Electric Cars

Hyundai Motor Group’s supplier, Hyundai Mobis, is investing around $256 million (350 billion won) in building new plants in Slovakia for EV parts. The base will include Hyundai’s first EV power systems production plant in the region, a “key bridgehead for conquering the European electrification market.” Hyundai Mobis, the “parts and service” unit for Hyundai

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 14, 2024 Polestar’s Q3 2024 results have revealed that the automaker saw a 14% drop in vehicle deliveries in the third quarter. This was despite Polestar offering new models in its lineup for consumers.  As noted by Polestar in a press release, it was able to hand over 11,900

Energica, Europe’s leading electric motorcycle maker and often considered ‘the Ducati of e-motorcycles’, appears to be in financial distress. New reports from local media indicate that the Italian motorcycle maker may be headed for collapse. According to the Italian newspaper Chronica, Energica’s employees are preparing to strike in response to financial uncertainty regarding their employment

By Zachary Visconti Posted on October 13, 2024 Following the unveiling of Tesla’s Cybercab and Robovan last week, the company’s lead designer has shared a few words about the design of the unique autonomous vehicles—including the fact that the Robovan could “possibly” have been designed to be small enough to fit inside of a Boring

Austrian emergency vehicle manufacturer Rosenbauer has officially opened the order books on its latest electric fire truck. Meet the Panther 6×6 electric aircraft rescue and fire fighter (ARFF). Four electric motors power the new 6×6, delivering vastly superior performance, handling, and acceleration than its diesel-powered competition. The Rosenbauer Panther 6×6 electric was specially designed to

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 11, 2024 Tesla China has announced that it has produced its 3 millionth vehicle. The electric vehicle maker celebrated the occasion with a commemorative photo showcasing the facility’s 3 millionth car, a red Model Y, and the Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai team. As highlighted by Tesla Vice President Grace Tao

We didn’t learn much new from Tesla’s Robotaxi event last night, but one piece of information we were looking forward to was a little information on Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot. And we got some, but it’s maybe a little less flattering to Tesla than some might have liked. After unveiling the Robotaxi/Cybercab and Robovan, Tesla

By Joey Klender Posted on October 9, 2024 Tesla’s Robotaxi unveiling event is just about 24 hours away, and analysts are getting their final thoughts regarding what some say is the most “widely anticipated” industry event ever. Dan Ives of Wedbush has put out his final note prior to the event today, putting in some

Uber reports that half its riders in areas where it offers autonomous rides say “no, thank you” to the offer. It highlights trust issues with self-driving technologies. Uber was an early player in self-driving vehicles. it makes sense since the technology stands to disrupt its business more than any other. However, its own effort didn’t

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 8, 2024 It appears that Tesla China’s new vehicle registrations reached a new high during the final week of the third quarter. During the week of September 23-29, 2024, Tesla China reportedly saw 22,600 vehicle registrations, its highest to date.  Tesla China does not report its weekly domestic sales

On today’s exciting episode of Quick Charge, we try to find the missing hype that usually surrounds Tesla’s new product reveals – and why five years of broken product promises mean it might not show up at all this time around. We’ve also got a pickup that doesn’t need a $16,000 range extender in its bed

By Joey Klender Posted on October 6, 2024 Tesla just made camping harder with one simple move in its most recent software update. Tesla decided to disable the use of 12-volt and 16-volt sockets when nobody is occupying the vehicle, making things significantly more difficult if you choose to use the EV maker’s cars when

Lucid Motors (LCID) just broke its delivery record again in Q3 as new incentives boosted demand. The EV maker has now delivered more vehicles in 2024 than it did all of last year. Lucid set another delivery record in Q3 2024 After delivering another 2,781 vehicles in the third quarter, Lucid has now handed over

By Zachary Visconti Posted on October 5, 2024 Elon Musk spoke at a Pennsylvania rally for former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Pennsylvania over the weekend, calling the election a “must-win” for Trump, and noting that people needed to vote to preserve the Constitution and democracy as a whole. It was reported

By Joey Klender Posted on October 4, 2024 The Lucid Air Grand Touring has been added to the Dubai Police General Command, becoming the newest member of the ever-expanding fleet of vehicles for the department. The new Air Grand Touring trim was welcomed into the fleet by His Excellency Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri,

Global mining and metals company Fortescue is driving the technology behind massive, all electric heavy equipment solutions with an all-new 6 MW DC fast charger that can charge this massive haul truck’s 1,900 kWh battery in less than thirty minutes. (!) Jointly developed by Fortescue and heavy equipment giants Liebherr, the 6 MW (6000 kW)

By Joey Klender Posted on October 2, 2024 Tesla Robotaxi unveiling will take place next week on October 10 in Los Angeles at the company’s “We, Robot” event. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas has a clear-cut timeline of when the firm believes the Robotaxi will roll out. Jonas notes that Morgan Stanley believes there is

Tesla fans are starting a rumor that McDonald’s is going to partner with Tesla on its Robotaxi/Cybercab based on a cryptic message the fast-food chain posted. This is the post that started the speculation: The date is what triggered speculation from Tesla fans since the automaker is planning to unveil its Robotaxi at an event