Electric Cars

Hyundai has announced plans to open a luxury pop-up hotel powered solely by its electric vehicles. The hotel will consist of a cabin, a restaurant, and a cinema and will be located in Essex, England.  The pop-up hotel aims to demonstrate the Ioniq 5’s vehicle-to-load (V2L) capabilities and will be open for three weeks next year.

By Joey Klender Posted on October 15, 2022 Nikola Corporation founder Trevor Milton was found guilty of three counts of criminal fraud on Friday after he was accused of defrauding investors last year. Two counts of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud are the charges that will stick with Milton following the conclusion

I’ve had plenty of fun dumpster-diving through Alibaba’s online electric car catalog over the last few years, finding odd and futuristic EV gems for this weekly column. But never before have we seen something quite so elegant looking as this early automotive era replica, complete with all the bells and whistles you could possibly ask

GMC Hummer EV owners should be very careful not to damage their vehicles’ taillights, because they are apparently extremely expensive to replace. One owner was recently quoted $4,040 not including labor for the replacement of the passenger side taillight, which seems quite steep, even for an expensive, premium vehicle like the new electric Humvee. The

By Johnna Crider Posted on October 12, 2022 SpaceX announced the first two crew members of Starship’s second commercial spaceflight around the Moon. Entrepreneur Dennis Tito and his wife, Akiko, purchased seats on a private trip on Starship. The couple joined SpaceX’s mission to contribute to its long-term goal of advancing human spaceflight and helping

The US offshore wind industry has hit the ground running: Coastal states increased their long-term offshore wind targets by 58% in the third quarter of 2022. That sets a record for quarterly growth, according to the Business Network for Offshore Wind’s inaugural “US Offshore Wind Quarterly Market Report.” US offshore wind growth Groundbreaking federal policy,

Chinese EV startup NIO wants to be one of the top five automakers in the world by sales by 2030, the company’s co-founder, chairman and CEO William Li said. The outspoken executive made this comment and several other interesting statements in an interview with Germany’s Heise Autos (via CnEVPost). In order to meet its ambitious

By Eric Ralph Posted on October 11, 2022 For the first time in more than six months, SpaceX has stacked both stages of its next-generation Starship rocket, creating the largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever fully assembled. It’s not the first time. SpaceX has conducted three other ‘full-stack’ Starship demonstrations: once in August 2021

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It seems that the refreshed Tesla Model S (and Model X) might soon enter the Chinese market, joining the locally produced Model 3 and Model Y. The Chinese media reports after auto blogger @常岩CY that a red Tesla Model S Plaid has been recently spotted in Foshan, Guangdong. [embedded content] According to the article, it’s

By Maria Merano Posted on October 9, 2022 Tesla is building its second sales, service and delivery center on tribal land. The Pueblo of Santa Ana announced a new Tesla Center on the Tamaya Indian Reservation last Friday.  Tamaya Ventures owns the Pueblo of Santa Ana wholly and partnered with Tesla on a 35,000-square-foot multi-purpose

Tesla has doubled down on its plan to build sales and service centers on tribal land as a loophole to get around New Mexico’s dumb direct-sale ban. New Mexico, like a few other states, still has laws prohibiting direct sales of electric vehicles to the public without going through third-party dealerships. These bans come from

Bugatti will not launch its first fully electric vehicle until after 2030 according to reports. Instead, the brand will focus on hybrids throughout the 2020s. In an interview with British outlet AutoCar, Bugatti’s design director Achim Anscheidt stated that the automaker was currently “looking at the next step for the hybrid model” and that “everything else

By Johnna Crider Posted on October 8, 2022 PayPal confirmed with Teslarati that it is not fining people for misinformation in an email to Teslarati. We recently reported on Elon Musk’s agreement with PayPal’s former president, David Marcus, who said in a Tweet that PayPal’s Accepted User Policy went against everything he believed in. Teslarati

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As automakers like Volkswagen Group join the list of car companies hoping to top Tesla in the future, software may play a major role. Recent reports suggest that VW is already working on an EV software-related joint venture in China, the world’s largest automotive market, and one where EVs are already quite popular. Former Volkswagen

By Maria Merano Posted on October 6, 2022 On November 9 at 5:00 p.m. ET after market close, Rivian plans to release its Q3 2022 financial results. The EV automaker will also hold an audio webcast on the same day to discuss its performance in the third quarter and outlook for the business.  Rivian produced

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