Electric Cars

When Ford unveiled the Mustang Mach-E in November 2019, many pony car enthusiasts were outraged that it dared to use the iconic name on an EV that was also an SUV. In the meantime, the Mach-E has earned its place in the Mustang lineup and is currently Ford’s best-selling electric vehicle. The Mach-E has led

By William Johnson Posted on September 15, 2022 Volvo Trucks has announced that they have begun production of their all-electric semi-trucks. According to a press release from the company, Volvo Trucks is beginning production of their all-electric heavy trucks that they will sell in Europe. The trucks are being produced at the company’s Tuve facility

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As we previously reported, US States had a deadline related to submitting their individual plans to build out EV charging infrastructure. Now President Biden, Vice President Harris, and their administration have gone over the plans and approved the first 35.  Just yesterday, the Biden-Harris Administration made it official that over two-thirds of the Electric Vehicle (EV)

By Maria Merano Posted on September 13, 2022 Tesla’s first solar-powered V4 Supercharger station might be coming to Yuma County, Arizona. It would be one of the first known V4 Supercharger stations in North America.  According to Tesla Supercharger connoisseur @MarcoRPTesla, the V4 Supercharger station in Arizona is located by the Dateland Travel Center along

Tesla is now behind schedule on its integration of Steam, the massive video marketplace and library, but it still plans on having the full video game library available in its electric vehicles as CEO Elon Musk is testing it himself. Over the last few years, Tesla has been investing heavily into integrating video games into

Tesla will reportedly build its first V4 Supercharger station in Yuma county, Arizona along Interstate 8. According to @MarcoRPTesla, the self-confessed Supercharger King, the new station will have 40 stalls, it will generate electricity with its own solar panels and have on-site energy storage in the form of a 3 MWh Megapack, which can charge

By Maria Merano Posted on September 12, 2022 During an invite-only Goldman Sachs conference in San Francisco on Monday, Tesla Head of Investor Relations Martin Viecha shared some of the company’s plans for the next five years. He also provided some key insights about the company’s battery supply, both for its electric vehicle business and

Audi is working an all-electric successor to its R8 supercar to be released around “mid-decade,” according to a new report from Autocar. While the new EV won’t carry the R8 name, it will hold the spot at the top of the Audi lineup with higher performance than the e-tron GT. The electric R8 successor hasn’t

This guy is a proud and happy owner of both a 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Limited with all-wheel drive and a 2023 Genesis GV60 Performance. However, he’s been trying for years to get some time behind the wheel of the Tesla Model Y, and now, his time has come. The Tesla Model Y is the most popular

By Johnna Crider Posted on September 10, 2022 SpaceX is ramping hiring efforts for its T-Mobile Starlink cell service partnership. Last month, SpaceX and T-Mobile announced their new partnership to end mobile dead zones. According to a post from SpaceX’s senior director of satellite engineering, there are three new positions that SpaceX is currently hiring

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The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning is a ground-breaking electric vehicle for a lot of reasons and is changing the minds of many pickup truck owners that previously thought they would never consider an electric truck. Its huge mega power frunk is a tremendous asset for safely storing tools and other cargo, and Ford’s Intelligent Backup

By Johnna Crider Posted on September 9, 2022 SpaceX appealed the Federal Communications Commission’s reversal of Starlink’s infrastructure award of $885.5 million. The appeal was filed electronically and hand-delivered to FCC Secretary Marlene Dortch. In the executive summary, it said that the decision to exclude Starlink from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) was flawed

The Spectre-ST is yet another step forward for the once small e-bike company EUNORAU. Somehow, they managed to make a very stable step-through electric mountain bike with a great deal of equipment weight while keeping the price reasonable. I do have one qualm with the bike (and regular readers may know already), but overall, it’s

In line with preliminary reports and expectations, Tesla has significantly increased production output at the Tesla Giga Shanghai plant in China, which translated into a near-record result in August. Last month, the total Made-in-China (MIC) Tesla volume (retail sales in China and export) – according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA)’s data – amounted

By Joey Klender Posted on September 7, 2022 Lucid Motors is continuing to struggle with its initial production ramp of its introductory EV, the Lucid Air. However, it is also having trouble keeping the high-ranking executives it hired and tasked with solving the issues that have kept the electric vehicle startup from reaching mass production.

Sono Motors is trying its damndest to stay at the top of everyone’s news feed this week. In addition to announcing it has received over 20,000 reservations for its upcoming Sion solar EV, Sono Motors has announced a new partnership for retrofit solar implementation on city buses. Additionally, car subscription platform FINN has upped its