Electric Cars

Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV) startup Aptera Motors appears to have delayed some deliveries of its flagship vehicle, according to reports from multiple reservation holders. The Aptera SEV recently entered beta phase of development and was previously on track to begin first deliveries late this year. According to Aptera, it remains on track to hit this

About two weeks ago, Kia officially announced US pricing of the Kia EV6 model, which is available in several versions. In this post, we will focus on the EV-related specs of particular versions and compare them to each other. The base version of the car – EV6 Light, comes with a small 58.0 kWh battery

By Simon Alvarez Posted on February 6, 2022 When rumors of the Tesla Model S Plaid started emerging, many were excited to see the company’s new flagship sedan. It takes something special, after all, to dethrone the Model S “Raven” Performance, a vehicle that is already capable of humbling supercars on the quarter-mile. But while

Admit it, you know it’d be fun to be chief engineer on your own train. You’ve probably never even thought about it before, but if I said “Here, have your own train. Go nuts!”, you’d jump at it. I know I would. And through the magic of the internet and a crazy little corner of

Norway starts the year 2022 with a decrease in new passenger car registrations by almost 23% year-over-year in January to 7,957. It’s the lowest result since 2009. Also, plug-in electric car registrations decreased to 7,199 (down 13.6%), but the market share improved to 90.5% (near record). Interesting is what happened with all-electric (BEV) and plug-in

By Joey Klender Posted on February 4, 2022 Ford said it is stockpiling batteries to achieve CEO Jim Farley’s recently outlined goals of scaling production of 600,000 electric vehicles produced in just 22 months; a lofty goal for the Detroit-based automaker, which held its Q4 2021 Earnings Call last evening. In late January, Farley stated

While normal e-bikes are great for simple communtes, if there’s dirt, sand, or other obstacles in the way of reaching your destination, traditional offers might not be up to the task. Well, GEN3’s OutCross fat tire e-bike is made to handle anything with a 4-inch wide tire and powerful 500W motor. On sale for the

The Mercedes-Benz EQA is an entry-level electric model from Mercedes-Benz, offered in a few versions – front-wheel-drive EQA 250 and all-wheel-drive EQA 300 4MATIC and EQA 350 4MATIC. Today, we will take a look at the cold weather range test of the EQA 350 4Matic, performed by Bjørn Nyland at a temperature of 2°C and

By Joey Klender Posted on February 2, 2022 General Motors (NYSE: GM) is gearing up for a major shift in 2022 thanks to its evolving electric vehicle program, planning for record profit levels that could surge the company into a more well-rounded placement in an increasingly competitive sector. The automaker is preparing for faster vehicle

A federal appeals court yesterday ruled that Arizona utility Salt River Project, which services most of the Phoenix metropolitan area, can be held liable for violating antitrust laws because it charged customers who own rooftop solar panels higher electricity rates. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region

2021 was a great year for electric cars. A number of brilliant EVs were launched – the Rivian R1T, Volkswagen ID.4, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Lucid Air and many, many more all reached customer hands. However, there were also a few EVs that came out in 2021 that were, quite frankly, not good enough. In the

By Joey Klender Posted on January 31, 2022 Non-Tesla vehicles will now be able to utilize Tesla Superchargers in France and Norway as the company’s pilot program to provide electrons to other EV manufacturers has expanded. Tesla announced earlier today via its Tesla Charging Twitter page that Non-Tesla vehicles can now charge at some Superchargers

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The Tesla Model 3 was able to break into the top 20 best-selling cars in Europe (28 European markets, monitored by JATO Dynamics), where plug-in electric cars expanded their share to 19% of the market. According to the data, 141,429 Tesla Model 3 (up 64% year-over-year) were registered (including a record 27,358 in December –

By Joey Klender Posted on January 28, 2022 Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) stock is down 45 percent since its initial public offering in November when shares started publicly trading at around $106.75. Currently, Rivian shares hover around the $55 mark. Its drastic fall in the first few months of being publicly traded is not keeping Morgan

Tesla gave an update on the status of its in-house production of the 4680 battery cell. The company didn’t want to confirm a production capacity, but it did say that it doesn’t expect to have supply constraints from it this year. In 2020, Tesla unveiled its new 4680 battery cell, a new tabless cylindrical cell

Nissan has released the first teaser image and video of the all-electric successor to the Micra supermini for Europe.  Designed by Nissan, the model will be based on the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance’s new CMF B-EV platform shared with the future Renault 5 EV. Both vehicles will be built at Renault ElectriCity in northern France,

By Simon Alvarez Posted on January 27, 2022 Over two years since its initial unveiling and the Tesla Cybertruck remains as polarizing as ever. But while critics continue to argue that the vehicle is simply too “ugly” or “strange” to be successful, the Cybertruck is still attracting the interest of many. The most recent one,

Tesla’s Director of Artificial Intelligence, Andrej Karpathy, says that he believes ‘Tesla Bot’ is “on track to become the most powerful AI development platform.” Since Tesla AI Day last year, CEO Elon Musk has been slowly pushing the idea that Tesla is becoming more of an AI/robotics company. Musk has been boasting about the company’s

Kia announced pricing for the 2022 Kia EV6 model in the U.S. market, where sales should start soon. According to Kia, the EV6 will be sold in all 50 states. The first cars are expected to “arrive in dealerships in the upcoming weeks.” Similar to the Hyundai Ioniq 5, there will be two battery versions

By Joey Klender Posted on January 25, 2022 Tesla’s corporate family rating has been upgraded two levels from Ba3 to Ba1 by Moody’s Investors Services, citing a positive outlook that the automaker will maintain its position as the leading manufacturer of EVs. The rating Ba1 reflects Moody’s view that Tesla’s reputation as the leader of

Lamborghini announced that this year is going to be its last for purely combustion engine vehicles. Starting next year, it will only introduce vehicles with electric motors – starting with hybrids and plug-in hybrids. The CEO also confirmed that the legendary automaker’s first all-electric vehicle is likely going to be a four-door. For a long

MIAMI, FL – January 24, 2022 – The five-round 2021-22 Le Mans Virtual Series, which was brought to a glittering conclusion last weekend with the star-studded 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, registered impressive, cumulated TV and digital audience figures of more than 81 million throughout its 5-month season.  The grand finale to the Le

By Eric Ralph Posted on January 23, 2022 SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule C209 has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and is now on track to reenter Earth’s atmosphere and splash down in the Gulf of Mexico as early as Monday, January 24th. As always, the timing and location of Dragon’s splashdown are both

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December 2021 was the second-best month ever for passenger plug-in electric car sales in the Netherlands with 23,150 new registrations. The result was lower by about 25% than the all-time record, set a year ago when registrations were artificially inflated by the manufacturers’ rush to comply with CO2 emission requirements in the European Union. Nonetheless,

By Joey Klender Posted on January 21, 2022 General Motors is set to invest $6.5 billion to develop two facilities in Michigan responsible for electric vehicle and EV battery production, a new report from Detroit News says. According to a meeting agenda and two sources, GM will pump a massive $6.5 billion investment into the two

Tesla has started construction on a new, much-needed giant Supercharger station in Santa Monica. The station was also supposed to include the automaker’s 1950s restaurant, but now it’s not clear if the diner is still in the plans. In 2018, Elon Musk said that Tesla plans to open an “old school drive-in, roller skates & rock restaurant

The Porsche Taycan Turbo S is the new Formula E safety car for the 2022 season. It’s a fitting choice, no doubt about it. Not only is the Taycan Turbo S all-electric—just like the racing series—but also breathtakingly fast. It delivers up to 560 kW (750 hp) of combined power and 774 lb-ft (1,048 Nm) of

By Maria Merano Posted on January 19, 2022 U.S. District Judge William Orrick stated he was inclined to deny Tesla’s request for a new trial on the racism case brought against it by ex-employee Owen Diaz if the former Tesla worker agrees to a reduction in damages, reported Bloomberg. Judge Orrick said he would issue a