Electric Cars

By Joey Klender Posted on August 7, 2024 Rivian is eager to begin ramping up the production and deliveries of its Electric Delivery Van (EDV), which has been used exclusively by Amazon for several years. It realizes it will have to explore customers outside of the e-commerce giant to justify the ramp-up, as it will

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we talk about legacy performance nameplates turning to battery power, the value of Tesla Autopilot data, and whether or not a $96,000 Chevy Silverado makes any sense at all, to anyone, for any reason. Plus, we check out latest high-performance Volkswagen’s ID.3 and ponder its place in the GTi’s

By Maria Merano Posted on August 6, 2024 China warned Canada against imposing 100% tariffs on its electric vehicle (EV) imports.  Canada is considering new tariffs on Chinese-made EV imports similar to those in the United States. China argues that Canada would be sacrificing normal trade between the two countries if it imposed similar tariffs. 

Rivian (RIVN) released its second-quarter earnings after the market closed on Tuesday as the EV maker aggressively cuts costs. CEO RJ Scaringe called the quarter a “defining one” as Rivian eyes its first gross profit by the end of the year. Here’s a breakdown of Rivian’s Q2 2024 earnings. Rivian second quarter earnings preview After

By Maria Merano Posted on August 4, 2024 Tesla Giga Berlin aims to increase sales before it proceeds with its expansion plans for the factory.  “We will not spend several billion on the expansion of the factory without the signals being clear that the market is asking for this,” said Tesla Giga Berlin plant Manager

The world (and life) moves fast and we humans can only do enough in our lives to keep up with it as best we can. One growing aspect that many are trying to find solutions to in the modern world is how to get to all our daily appointments – work, school, social events –

By Zachary Visconti Posted on August 3, 2024 Elon Musk revealed the name of the Tesla Gigafactory Texas supercomputing cluster over the weekend, following a tour of the recently constructed building. On Saturday, Musk wrote on X that the Giga Texas supercomputing cluster is named “Cortex,” noting that he just completed a walkthrough of the

As a serious heat wave expands across the US, we look at how high temperatures affect EV range from battery range experts Recurrent. An intense heat wave is expanding from the Midwest to the East and West coasts, with 6.4 million people under excessive heat watch as of today. Temperatures are expected to reach 100F in multiple

By Joey Klender Posted on August 1, 2024 Elon Musk is being sued by Don Lemon following their testy interview on the social media platform X. Lemon claims Musk canceled a partnership that would see him create a talk show that would be available on the social media platform. Lemon filed the suit in a

Maryland-based ION Storage Systems is about to dramatically accelerate the commercialization of its unique solid-state batteries (SSBs). August 1, 2024: ION announced that it’s achieved 800 cycles in its cells without requiring compression or volume change. They’re the first to do it with a non-compression anodeless design. Compression has long been an obstacle to SSB success. 

By Maria Merano Posted on July 31, 2024 LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Samsung SDI are nearing the mass production of Tesla’s 4680 cell design.  Samsung SDI aims to start mass production on the 46-series cylindrical battery by early 2025. The South Korean battery supplier accelerated its timeline for the 4680 cells by over a

The upcoming Kia EV4 was spotted testing in Europe for the first time as the Korean automaker’s latest affordable EV. Kia’s EV4 is an electric sedan similar in size to Tesla’s Model 3. Can it compete with Tesla? Kia unveiled the EV4 for the first time during its first annual EV Day last October. The

By Zachary Visconti Posted on July 29, 2024 Automotive chemical manufacturer Prestone is currently developing a low-conductivity electric vehicle (EV) coolant that scientists hope can increase EV efficiency. While ethylene glycol is used in both gas vehicles and EVs, including Teslas, Prestone has increased its research and development budget for learning about less conductive cooling

In what both companies claim to be a world’s first, Liebherr and Fortescue have announced plans to jointly develop a fully Autonomous Haulage Solution (AHS) for their massive, 264-ton BEV-converted electric haul trucks. The on-site validation of a fleet of the four zero emission Liebherr T 264 autonomous trucks equipped with AHS is already underway,

By Maria Merano Posted on July 28, 2024 Tesla batteries are powering houses in Ukraine as Russia continues attacking the country’s energy infrastructure.  Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have left many Ukrainians without power. The owner of Ukrainian Autonomous Systems, Oleksandr Bentsa, realized he could salvage batteries from damaged Tesla to power Ukraine’s homes

The Kandi Mini is unlike any other golf cart in the world in two key ways. First, it’s less than half the price of your average golf cart. And second, it’s a lot more compact than your average golf cart. Both of these are key features for folks who have become golf cart curious but

By Joey Klender Posted on July 26, 2024 Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave new updates on the company’s Humanoid Robot project, known as Optimus, yesterday, stating the company will have low production for internal use in 2025 and “hopefully” higher production in 2026 for other companies. The Optimus humanoid robot is one of Tesla’s newest

Photo: RWE The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has canceled the second offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico due to “a lack of competitive interest.” BOEM received 25 comments in response to the March 2024 Proposed Sale Notice, but only one company expressed interest in participating. The federal agency says