Electric Cars

If you can’t find it, build it. That’s the mantra Kevin Dugger lived by when he founded Ride1Up in 2018. Growing up in a Dutch household, Dugger discovered the merits of cycling from a young age. That experience paid dividends in college, where the Political Science major repaired old bikes to make ends meet. After

By William Johnson Posted on March 30, 2023 In a letter to the NHTSA, Ford announced that it is abandoning its petition that would allow it to operate autonomous vehicles without physical human controls. Autonomous vehicle technology has grown in popularity since the launch of Tesla’s suite of autonomous driving offerings. Now, countless automakers, including

Tesla started delivering its Tesla Semi just a few months ago, and now it has the dubious honor of issuing its first recall for the electric semi truck. The recall was announced on the NHTSA’s recall website, showing that the issue involves the parking brake and affects 35 vehicles. It was found that the electronic

Tesla noted on its website that the entry-level Tesla Model 3 might soon not be eligible for the full $7,500 federal tax credit. The company wrote that the “$7,500 tax credit is anticipated to be reduced for Model 3 [rear-wheel drive version] by March 31,” encouraging customers to take delivery before that will happen. It does not

By William Johnson Posted on March 29, 2023 Lilium, a leading developer of eVTOL technology, has entered talks to acquire more funding amid criticism regarding its product design. Competition within the electric mobility space is brutal, and nowhere is that more evident than in the electric aircraft space. There are countless companies, all of which

Power supply experts BLUETTI has broken new ground with the water and dust resistant AC60 and B80. With up to 2,015wh of expanded power, it bring energy to never before seen terrain of beaches, snowy mountains, or crowded tents with messy kids. While many power supplies are plug-and-play, not many of them are as care-free

Burger King, which is the world’s fifth-largest fast food chain, announced that by 2030 it wants to transition its entire North American field team fleet to electric vehicles. The fast-serving hamburger chain said in a recent statement that until now, 31 percent of its field team fleet has already transitioned to EVs across 16 states,

By William Johnson Posted on March 27, 2023 New data from Recurrent Auto show that used EV batteries are lasting far longer than critics claim. Talk to anyone even remotely on the fence about buying an electric vehicle, and you will surely hear one worry above all others; “What happens when the battery dies? Those

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Aside from the high upfront cost, range anxiety, and a lack of public charging infrastructure in some areas, one of the primary concerns of potential EV owners is battery life. However, according to new data released by Recurrent Auto, most EVs still have their original battery packs. Recurrent Auto studied 15,000 various EVs and learned

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 26, 2023 Late last month, a study conducted by AmericanTrucks revealed that about 6 out of 10 truck owners did not consider the Tesla Cybertruck a “real truck.” This was unfortunate, but it is also not surprising. The Cybertruck, after all, is so different compared to other pickups in

Swedish heat pump maker Qvantum has debuted an award-winning apartment heat pump that’s so compact, it can fit under a kitchen sink. Limhamn, Sweden-based Qvantum’s new QG apartment heat pump, which offers integrated heating, cooling, and hot water in one system, was awarded the German ISH Design Plus 2023 award this month. The Design Plus

A number of anti-Giga Berlin protesters attacked a Tesla store in central Berlin earlier this week. The motive for the protest was apparently Giga Berlin’s high water consumption levels. The destruction of a local forest to make way for Giga Berlin was seemingly another reason. Protesters threw paint bombs against the exterior of the store and also stuck

By Joey Klender Posted on March 24, 2023 Ford’s Project T3 – its next-generation pickup truck – is set to be produced at the BlueOval City mega-campus in West Tennessee in 2025, the company announced today. “BlueOval City is the blueprint for Ford’s electric future around the world,” Bill Ford, the company’s executive chair, said.

Aptera Motors is back with its second exciting news update this week, announcing it has selected an open-source driver assistance system called “openpilot” as its official system that will be integrated into its production model solar EVs. Aptera Motors continues to take large strides in 2023 on its journey to reaching the holy grail of

Some Hyundai Ioniq 5 owners are complaining that the 12-volt batteries on their cars are draining for no apparent reason. If you check the InsideEVs Forum, there are several submissions from Ioniq 5 owners who experienced this problem, the earliest one from July 2022.  Basically, these owners state that their 12-volt battery – the one

By William Johnson Posted on March 23, 2023 Hyundai has been allegedly caught benchmarking a Tesla Model 3 by a Twitter user who rented the car out on Turo. While Tesla is currently in a dominant position within the EV market of the United States, Hyundai hopes to change that in the coming years, and

Who says you can’t adventure in style with zero emissions and at a reasonable price? Grounded, a Detroit-based electric RV startup, launched the first fully customizable smart electric RV, the Grounded G1, on Thursday; it’s based on the Ford E-Transit. And the best part is that the electric RV is offered at an affordable price