Electric Cars

The Veego 750 from Florida-based RideScoozy may not look like a powerhouse at first glance, but this e-bike rocks some serious giddy-up. Combined with its nice loadout of comfortable touch points and quality components, the Veego 750 makes for an awesome ride that doesn’t skimp on the performance. RideScoozy Veego 750 Tech Specs Motor: 750W (1,400

The Peugeot 2008 can be bought as a gas or diesel vehicle, but we’ve only got on the all-electric e2008! Blake had it for a week-long test so he got to try out the range, acceleration, power, spec levels, comfort and charging. For us, it’s a great all-rounder, but the problem arises when you compare

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 15, 2022 This past Sunday, the Starlink mobile app, which allows users to connect to Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, became the most downloaded application from the Apple App Store in Ukraine. The app had about 21,000 installs globally on Sunday from the App Store and Google Play, with

American automaker Ford Motor Company, has outlined plans to expedite its push for EVs in Europe, promising nine all-electric models by 2024, seven of which are new to a lineup that already includes the Mustang Mach-E followed by the E-Transit next quarter. Vehicles from commercial unit Ford Pro, and the recently announced Ford e, combine

Ford has released more details on its electrification strategy for Europe, announcing three new electric passenger vehicles and four new electric commercial vehicles in the region by 2024. The announcement comes not long after Ford has created a new global business unit—Ford Model e—focused on electric and connected vehicles. Together with Ford Pro, the unit

By Joey Klender Posted on March 13, 2022 Tesla has evidently landed an EPA approval for a new variant of the Model Y all-electric crossover. A new 279-mile version of Tesla’s most popular vehicle appeared on the EPA’s Fuel Economy website last evening, confirming the vehicle has been tested by the agency. Teslarati recently reported

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Tesla has increased prices of some of its electric cars not only in the US. In China, both the prices and estimated delivery times recently went up (first time since December 31, 2021). Interestingly, Tesla increased prices only of the Model 3/Model Y versions equipped with LG Energy Solution’s NCM batteries, while the prices of

By Joey Klender Posted on March 11, 2022 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it would no longer require fully autonomous vehicles to equip human control elements in its vehicles to meet crash standards. “Through the 2020s, an important part of USDOT’s safety mission will be to ensure safety standards keep

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has officially changed a long-standing rule that is now creating a path for automakers to deliver self-driving vehicles without steering wheels or pedals. Safety regulations have forced automakers to deliver every passenger vehicle with several safety features – including steering wheels and pedals – in order to

Lucid Motors, today posted the first of ten videos in its new YouTube series, Tech Talks. The California-based EV startup is using the series to explain how its technology is unique and in fact, industry-leading. Episode one premiered today with Lucid Motors’ CEO and CTO, Peter Rawlinson offering a quick lesson in energy before diving into the

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 10, 2022 Ukraine Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov recently confirmed that a second truckload of Starlink terminals has arrived in Ukraine. The shipment was confirmed by Elon Musk, who noted that SpaceX also sent power adapters for car cigarette lighters, solar and battery packs,

Tesla has expanded its program to give free Supercharging to EV owners trying to escape Ukraine. The company also told its Ukrainian employees that they will have three months of pay if they have to go back to fight. Tesla also sent Powerwall battery units to Ukraine. When regions of the world are hit by

Upon request, SpaceX quickly took action to help Ukraine stay online during Russia’s invasion. In late February, SpaceX sent the first batch of Starlink user terminals to help keep the country online through infrastructure outages. The terminals have already helped keep the country connected and emergency services online, but Elon Musk’s company is not done

Danish wind turbine manufacturing giant Vestas will suspend work on four Russian wind projects in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Vestas will also suspend all new commercial activities in Russia. Vestas suspends work in Russia Danish newspaper Ekstra-Bladet said on Monday that Vestas confirmed that four wind farms – Novoalekseevskaya, Grazhdanskaya, Ivanovskaya, and Pokrovskaya –

By Maria Merano Posted on March 7, 2022 Volkswagen teased the interior of the ID. Buzz electric van recently. VW will launch two versions of the ID. Buzz, the microbus and the cargo van this week.  The ID. Buzz minibus and cargo van will have several color options, including a two-toned interior. VW recently published pictures of

Volkswagen has greenlighted a new $2.2 billion investment to build a new factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. The new factory will be used to produce the upcoming electric vehicle developed under the “Trinity” project, a high-efficiency electric car. Trinity has been touted as VW’s next flagship electric car built from the ground up to be easier

Volkswagen will build their $2.2 billion, EV-only manufacturing plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. The state-of-the-art facility will be located near the firm’s headquarters and will produce around 250,000 cars per year. The decision to build the new plant came after VW realized it was easier to construct a new factory from scratch as opposed to retooling

By Joey Klender Posted on March 5, 2022 Tesla CEO Elon Musk Tweeted on February 18 that the company’s second “Giga Fest” event would be held at Gigafactory Texas on April 1. In less than four hours, the calendar had flipped to the 19th, at least in my time zone, and Musk pushed the event

Iconic motorcycle company Indian has teamed up with the equally iconic electric bike manufacturer Super73 to leverage the branding of the former with the high power e-bikes of the latter. The result? An Indian-themed e-bike known as the eFTR Hooligan 1.2. No motorcycle license necessary. Indian Motorcycle has teased us with electrification plans before in

According to a recent report by Green Car Congress, Volkswagen will transform its Technical Development (TD) division to put a much greater emphasis on vehicle software. The plan has a goal of reducing development time significantly. VW says the new initiative will be a complete revamp of the development process. It will be focused on the

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 4, 2022 After announcing some notable upgrades for SpaceX’s Starlink internet service, Elon Musk shared some useful tips on how Starlink terminals can be protected from potential attacks.  Musk initially posted a warning on Twitter, stating that Starlink is so far the only non-Russian communications system that is still

A small mountain town in China is becoming known as the “Tesla village” after a single Tesla owner convinced dozens of people to buy Model Y electric SUVs to use for their businesses. Tesla has had a lot of success in China’s megacities for years, but it is now rapidly expanding to other more remotes

Ford brand reports 123,350 vehicle sales in February in the US (down 20.9% year-over-year). The year-to-date number is 261,141 (also down, by 10.5%). In this background, the company reports electrified vehicle – xEVs (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs) sales at 8,984 (Ford and Lincoln brands), which is down 3.1% year-over-year. That’s over 6.9% of the total volume

By Joey Klender Posted on March 2, 2022 Lordstown Motors said today it will be bringing the Endurance all-electric pickup to the Association for the Work Truck Industry’s (NTEA) Work Truck Week event in Indianapolis, Indiana from March 9 to 11. Lordstown, an Ohio-based electric startup, said it will bring the Endurance pickup to Booth

Rivian has announced today several significant price increases for its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV that is resulting in many reservation holders seeing their configurations go up by more than $12,000. The price increases come as Rivian is trying to ramp production and make its electric vehicle profitable. When Rivian first unveiled

Cummins may be all about diesel engines, but the heads of the company know that they need to start looking into electric or electrified powertrains, which is why they want to buy Meritor. This company is over a century old and today a global supplier of commercial vehicle components, with plenty of electric powertrain experience.

By Joey Klender Posted on February 28, 2022 Kia’s EV6 has won the 2022 European Car of the Year award. 61 journalists from 23 European countries were surveyed this year, with the EV6 outlasting every vehicle in the market to win the award. The EV6 from Kia was one of over sixty automotive models launched

The first time I saw a JackRabbit, I couldn’t help but laugh. For someone that comes from the e-bike world, the proportions are just so funny looking. But the more I’ve thought about it, the more this funny little “micro e-bike” seems like it could solve a lot of problems for urban commuters. The San

Thanks to a decent range and good fast charging capability, the Mercedes-Benz EQB 350 4Matic (all-wheel-drive version), achieved a good result for a 7-seater in the long-distance test. According to the Bjørn Nyland’s 1,000 km (621 miles) challenge, the car completed the distance, at an average temperature of 4°C, in 11 hours and 5 minutes