Volkswagen has lifted the veils off its first all-electric crossover coupe, the ID.5. As its name suggests, the ID.5 is positioned above the ID.4 with which it shares the EV-dedicated MEB platform. It also sports less conventional styling than the ID.4, with the roof arch stretching sleekly across the body, dropping down earlier and running
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By Eric Ralph Posted on November 2, 2021 SpaceX has won a contract to launch Skynet on a Falcon 9 rocket in 2025. Instead of a self-aware, apocalyptic AI, though, “Skynet” refers to the United Kingdom’s planned Skynet 6A spacecraft – part of a family of military communications satellites that far predate their science fiction
Award-winning Premier Taxis was named GreenFleet Private Hire/Taxi Company of the year thanks to its EV initiative after it began operating electric taxis in 2015. To boost their eco- credentials the firm have added five MG5 EVs to its fleet to replace Toyota Auris Hybrids. The new additions will be used across the Lancashire firm’s
REV Group, a specialty vehicle designer and manufacturer, announced it has received an order to build its all-electric, E-ONE Vector fire truck for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department in Arizona. When completed and delivered, the Vector will be the first fully-electric fire truck in North America. REV Group Inc. is a collection of design
Great Wall Motors’ Ora EV brand is putting the finishing touches on its European expansion plans and has announced that UK sales of its Cat electric hatchback will start in December. On sale in China since 2018 and confirmed to launch in Europe at September’s IAA Mobility 2021 show in Munich, the Ora Cat will
By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 31, 2021 When Tesla started selling Full Self-Driving back in 2016, the company was in a far different place than where it is today. Back then, Tesla was not the most valuable carmaker by market cap, nor was it a tried and tested business that no longer needs credits
The British Motor Show is set to arrive at Farnborough International Expo Centre in August with a little extra this year, an entire hall dedicated to electric motoring. The Select Electric Motor Show, sponsored by Select Car Leasing, the UK’s leading vehicle leasing company, will be held in the previously named Technology Hall and will now
There is no shortage of fun-looking electric vehicles on Alibaba, the mystical and sometimes downright oddball Chinese shopping site. And while I normally find something decidedly more land-loving for my Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, this week we’re going to get a bit wet. So grab some sunblock, inflate your arm
In interesting data about the new Tesla Model X Long Range was recently found in the Tesla‘s application documents sent to EPA. An EV enthusiast – temp (@tempermanant) via Teslarati – notes several differences between the new 2021 model year version and the previous 2020. Documents for the Tesla Model X Plaid are not yet
By Joey Klender Posted on October 29, 2021 Malaysian government officials are petitioning and working toward making electric vehicles exempt from taxes, including import and excise duties, as well as road taxes. During his address to Parliament earlier this week, Malaysian finance minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz cited the reduction of pollutants
After being cut in half, a proposed US tax credit for new electric bicycle purchases has been bumped back up to a full 30%. The move comes as electric bicycles sales continue to grow, making the alternative form of transportation an increasingly popular option as a car replacement. That led several members of the US
Hello again, and welcome back to another busy installment of the ABC of EVs. We’ve done a few videos in this series on batteries and some of the terminology such as amps, capacity and elements such as Cobalt. Today we’re turning our attention to voltage. Stay tuned for the details! The basics So we know from a previous video that electricity is the
By Maria Merano Posted on October 27, 2021 Hertz could extend its Tesla order to 150,000 vehicles if the venture with Uber proves successful, according to the rideshare platform’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Khosrowshahi said Uber was confident that 50,000 Tesla vehicles would be a popular choice for drivers and consumers once they enter the rideshare
Yesterday the UK Government announced immediate changes to the Plug-In car Grant, reducing the value to £2,500 and the number of models eligible. These changes have received much industry criticism, with suggestions the move will stifle the growth of EV sales as drivers are put off making the switch. What’s changed? The value of the
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Tesla’s Elon Musk has been quite active on Twitter lately. For a time, it seemed he was focusing his Twitter activity more on replies than on his own Tweets, but over the past few days, the outspoken CEO has taken to Twitter often. In a reply to a tweet that originally came from Tesla‘s official
By Maria Merano Posted on October 25, 2021 Elon Musk has confirmed that Hertz paid full price for its massive Tesla Model 3 order. Recently, news broke that the American car rental giant ordered 100,000 Model 3 vehicles for its fleet. “To be clear, cars sold to Hertz have no discount. Same price as to
The UK Plug-in Car grant aims to stimulate the sales of electric cars by slicing a chunk of the price. Recently the value of the grant was reduced and the number of models eligible dramatically cut. Any car above £35,000 was no longer eligible for a £2,500 discount. The list of eligible models remains healthy,
Tesla has increased Model S and Model X prices by another $5,000 as demand is pushing deliveries of new orders deep into next year. As we reported earlier this week, Tesla is back to delivering its full lineup of vehicles after finally starting back production of the Model X after the refresh. The automaker is
The upcoming all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup and Ford E-Transit van already attracted a lot of customers, who placed over 150,000 reservation for an electric F-150, and over 24,000 for electric Transit. That’s a great result, but according to a recent Reuters‘ article, there is also a group of Ford’s fleet customers that are reluctant.
By Joey Klender Posted on October 23, 2021 Tesla’s newest version of the Full Self-Driving Beta was delayed from Friday to Sunday, according to CEO Elon Musk. If you were expecting to receive a new bi-weekly download and didn’t receive it, it will “probably” release tomorrow, the CEO said. Tesla has been releasing new versions
With revised pricing for all e-2008 models and enhanced deposit contributions for the e-208 range, Peugoet is latest manufacturer to respond to the recent overhaul of the UK Government’s Plug-in Car Grant. This move follows Citroen, Vauxhall and Kia who have adjusted their prices. The grant has been reduced to £2,500 and is now only
Tesla is increasing prices for the base versions of the Model 3 and Model Y base prices, the second time this month alone. Delivery timelines slip a few months again. Earlier this year, Tesla started doing regular incremental price increases throughout its entire lineup. The automaker took a break for a few months, but it
Volkswagen Group is one of the established carmakers that is really putting some effort into the EV revolution. Much of their future is dependent on the success of the models coming out that are based on the MEB platform. Although the iD.4 may hit the bigger volumes, and the Audi Q4 e-tron may hit the more luxury market…there
By Maria Merano Posted on October 21, 2021 Tesla plans to triple the span of the Supercharger Network over the next two years. The Supercharger Network will play a more significant role in Tesla’s primary mission, especially after it invites non-Tesla EVs to use the service. One of the investor questions at the Q3 earnings
Nissan has confirmed price reductions of both 40kWh and 62kWh versions of its award-winning LEAF electric vehicle, effective from April. For customers looking to purchase the long-range e+ 62kWh version, the price reduction renews the model’s eligibility for the grant, unlocking a saving of £5,265 compared to purchasing at the previous price without the £2,500
Tesla has confirmed that it has achieved an annual run rate of 1 million electric cars per year at the end of last quarter. After Tesla reported production of 237,823 vehicles and the delivery of 241,300 vehicles last quarter, we declared that Tesla has basically achieved a run rate of 1 million vehicles. Now the
Just this week, we reported on Foxconn’s first EV concepts. Taiwan’s Foxconn, formally Hon Hai Technology Group, introduced its first electric car concepts under the Foxtron brand, which is a joint venture between the world’s largest iPhone producer and Taiwan’s largest carmaker Yulon Motor. The tech giant based in Taiwan has just announced plans for
By Maria Merano Posted on October 19, 2021 Recently, the Tesla Cybertruck was spotted in the wild featuring side mirrors. After the sighting, Elon Musk noted that Cybertruck owners could remove the mirrors easily if they wanted. The Cybertruck’s side mirrors have been a hot topic since the electric pickup was unveiled. Many people like
Adding to its portfolio, the energy provider Octopus has launched a new leasing service – Electric Dreams – offering 100% electric car salary sacrifice schemes, to save employees thousands as they switch to clean green driving. Similar to the popular cycle-to-work scheme, employers can give their staff a highly valuable benefit that is also good