Electric Cars

Moustache Bikes, an up and coming French e-bike brand, is taking an interesting approach with its newest e-bike. Simply called the J, the bike challenges the norm when it comes to versatility, offering an electric bicycle that seems to be capable of doing it all. This jack-of-all-trades e-bike is further optimized into three models, each

By Maria Merano Posted on September 20, 2023 The United States Federal Communications Commission recently approved Starlink’s two new dish designs. One of the new Starlink dishes was a mini version made to be more portable for customers.  According to SpaceX’s FCC application, the Starlink mini dish’s measurements are 11.4 inches by 9.8 inches. SpaceX

BYD Dolphin EV (Source: BYD) China’s largest automaker, BYD, is set to take on Toyota on its home turf. BYD launched the all-electric Dolphin hatchback starting at ¥3.63 million ($24,570) in Japan Wednesday as it looks to take on Toyota head-on. The Chinese automaker introduced the Dolphin EV at a launch event in Tokyo on

– Gothenburg, Sweden “Every Volvo must be predictable, controllable, and comfortable.” That’s the directive from Egbert Bakker, Volvo’s head of vehicle dynamics, who’s driving me around the company’s proving grounds in a super cute Moss Yellow EX30 prototype. It’ll still be a few weeks before I can get behind the wheel of Volvo’s new li’l

By Maria Merano Posted on September 18, 2023 The Hyundai Ioniq 6 won the Insurance Institute for Highway’s (IIHS) 2023 Top Safety Pick+ award. The Genesis Electrified GV70 and the Lexus RZ also won 2023 Top Safety Pick+.  “To be environmentally friendly, our vehicles and our cities also need to be pedestrian-friendly,” said Harkey. “All

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to build an electric car factory in Turkey during a meeting in New York City on September 17. Erdogan and Musk met at Turkish House, a skyscraper near the United Nations, ahead of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly that the Turkish President

By Zachary Visconti Posted on September 17, 2023 Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in New York on Sunday. Reports say that the two discussed a range of topics, and Erdoğan apparently encouraged Musk to build Tesla’s next Gigafactory in Turkey. The meeting took place at the Turkey

Tesla has announced that it has produced its 5 millionth electric car this week – a milestone that many nayswyers thought impossible not so long ago. I’ve been reporting on Tesla long enough to remember the days where most people in the auto industry thought Tesla would never be more than a niche manufacturer, and

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) has added three model year 2023 electric cars to its Top Safety Pick+ award list: Genesis Electrified GV70, Hyundai Ioniq 6, and Lexus RZ 450e. The IIHS examines a vehicle’s crashworthiness, which entails how well it protects occupants in a crash, and avoidance and mitigation, which highlights the

By Zachary Visconti Posted on September 15, 2023 Volkswagen faces mounting pressure to keep up with Tesla and Chinese automakers in the transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), and its success in doing so could have major implications. During the pandemic, Volkswagen fell behind in the Chinese auto market as companies like BYD, Nio, and Tesla

Elon Musk pushed to use Tesla’s internal driver monitoring camera to record video of drivers’ behavior, primarily for Tesla to use this video as evidence to defend itself from investigations in the event of a crash, according to Walter Isaacson’s new biography of the Tesla CEO. Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk is out, resulting

The production ramp of the facelifted Tesla Model 3 at Gigafactory Shanghai appears to be in full swing judging by the thousands of vehicles that are populating the site’s export lot. Tesla’s Chinese plant is currently the only one producing the new Model 3, which launched earlier this month in several markets in Europe, Asia,

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 13, 2023 Volkswagen’s electric vehicle plant in Zwickau, Germany, is expected to implement a round of job cuts. Reports suggest that about 2,500 temporary workers at the West Saxony complex will be affected.  Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant, which has been exclusively producing EVs since January 2022, is a core component

A new petition calls for General Motors to stand by its promise of launching the Chevy Equinox EV with a starting price of “around $30,000.” Calls for GM to keep Equinox EV price around $30K GM is touting its strategy of building “EVs for everyone” with SUVs, trucks, sedans, luxury cars, and more, but who

Rivian produces and sells some of the most rugged and audacious EVs on the market. Targeting an audience of individuals looking to take their vehicles on adventures, Rivian offers its vehicles with three feet of wading depth and optional camping accessories. While all of this is great, there is a need for charging locations in

By Maria Merano Posted on September 12, 2023 Two Tesla Cybertrucks were spotted near Gigafactory Texas’ crash test lab. Tesla appears to be preparing to conduct more crash tests on the Cybertruck.  A recent video on drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer’s YouTube channel showed Tesla Gigafactory Texas’ crash test lab. Tegtmeyer noted that two fully covered

In late August, Hurricane Idalia touched down on the Gulf side of Florida, resulting in significant damage and power outages throughout the Southeast United States. Unfortunately, natural disasters like this have become all too common as a symptom of climate change, so it’s important to stay prepared. Energy storage solutions provider BLUETTI recognizes the dangers