Electric Cars

Fresh photos of a new Ultium-based Cadillac electric SUV have surfaced in China, providing the best look yet at the vehicle called Optiq. Published by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (via GM Authority) as part of the model’s homologation process, the photos depict the Optiq’s more powerful dual-motor AWD variant – the single-motor

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 14, 2023 The Tesla Model S and Model X now start at more affordable prices, thanks in part to the introduction of a Standard Range variant for the two flagship electric cars. The introduction of the Model S and Model X Standard Range was spotted on Tesla’s online configurator

Tesla has launched two new vehicles of the Model S and Model X. The automaker is bringing back ‘Standard Range’ versions with shorter ranges and cheaper prices. Over the years, Tesla has launched a myriad of versions of the Model S and Model X – most often based around different battery packs from 40 kWh

General Motors announced recently that during the second half of 2023, it will begin production of several new all-electric vehicles based on the all-new Ultium platform. The company already produces the Cadillac Lyriq, GMC Hummer EV Pickup/SUV and BrightDrop Zevo 600, but the volume remains relatively low (see Q2 2023 sales results) and even GM

By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 13, 2023 Author Walter Isaacson, who recently completed a book chronicling the life of Elon Musk, recently shared a rather interesting update about the highly anticipated cage match between the Tesla and SpaceX CEO and Mark Zuckerberg. As per a supposed text message shared by Musk, the fight —

A new drone flyover of Gigafactory Texas shows that Tesla Cybertrucks are now coming out of the factory in numbers. If Tesla sticks to its latest production timeline for the Cybertruck, we are just weeks away from the start of production and the first deliveries to employees. We have been following closely to determine if

General Motors is reportedly extending the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV’s shelf life by around one month.  While production of the two subcompact electric vehicles was scheduled to end on November 7, it appears that GM has decided to build the Bolt EV hatchback and Bolt EUV crossover for one additional month. GM Authority

By Richard Angle Posted on August 11, 2023 SpaceX successfully sent 22 more V2 mini Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida very early this morning. Following a few weather delays, the Falcon 9 launched at 1:17 a.m. ET (05:17 UTC), heading to the Southeast to insert the

A Tesla Cybertruck release candidate was found broken down on the side of the road as the automaker is testing the electric pickup truck ahead of the start of production. Over the last few months, we have been reporting on Tesla’s evolving test program for the Cybertruck ahead of production, which is just a few

The newly revealed US-bound Toyota Land Cruiser 250-Series retains the beefy appeal of its predecessors, albeit with a retro twist, and seems to have garnered positive reactions from enthusiasts. But how will it age in an era of increasingly strict emissions and electric cars? As of now, Toyota has no immediate plans of introducing plug-in

By Richard Angle Posted on August 10, 2023 Originally intended to launch on the inaugural Vulcan Centaur mission, Amazon has moved the two prototype Kuiper satellites off of the delayed rocket to United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V. As we theorized last month, Amazon has secured the launch of the 2 Kuiper satellites on the Atlas

The all-electric Ford Explorer will hit the market about six months later than expected. Ford informed workers at its Cologne plant Thursday that it will be delaying the launch of the electric Explorer. Ford unveiled the electric version of its best-selling SUV in March, but only in Europe. The electric Explorer is based on Volkswagen’s

On August 8, 2023, electric vehicle charging company ChargePoint announced its new plan to “approach 100 percent EV charger uptime” across its network. Segments of the plan include what the company describes as 24/7 proactive station monitoring, using machine learning to speed identification of stations that are down, as well as integrating predictive analytics to

By Richard Angle Posted on August 8, 2023 Following the static fire test of Booster 9, which saw the Raptor engines ignite on the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM) for the first time in months, SpaceX lifted Booster 9 off of the OLM for its trip back to the production site. While 33 Raptor engines did

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The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV will begin deliveries this summer with the RS AWD trim, but there is something for everyone in the wide-ranging Blazer EV lineup. The mid-size electric SUV offers front-, rear-, and all-wheel-drive powertrains, regular 2LT and RS, plus SS performance variants, and even a police version arriving in early 2024. The

By Richard Angle Posted on August 7, 2023 Boeing expects the Starliner crew capsule to be ready no earlier than March 2024. However, that could slip further pending the results of parachute tests, software reviews, and International Space Station (ISS) scheduling. After a disastrous first launch attempt in December 2019, in which after the Starliner

Tesla vehicles have been added to the eligibility list for the up to $4,000 used electric car credit. It should make used Tesla electric cars cheaper if you can find one under $25,000. With the reform of the EV federal tax credit launched in 2023 came a new tax credit for used electric vehicles. Interestingly,