Electric Cars

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

By Joey Klender Posted on January 11, 2024 The United States Department of Transportation has funneled $623 million in grants into efforts to expand the electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country as EVs are becoming more popular. The grants will help build EV charging stations in 22 states and Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory.

As VinFast expands its presence in the US, the Vietnamese automaker recently showed off its new DrgnFly electric bike at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. But no sooner did the veil drop than the questions began to swirl about just how close is too close when mimicking other famous e-bike designs. In

Even with a big infusion of federal money in recent years, charging your electric car in public still isn’t the easiest thing to do. The Biden Administration has taken some heat for this situation as of late, but today, it announced some welcome news for EV drivers everywhere: an additional $623 million in grants aimed at

By Zachary Visconti Posted on January 10, 2024 Tesla’s Gigafactory in Texas has been busy since the Cybertruck’s initial delivery event in November, as the automaker continues to ramp up production of the electric pickup. On Wednesday, drone operator and longtime Giga Texas observer Joe Tegtmeyer shared another construction update video from the factory, showing

Hertz is starting to sell some of its Tesla Model 3s and they are going for pretty cheap – as low as $14,000 with the used EV tax credit. Back in 2021, Hertz announced an important effort to electrify its fleet of rental cars, led by a massive purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles. More

The refreshed Tesla Model 3, also known as Highland after its internal development code, can now be ordered in North America, five months after it debuted in Europe and other parts of the world. As with its European counterpart, the American-bound Model 3 is available with only two powertrain options: the base Rear-Wheel Drive, which

By Simon Alvarez Posted on January 8, 2024 Tesla has a lot going for it, but the company tends to keep some of its vehicles’ most interesting details to itself. Just look at the Model 3 and Model Y’s stellar performance in China’s flooded streets. It’s a big selling point, but it’s rarely highlighted by

Following the debut of the production-intent design of its Helix light eVTOL, electric aviation startup Pivotal has begun selling the personal aircraft in the US. The Helix is unique in that it does not require FAA pilot certification, opening the skies to a larger pool of potential customers… if they have the money. Pivotal is

Honda is considering a new, large EV-related investment in North America to prepare for mass-electrification. According to Nikkei, Honda might build a $14 billion (2 trillion yen) all-electric car factory in Canada, accompanied by a battery cell factory. Interestingly, the battery production might “involve in-house” solutions, like next-generation solid-state batteries, the report indicates. Production of

By Maria Merano Posted on January 7, 2024 SpaceX’s Starlink internet service is helping Japan’s restoration following the earthquakes on January 1.  One day into 2024, Japan was hit with a series of quakes called the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. The largest quake hit a maximum seismic intensity of 7. After the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, local

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Surprise, surprise, the built-in-Texas Tesla Cybertruck is turning out to be one of the most American-made new vehicles on the road today. A first glance at the Cybertruck’s Monroney sticker reveals just how much of the truck is sourced not only from the U.S. but also from its free trade partners in Canada and Mexico.

By Joey Klender Posted on January 5, 2024 Of all of the crazy and unique cars that we have seen celebrities drive over the years, it was not a stretch of anyone’s imagination to think that the Tesla Cybertruck would be a high priority to some celebrities. It appears that the first A-list star to

The electric Nissan GT-R we’ve been waiting for may arrive by the end of the decade. Nissan said the 1,300 hp Hyper Force EV concept “gives a glimpse” of what the next electric GT-R could be. Nissan unveiled the Hyper Force EV concept at the Japan Mobility Show in October. The futuristic-looking electric supercar is

Big news on the EV tax credit front: 8,700 car dealers across the country have signed up with the U.S. government to provide incentives to car buyers at the point of sale, Treasury Department officials said on Friday.  That’s a jump of 1,300 dealers over the last week, and it means it’s getting easier and easier

By Joey Klender Posted on January 4, 2024 Tesla added two new colors for the Model Y all-electric crossover on Thursday night and simultaneously updated range estimates for two configurations of the vehicle. The two colors are not new to Tesla’s repertoire but are new to the Model Y. The automaker has added Stealth Grey

Ford remained the second top-selling EV brand in the US, behind only Tesla, after selling nearly 26,000 EVs in Q4. The F-150 Lightning was America’s best-selling electric truck in 2023, while the Mustang Mach-E had its best sales year yet. Ford sold a record 25,937 electric vehicles in the last three months of 2023, up

Hyundai Motor America reported 75,164 vehicle sales in the United States in December, which is up 4.3% year-over-year. That represents Hyundai’s 17th month of consecutive growth and the best December ever. In 2023, the brand sold 801,195 vehicles, which is 10.6% more than a year ago. However, the strongest growth was seen in the all-electric car

By Zachary Visconti Posted on January 2, 2024 New rules for the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) tax credit have taken effect, significantly limiting the number of qualifying options in 2024. Tesla is one of many automakers that saw some of its vehicles excluded at the turn of the new year, and only a handful remain

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The Cyberbeast edition of the all-new Tesla Cybertruck, equipped with an 800-volt battery system, is promised to offer up to 320 miles of EPA range while fast-charging at a maximum speed of 250 kilowatts. But over the holiday weekend, many early Cybertruck owners started posting on social media about the truck’s real-world charging capabilities, with some

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 31, 2023 One can say a lot of things about Elon Musk and Tesla, but it’s very difficult to deny the fact that the CEO and the electric vehicle maker have a pretty good sense of humor. Both Musk and Tesla are more than willing to poke fun at

Tesla has officially revealed its electric vehicles that still retain access to the $7,500 federal incentive following the rule changes in 2024. Over the last few months, Tesla has released a bunch of new statements about changes to the eligibility of its electric vehicles to the federal tax credit in 2024. We are still calling

The all-new 2025 Volvo EX90 is a premium three-row SUV, which debuted in November 2022 and is set for market launch in 2024. The Volvo EX90 is based on Volvo’s new Scalable Product Architecture 2 (SPA2) platform, which will be used also on the Polestar 3 model. According to the Swedish brand, there will be

By Zachary Visconti Posted on December 30, 2023 General Motors (GM) is suing the city of San Francisco for allegedly taxing the automaker unfairly by using its self-driving unit Cruise to subject the company to $108 million in taxes over a seven-year period. Last week, GM filed a lawsuit against San Francisco — dubbed General

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Rivian’s core focus is officially on the success of its next-generation EV platform for the masses. The upcoming R2 platform is expected to enter production in 2026, but that means a lot of changes for Rivian between now and then. CEO RJ Scaringe recently spoke on Guy Raz’s How I Built This podcast where he addressed some of

By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 29, 2023 Elon Musk has announced that he will be holding company talks for his two biggest businesses, SpaceX and Tesla, next month. The talks will be publicly posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.  Musk’s company talks for Tesla and SpaceX were mentioned by

Tesla has leaked its ‘Powershare Mobile Connector’ through its user manual, but it’s so far unclear how it’s different from Tesla’s regular mobile connector. With the launch of Cybertruck, Tesla announced its new Powershare bidirectional charging system. The new feature will enable Tesla vehicles, starting with Cybertruck, to share power with other vehicles, your home,