Electric Cars

BMW i5 production (Source: BMW) German automaker BMW has finally called it a wrap on the production of internal combustion engines, in its own country at least. Now its main Bavarian plant will be converted for the production of EVs only, while the company relocates its ICE production to the UK and Austria.  BMW, unlike

Tesla Model 3 drama existed before the car even did. In 2014, we learned that Tesla CEO Elon Musk wanted to name it “Model E” so his car lineup—which consisted of the Model S and Model X at the time—could spell “SEX.” That idea died when Ford threatened legal action, saying “Model E” sounded too

By Maria Merano Posted on November 13, 2023 Tesla signed a deal with the EG Group so it could grow its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the United Kingdom and across Europe, called evpoint. Based on the deal’s parameters, EG Group plans to buy Tesla’s latest ultra-fast EV charging units to expand evpoint.  “The

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The long-awaited market launch of the Tesla Cybertruck on Nov. 30 is just around the corner. But anyone who planned on reselling theirs for a quick buck got some bad news this weekend.  This weekend, avid Cybertruck-watchers spotted the recently updated Motor Vehicle Order Agreement Terms & Conditions for the U.S. market on Tesla’s website. And in

By Zachary Visconti Posted on November 11, 2023 Tesla’s Giga Presses continue to catch on with other automakers shifting to electric vehicles (EVs), as the company’s casting machine supplier has just announced a new contract with Volvo. Italian casting machine manufacturer IDRA announced a partnership with Volvo in a press release this week, with the

Tesla is now selling a 1:18 diecast model of its most popular vehicle on its online shop. The Model Y has become incredibly popular, and is expected to be the world’s best-selling vehicle this year. And now you can get one for the cool low price of $195… sort of. The $195 version is, unfortunately,

In September, new all-electric car registrations in the United States continued to increase, although the rate of year-over-year expansion recently decreased. According to the registration data from Experian (via Automotive News), the total number of battery electric car (BEV) registrations during the first nine months of 2023 amounted to 852,904, which is about 61 percent

By Joey Klender Posted on November 10, 2023 Polestar and StoreDot are partnering to demonstrate the fastest-charging electric vehicle battery prototype, which the battery company has been working on for several years. StoreDot’s “100in5” battery prototype is set to be demonstrated in a Polestar 5 prototype vehicle sometime next year. The battery is capable of

EV startup Rivian is racing past many rivals with its all-electric adventure vehicles. Yet, what many may not know is that the technology inside a Rivian is just as alluring as the design. Rivian is using software to gain an advantage over the competition. Rivian took a page from Tesla in designing and building its

Teslas have both the highest and lowest 5-year depreciation among EVs with the Model S claiming the highest and Model 3 the lowest. According to an iSeeCars study, electric vehicles are the worst in terms of holding value, while hybrids and pickup trucks are the best at retaining value over a 5-year period. iSeeCars stated:

By Maria Merano Posted on November 8, 2023 Electric vehicle maker Polestar has adopted a conservative estimate for its vehicle delivery and gross margin targets for 2023. The company now intends to deliver around 60,000 vehicles this year. It also expects to achieve a gross margin of just 2%.  Prior to its update, Polestar stated

Photo by Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz on Pexels.com In a controversial move, Switzerland has decided to tax electric cars in the same way it does for gas guzzlers, saying that special tax exemptions are no longer necessary.   The Swiss Federal Council announced the news yesterday, stating that it is pulling the plug on the country’s

China’s dominance of the supply chain for battery materials is undisputed at the moment, but other countries are making efforts to break free from it. That’s one of the main goals of the Inflation Reduction Act introduced in the United States last year, and it looks like South Korea is also working actively in this

By Maria Merano Posted on November 7, 2023 Rivian beat Wall Street expectations in the third quarter. The EV automaker also increased its 2023 guidance after reporting its results in Q3.  Rivian produced 16,304 electric vehicles (EVs) at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, last quarter. It reported delivering approximately 15,564 R1T and R1S vehicles in the

Ørsted will roll out artificial intelligence (AI) across 5.5 gigawatts (GW) of its land-based wind, solar, and energy storage assets in the US. Ørsted says it’s deploying AI in the US to increase energy production, decrease maintenance costs, and improve operational efficiency.  The Danish renewables giant has gotten a lot of negative press (and taken

The all-new 2025 Ram 2025 full-size pickup truck is here (at least in official photos – more on this in a bit), and it will be available in multiple versions, including gasoline- and battery-powered. We’ll leave the full-on gas-guzzling variants for our colleagues at Motor1.com to cover. Still, we’re not too far from the tailpipe

By Zachary Visconti Posted on November 5, 2023 The United Auto Workers (UAW) union recently came to tentative contract agreements with the Big Three automakers of Michigan, and General Motors’s (GM’s) investment plans in the agreement reportedly include around $2 billion dedicated to electric vehicle (EV) parts and production. According to a summary of GM’s