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Bentley Motors and The Little Car Company have teamed up to bring a street legal, 85% scale version of a vehicle that goes beyond classic, beyond vintage, and beyond expensive. Built to Bentley Motors’ quality standards, the all-electric Blower Jnr, inspired by the former’s historic 1929 Car No. 2, arrives as a truly unique blend

As Jaguar revamps its lineup to prepare for the electric future, the I-Pace will reportedly be left behind. Jaguar’s new CEO is taking the British luxury automaker in a different direction, with its first next-generation EV, a four-door GT, due out in 2024. Jaguar I-Pace left out of EV revamp Jaguar Land Rover CEO Adrian

Tesla is hiring to launch a new in-house “Tesla Rental Program” with a pilot program coming to collision centers in Texas. The automaker has posted a new job listing for “Program Manager, Business Development.” Melissa Porche Blakely, staff program manager, Business Development at Tesla, posted the listing on LinkedIn with the mention “big things happening…”

Powerwall owners on the Tesla Electric plan in Texas are coming out of the recent heatwave with an extra $100 in their pockets on average. Late last year, after gaining experience through its virtual power plants (VPPs), Tesla took things a step further with the launch of “Tesla Electric.” Instead of reacting to specific “events” and

After pulling the Titan full-size pickup from the US market, Nissan is banking on a segment it’s better positioned in with mid-size trucks. Amid Nissan’s next-gen Frontier delay, speculation is rising that it could reemerge as a mid-size EV pickup. According to a supplier memo viewed by Automotive News, Nissan is extending production of the

EcoProBM, SK On and Ford are planning to invest C$1.2 billion to build a cathode manufacturing facility in Bécancour, Québec. Ford and SK, a Korean battery manufacturer, have announced a plan to build a new $1.2 billion battery cathode factory in Becancour, known as Quebec’s battery valley. Ford and SK have built or announced several

After recently beginning to tease a global premiere of its first all-electric vehicle, Acura officially pulled the sheet off its ZDX SUV in front of a crowd at Monterey Car Week this morning. The BEV will be available in two different powertrain configurations as well as a performance Type S trim. Check out the full

Texas has officially approved an initiative that would force charging stations to be equipped with Tesla’s NACS connector in order to get access to over $400 million in subsidies. After the first wave of automakers announced that they would adopt NACS, a connector that Tesla designed and is trying to make the new charging standard

Tesla has been spotted shipping Cybertrucks by the truckload, at least two of them, and a few electric pickups seem to be destined for crash testing. It feels like the Cybertruck program is really on the cusp of reaching production. We were particularly excited when we saw that Tesla Cybertrucks are now coming out of

Tesla has launched a product: the Tesla Universal Wall Connector. The product is perfect for non-Tesla EV buyers in North America. The product is inspired by Tesla’s Magic Dock, a new adapter integrated into Supercharger stations. The Magic Dock serves as the receptor for the Supercharger handle, but when unlocked by a non-Tesla EV owner,

Kia is teasing a new limited edition EV ahead of its debut at The Quail during Monterey Car Week in a few days. Kia teases limited edition EV ahead of debut The new limited edition Kia EV appears to be a radiant Hulk green EV6. Although the electric car is mostly hidden in the teaser,

Tesla is starting to take steps to launch Full Self-Driving Beta in China, but there are likely some hurdles ahead. For how much we are complaining about Tesla’s Full Self-Driving package and FSD Beta in North America, we have it good compared to Europe and China, where Tesla has launched even fewer promised features under

New photos of the Cadillac Optiq have emerged in China, showing a sleek midsize electric crossover SUV, typical of what you would expect from the luxury brand. But can it compete with the Tesla Model Y? Last month, Electrek reported that General Motors’ joint venture (SAIC-GM) was planning to launch a new cheaper electric SUV

Tesla has launched two new vehicles of the Model S and Model X. The automaker is bringing back ‘Standard Range’ versions with shorter ranges and cheaper prices. Over the years, Tesla has launched a myriad of versions of the Model S and Model X – most often based around different battery packs from 40 kWh

Indonesian officials are saying that Tesla is going to announce a new battery material factory in the country, but take it with a grain of salt. Senior Minister Luhut Pandjaitan met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in San Francisco and shared on Instagram that the goal of the meeting was to understand what is the

As Ford Motor Company continues to expand the number of branded vehicles equipped with its BlueCruise hands-free driving technology, it is now making the feature more accessible to drivers by offering more flexible subscription plans as well as a free trial for new customers. The public got its first taste of Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free driving

Prior to leaving Apple in January, Peter Stern was widely considered the eventual successor to Apple Services boss Eddy Cue. Fast-forward to today and Stern has popped back up as the new head of software and services integration at Ford. The automaker announced the hire in a press release today: Ford today named Apple veteran Peter

Electrek’s concept image of a Tesla Data Center Tesla says it will build new “1st of its kind” data centers. The automaker is hiring staff for it and snapping up some existing data centers. The data center business is now massive with a market size of more than $250 billion. Most of the biggest companies

Tesla has updated its Model Y prices in China to reduce them on most versions of the electric SUV and offers a new incentive on Model 3. China remains the biggest EV market in the world and one of the most important markets for Tesla. Throughout the first half of the year, Tesla initiated a

A new drone flyover of Gigafactory Texas shows that Tesla Cybertrucks are now coming out of the factory in numbers. If Tesla sticks to its latest production timeline for the Cybertruck, we are just weeks away from the start of production and the first deliveries to employees. We have been following closely to determine if