Entertainment Kia and Honda raise EV production targets as the market heats up April 26, 2023 Two legacy automakers, Kia and Honda, both revealed new electric vehicle targets as the market for zero-emission EVs continues growing at a record pace globally. According to recent data, electric…
Entertainment BMW teases home stretch of i5 sedan development ahead of world premiere April 26, 2023 BMW is now weeks away from the world premiere of an all-electric version of its long-running 5 series and has shared some camouflaged images of the new i5 eDrive40 completing…
Entertainment Tesla Cybertruck sighting brings doubt about design – what do you think? April 26, 2023 A new Tesla Cybertruck sighting seems to bring more doubt about the electric pickup truck’s design. What do you think? When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019, the design…
Entertainment Why Tesla should deliver its new Roadster electric supercar April 26, 2023 The next-generation Tesla Roadster is still nowhere to be seen six years after being unveiled. Here’s an argument as to why Tesla should bring the car to market. When first…
Entertainment Tesla advances Powerwall pilot project with German electric company April 26, 2023 Tesla announces a successful step in a pilot project to deploy Powerwalls with German electric company Transnet BW to stabilize the grid and take better advantage of the country’s strong…
Entertainment Hyundai and SK On finalize $5B US battery factory [Update] April 25, 2023 Hyundai Motor Group and SK On plan to invest roughly $5 billion to build a new EV battery plant in the US. The partners recently signed a memorandum of understanding…
Entertainment Buick Electra E5 is winning over buyers in China as brand’s first electric SUV April 25, 2023 Buick opened reservations for its first electric SUV, the Electra E5, on April 13 in China. According to an update from the automaker Tuesday, the Buick Electra E5 has 8,000…
Entertainment Tesla starts to open Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric cars in China April 25, 2023 Tesla announced that it is starting to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric cars in China. It’s another step toward making the Supercharger network a fully-opened global charging network.…
Entertainment GM and Samsung partner to build a new $3 billion battery cell factory in the US April 25, 2023 GM and Samsung SDI have announced that they are partnering to build a new $3 billion battery cell factory in the US to power GM’s electric vehicles. It’s a change…
Entertainment Tesla gives update on battery degradation: only 12% after 200,000 miles April 25, 2023 Tesla has released a rare update on the battery degradation in its electric cars. The automaker claims its batteries only lose about 12% of capacity after 200,000 miles. Battery degradation,…
Entertainment Tesla brings back regenerative braking options on its electric cars April 25, 2023 Tesla is releasing a new software update that brings back regenerative braking options for its electric cars. Tesla previously allowed drivers to adjust the strength of the regenerative braking, which…
Entertainment Elon Musk seems a lot less sure about how Tesla could benefit from Twitter/X super app April 24, 2023 Elon Musk seems a lot less sure about how Tesla could benefit from Twitter or the new X company the social media platform is now operating under – something he…
Entertainment Volkswagen Group delivered 42% more BEVs in Q1 2023 – here’s how it breaks down April 24, 2023 Volkswagen Group’s battery electric vehicle deliveries saw a large increase of 42% year-over-year in Q1 2023. In Q1 2023, Volkswagen Group handed over 141,000 battery electric vehicles to customers globally…
Entertainment Colorado is getting its first electric fire truck April 24, 2023 The City of Boulder announced today that it’s purchased a Rosenbauer RTX, the State of Colorado’s first electric fire truck. Austrian-based Rosenbauer’s RTX is equipped with a 360 kW electric…
Entertainment Tesla alum’s SPAN raises $96M to ramp up home electrification April 24, 2023 Today, smart electrical panel maker SPAN announced a Series B2 fundraise of $96 million – here’s what it’s going to do next. This follows a $90 million Series B fundraising round…
Entertainment Tesla is rumored to be importing its new cheap Model Y variant in Canada from China April 24, 2023 A new report states that Tesla is supposedly about to be importing its new cheap Model Y variant introduced in Canada last week from China. When first announcing plans to…
Entertainment Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supercharging for life’ April 24, 2023 Tesla is trying again to get owners of older Model S and Model X with “unlimited free Supercharging for life” to give up the perk with a new offer. For…
Entertainment Canada lures Volkswagen’s new battery plant north by matching billions in subsidies offered by US April 22, 2023 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a massive deal with German automaker Volkswagen Group to implement its first electric vehicle plant outside of Europe in the country. Canada has…
Entertainment Audi A8 EV will be the brand’s most powerful model with leading range and digital interior April 21, 2023 Audi is set to release its next-gen A8 model next year, which will reportedly be the brand’s most powerful EV and vehicle overall. The Audi A8 EV will be key…
Entertainment Tesla gives update on its game-changing 4680 battery cell April 21, 2023 Tesla has released a very detailed update on its 4680 battery cell program, which is expected to be critical for its future electric vehicles. The 4680 battery cell format has…