Electric Cars

Volkswagen Group announced today the decision to launch an all-electric pickup and rugged EV SUV (R-SUV) in the US under the iconic Scout brand. The possibility of reviving and electrification of the Scout brand was hinted at recently and is not a surprise, as it fits in the general trend to electrify icons (like Mustang,

By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 11, 2022 Elon Musk recently confirmed that he intends to stay at Tesla as long as he can provide value for the electric vehicle maker. Musk’s comments were shared during his interview at the Financial Times‘ Future of the Car 2022 Summit.  Musk is a multitasker, so much so that he

VW’s advisory board is expected to approve a proposal tomorrow to spin off a new EV company centered around off-road vehicles, as first reported by WSJ. The company will resurrect the classic nameplate from the International Harvester Scout, a Jeep-like off-road vehicle from the 60s and 70s, and fill a similar niche as the Rivian

We wonder what prompted the reborn DeLorean company to choose to reveal its new electric sports car sooner than initially planned. Usually in the industry, things are the other way around and vehicles get postponed, they hardly ever are shown sooner than previously announced. DeLorean wanted to first show the vehicle it calls EVolved on

By Eric Ralph Posted on May 9, 2022 Argentinian Earth observation company Satellogic has signed an agreement with SpaceX to launch at least 68 more satellites on multiple Falcon 9 missions over the next few years. If fully realized, the deal could be worth tens of millions of dollars. It also demonstrates that SpaceX’s Smallsat

Lightning eMotors announced a partnership with Perrone Robotics to integrate Level 2 and Level 4 autonomous capabilities into its medium-duty electric fleet vehicles. By utilizing Perrone’s TONY retrofit autonomy kit, Lightning eMotors can now offer Class 3-7 commercial EVs that can self-drive in a range of scenarios. Lightning eMotors ($ZEV) is an auto manufacturer based in Colorado

The Rivian R1T is finally here, with the first few customers now able to give their thoughts on their trucks. One such owner, Utah-based Eugene, recently gave insight into his R1T experience.  Eugene initially discussed build quality, stating it was better than he expected. While startups like Lucid Motors have struggled with panel gaps and

By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 8, 2022 If Elon Musk successfully completes his acquisition of Twitter, employees of the social media platform should expect a clear direction from its new owner — and it would likely not be easy.  Musk has successfully reached a deal with Twitter’s Board of Directors to acquire the social

Fucare’s new Gemini X electric bike pairs a novel looking trellis-style frame with some high performance electric bike parts to create a fast Class 3 e-bike that looks at home on both the streets and the trails. The frame is rated for 400 lb (181 kg) of load and gives the Gemini X a look

We saw the Volkswagen ID Life concept at its debut in Munich last year and it seemed to have been fairly well received at the motor show and by the press generally speaking. But it looks like they did not deem it the right direction for the brand’s small EV, set to be unveiled in

By Joey Klender Posted on May 6, 2022 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) said in March 2021 that it would invest $5 billion into potential electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing sites in North America. CATL is now moving closer to locking in a plant in the United States, according to an exclusive report from Reuters,

Electric bicycles that blur the line with electric motorcycles and mopeds are an increasingly popular category of the e-bike industry. The latest new e-bike to take a full-throttle approach to this design philosophy is the C3STROM Astro. Available in both the Astro and Astro Pro models, C3STROM is definitely packing both high-power looks and the

General Motors CEO Mary Barra remains confident that the company she’s heading will surpass Tesla in EV manufacturing. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, the executive said that GM can pivot and snatch the world’s largest EV maker title from the company headed by Elon Musk. Barra believes GM will become the eventual leader in the

By Eric Ralph Posted on May 5, 2022 For the second time in ten days, a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and is on its way back to Earth. This time around, four professional Crew-3 astronauts from NASA and ESA boarded Crew Dragon and departed the station after

US Department of Energy-funded solar marketplace EnergySage and nonprofit accreditation body The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) just released the results of the 2021 Solar Installer Survey, which polled more than 500 residential and commercial solar installers across 43 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC. Here’s what they said. The state of solar

A teacher from Atlanta, Georgia, is probably the first retail customer to take delivery of a brand-new 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning—and he had no idea he even ordered one. That’s because he didn’t; he was surprised with an F-150 Lightning by Ford Motor Company on The Ellen DeGeneres show.  Ellen set up a fun game

By Joey Klender Posted on May 3, 2022 Ford will begin shipping units of the new, all-electric F-150 Lightning to dealers in the coming days after the pickup received an “Ok-To-Buy” status on all trims. Initially communicated by members of the F-150 Lightning forums, the all-electric version of the best-selling pickup in the United States

Tesla has decided to cancel any employee bonuses tied to its quarterly delivery quotas. The automaker is also raising base salaries for sales and delivery employees to compensate for the bonuses going away. However, it looks like it will result in an overall reduction in compensation for most of those Tesla employees. Tesla famously uses