric high performance.” But how does it stack up against the Tesla Model Y Performance? Hyundai’s first N brand performance EV lands in the US Hyundai’s

When Fiat announced its intention to bring the 500e to the U.S. and North America, it also introduced a novel method of selling its cars. Instead of a traditional inventory and order sheet, it would do “drops,” akin to a new designer bag, or a pair of red boots from MSCHF. For each drop, a

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 10, 2024 In recent months, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been far from the only person at the company using the X platform regularly to spread information about its products. Amidst calls for Tesla to advertise, the use of X from both executives and other employees has increased substantially

As other players in the electric commercial space push for ever-bigger batteries and faster charge timers, Freightliner is going the other way. It’s a bold move, and one that could pay off. Freightliner parent company Daimler says customer input and data helped drive development of the new FCCC MT50e model unveiled at Work Truck Week.

It’s been years since any new car debut has taken the world by storm the way the Rivian R3 and R3X did this past week. Sure, Rivian’s big event was ostensibly to show off the Rivian R2, which is set to be coming sooner. But its two smaller siblings, whose unveilings came as a total

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 9, 2024 General Motors (GM) brand Chevrolet has begun selling the Blazer electric vehicle (EV) once again, after the automaker halted orders for over two months due to a software quality issue. In December, Chevy issued a stop-sale order on the Blazer EV, due to software issues relating to

Ah yes, good ol’ Alibaba. It’s the place to go whenever you want to see just how weird and wild the world of Chinese electric vehicles has become. It’s all fun and games to laugh and enjoy the weirdness, though it’s important to remember that China actually leads the world in real electric vehicles, too.

It’s an outcome no company wants for any product, let alone one with months of hype behind it: something new goes on sale, immediately suffers from glitches that play out in the media and has to be parked for months until a fix is found and deployed.  That’s exactly what happened nearly three months ago

By Joey Klender Posted on March 7, 2024 Today, Rivian unveiled the new, less expensive R2 electric vehicle, a more compact SUV than its R1S. It is expected to begin deliveries of the new R2 in 2026, but where it is going to be built was a question every viewer of Rivian’s live streamed event

The EV maker will begin building its new R2 electric SUV at its Normal, Illinois facility to accelerate the launch. Meanwhile, Rivian (RIVN) is delaying construction at its new $5 billion EV plant in Georgia, where the R2 was initially expected to be produced. The delay is not expected to be significant. Rivian to launch

It turns out the folks at Rivian had more in store for EV fans everywhere than just the Rivian R2 that debuted in California today. Meet the Rivian R3, an even smaller, more affordable compact crossover that’s going to take the startup brand to new heights. 4 Photos This is a breaking news post. It

By Joey Klender Posted on March 6, 2024 SpaceX has landed on a potential date for its next Starship test flight: March 14. Starship is SpaceX’s massive rocket that will one day transport life from Earth to Mars. It has already been tested twice, with its first two Integrated Flight Tests (IFT) coming last year

Tesla has launched a new Model Y configuration with just 2 seats – leaving a ton of room in the back for transport or a custom solution. It is aimed at businesses. The new vehicle was unveiled in France today. Clément Maguet, Senior Account Manager at Tesla, announced the new vehicle on LinkedIn: “Tesla has

Mini made a practical choice with the redesigned 2025 Countryman. It’s bigger than the old one, having grown four inches taller, an inch wider, and a whopping six inches longer front-to-back. That makes the redesigned Countryman roughly the same size as a Ford Bronco Sport. For the first time, Mini has a small SUV in

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 4, 2024 Tesla has launched wraps for the Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck at an additional shop location, this time outside of California On Monday, Tesla announced that it has launched wrap services for the Model 3, Model Y and Cybertruck at its Collision Austin South body shop

Photo: ReVision Energy An abandoned gravel pit was the ideal site for this community solar farm in Maine, because nearly 90% of the state is forested. The Wishcamper Hampden solar farm is in Hampden and was built by owner Wishcamper Companies, a clean energy and real estate investor and project developer ReVision Energy. The $15

A Tesla Cybertruck crashed into some raised cement and it ripped the wheel right off the truck outside of the Beverly Hills Hotel. That’s basically all we know at this point in time. A friend of the Cybertruck owner asked Elon Musk (via X) if he could help out in getting a replacement Cybertruck but

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 3, 2024 The Tesla Cybertruck that was recently sold at auction for $244,000 has now gone on sale again, this time through a Florida dealership trying to get $289,999 out of it. Porsche South Orlando purchased the Cybertruck on Manheim Auction for $244,000 last week, despite a no-resale policy

Thanks to electric bikes, more people than ever before are discovering the joys of car-free living. Many others find that they can at least leave their car in the garage more often, using an e-bike instead for many of their around-the-town trips and errands. But when the weather is cold, e-bikes can sometimes feel less

It’s an obvious question. If Ford’s new Fast Charging Adapter—which allows Ford’s electric vehicles to use the Tesla Supercharger network—isn’t some kind of “smart device,” won’t it theoretically let any EV charge that way as well? In other words, can’t you use the Ford adapter to charge a Rivian, or a Chevrolet Bolt, or anything else

By Joey Klender Posted on March 1, 2024 Tesla Giga Berlin protestors used treehouses to make their statements against the expansion of the company’s automotive production facility. Tesla has been attempting to expand the factory to create more manufacturing space for a freight depot, warehouses, and a company kindergarten. However, protestors are against the idea

Photo: SolarDuck A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm is going to be developed off Italy’s southern coast, in the Ionian Sea. Dutch-Norwegian offshore solar company SolarDuck, Italian investment fund Arrow Capital, and Italian developer New Developments are jointly developing the Corigliano project, which will be in the Gulf of Taranto off the Calabrian coast of

Consumer Reports has declared the Tesla Model Y as 2024’s best electric car of the year and a top ten car overall. In 2023, the Tesla Model Y became the world’s best-selling car of any type. Now, in 2024, the Model Y has grabbed another honor. Get Fully Charged The Tesla Model Y is the

By Maria Merano Posted on February 29, 2024 Tesla has addressed the cable concerns for NACS Supercharger sites.  Tesla recently announced that NACS Supercharger sites are officially open to Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E drivers. Rivian, General Motors, Volvo, and Polestar owners will gain access to Tesla’s NACS Supercharger next month.  Tesla owners have been wondering

Last May, Ford was the first automaker to announce its plans to adopt Tesla’s charge connector, now known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS). In addition to adding Tesla’s connector to its own EVs in 2025, Ford also said it would make a free adapter available to existing Ford EV owners. Starting today, Ford

If you needed any more proof that many of China’s electric cars run circles around what we get here in the West, well, here you go.  A new video out on Chinese social media, first spotted by CarNewsChina, showcases the absurdly quick charging speeds of the upcoming Li Auto Mega minivan. The futuristic, Dustbuster-shaped three-row

By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 27, 2024 Micro Mobility Solutions has unveiled a smaller version of the Microlino, called the Microlino Lite, which is a second version of its adorably tiny electric city car. The Switzerland-based electric vehicle (EV) startup unveiled the new, more affordable Microlino Lite at the Geneva International Automotive Show this

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