Electric Cars

Volvo is preparing to reveal its electric replacement for the very successful XC90 SUV, the EX90, with the debut planned for October 9, just over a month from now. We’ve been given a glimpse at Volvo’s future design with last year’s Concept Recharge and we’ve also seen alleged patent renderings that seem to very credibly

By Maria Merano Posted on October 5, 2022 Tesla recently announced that it has 10,000 Superchargers serving owners in Europe.  Tesla has more than 35,000 Superchargers worldwide, offering a recharge of up to 200 miles for around 15 minutes. EV chargers are necessary for the world to transition from fossil-fuel vehicles to all-electric battery-powered cars.

Micromobility America returned to the San Francisco Bay Area earlier this month to showcase the latest micromobility products, highlight new releases, offer test rides, hear from insightful company leaders and politicians, and basically nerd out about electric mobility. From new e-bikes and e-scooters to innovative electric roller skates and even electric micro-cars, there was a

I’d rather look at a memorable car than a boring one, something that makes an impression even as it divides opinions, and it’s been a while since I’ve seen something quite so polarizing as the Ioniq 6. This is Hyundai’s latest EV, a computer-sculpted ode to aerodynamic efficiency and yet another effort by the South

By Maria Merano Posted on October 3, 2022 Last week, The Boring Company (TBC) submitted plans revealing the Vegas Loop’s route to Westgate. It contained diagrams showing a TBC tunnel leading to Westgate.  Redditor p12a12 shared the plans TBC submitted for the Westgate portion of the Vegas Loop, which will connect to the Las Vegas Convention Center

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Over the weekend, a Tesla Model X left the road and rolled over many times. The electric crossover was severely damaged, if not, completely destroyed. Thankfully, however, the family of four inside the vehicle on sustained minor injuries. While much of the media coverage surrounding Tesla‘s safety is related to the potential for its advanced

By William Johnson Posted on October 1, 2022 The Intel self-driving company, Mobileye, has applied for an initial public offering in the US. Intel, a computer hardware design and manufacturing giant, has found a partner company to work on self-driving technology; Mobileye. According to the Mobileye website, they look to differentiate in several vital ways

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The Xpeng P7 Performance Wing Edition is considered a Tesla Model 3 contender, but its result in the Bjørn Nyland’s 1,000 km challenge lags behind most of EVs. According to the video, the Chinese car completed the distance of 1,000 km (over 621 miles), at an average temperature of 11°C, in 11 hours and 35

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 30, 2022 There seems to be no love lost between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former AI Director Andrej Karpathy. During the recently-held AI Day 2022 presentation, Musk ended up trolling Karapthy with a “Software 2.0” joke, prompting the former Tesla executive to accept a Tesla Tequila-related dare.  Karpathy,

Stockholm-headquartered renewable energy developer OX2 has signed letters of intent with Swedish edible seaweed companies Nordic SeaFarm and KOBB to explore the possibility of seaweed farming at one of OX2’s offshore wind farms. Seaweed and offshore wind OX2’s Galatea-Galene huge 1.7 gigawatt offshore wind farm will be sited off Halland, a county on the western coast

We open in an unlikely place for an opulent SUV designed for rich suburbanite:; a rough, steep Colorado trail. The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV balances with its left front wheel 18-inches off the ground. The opposite front corner is at full jounce, while the passenger rear wheel is also hanging free with its suspension at

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 28, 2022 GM’s Cruise driverless robotaxi service has been rolled out to San Francisco successfully, but the cars themselves have caused some headaches for motorists in the city. This is represented by several incidents involving Cruise’s driverless robotaxis causing issues in traffic due to technical difficulties.  Just last week,

Tesla Megapacks arrive in Hawaii with the state’s last coal shipment as it shifts its grid to renewables supported by energy storage enabled by batteries like the Megapacks. In the transition to a sustainable energy economy, we take every small victory we can get and this one is significant. Hawaii aims to reach 100% green

A Tesla owner has reportedly struggled to get his car fixed after a recent accident. Fortunately, the owner is okay, and the accident wasn’t his fault, at least according to the various stories about the matter. However, it seems Geico is unwilling to pay the cost to repair the Tesla, so the Tesla-certified repair shop

By Maria Merano Posted on September 26, 2022 Tesla AI Day 2022 is just around the corner. As anticipation for the event builds, let’s look at the possible updates Tesla might provide during the event. For the past month or so, Tesla has been rolling out FSD Beta 10.69 and its various iterations. Teslarati has been talking

Tesla is expecting a “very high volume” of vehicle deliveries during the end of the quarter, and it is asking all employees to help – even those outside of the sale and delivery organization. Over the last year, CEO Elon Musk has said that Tesla would try to move away from its model that results in