According to a recent article published by Automotive News, Nissan has officially delayed the launch of its upcoming fully electric Ariya crossover SUV. Not surprisingly, the brand points to the global chip shortage as a primary reason for the delay. In addition, Nissan mentions “other supply chain disruptions,” which are also no surprise. Automakers across
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By Maria Merano Posted on April 4, 2022 Shortly after news broke that Elon Musk now owns a substantial stake in Twitter, the Tesla CEO is already asking users if they want an edit button. As of this writing, 76.3% of users are in favor of an edit button, and 23.7% voted “no.” On April
When Alrendo first rolled onto the scene with its 135 km/h (84 mph) TS Bravo electric motorcycles, the commuter bikes looked ready to inflict some serious damage on the conventional gas-bike market. And now that the model has received new upgrades and the company is expanding its reach across Europe, Oceania, and Asia, the future
Porsche reports 13,042 car sales in the US during the first quarter of 2022, which is 24.9% less than a year ago (an all-time strongest quarter), as the company was significantly affected by “supply and transit issues.” Considering the recent news about a temporary production halt at some of the plants, we are afraid that the
By Joey Klender Posted on April 2, 2022 Tesla, Inc. announced this morning that it delivered 310,048 vehicles during 2022’s first quarter, marking yet another record for deliveries in a three-month span. “In the first quarter, we produced over 305,000 vehicles and delivered over 310,000 vehicles, despite ongoing supply chain challenges and factory shutdowns,” Tesla
Tesla released its Q1 2022 delivery and production results today and confirmed just over 310,000 deliveries, which is a new all-time delivery record despite a difficult quarter for several reasons. Due to supply chain issues and 2 separate shutdowns at Gigafactory Shanghai, many believed that Tesla would finally break its impressive streak of quarterly delivery
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, one of the world’s leading luxury hospitality companies, has unveiled a partnership with Canossa Events, a Motorsport Network company, to bring to market Beyond by Four Seasons, An Exclusive Driving Journey Through Tuscany. A week-long curated driving experience, it is designed to showcase the best of the Italian countryside by
By Joey Klender Posted on April 1, 2022 Following Joe Biden’s invoking of the Defense Production Act yesterday, nickel expert Trent Mell is commending the President’s decision to surge the domestic production and sourcing of electric vehicle materials. Speculation early in the week indicated President Biden was considering using the Defense Production Act for the
Tesla Insurance has enabled its controversial driver safety score, which tracks driving data in real time, in California, its biggest market, but it is only for “educational purposes” and won’t affect premiums… for now. Tesla had already introduced its own insurance product in California, but it didn’t utilize real-time driving data and Tesla’s safety score,
The Hummer EV is an insane electric beast. We’ve already had the opportunity to take a short test drive of one last year and came away really impressed. However, GMC is currently hosting comprehensive first drive events, and our full driving review will be up in early April. The Fast Lane Truck was another outlet
By Eric Ralph Posted on March 31, 2022 SpaceX has begun transporting an upgraded Super Heavy booster to its South Texas launch facilities, where the rocket will likely be tested with a rarely used stand known as the ‘can crusher’. On Wednesday, March 30th, SpaceX scheduled a temporary road closure – indicative of transport operations
One way that we can all help the environment is by stopping single-use battery disposal. More and more devices are getting built-in rechargeable batteries, but for those that still use traditional AA or AAAs, it’s time to swap those to ones that can be used over and over again. Today, we’re talking about an 8-pack
A Kia EV6 in Wind trim and all-wheel-drive (AWD) system equipped with a 77.4 kWh battery and 19″ Kumho tires recently was range tested by Out of Spec Reviews’ Kyle Conner at a constant speed of 70 mph (113 km/h). It’s a brand new car, with only 2,641 miles (4,249 km) on the odometer at the
By Joey Klender Posted on March 29, 2022 Volvo Trucks North America announced today that it received its largest global order of Class 8 electric semi-trucks with Maersk-owned Performance Team. The Maersk entity added 110 units to its order, making a commitment to purchase 126 Volvo VNR all-electric trucks after an initial order in Q3
London announced that it is providing funding to deploy a fleet of Tesla Model 3 vehicles through a vehicle subscription service to be available for private hire drivers such as Uber. Startup Breathe operates in the rapidly growing space of “vehicle-as-a-service” by providing an all-in-one car subscription that includes the car, insurance, service, maintenance, and
As promised earlier this month, NIO has started delivering its ET7 electric flagship sedan to Chinese customers on March 28. The first batch of ET7s were delivered today to buyers at the company’s headquarters in Hefei, Anhui province, by NIO manufacturing and quality experts. The formal commencement of ET7 customer deliveries is an important milestone
By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 28, 2022 Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shareholders will be voting on a potential stock split during this year’s annual shareholder meeting. The update was posted by the company through its official Twitter account on Monday. “Tesla will ask shareholders to vote at this year’s annual meeting to authorize additional shares in
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