Electric Cars

Tesla has unveiled its Megafactory in California for the first time as part of a hiring effort as it ramps up battery production. Last year, Tesla broke ground on a new “Megafactory” to produce Megapack batteries in Lathrop, California. The goal is to have a new factory focused only on building the large battery pack for utility-scale

The BMW Group announced two significant EV-related investments in South Carolina, valued at $1.7 billion in total. The first part of $1 billion is to prepare for the production of all-electric vehicles at the company’s existing manufacturing facility in South Carolina – Plant Spartanburg. This 30-year-old site currently produces 11 models including five X-series (X3,

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 24, 2022 Vehicles like the Teslas have become popular in New Zealand, with the Model Y becoming one of the country’s best-selling vehicles in August and September. And with more electric cars on the road, more EV owners have received rebates for their vehicle purchases. This appears to have

Tesla is rumored to be looking to invest in Nuevo Leon, a Mexican state bordering Texas, as CEO Elon Musk meets with the governor. Earlier this year, people crossing the border between Texas and Nuevo Leon were surprised to see not just the usual marked lanes for cars and trucks but also one marked “Tesla”

The all-new Volkswagen ID. Buzz (5-seat version) was recently tested by Bjørn Nyland, who first took it for the humorous banana box test to check the cargo potential. The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is a large, all-electric van, although with a pretty short front so there is no frunk (front trunk). According to the manufacturer, the

By Johnna Crider Posted on October 22, 2022 Starlink internet is coming to Malawi. The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) issued a public notice on Friday. Twitter user @King_Emm_ shared a screenshot of the notice that at its 77th Board meeting held on October 21 in Blantyre, it granted its first-ever high-speed low latency broadband

Last week we reported on Fiido’s latest e-bike frame recall, which saw yet another one of its models demonstrate a propensity to break in half after several months of riding. Now the company is stepping up with a redesign and a $10,000 promise to make Fiido T1 e-bike owners feel more secure about their rides.

Tesla, the world’s largest electric car manufacturer, recently made some noticeable progress to expand its EV lineup with new vehicles. The company achieved a new global production record in Q3 (365,923), although its total installed manufacturing capacity remains at just under 2 million units annually. The main change highlighted by the manufacturer is that the

By Joey Klender Posted on October 21, 2022 Tesla could relaunch its defunct Referral Program, which promised free Supercharging miles and free Roadsters to owners who encouraged others to buy company products. According to coding found in the mobile app update, Tesla could bring the program back, but for what reason? Tesla formerly operated a

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed Tesla’s earnings results, potential cheaper Tesla cars, the GMC Sierra EV unveil, Ford F-150 Lightning winter towing test, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.

During the Q3 2022 earnings call, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk revealed several interesting things about the upcoming launch of the Tesla Semi Class 8 electric truck. The vehicle already entered “early production” in Reno, Nevada, most likely at one of the facilities near the Tesla Gigafactory battery plant. The first units will be delivered on

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 20, 2022 Retail activist shareholder platform Tulipshare urged Tesla Inc. to link its executive pay to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. The activist shareholder group announced that it plans to submit a shareholder resolution on the subject during Tesla’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2023. According to Antoine

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The Tesla Model S and Lamborghini Huracan are both unique in their own way, and while they’re exceedingly different cars, they do have a few things in common: they’re eye-catching, they’re ridiculously quick, and their front-end designs are arguably at least in somewhat of the same ballpark (perhaps we’re reaching). That said, we were still

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 18, 2022 Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics company, is already known for assembling Apple’s ubiquitous iPhones. But on Tuesday, Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way noted that Foxconn is now looking at electric vehicle manufacturing as its new frontier — and it is hoping to assemble EVs for Tesla in the future. 

Are you looking for a way to get around the city this fall without using any gas or oil, but can’t afford to pick up a full e-bike, then we have a solution. Razor’s UB1 seated electric scooter lets you ride around without gas or oil and is on sale for $333 right now. Down

Behold the most advanced, most luxurious and one of the most important vehicles Cadillac has ever made, the 2024 Celestiq. Serving as the flagship for the brand’s electric future, the hand-crafted, ultra-luxury flagship will help Cadillac reestablish itself as the Standard of the World, the automaker claims. Starting off with the design, the 2024 Celestiq production model

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 17, 2022 Elon Musk may have expressed concerns about the US economy earlier this year, but according to job listings on Tesla’s website, the most valuable automaker in the world is now trying to grow its headcount in nearly every division of the company. Back in June, Musk noted

Mercedes-Benz has flooded the newswire today, sharing multiple press releases surrounding its EV technology. Today’s news includes more granular details relating to its upcoming EQE SUV, as well as first images and specs for the Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV that will soon join it. There is A LOT to unfold here, so let’s hop right in..

Mercedes-Benz currently has seven electric vehicles on sale today and now it’s added an eighth model, the EQE SUV, the high-riding and more rugged alternative to the EQE sedan. It’s also Mercedes’ fourth electric model built on a bespoke EV platform, and even though it looks like a smaller version of the EQS SUV, there

By Joey Klender Posted on October 15, 2022 Nikola Corporation founder Trevor Milton was found guilty of three counts of criminal fraud on Friday after he was accused of defrauding investors last year. Two counts of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud are the charges that will stick with Milton following the conclusion

I’ve had plenty of fun dumpster-diving through Alibaba’s online electric car catalog over the last few years, finding odd and futuristic EV gems for this weekly column. But never before have we seen something quite so elegant looking as this early automotive era replica, complete with all the bells and whistles you could possibly ask

GMC Hummer EV owners should be very careful not to damage their vehicles’ taillights, because they are apparently extremely expensive to replace. One owner was recently quoted $4,040 not including labor for the replacement of the passenger side taillight, which seems quite steep, even for an expensive, premium vehicle like the new electric Humvee. The

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 14, 2022 Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call is just a few days away, and the electric vehicle maker’s operations are in full swing. This is particularly notable in China, where Giga Shanghai continues to pump out vehicles for exports.  Aerial footage of one of these batches of Teslas from Gigafactory

Since the beginning of 2021, more than 15 new US lithium-ion battery gigafactories or expansions have been announced in a region becoming known as the Battery Belt. Combined, these facilities represent a potential investment of at least $40 billion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. All but one gigafactory exceeds 10 GWh of

The BYD Atto 3 (in China known as Yuan Plus) has positively surprised us in the recent round of Euro NCAP safety tests, ahead of its European market launch later this year (in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany). The Chinese C-segment crossover/SUV received the top 5-star safety rating with pretty good

By Eric Ralph Posted on October 11, 2022 For the first time in more than six months, SpaceX has stacked both stages of its next-generation Starship rocket, creating the largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever fully assembled. It’s not the first time. SpaceX has conducted three other ‘full-stack’ Starship demonstrations: once in August 2021

Toyota can’t seem to grasp why it’s being criticized for its lack of progress in fully electric vehicles. The Japanese automaker is making headlines Wednesday after an executive went off on a tangent defending Toyota’s carbon reduction efforts and future EV plans – the frustration comes as Toyota has come under fire for not going all

XPeng has conducted the first global public flight of its electric flying car, the XPeng X2, at Skydive Dubai. The event marked the XPeng X2’s first public display after completing the specific operations risk assessment and achieving a special flying permit from the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA). Over 150 people witnessed the demonstration flight, which

By Maria Merano Posted on October 11, 2022 Tesla FSD version 10.69.2.3 rolled out shortly after AI Day. The latest update of Tesla’s Full Self Driving software delivers minor bug fixes. Some testers have received v10.69.2.3 and shared their observations with Teslarati.  As previously noted, 10.69.2.3 is a relatively small update that addresses some minor