Electric Cars

The recently launched Tesla Semi is considered one of the most interesting new electric vehicles on the market and Munro & Associates would like to conduct a full teardown of the truck. Munro Live, the YouTube arm of the company, just announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign “Uncle Sandy Sticker (Tesla Semi Fundraiser)” to

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 20, 2022 Ukraine will receive over 10,000 Starlink antennas to help counter Russian air attacks, said Mykhailo Fedorov, deputy prime minister and minister for digital transformation, in an interview with Bloomberg. Fedorov said that he has spoken with Elon Musk directly and that SpaceX and its CEO “quickly react

The days of kids sitting at the bus stop breathing toxic fumes may soon come to an end with new incentives that make electric school buses nearly free for school districts to obtain. Why zero-emission school buses need to be prioritized School buses pick up over 25 million children yearly, covering around 5.7 billion miles.

Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been posting polls on the social media platform to help decide how to move forward. He’s actually gone so far as to say that major policy changes will require a vote from the people going forward. His latest poll asked subscribers if he should step down as “head

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 18, 2022 Tesla Giga Berlin crossed another production milestone with 3,000 Model Ys produced this week.   Tesla shared the news of its achievement on Twitter with a photo of production workers and a few Model Ys in the background. The achievements follow the news of Tesla’s new three-shift operations

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The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo all-electric van offers a pretty decent cargo compartment, but if that’s not enough, there is also an option to tow a trailer. However, that comes at a cost of reduced range – mostly due to higher aerodynamic drag. In one of the recent range tests, Bjørn Nyland had an opportunity

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 17, 2022 A Tesla Semi that was recently delivered to PepsiCo and Frito-Lay was seen cruising down the highway over the weekend. The all-electric Class 8 semi-truck was captured on video by a member of the Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley and shared on Twitter. The truck was wrapped

We like to think that we have it all figured out in the West, but while we’re still trying to get solar electric cars off the drawing board, China’s EV engineers already have them driving around. Look no further than this awesome little three-wheeled electric truck that just happens to have enough solar panels to

Tesla’s estimated global electric car order backlog has been quickly decreasing for several months now and most recently it dropped below 200,000 units. According to Troy Teslike, who provides very interesting Tesla stats and forecasts, the estimated order backlog as of November 30, 2022 was roughly 190,000. That’s a significant decrease (by some 33%) compared

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 15, 2022 TERIC Power took delivery of 11 Tesla Megapacks, the company announced Tuesday on LinkedIn.  The Canada-based independent power producer said that it was proud to receive the units and of its role in Alberda and Canada’s energy transition. The company stated: “Last month, TERIC was proud to

A single electric motorcycle has been responsible for the majority of hype around a growing wave of budget e-motos. The SONDORS Metacycle, which has seen more than its fair share of ups and downs during a lengthy development process, is now touting deliveries currently in progress to 27 states in the US. The SONDORS Metacycle

A lot of modern e-bike startups market their products with urban mobility, sustainability, and environmental awareness in mind. However, I’m willing to bet that a lot of these companies leave a lot to be desired when it comes to sustainability. Indeed, a lot of e-bikes, particularly those mass-produced in China, don’t exactly benefit the environment

By Johnna Crider Posted on December 14, 2022 Tesla updated its shop gift card to reflect its holiday design and dropped the price of its wall connector by $50. Tesla updated the design of its Tesla shop gift card, which matches the design of its Tesla…and Chill blanket and Model Xmas holiday sweater (except in

Tesla is launching a new wildly overpriced solid-state hard drive to hold video games and Sentry Mode videos. When we talk about storage inside vehicles, we generally talk about trunk space, but in this case, we are talking about digital storage space. Why would you need digital storage inside cars? The need for more storage

Panasonic Energy Co. and Lucid Group today announced they have entered into multi-year EV battery supply agreements “for Lucid’s full vehicle line-up.”. According to the press release, Panasonic will supply lithium-ion EV batteries not only for the Lucid Air mode, but also for the upcoming Lucid Gravity SUV. That’s a very interesting move, considering that

By William Johnson Posted on December 12, 2022 Volkswagen has announced that it now controls Europe’s largest EV charging network with over 400,000 chargers. In a press release today, Volkswagen claims to control Europe’s largest EV charging network via its subsidiary Elli. The charging network now contains 400,000 chargers throughout 27 countries and has seen

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