Several days ago, Volkswagen officially announced EPA-estimated fuel economy figures for the 2022 ID.4 electric SUV, which is $765 (or 1.5-1.9%, depending on the version) more expensive than the 2021 model year. An interesting thing is that the EPA numbers reveal higher overall efficiency (including charging losses) for the 2022 ID.4, which translated also to
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By Joey Klender Posted on February 25, 2022 Tesla has announced that it will transition the Model S sedan and Model X SUV to Pure Vision, officially committing to a camera-based approach for its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving suites. In May 2021, Tesla announced that all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles delivered from that
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United Chargers has just re-launched its Grizzl-E Smart EV Charger for home and commercial charging of electric vehicles. This is the first mass-produced EV Charger in North America that can connect to any EV Charging software provider that supports OCPP 1.6J protocol. With its OCPP connection and available ChargeLab commercial software, the Grizzl-E Smart is
By Joey Klender Posted on February 25, 2022 Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) plans to expand its production capacity, along with other factors like surging oil prices that could sway consumers to electric vehicles, have contributed to Daiwa Securities analysts upgrading their outlook on the automaker’s stock. Daiwa analyst Jairam Nathan said Tesla is “best positioned” to
Whether you know Revel from its bright blue electric scooters or from its somehow brighter blue Model Y taxis, you could soon be seeing much more of the company. That’s thanks to a massive new $126 million funding round just announced by Revel. The new Series B funding round was reportedly led by BlackRock Renewable
EV startup Faraday Future has built the first production-intent FF 91 featuring production-specification components at its plant in Hanford, California. By manufacturing the first pre-production FF 91 flagship EV, Faraday Future says it has marked manufacturing milestone #4—”pre-production builds for final engineering validation and certification.“ As a result, the company claims it remains on track
By Eric Ralph Posted on February 24, 2022 In lieu of commercial missions ready to fly, SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets are currently scheduled to launch at least five batches of Starlink satellites in a row. The streak won’t break the company’s record of seven back-to-back Starlink launches but it does highlight one beneficial side-effect of
Seoul-headquartered LG Electronics Inc. is pulling out of the global solar panel business. The decision was approved yesterday by the LG board of directors in South Korea. Competition with Chinese rivals’ lower prices has made it hard for LG to compete. John I. Taylor, senior vice president of LG Electronics USA Inc., explained the reason to
Lucid Group has announced its first recall action for 203 Air electric vehicles over incorrectly installed strut dampers. In an emailed notice sent to owners of affected vehicles, Lucid informed them there’s a chance the front strut dampers were manufactured improperly by the part supplier. More specifically, they have the snap ring, which is located
By Joey Klender Posted on February 22, 2022 Tesla has been hit with a $1.27 million subrogation claim filed by State Farm related to a house fire that heavily damaged a home in Carmel, Indiana in 2020. State Farm claims that a “defect in design or manufacture” of the couple’s 2016 Tesla Model S started
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Used prices for the Honda S2000 have slowly been climbing, with people increasingly looking for unmodified, unmolested examples, hinting at the fact that this screaming sports car has already become a modern classic. However, fans of the model should not be upset at the sight of this EV-swapped example, because it was done really well
By Simon Alvarez Posted on February 20, 2022 There was a time when the Porsche Taycan Turbo S was considered extremely quick. Being one of the few cars that could beat the Tesla Model S P100D with Ludicrous Mode in the drag strip, the Taycan was the car that proved that veteran carmakers should not
After I had such a good time pretending to operate my own private fire service with the mini electric fire truck I found last week, I think I’ll stick with the municipal services for just a bit longer. And considering the famed high-wages that garbage men are supposed to receive, perhaps its time I bought
Dacia decided that it was not worth developing its own electric vehicle since it was able to strike a deal with parent company Renault to sell a version of the Renault City K-ZE. And in spite of its Chinese and Indian market roots, the Dacia Spring is proving surprisingly popular in Europe (46,000 orders so
By Joey Klender Posted on February 18, 2022 Tesla announced today on Twitter that it had successfully manufactured the one-millionth 4680 battery cell at the Kato Road pilot facility in January. Tesla’s 4680 battery cell is one of the company’s most significant developments in its history. The cell was the primary focus of Tesla’s Battery
Alex Spiro, Elon Musk’s lawyer, sent a letter to the SEC on behalf of Musk and Tesla arguing that the agency is “harassing” them and failed to transfer money to Tesla shareholders. Tesla, Elon Musk, and the SEC Musk and the SEC have had a few run-ins with each other, rarely with a good outcome.