Electric Cars

By Zachary Visconti Posted on January 27, 2024 Canoo has announced some of its early deliveries in recent months, and now the Oklahoma-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer has announced a deal with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). According to a press release shared on Wednesday, Canoo will deliver six right-hand-drive (RHD) models of its Lifestyle

Have you ever been in the mood to drive an electric bus, and then thought to yourself, “the only thing that could make this better is if the bus was shaped like a marsupial”? Yea, me neither. At least not until I stumbled upon this precious specimen of a koala bus. It’s not the first

Cruise, the self-driving arm of General Motors, revealed that it is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. News of the probe was first reported by TechCrunch and was disclosed by Cruise itself as part of a nearly 200-page report by Quinn Emanuel, a law firm hired by Cruise to assess how

By Joey Klender Posted on January 25, 2024 ARK Invest has loaded up on over $5 million in Tesla stock following a 12.13 percent slide in share price on Thursday after Wednesday’s Earnings Call. ARK bought 148,246 shares in its $ARKK ETF, its Innovation Fund. Meanwhile, it snapped up 29,624 in the Next Generation Internet

For the first time in the company’s 40-year history, Liebherr have converted one of their R 9400 excavators from a conventional diesel to an electric powertrain. The re-powered mining machine was commissioned at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine site in Western Australia – but what’s more significant is that the conversion was done during the standard service life

When it arrives sometime in 2025, the rear-wheel drive Tesla Cybertruck will be the cheapest version of the angular pickup, start at $60,990, according to the American EV maker’s website. But that’s not available yet, making the dual-motor all-wheel drive version the most affordable trim currently available. This one starts at $79,990, but reservation holders

By Joey Klender Posted on January 24, 2024 Tesla said that its next-generation vehicle will begin production in the second half of 2025. Tesla’s next-generation vehicle is set to help the automaker enter a new pricing point that will be accessible to more customers. It will be a completely new vehicle with new production lines

Budding EV charging developer FreeWire Technologies gained a significant player in the automotive industry to help get its turnkey charging solutions out to more customers. Today, FreeWire shared that it has partnered with GM Energy to help deploy the former’s ultra-fast EV chargers to commercial and fleet customers in the US. Although we’ve only been

The facelifted Volkswagen Golf is officially here, and while the all-electric version hasn’t magically reappeared in the German company’s lineup, the plug-in hybrid versions of the hatchback got significant improvements. As before, the two plug-in Golfs are called eHybrid and GTE, the latter being a sort of electrified version of the iconic GTI.  Get Fully

By Zachary Visconti Posted on January 22, 2024 After an executive from Tesla supplier Panasonic hinted at the potential for a third U.S. battery factory this month, another executive has cautioned that the manufacturer should first boost output at its current plants before debuting an additional site. At CES earlier this month, Panasonic North America

Three months after opening US orders for the long-anticipated three-row EV9 SUV, the folks at Kia invited media out to wine country to test drive it for the first time. We’ve already had up-close encounters with the EV9, but this was our first chance to take it for a spin and really test everything inside

Hyundai’s answer to the Model 3 is the Ioniq 6, a sleek, long-range, and ultra-efficient electric sedan boasting an 800V powertrain. The Ioniq 6 is the largest sub-$65,000 electric sedan on the market, measuring 191.1 inches and offering plenty of space for interior passengers. While the four-door hasn’t even been on sale in America for

By Zachary Visconti Posted on January 20, 2024 Ford is shifting its production strategy toward two gas vehicles, with the automaker this week reiterating plans to reduce production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup. Last month, Ford initially announced its plans to cut F-150 Lightning production by around half. In a press release shared on

Electric bikes have long been popular for hunters due to their ability to reach hard-to-access areas quickly and quietly. But now we’re seeing a rather unique use of e-bikes as a hunting tool: to help take down invasive pythons in the Everglades. Electric bicycles have proven popular in Florida, with its year-round riding weather and

It turns out that if you know what you are doing, then a Tesla will fast charge without issue even at negative 31 degrees. What’s the trick to getting it to charge in extreme cold? The vehicle featured in the video here is a 2022 Tesla Model Y AWD Long Range version and it’s being driven in

By Joey Klender Posted on January 19, 2024 Cadillac’s $340,000 Celestiq electric vehicle has officially entered production, according to the company’s Vice President John Roth. In 2022, General Motors, the parent company of Cadillac, unveiled the Celestiq, the company’s premier and top-of-the-line EV, which is expected to pack 300 miles of range, a 0-60 MPH

Map: US Department of Energy The US Treasury Department released updated guidance today on EV charger tax credit eligibility for individuals and businesses – here’s the lowdown. The 30C EV charging tax credit When the Inflation Reduction Act became law in August 2022, it provided a tax credit for up to 30% of the cost

Plug-in electric car sales in the United States significantly increased in 2023, reaching a new record volume and market share. According to Argonne National Laboratory’s report, in December some 141,055 rechargeable cars were sold (including 100,928 all-electric and 40,127 plug-in hybrids), which is over 9.8% of the total light-duty vehicle sales. The year-over-year growth amounted

By Zachary Visconti Posted on January 17, 2024 Tesla has officially launched its refreshed Model 3 in North America, and though initial deliveries of the vehicle are already set to go out in the coming months, the automaker doesn’t yet appear to be producing very many of the vehicles. Earlier this month, Tesla launched the

The proliferation of e-bikes started with easy-to-install conversion kits that allowed riders to take their existing bicycle and convert it into an electric bike. Now, electric boats are charting a similar path. TEMO’s easy-installation electric outboard motors make it painless for boaters to convert their vessels into electric boats. The French company TEMO just landed

The Honda 0 Series Saloon concept is a look at the company’s future. It’s all-electric. It has a steer-by-wire system. It’s bound for production in some (modified) form. But in one key way, it turns out that concept also a nod to the past. As Threads user @d2lo pointed out today, the Saloon looks an

By Maria Merano Posted on January 16, 2024 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) aims to improve battery technology in Chinese vehicles and increase cell production in China.  Recently, the Chinese battery supplier announced plans for its first plant in Beijing to supply Li Auto and Xiaomi’s electric vehicles (EVs). According to local media reports,

BYD’s answer to the Tesla Model Y is expected to begin rolling out in the first half of the year. Ahead of its official launch, the BYD Sea Lion 07 electric SUV’s specs have been revealed. BYD Sea Lion 07 specs leak ahead of official launch BYD unveiled the Sea Lion 07 in November at

California-based e-bike specialist Aventon is all about selling budget-friendly bikes and making the joy of e-biking accessible to a wider range of folks. A lot of its models are very affordable, usually retailing south of $2,000 USD. The company does this by outsourcing production to China, while still having a high level of quality control

By Zachary Visconti Posted on January 14, 2024 Toyota has had a long history of speaking out against an all-out transition to electric vehicles (EVs), continually pointing to hydrogen technology and continued gas vehicle production as important pieces of the puzzle. In a recent statement, a Toyota chairman referenced a new project for the automaker,

As someone who lives life on two-wheels, testing bike gear isn’t just a fun hobby – it’s part of my daily life. E-bikes are how I get around and the gear I use with them helps me avoid needing to use a car. And so when I find something new that I incorporate into my

The Volkswagen Group (which includes Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, and more) reports 2,524,100 global vehicle sales during the fourth quarter of 2023 (up 14.4% year-over-year). The total volume in 2023 amounted to 9,239,500 (up 11.8% year-over-year), close to the 2020 level (9.3 million). In terms of battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales, the company improved

By Zachary Visconti Posted on January 13, 2024 Driverless ride-hailing is rapidly increasing in San Francisco, California, and recent data shows that it has continued to grow even after an incident involving a passenger with General Motors (GM) subsidiary Cruise. Cruise and Alphabet-owned Waymo were the only two companies approved to test driverless ride-hailing operations

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Smushed up against a tennis court-sized pen at CES, the splashy annual tech expo in Las Vegas, a couple hundred of us watched on gleefully as an electric car called the Hyundai Mobion scampered sideways like a crab, drove in a perfect diagonal and pirouetted in place. Each new party trick—made possible by four wheels