Electric Cars

VanMoof’s current financial woes can ironically be traced back to the company’s forward thinking and innovative designs. But now that future for these costly and complicated e-bikes is uncertain while the brand teeters on the edge of bankruptcy, other e-bike companies are coming up with equally innovative solutions for them. We reported earlier this week

Increasing inventory levels for EVs appear to be a growing pain for Ford dealers. One East Coast Ford dealer shared that ballooning supply was not in sync with the demand, leading to more Ford EVs remaining unsold. “I think Ford has got a real problem on its hands, based on the bets it has made,”

By Maria Merano Posted on July 13, 2023 SpaceX may be classified as a centicorn as it nears a $150 billion evaluation. The space-faring company has reached a new milestone evaluation after signing a share sale agreement with new and existing investors.  CNBC obtained a copy of the purchase offer SpaceX signed with new and existing

Polestar is bringing the heat to this year’s Goodwood FOS with several models making their debut, including its first electric SUV, the Polestar 3, and the latest Polestar 5 prototype. It’s that time of year again, the Goodwood FOS is kicking off, and automakers are showing off their new vehicles. Earlier today, Hyundai unveiled its

The Nio ET5 all-electric sedan and EL7 zero-emissions SUV are the first models to be tested in Euro NCAP’s updated and stricter crash testing procedures for 2023, and both of them received the highly sought-after five-star rating from the European voluntary non-profit entity. The Chinese-made ET5 received an adult safety score of 96 percent, a

By Maria Merano Posted on July 11, 2023 Texas deferred the vote to grant federal funds to build electric vehicle (EV) chargers amid pushback against the mandate to include Tesla’s North America Charging Standard (NACS) at EV stations.  Three sources familiar with the matter informed Reuters that the Lone Star State deferred the vote, regarding

A huge solar power station in China is generating clean energy, producing salt from sunlight, and serving as a shrimp-breeding site. State-owned China Huadian Corporation said the 1 gigawatt (GW) Huadian Tianjin Haijing power station will generate 1.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year – enough to power around 1.5 million households in China. The

Mercedes-Benz reports 77,287 car sales in the United States during the second quarter of 2023, which is 2.3 percent less than a year ago. When including commercial vans, then the total is 96,019 (down 2.8% year-over-year). However, the German manufacturer has a reason to be happy, as its all-electric car sales are booming, reaching a

By Maria Merano Posted on July 10, 2023 The NIO ET5 mid-sized electric sedan will launch in the United Kingdom (UK). NIO smart electric sedan will be debuting at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. “We are delighted for ET5 to make its UK debut here at Goodwood, a location that holds a special place in

Audi apprentices put an electric spin on an iconic classic car. The team “awoke” an NSU Prinz 4 from 1971 from its sleep, charging it up with technology from the Audi e-tron EV. In honor of the 150th anniversary of its Neckarsulm site, Audi put its apprentices to the task of restoring a classic car

The number of Tesla Cybertruck sightings has been increasing in recent months as we’re approaching the start of initial production, which should happen before the handover event scheduled for the end of Q3 2023. A Cybertruck prototype was spotted driving around in Austin, Texas over the weekend, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk himself was behind

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 8, 2023 Recent comments from Nuevo León Governor Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda suggest that the permits for Tesla Gigafactory Mexico are progressing forward. The official also estimated that at any moment now, the first stages of the facility’s buildout would begin. “We do not yet have a date for

Nearly two years ago, BMW gave us a look at a futuristic light electric motorcycle known as the CE 02. Welcome to the future folks, because now the BMW CE 02 has officially launched as the brand’s latest electric motorbike. While there’s no single delineation on where scooters stop and motorcycles start, the CE 02

In June, new passenger car registrations in the United Kingdom increased by almost 26 percent year-over-year to 177,266. After six months of 2023, the total number of new registrations amounted to 949,720 (up 18 percent). Meanwhile, the plug-in segment noticeably outpaces the general market, scoring the best June ever. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and

By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 7, 2023 Last month, Mercedes-Benz stated that it was considering the adoption of Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its electric vehicles. Based on an announcement from the German luxury electric vehicle maker on Friday, it would appear that Mercedes-Benz has come to a decision about NACS.  The

Once considered the leader in China’s auto industry, Volkswagen has watched its share of the pie shrink over the past year or so as EV makers like BYD, NIO, and Tesla steal the show. In an attempt to draw in buyers, VW is slashing the price of its small ID.3 electric car. For a limited

If there’s one area in which Tesla CEO’s predictions regularly fail to come true, it’s fully autonomous driving. Elon Musk has advanced unrealistic targets for full autonomy on so many occasions that it’s hard to take them serious anymore. Still, Tesla’s head honcho hasn’t given up on trying to predict when his company’s Full Self-Driving

By Maria Merano Posted on July 5, 2023 The Tesla Cybertruck was spotted smoothly cruising through the 280 in Palo Alto, showing off its cushy suspension and headlights.  Cybertruck fan @greggertruck spotted the all-electric pickup in Palo Alto and took a quick snippet. The fan commented on the Cybertruck’s suspension and mentioned it looked “CUSH.”

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Meet the AIM EV Sport 01, an all-electric sports car concept that will take its first public drive at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month. You’ll be forgiven for not being familiar with AIM because the EV Sport 01 is actually its first-ever concept vehicle. Founded in 1998, the Japanese engineering company specializes

By Richard Angle Posted on July 4, 2023 Rocket Lab is expected to launch seven satellites from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. This will be the 39th overall mission and the seventh of the year. Following up on their most recent launch, the debut of HASTE, Rocket Lab announced they

At a recent general meeting, Toyota’s shareholders raised concerns over Tesla and the lead it has established as the industry moves to electric vehicles. Toyota shareholders concerned over Tesla’s EV lead On two oppositive sides of the EV spectrum, you have Tesla, which sells 100% electric vehicles, and Toyota, which has been one of the

Tesla appears to have shipped several prototypes of the upcoming Model 3, also known as “Highland,” to New Zealand, possibly for final winter testing, according to a set of spy photos posted on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum by the user MarkusNZL. The images also include the same camouflaged Cybertruck prototype that was previously spotted

By Maria Merano Posted on July 2, 2023 Update: Teslarati has found that Tesla closed its application for the Vehicle Operator (Test Driver) position in Australia. Tesla’s vehicle operator listing on its career page has been taken down. Tesla has also listed the job’s post on LinkedIn as “no longer accepting applications.” Tesla posted a job position for vehicle

Tesla (TSLA) announced its production and delivery numbers for the second quarter of 2023, and the automaker has crushed expectations with deliveries of over 466,000 electric vehicles. Earlier this week, we reported that Wall Street was expecting another record quarter for deliveries from Tesla, with a consensus of 448,000 vehicles. That’s up from Tesla’s previous

Tesla has just released its Q2 2023 production and delivery report, so the numbers are now in. See how Tesla fared this quarter right here. At 466,140 global deliveries of the Model Y, Model 3, Model S and Model X combined, Tesla beat expectations and set a new all-time record for deliveries in a single

By Simon Alvarez Posted on June 30, 2023 Former Tesla AI Director Andrej Karpathy was honored with the WTF Innovators Award for his contributions to the fields of deep neural networks and computer vision. The former Tesla executive was also lauded for his continued efforts to make AI more effective for humanity.  The WTF Innovators

Tesla has started to push a huge new software update with a bunch of new features, including Charge on Solar, a Spotify refresh, multiview cameras, and more. We haven’t had a big Tesla software update in a minute and it looks like this one is it. Teslascope, a third-party Tesla companion app, detected a new

The Tesla Model S and Model X now come with a grabbing stick in the UK. The brand recently announced that it would stop selling right-hand drive cars in some markets, and instead offered customers the option of left-hand drive configurations of its premium cars. In some markets like Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand,

By Richard Angle Posted on June 29, 2023 The final member of Crew 7 has been announced, with Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov joining as a mission specialist. Borisov joins NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli (Mission Commander), European Spacey Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen (Pilot), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (Mission Specilast). As the mission