Electric Cars

By Maria Merano Posted on June 27, 2024 During Investor Day, Rivian talked about the future release of its bidirectional charger.  Rivian recently held its first Investor Day after announcing its partnership with Volkswagen. During its presentation on Investor Day, Rivian informed investors that the first and second-generation R1T pickup truck and R1S vehicles are

Photo by Amol Mande on Pexels.com The Pew Research Center surveyed Americans about how they feel about local wind and solar development in their communities – this is what they found. Wind and solar in Americans’ backyards As a whole, more Americans think wind or solar would help rather than hurt their local economy. But

By Maria Merano Posted on June 26, 2024 Hyundai Motor Company officially unveiled its sub-compact Inster electric vehicle (EV). The Hyundai Inter will launch in the South Korean car market first. Later, it will be available in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.  The South Korean automaker unveiled the all-electric Hyundai Inster EV at

On today’s episode, Mate Rimac beats Tesla to the Robotaxi punch, Porsche recalls 31,000 electric Taycan models, Fred helps find the best tires for your Tesla Model 3, and we go Back to the Future with an electric DeLorean restomod. All this and more, on YouTube’s ONLY show about EVs: Quick Charge! Whether or not

By Maria Merano Posted on June 24, 2024 Tesla’s FSD (Full Self-Driving) free transfer promo has been relaunched this summer. It applies to new deliveries of the Model S, Model 3, Model X, and Model Y between June 24 and August 31, 2024.  During the 2024 Annual Stockholder Meeting earlier this month, Elon Musk extended

According to a joint announcement, Castrol, a global leader in lubricants and part of the oil giant BP, today announced an investment of up to US$50 million in Gogoro, a global technology leader in battery-swapping ecosystems. The first tranche of the investment will see Castrol invest US$25 million to receive 5.72% of Gogoro’s outstanding ordinary shares, followed

By Simon Alvarez Posted on June 23, 2024 Rivian Sr. Performance Test Engineer Gardner Nichols successfully piloted his 1025 hp second-generation quad-motor Rivian R1T at the 2024 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. During his run, Nichols was able to complete the treacherous hill climb in 10:53.883, beating his previous record by 30 seconds.  With Nichols’

The Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb is in progress, and several EVs which set out to post new records have done so today, with the Rivian R1T and Ioniq 5N both claiming records, and the Ford SuperTruck being the fastest vehicle up the hill on the day. The Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb is one

By Joey Klender Posted on June 21, 2024 Tesla is set to unveil its Robotaxi on August 8 and as the automaker plans to show off what will be its driverless vehicle platform for the first time, analysts are preparing for what its impact on the automaker’s story could be. The Robotaxi could be monumental

Nissan is the latest victim of BYD’s “liberation battle” against gas-powered cars. After BYD’s aggressive price cuts this year, Nissan is shutting down a factory in China as it struggles to keep up. As is the case for many legacy automakers, China is a critical sales market for Nissan. Nearly a third of Nissan’s global

By Joey Klender Posted on June 20, 2024 Elon Musk revealed new details regarding Tesla’s next-generation self-driving computer, which many expected to be called Hardware 5 (HW5). However, Musk said it would not be called HW5; instead, it will be referred to as AI5. Musk also revealed that it will be available in vehicles in

BMW’s compact class is going electric. The BMW 1 Series will be transformed into an affordable electric car as the brand looks to attract younger buyers. BMW’s 1 Series and 2 Series will spawn i1 and i2 EV models. The two new EVs are already in development in Munich. BMW plans to sell the more

By Zachary Visconti Posted on June 18, 2024 Speaking: Tesla General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Brandon Erhart, Board Chair Robyn Denholm, CEO Elon Musk, and other executives and analysts 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting held on Thursday, June 13 Brandon Erhart: Welcome to Texas, the home of Tesla. My name is Brandon Erhart, I’m the General

On today’s Quick Charge, it’s a tale of two CEOs – one getting a $56 billion payday while the other one pulls the plug on his namesake company for the third time. Also: the Honda Ridgeline is the most American pickup you can buy, Jeep’s new EV is already getting a price cut, Hyundai’s building IONIQ

By Maria Merano Posted on June 17, 2024 On Monday, June 17, 2024, Hyundai Motor Group brands, Hyundai Motors Companyand Kia Corporation, signed a lithium supply agreement with Chilean miner SQM Salar S.A.  SQM Salar S.A. is a fully owned subsidiary of Socedad Quimaica y Miners de Chile S.A. According to the lithium supply agreement,

Blossoming eVTOL developer Archer Aviation has announced a signed Memorandum of Understanding with Signature Aviation. This agreement enables access to key hubs for United Airlines and a network of private airport terminals in the US to operate commercial air taxi rides using eVTOLs. Archer Aviation ($ACHR) continues to demonstrate why its one of the leaders in

By Maria Merano Posted on June 16, 2024 BYD and CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) reportedly aim to launch a new electric vehicle (EV) battery with a 6C charge rate.  A battery’s C rating measures the current at which it is charged or discharged. Car News China explains that a charge rate informs people

Elon Musk is again claiming that Tesla’s always “coming next year” Roadster will be able to fly. The prototype for the next-generation Tesla Roadster was first unveiled in 2017, and it was supposed to come into production in 2020, but it has been delayed every year since then. It has become a sort of running