Electric Cars

Workers at GM’s Spring Hill Manufacturing are now on strike UAW has announced that it has come to a tentative agreement with Stellantis to end the six-week strike, including job gains from the reopening of a plant in Belvidere, Illinois and addition of a new battery plant in that location. Soon after, UAW announced that

An exceptional thing happened in the third quarter of 2023, as the two largest all-electric car manufacturers (OEMs) – Tesla and BYD – sold a similar number of vehicles. As with every quarter, in this post, we will take a look at the global sales results of battery electric cars (BEVs) by three OEMs –

By Joey Klender Posted on October 27, 2023 Mercedes-Benz is leaning on the sales of its internal combustion engine vehicles to bolster its earnings reports as “a pretty brutal” space in electric vehicles has squeezed margins to the lower end of its goals. The German carmaker reported its Q3 Earnings this week and said that

Panasonic has launched a new residential heat pump system in Canada, where heat pumps make up less than 10% of the market. Canada is cold in the winter, because duh. So it’s not shocking that Canadians have been a bit slow to adopt heat pump technology – it’s a little nerve-wracking to spend thousands on a

General Motors, the maker of several battery-powered cars, will open its Ultium Cells plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee later than originally planned, the company said in its third-quarter earnings call earlier this week. When it was first announced in 2021, the factory was said to become operational at the end of 2023 after a $2.3

By Maria Merano Posted on October 25, 2023 Tesla made its debut on Fortune’s 100 fastest-growing companies in 2023. The Texas-based automaker was No. 2 on the list, which featured 22 companies.  According to Fortune, many factors contributed to Tesla’s appearance on the list. However, at the top of those reasons was the fact that

Today at the Japan Mobility Show, we’re getting our first look at an electric car concept that employs Gogoro’s swappable batteries. Called the Project X, it’s an initiative from the MIH Consortium developed by Foxconn. With over a million of them on the road and counting, Gogoro’s swappable batteries have become the de facto standard

Tesla revealed today that V4 Superchargers were opened in Sparks, Nevada, which was one of at least several V4 sites under construction in the U.S. (including in Alabama, Oregon, and South Carolina). Tesla‘s tweet says “First V4 Superchargers open in Sparks, NV”, indicating that it might actually be the first publicly open V4 Supercharging site in

By Maria Merano Posted on October 24, 2023 LG Energy Solution (LGES) recently announced that its battery facility in Arizona will become a key production hub for 46-series cylindrical cells in North America. After announcing its Q3 2023 earnings, LGES stated it aimed to preemptively respond to market demand for 46-series cylindrical cells.  “In response

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If you ever wanted proof that we live in blessed automotive times, this is it. The Cayenne, the SUV that one-time Porsche loyalists said would kill the brand, is not only the company’s best-selling SUV – a golden goose stocking the company’s coffers to fund an ever-finer portfolio of sports cars – it’s continuing to

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 22, 2023 The Chevrolet Blazer EV’s production is not fully ramped yet, but some General Motors (GM) dealers are already putting extensive markups on the all-electric crossover SUVs. Some Chevy Blazer EVs have received such substantial markups that they are closing in on the price of a Tesla Model

Toyota is on a roll with EV concepts at this year’s Japan Mobility Show, and the latest has to be among the highest on its customer request list: an electrified Land Cruiser SUV. The Land Cruiser Se concept is as straightforward a look into what a BEV version of the iconic off-roader might look like

Kia reports that its global vehicle sales in September increased by 4.8 percent year-over-year to 261,322 units. After nine months of 2023, the South Korean brand sold 2,354,072 vehicles (up 8.4 percent year-over-year). In terms of all-electric car sales, September brought a significant increase in wholesale shipments (closely related to production) of Kia’s E-GMP-based models,

By Zachary Visconti Posted on October 21, 2023 Over-the-air (OTA) software updates have become the primary way electric vehicle (EV) makers like Rivian and Tesla can provide essential upgrades, bug fixes, performance improvements and, sometimes, simple entertainment. In a recent update from Rivian, for example, the automaker has deployed a special Halloween surprise that changes

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As a fan of Mazda, I can’t help but be rather disappointed by how it’s meeting the current moment. While other automakers are building battery plants, announcing huge new electric vehicle lineups and even issuing end dates for internal combustion, the “Zoom-Zoom” brand offers exactly one plug-in hybrid in its U.S. lineup, and it starts

By Maria Merano Posted on October 19, 2023 A new Rivian retail space opens in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 20.  “Hop off the Beltline and explore our space in Atlanta. This is your chance to meet our electric adventure vehicles in person, kick the tires, maybe even get behind the wheel. We can’t wait to

Half of the world’s economies are already five years past a peak in power generation from fossil fuels, new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows. If fossil fuel power generation is unchanged for at least five years since a country’s initial fossil fuel power peak, it’s considered to have passed a peak. Ember’s analysis focused

Cycling’s been proven to be an effective way to get around town and work up a sweat, especially now, as many cities around the world take a cycling-focused approach to urban mobility. For the most part, there are tons of choices on the market for both electric and non-electric bicycles, however, it goes without saying

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 18, 2023 Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Q3 2023 earnings call comes on the heels of the company’s Q3 2023 Update Letter. Tesla remained profitable in Q3, despite a decrease in delivery and production, as well as a reduction in the company’s average selling price. Still, Tesla posted revenues of $23.35 billion and

The Tesla Cyberquad ATV for kids has launched in Europe after being deemed too dangerous for Americans. In lieu of the actual Cyberquad, which is expected to be a full-scale electric ATV that is going to be an option with the Cybertruck, Tesla launched the Cyberquad for Kids in partnership with Radio Flyer last year. It is

Right now, in the electric vehicle world, all eyes are on China. But they may need to be on America’s neighbor to the south more than we think. It’s no secret that Chinese-made EVs are making significant inroads into other countries. What’s less known is how popular China’s EVs are in Mexico, too. The tough

By Maria Merano Posted on October 16, 2023 Tesla cut the price of the Midnight Cherry red paint option in Europe, making the unique red color more affordable for customers.  Tesla configurator page reveals that Midnight Cherry red now costs €2,600 (USD$2,743); previously, it was €3,200 (USD$3,376). The new price of Midnight Cherry Red brings

Solar energy powering grid Source: Shutterstock A first-of-its-kind study from the IEA finds that the world must improve or expand the equivalent of the entire existing global electricity grid in order to make the clean energy transition. Electricity grids and clean energy In the newly released report, “Electricity Grids and Secure Energy Transitions,” the International

Nissan has just announced that the new 2024 Nissan Leaf will qualify for the $3,750 federal tax credit through December 31, 2023. Previously, despite local production of the Nissan Leaf (as well as its battery cells and battery packs) in Smyrna, Tennessee, the model was not eligible for the federal tax credit of up to

By Maria Merano Posted on October 15, 2023 Volkswagen Group has been working hard to increase its share of the global battery electric vehicle (BEV) market, and it seems to be paying off. The German automaker increased its BEV deliveries by 45% globally as of September 2023.  Volkswagen Group reported delivering 531,500 battery electric vehicles

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Two 49-kilogram female dummies, around 1.5-meters tall, wearing red t-shirts and white shoes escaped relatively unscathed after the electric vehicles they were driving collided head-on. Mercedes-Benz claims it was the world’s first crash test involving two pure EVs. The automaker wanted to go “above and beyond” the legal requirements to discover what happens when two

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 13, 2023 As it turns out, driving a vehicle with no internal combustion engine and instant torque is quite useful when faced with literal terrorists. This was something that a Model 3 Performance owner from Israel learned firsthand when he encountered Hamas terrorists as he was heading to an