Entertainment Volkswagen Group to build four new EVs and batteries in Spain, including upcoming ID.2 March 22, 2023 According to a recent update from Volkswagen Passenger Cars CEO Thomas Schaefer, the Group intends to build at least four of its incoming EVs across its sub-brand’s current and upcoming…
Entertainment Tesla promises to double number of trees at Gigafactory Mexico after deforestation March 22, 2023 Tesla has promised to plant double the number of trees that it will remove as part of the deforestation effort to build Gigafactory Mexico. There are a lot of eyes…
Entertainment Tesla taking delivery of another of world’s largest press for Cybertruck production March 22, 2023 Tesla is taking delivery of another of the world’s largest press at Gigafactory Texas, and it is again expected to be used for Cybertruck production. Last year, Idra, the maker of Tesla’s…
Entertainment Tesla engineers tried to convince Elon Musk not to give up radar for self-driving March 21, 2023 A new report states that Tesla engineers tried to convince Elon Musk not to give up on radar for its Autopilot and self-driving effort. Tesla has a weird history with…
Entertainment California may soon see a lot more driverless robotaxis on the road from GM’s Cruise March 21, 2023 GM’s self-driving rideshare unit, Cruise, has applied for permission to expand testing of its robotaxi rides throughout all of California. The autonomous driving specialist has already been testing rides for…
Entertainment The world saw a record 9.6% growth in renewables in 2022 March 21, 2023 By the end of 2022, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3372 gigawatts (GW), growing the stock of renewable power by 295 GW or 9.6%, according to the International Renewable…
Entertainment Tesla (TSLA) surges on strong sales in China March 21, 2023 Tesla (TSLA) stock is surging amid data coming out of China, showing that the automaker will likely deliver a strong quarter in this important market. At the time of writing,…
Entertainment Ford releases fully electric, sub $50k Explorer SUV…in the wrong market March 21, 2023 Ford finally took the sheets off its new mid-size electric SUV, a tribute to the automaker’s best-selling Explorer. The fully electric Explorer, built on Volkswagen’s MEB platform, is expected to…
Entertainment Tesla expands its virtual sales presence with remote test drives March 20, 2023 Tesla is expanding its new sales strategy of using virtual sales advisers with remote test drive locations to Europe. In the summer of 2021, Electrek exclusively reported that Tesla was…
Entertainment Hyundai IONIQ 5 is attracting premium customers as EV buyers look past brand loyalty March 20, 2023 Hyundai’s sleek IONIQ 5 electric SUV design and advanced features are attracting a new group of buyers that would usually stick with a premium brand. The success has even surprised…
Entertainment Kia EV6 is driving automaker’s push into China as its first EV for the market, EV5 to follow March 20, 2023 South Korean EV automaker Kia Motor announced its initial entry into the market of China, beginning with its super popular EV6 crossover. The automaker debuted several concepts overseas today, including…
Entertainment Acer (yes, the computer company) is building a fancy electric bike with built-in AI March 20, 2023 Meet the Acer ebii, a lightweight electric bike built by computer component maker Acer. The company looks to be coming in hot with several innovative features that we have rarely…
Entertainment Tesla finally starts rolling out Full Self-Driving Beta v11 March 20, 2023 Tesla has finally started the broad rollout of Full Self-Driving Beta v11, a significant update that is Autopilto with the Full Self-Driving Beta software stack. Tesla FSD Beta v11 is…
Entertainment Mini Bronco-like electric SUV made by General Motors spotted in China March 18, 2023 The first images of the Baojun Yep (YueYe in Chinese) – a mini electric SUV made by a joint venture between GM, SAIC, and Wuling (SGMW) – have surfaced in…
Entertainment Cadillac goes after Tesla by setting up test drives at Supercharger station March 17, 2023 GM’s Cadillac is going after Tesla’s clientele in a not-so-subtle way by setting up test drives directly at a Tesla Supercharger station. How can you find people who like electric…
Entertainment Volkswagen plans to sell battery cells to Ford and reduce EV costs as it eyes mining investment March 17, 2023 VW has big ambitions to bring down EV costs, starting with the battery cells. To do so, the automaker looks to invest in mines as it looks to vertically integrate.…
Entertainment Tesla releases new mobile app with better insight into your battery pack March 17, 2023 Tesla has released a new mobile app update that gives owners better insights into their vehicle’s battery pack, among other things. The mobile app is at the center of the…
Entertainment The Cure’s Robert Smith persuades Ticketmaster to partially refund ‘unduly high’ fees March 17, 2023 The Cure frontman Robert Smith says he has persuaded Ticketmaster to partially refund the “unduly high” fees being added to tickets for their US tour – in some cases adding…
Entertainment Audi Q6 e-tron prototype shot testing ahead of debut this year [Photos] March 16, 2023 Audi says its new Q6 e-tron is “close to production” as puts it to the test in the far northern outskirts of Europe. New photos of the Audi Q6 e-tron…
Entertainment Tesla applies to expand Gigafactory Berlin to 1 million vehicles per year March 16, 2023 Tesla has submitted its environmental application to expand Gigafactory Berlin to produce one million vehicles per year. When ramping up a new vehicle to volume production at a new factory,…