Electric Cars

The Hyundai Kona Electric, already one of the most affordable EVs in the US, was the top-selling electric vehicle priced below MSRP last month. Volkswagen’s ID.4 was second, with Hyundai’s IONIQ models and Kia’s EV6 also selling well below MSRP. Hyundai Kona Electric tops EVs selling below MSRP Electric vehicles, like the Hyundai Kona electric,

It’s the worst-kept secret in the automotive world, if you can even call it a secret anymore: leading Chinese plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle manufacturer BYD wants to build a factory in Mexico that would give it a theoretical base of entry into the United States market. BYD is already selling cars in Mexico; why

By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 12, 2024 Tesla is building a massive 164-stall Supercharger station in California, set to become the new world’s largest Supercharger upon completion. X user and longtime Supercharger scout MarcoRPi1 spotted a construction application for the site on Monday, showing site plans featuring 164 stalls in Kern County. The project

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The messages that flashed across the Reddit and Facebook groups were frantic and urgent. They started appearing right before Christmas, around Dec. 18, on various online message boards dedicated to the Vietnamese electric vehicle startup VinFast. The people who posted them were sounding the alarm about the disappearance of a man in Ho Chi Minh

By Maria Merano Posted on February 11, 2024 The Boring Company (TBC) will switch its state of incorporation to Nevada by March 2023. The tunnel boring company is the second Elon Musk-led company to announce a switch in its state of incorporation this past week. Like most Elon Musk-led companies, including Tesla, the Boring Company

eVTOL developer Joby Aviation has signed a definitive agreement with the government of Dubai to begin air taxi operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), sweetened by the exclusive rights to aerial operations in the country’s capital for six years. Competition is starting to heat up in the eVTOL world as several major players in

More than 13.6 million plug-in electric cars were sold in 2023, accounting for about 16% of total car sales globally. Today, we will take a look at the largest manufacturers (automotive groups or OEMs) of rechargeable cars. According to EV-Volumes data, shared by researcher Jose Pontes, five OEMs continue to be responsible for more than

By Joey Klender Posted on February 9, 2024 Tesla’s 2023 regulatory credits generated an additional $1.79 billion in revenue, according to its 10-K filed last week. The money Tesla makes due to other carmakers needing assistance to reach emissions standards continues to accumulate, and since 2009, it has made almost $9 billion in revenue because

The first Hyundai plant dedicated to building EVs and batteries in the US will be open as soon as this October. According to Hyundai Motor America CEO Jose Munoz, the brand is “pulling ahead” to gain eligibility for the $7,500 EV tax credit. Hyundai will open its first EV plant in the US in 2024

The high purchase price of new electric cars is one of the biggest pain points for wannabe buyers, despite the fact that EVs have become more and more affordable in recent years. So what are your options if you have less than $40,000 to spend on a new car and don’t like leasing? Well, you’ve

By Joey Klender Posted on February 7, 2024 Tesla is rolling out the first-ever software update for the Cybertruck with version 2024.2.3. Here’s what got better. Although the Cybertruck started deliveries in late November and has been making its way to non-employees for quite a few weeks now, Tesla is releasing the vehicle’s first software

As Californians brace for record-setting rain and flooding in many areas, drivers are forced to be extra cautious on flooded roadways. In what may be a first for this particular bike though, we’re getting a look at a Ryvid Anthem electric motorcycle that was ridden battery-deep through flood waters and lived to ride back out.

As automakers race to make electric vehicles more affordable—both for them to build and for customers to buy—Ford made a splash on Tuesday when its CEO, Jim Farley, revealed during an earnings call that a secretive “skunkworks” team had been working on a low-cost EV platform for the past two years.  The opportunity there is

By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 6, 2024 A California judge has forced General Motors’ (GM) self-driving unit Cruise to increase its settlement offer to the maximum amount, after one of the company’s robotaxis pinned and seriously injured a pedestrian in October. On October 2, a driverless Cruise vehicle dragged and pinned a pedestrian in

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Tesla has slightly increased the price of the Model 3 Long Range AWD version in the U.S., just a few weeks after launching the refreshed “Highland” model. The Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD now starts at $46,990, which is $1,000 (or 2.2%) more than before. The price of the entry-level RWD version remains the same

By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 4, 2024 After reports have gone back and forth over the weekend about whether the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta could be transferred to new vehicle purchases for a limited period of time, Tesla has officially re-launched the incentive. The automaker has also added the Model 3 to its limited-time