Electric Cars

Folding electric bikes are all the rage with commuters of today. They’re perfect for folks who utilize multiple forms of transport – say, a car for driving into the city, the train or bus for moving within the city, and the bike for riding around their vicinity. These small and compact e-bikes are light, easy

By Richard Angle Posted on June 20, 2023 United Launch Alliance is targeting the launch of the penultimate Delta IV Heavy with the secretive NROL-68 mission at 3:29 AM ET (07:29 UTC). The launch will take place from Space Launch Complex-37 located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Delta IV Heavy was

Japanese automaker Mazda Motor and Tesla’s primary battery cell supplier, Panasonic Energy, are in talks over establishing a battery partnership to power Mazda’s future EVs. Mazda and Panasonic discuss EV battery partnership The business leaders revealed Wednesday that they are discussing establishing a medium-to-long-term partnership to “meet demand for battery EVs and automotive batteries in

BTC Power, one of the largest DC fast charger manufacturers in the United States, announced today the integration of Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector into its products over the next year. The NACS charging connector will be available in 2024, alongside the already-used Combined Charging System (CCS1) and CHAdeMO plugs. The news was

By Richard Angle Posted on June 19, 2023 Launching at 9:24 PM ET on June 17th (01:24 UTC June 18th), the first Rocket Lab HASTE launch vehicle successfully lifted off from Launch Complex-2 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The rocket, derived from the company’s Electron launch vehicle, launched on a sub-orbital trajectory with

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Electric vehicle startup Nikola Motor said on Friday it would lay off a total of 270 employees across its European and US operations.  The company motivated the layoffs by the need to cut costs and sharpen its focus on the North American market – it has already announced plans to sell its European joint venture

By Joey Klender Posted on June 16, 2023 Tesla’s camo-covered Cybertruck continues to be seen around Palo Alto, California, as rumors of imminent initial production swirl throughout. Earlier this week, we reported on a camo-covered Tesla Cybertruck being spotted in Palo Alto, hinting toward an imminent initial production phase at Gigafactory Texas, where the pickup

Tesla has added a discount to new inventory Model S and Model X vehicles and three years of free Supercharging for deliveries by the end of the quarter. With the end of the quarter approaching, Tesla is looking to deliver better-looking financial results by not ending it with many vehicles in inventory. To achieve this

Tesla appears to be pushing its car sales hard in the last weeks of the quarter in North America by further boosting incentives. Tesla enthusiasts today discovered that the company increased discounts on the new Model S and Model X in the existing inventory by $2,500, from $5,000 to $7,500. That’s a noticeable incentive, considering

By Joey Klender Posted on June 16, 2023 Tesla has announced a major milestone in the ramp of the 4680 battery cell at Giga Texas, confirming it has produced 10 million cells at the plant. Tesla has been building 4680 cells for several years after unveiling the tech behind the battery in late 2020. Initially

Following a hint that this was coming during its Q1 2023 earnings report, Nikola Corporation shared a business update that includes plans for decreased cash usage and a “reorganizing” of its workforce. The EV startup is prioritizing the North American market as it looks to lean down and optimize to ensure the continued production of

It’s obvious that e-bikes are so much more than just means of mobility. They’re fun, stylish, and can even be viewed as a lifestyle symbol. It’s no surprise that so many brands are now building e-bikes with killer looks as their first priority. That being said, Swiss e-bike specialist Thömus has a new bike that’s

By Joey Klender Posted on June 14, 2023 Tesla has removed one of the interior colors to just one of the Model Y configurations in the United States. The All-Wheel-Drive Model Y that equips Tesla’s 4680 battery cells is no longer offering the White Interior option. This particular vehicle is built at Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas,

Tesla has started to offer 3 months of free Superchargers on new inventory Model 3 vehicles delivered by June 30th in the US and Canada. The move appears to be an extra incentive to sell inventory Model 3 vehicles before an expected refresh. Late last year, we started hearing rumors that Tesla was working on a

Potential EV buyers waiting for prices to drop might want to glance at this new development. The average transaction price for EVs was down 14 percent in May 2023, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest pricing and sales data compiled by Kelley Blue Book. The preliminary estimate for the average

By Joey Klender Posted on June 13, 2023 Tesla Cybertruck units are rolling off production lines at Gigafactory Texas and have been for months, but the prototype seen in Palo Alto, California today wrapped in camo seems to indicate one thing: the all-electric pickup is undoubtedly close. In the past six months, Tesla Cybertruck sightings

And it’s official. Rivian (RIVN) will lose its position on the Nasdaq-100 index (NDX) after its stock price fell over 90% from its all-time high achieved shortly after going public. Rivian to be removed from the Nasdaq-100 index Less than two weeks after JP Morgan analyst Min Moon predicted in a note to investors that