Electric Cars

By Joey Klender Posted on June 14, 2023 Tesla has removed one of the interior colors to just one of the Model Y configurations in the United States. The All-Wheel-Drive Model Y that equips Tesla’s 4680 battery cells is no longer offering the White Interior option. This particular vehicle is built at Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas,

Have you been looking for a solid way to cut down on your carbon footprint at home or on-the-go? Well, Renogy’s 400W solar panel kit is perfect for the task. It includes four 100W solar panels, all the wiring you’ll need for it, and even a 30A Wanderer PWM charge controller. Coming in at $391,

Japanese car group Toyota Motor Corporation has shown the first giga casting that will help it achieve a lower cost of manufacturing for upcoming all-electric vehicles based on an all-new architecture that will come to market in 2026. From the video embedded above and the single photo released by Toyota, it appears that the Japanese

By Richard Angle Posted on June 12, 2023 Landing just under 8 minutes after launch, Falcon 9 B1071 touched down at Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base and marked the 200th landing of an orbital class rocket. SpaceX continues to prove the value in the reusability of orbital class rockets, since the start

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Tesla Superchargers may no longer be limited to electric cars. Even electric boat manufacturers seem to be gravitating towards the technology. Pure Watercraft, a Seattle-based company specializing in zero-emissions boats, announced on Twitter that it was looking forward to using Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors on its boats. The news is not surprising

By Joey Klender Posted on June 10, 2023 Tesla Superchargers are being introduced and opened to legacy automakers like Ford and General Motors (GM). However, other companies in non-automotive sectors are also planning to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS), including GM-owned Pure Watercraft, a maker of electric boats. Pure Watercraft is a startup

In June 2022, Rivian announced it would install a 2.8 megawatt wind turbine at its Normal, Illinois, factory – and the turbine’s final components have now arrived. Rivian has partnered with Charlottesville, Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy to install the new wind turbine. Once it’s online, it will be capable of generating nearly 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a

The White House confirmed that Tesla’s electric vehicle charging stations will be eligible for federal subsidies as long as the chargers will include a “standard connection” – in this case referring to Combined Charging System (CCS1). The clarification, reported by Reuters, is an expected outcome as the US government would like to support the installation

By Joey Klender Posted on June 9, 2023 Lordstown Motors has never had a smooth road ahead of it. It has been battling money issues, production bottlenecks, and other issues until it was saved by Foxconn in 2021. However, the company is now planning to move forward with litigation against its lifeline in relation to

Tesla has secured a new location in Fremont, California, to expand its 4680 battery cell production, according to a new report. When Tesla unveiled its own new cell format, the 4680 battery cell, it ventured into manufacturing its own battery cells for the first time. Prior to that point, Tesla had always bought battery cells

A Carnegie Mellon and Yale University study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has concluded that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are expected to constitute a majority or near-majority of passenger cars by 2030. The study attributes the shift in buyer sentiment towards BEVs to multiple factors, including the cost of batteries,

By Richard Angle Posted on June 8, 2023 United Launch Alliance successfully test-fires new Vulcan rocket Following a successful Flight Tanking Test (FTT), United Launch Alliance fired up the Vulcan rocket for the first time last night. The two Blue Origin-built BE-4 rocket engines ignited for 6 seconds and pushed ULA closer to their maiden

Tesla is planning to produce 375,000 Cybertrucks per year and have release candidates by late August, according to communications they sent to suppliers. The Cybertruck is arguably the most anticipated electric vehicle program to launch this year. We, along with about 1.5 million reservation holders, have been following it closely to have an idea of

Mazda North American Operations reports that its vehicle sales in the United States more than doubled in May, reaching 33,262 units (117 percent year-over-year). During the first five months of the year, the company sold 153,997 units, which is also 20.6 percent more than a year ago. While the general business is doing relatively well,

By Maria Merano Posted on June 6, 2023 Tesla proposed a $3.8 million donation to improve roads near its lithium refinery in Robstown.  Tesla’s donation will improve County Roads 30, 79, and 81. Nueces County commissioners will discuss the proposal at their next regularly scheduled meeting this week. One of the commissioners, John Marez, explained

Installation of the final wind turbines at the Netherlands’ Hollandse Kust Zuid 1.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm is nearly complete. Hollandse Kust Zuid is located 18-35 kilometers (11-22 miles) off the Dutch coast in the North Sea. It’s jointly owned by Vattenfall, BASF, and Allianz. On June 2, Vattenfall posted on social media that

A Rivian R1T electric pickup truck caught fire while charging at an Electrify America station in California yesterday, and the damage done to it looks irreparable. The incident was first announced on the r/Rivian subreddit yesterday accompanied by a photo of the burnt vehicle. As you can see, the damage affected the Rivian R1T‘s front

By Maria Merano Posted on June 4, 2023 The Tesla Model S Plaid Track Pack is officially out of stock just hours after its release. The long-awaited upgrade promised to significantly improve the physical Model S Plaid vehicle and its software.  “Designed for the ultimate track experience, the Model S Plaid Track Package delivers high-speed

GM CEO Mary Barra says that she doesn’t see profitable electric cars in the $30,000 to $40,000 range until the end of the decade or “maybe even later.” Here’s why she is wrong and why it doesn’t even matter. At a Sanford Bernstein conference, Barra commented on the current EV market and admitted that Tesla

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), introduced in mid-2022, completely changed the federal tax credit in the United States. Today, we will take a look at this important incentive and which models qualify for it. Requirements The federal tax credit is a pretty significant incentive – of up to $7,500 for new plug-in electric

By Simon Alvarez Posted on June 3, 2023 The production EV arms race at the Nurburgring just got a lot more exciting. In a recent announcement from American electric vehicle maker Tesla, a Model S Plaid with Track Pack was able to set a new lap record for a production EV at the Nurburgring with

Tesla has reclaimed the production EV lap record on the famous Nürburgring race track with a new Model S Plaid equipped with the Track package. Nürburgring has been a fighting ground for Tesla and Porsche over the last few years. After Porsche brought its brand-new Taycan electric car to the Nürburgring racetrack to break a

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By Joey Klender Posted on June 1, 2023 Tesla in India is getting serious, yet again, after the government has reportedly discussed a roadmap report from the electric vehicle maker as negotiations for the company’s arrival in the country seem somewhat imminent. Indian government officials have already asked Tesla if it is serious about setting

VW has revealed the much-anticipated North American version of its ID. Buzz electric microbus, with an extra row of seats and starting deliveries next year. The new ID. Buzz version is much like the two-row European spec, but with a little more of just about everything. It has 282hp as opposed to 201hp (plus an

Uber hopes to transition to a fully electric fleet by 2030, and Ford is chipping in ahead of schedule. The Blue Oval just launched an expansion of a pilot program that allows Uber drivers to lease the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossover on a flexible schedule to use it for their rideshare work. The new

By Joey Klender Posted on May 31, 2023 Tesla is reportedly planning to show off its new Model 3 “Highland” during CEO Elon Musk’s visit in China this Thursday. Tesla has been rumoredly developing a new, revamped version of its mass-market sedan for nearly a year. Last year, several reports came out during the Fall

Electrifying the entire US federal fleet would save $6 billion over 15 years, according to a report from global research and analytics firm ICF Climate Center. The entire US federal fleet, across all civilian and military agencies, is made up of more than 650,000 vehicles globally. Those vehicles travel more than 4 billion miles per year. The cost to

This article comes to us courtesy of EVANNEX, which makes and sells aftermarket Tesla accessories. The opinions expressed therein are not necessarily our own at InsideEVs, nor have we been paid by EVANNEX to publish these articles. We find the company’s perspective as an aftermarket supplier of Tesla accessories interesting and are happy to share its content free of