Electric Cars

Daimler Truck announced the start of series production of its second all-electric truck model, the Mercedes-Benz eEconic. The Mercedes-Benz eEconic is envisioned for inner-city municipal applications. The vehicle is based on the same architecture as the Mercedes-Benz eActros, which has entered production in October 2021. Both models are produced at the Wörth plant in Germany.

By Joey Klender Posted on July 22, 2022 Volkswagen AG CEO Herert Diess has reportedly informed the company that he plans to leave at the end of August, a new report from German media outlet n-tv said. Volkswagen’s board reportedly has agreed with Diess in terms of the departure, the report suggests. In the short

Following reports out of China earlier this month, battery behemoth CATL has confirmed the production of its M3P batteries that will deliver next year. Although the chemistry may be similar, CATL has said the M3P batteries vary from Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cells. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd., aka CATL, is a global energy

Little by little, people are starting to realize that no, you don’t need a V8-powered, 7-seater SUV for your daily errands run and to get you around the city. Scooters and bicycles, and more recently, electric bicycles, have proven to be worthy replacements for these around-town trips while offering you a few benefits alongside the

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 21, 2022 The best Chinese EV manufacturer right now happens to be owned by an American company, Tesla. Tesla and America have a lot to be proud of. During Tesla’s Q2 2022 earnings call yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk complimented the Chinese competition but noted that the best Chinese

Tesla announced that it aims to start 4680 battery cell production at Gigafactory Texas this quarter and quickly ramp up to volume production by the end of the year. Over the last few months, Tesla has been fairly quiet about the production of its new 4680 battery cell that enables its new structural battery pack

Munro Live released today another update on the Made-in-Texas (MIT) Tesla Model Y’s structural battery pack teardown. After a struggle with opening the pack, the team was able to finally remove the steel lid and reveal the battery – or rather a pink polyurethane brick. According to the video, there is a solution to dissolve

By Maria Merano Posted on July 19, 2022 Hyundai is working on a €20,000 ($20,487) entry-level electric vehicle for the European market.  Hyundai’s marketing chief for Europe, Andreas-Chirstoph Hofmann, shared a few details about the automaker’s €20,000 all-electric minicar at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Prague. He confirmed that Hyundai was developing a battery-powered

Prior to the release of its 2023 Taycan models this fall, Porsche has shared details about updates. For the fourth year of Taycan EVs, Porsche is delivering a slew of software improvements, which will eventually roll out to earlier versions too. Consumers can expect a few hardware upgrades as well, but not many. The Porsche

Chevrolet released detailed information about its all-new 2024 Blazer EV last night, revealing a diverse lineup for the Ultium Platform-based midsize crossover. In addition to the “civilian” models of the Blazer EV, which will include 1LT, 2LT, RS and SS trim levels with front-, rear- and all-wheel-drive powertrains, Chevrolet will also offer specially developed Police

By Maria Merano Posted on July 17, 2022 Volkswagen delivered 217,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the first half (H1) of 2022, up 27% year-over-year. In H1 2021, VW had 170,900 BEVs. The European automaker’s BEV delivery shares reached 5.6%, up from 3.4% in H1 2021. “We successfully continued our electric ramp-up despite challenging conditions,

Tesla has been working on a new “self-diagnostic” feature in its app that the automaker is running when certain types of service appointments are requested. For better or worse, Tesla has been heavily betting on its mobile app to handle service. It can be challenging for some Tesla owners to simply directly contact their local

Tesla is expected to apply several changes to its fast charging network, including not only higher power, but also an entirely new V4 Supercharging unit. According to MarcoRP‘s tweet from earlier this month, Tesla‘s new V4 Supercharging stalls will be taller and slightly narrower than the current V3 units. The shape has not been revealed

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 16, 2022 Tesla’s virtual power plant (VPP) beta with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) now has 1,763 homes in the fleet so far. This is up from 1,262 less than two weeks ago, Tesla enthusiast, Sawyer Merrit tweeted. In his tweet, Sawyer included a screenshot provided by Rick Davis,

Elon Musk says that Tesla is getting closer to integrating Valve’s Steam to take its in-car gaming platform to a whole new level. We know that Tesla has been investing heavily into integrating video games into its in-car entertainment system, but it still surprised many when Tesla said earlier this year that it planned to

Fisker has hired longtime BMW executive Alpay Uguz to lead its global manufacturing efforts as the startup plans to begin production of its first electric vehicle later this year. Uguz joins Fisker as senior vice president of global manufacturing after spending nearly a decade helping run BMW Group’s joint venture with China’s Brilliance Group. Most

By Maria Merano Posted on July 14, 2022 The Republic of Georgia’s National Communications Commission authorized the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink internet service in the Easter European country.  Starlink Holdings Netherlands established a subsidiary Starlink Georgia on June 29, and subsequently applied for permission to provide internet in the country from the National

Coal investor and US Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV) opposes his own political party’s clean energy program. And since not a single Republican will support the infrastructure bill that contains the program, Manchin has disproportionate power to sink the US plan to decarbonize in order to slow global warming and meet the Paris Agreement target of