E-Mobility

Tesla drivers and technicians have to face another instance of aggressive behavior towards the brand besides road rage incidents now, cord-cutting. A number of Supercharger stations on roads and wall boxes in parking garages have witnessed their cables being cut, but apparently not always for the copper in them.

The ambitious strategy to become the 'true EV leader' in America means that Ford will need a sizable battery production capacity expansion and supply diversification. After roping in the Koreans from SK On for battery plants on US soil, Ford has now attracted the biggest EV battery producer CATL to scout prospective locations in Kentucky and South Carolina.

Tesla disclosed its relatively short list of raw battery materials and component suppliers and confirmed plenty of partnerships that have only been rumored so far. The cooperation with Vale is particularly significant, as the Brazilian mining giant has entered a long-term contract with Tesla to ensure an affordable supply of low-carbon nickel.

According to the talented automotive graphic designers, the previously shown Audi A6 e-tron prototype could receive some minor exterior changes before the sleek German EV will enter production and hit the market in 2024.

The compact German SUV is supposedly able to travel at least 250 miles on a single charge according to the WLTP standard, but in a real-world range test conducted in Italy, the Mercedes EQA 250 could not live up to these expectations.

The world's largest EV battery maker CATL tipped that it is ready to launch its unicorn of a prismatic cell that has a higher energy density than Tesla's game-changing 4680 battery. CATL's Kirin battery does so by using the chemistry and footprint of Tesla's 4680 cell.

The comparatively minor but still practical upgrade to the infotainment system in the Tesla Model S and Model X allows drivers to comfortably adjust the viewing angle of the giant horizontal display that is mounted to the center console of these two popular electric vehicles.

President Biden is preparing for a trip to South Korea and Hyundai Motor is expected to use the occasion and announce the creation of its own EV battery factory in Georgia or Alabama. The electric car battery plant will be built via a partnership with SK On that uses a novel stacked battery technology.

A two-year Tesla Model 3 test that clocked 50,000 miles on the odometer has revealed the truth about the EPA range estimate of electric cars. The Model 3 was driven under drastically different conditions from the summer to the winter months, revealing the best and worst times to drive a Tesla.

The future R1T and R1S electric trucks by Rivian may be manufactured in Georgia, as the state's governor Kemp just announced a huge incentives package for Rivian's factory there. It includes a new interchange for Interstate 20, as well as land and tax breaks, amounting to a total package of $1.5 billion.

Reviewers of the brand-new BMW i4 M50 were able to travel up to 268 miles on a single charge, which means that the electric sports sedan from Germany exceeded its officially estimated EPA range of just 227 miles by a solid 18%.

The ID. Buzz is the long-awaited conversion of Volkswagen's iconic minibus to a 2022 electric vehicle. However, the auto OEM has now hinted that it could also be something else in the future. It consists of something that looks like a Buzz from the front and a pick-up truck from the back. This, then, could be a nod to a new upcoming genre of VW e-vehicle.

The world's largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles said it can't keep absorbing the drastic increase in prices of nickel, cobalt and other materials that go into its EV battery cells anymore. As its revenue jumps exponentially, its profit is way down, prompting it to 'renegotiate' new battery prices with Tesla and other automaking clients.

The Apple Car undertaking may be called Project Titan as the team in Cupertino plans to use a lot of premium titanium material in the car's design, reports a renowned leaker. While Apple is still planning to announce its EV in 2025, it will likely position it at the luxury end of the market.

The Leapmotor C01 sedan that will be released in June will be the first commercially produced electric vehicle with battery cells directly integrated in the underbody. The novel cell-to-chassis EV battery technology increases interior space and torsional rigidity and reduces EV weight by 10%, while saving on total battery costs.

The UB77 from C.B.T. Italia is a smart, sporty city bike. Thanks to its lightweight carbon frame and electric motor, it is designed to get commuters to their destination quickly and effortlessly. A smartwatch is included in delivery. Using the data collected, the bike can adjust the level of assistance according to the rider's pulse.

In these beautiful yet speculative render pictures, the much-anticipated electric sedan looks like a serious competitor for established EVs like the Tesla Model 3 or the recently launched BMW i4.

Impatient EV buyers apparently have to brace themselves for even higher car prices as the unwavering demand for electric trucks like the enormous GMC Hummer EV has now led to a ridiculously competitive auction at a car dealership in Texas.

At a launch event, Ford announced that it had started to produce its electric F-150 Lightning pickup trucks. The vehicles are being built at a new facility in Michigan, with customers expected to receive their pre-ordered trucks in the “coming days”. The 2022 production volume for the model is currently unknown.

After its main competitors have already presented their battery-powered pickup trucks, the last member of the "Big Three" American automakers has yet to reveal the all-electric RAM 1500. Thankfully, an impatient graphic designer has now created a render picture that illustrates the potential design of the highly-anticipated EV.

The second generation of the midsize pickup truck, which will be based on the popular Ford Ranger, will only be available with internal combustion engines at its expected launch later this year. However, a new rumor now hints at a possible all-electric model variant of the new Volkswagen Amarok.

Despite that the US now can offer no less than 28 different electric vehicle models on sale from eighteen carmakers in total, there is still one undisputed sales champion. The one that offers the most car models - Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X - and commands the most profit per vehicle, too.

In an announcement via social media channels, Chevrolet has revealed that it is working on electrified and all-electric Corvette vehicles. The hybrid car could be released as early as next year, with no timeline given for the BEV. The fully electric vehicle will feature GM's Ultium battery platform with range-extending energy-recovery technology.

After an apparent leak has revealed a rough timeframe for the upcoming European launch of the sleek electric sedan, the aspiring EV company is allegedly working on an impressive Lucid Air performance model which may even become the quickest production vehicle in the world.

There is now a visualization how many electric vehicle models are on sale in America, from what brands and with what specs such as range or horsepower. Based on solid grounds like the EPA EV range estimate database, the graphic includes all US-sold EVs - from the cheapest to the most expensive - complete with their exact prices and specifications relative to the competition.

According to Drew Baglino, Tesla’s Senior VP of engineering, half of the electric carmaker's vehicles are now coming out of the factory with LFP batteries. The Lithium ferrophosphate cathode chemistry is cheaper to produce as the raw materials that go into it are more plentiful than the expensive nickel and cobalt in Tesla's extended range and performance vehicles.

The convenient "Smart Summon" feature, which Tesla has released as a beta version a couple of years ago, is apparently unable to navigate an airfield as a new surveillance video shows a Model Y crashing into a smaller but still expensive plane during an event in the state of Washington.

After putting Starlink McFlatface dishes at select Supercharger locations in the US to offer free satellite internet connectivity to Tesla owners while charging, and allowing the use of phones as hotspots while driving, now Tesla is preparing another Internet access option. Tesla owners will be able to connect to thousands of Wi-fi hotspots by Comcast's Xfinity, AT&T, Orange, and others.

A group of scientists and engineers are heading on a solar energy-powered electric car trip along the 9,380 miles of the Australian coast on an off-grid charging proof-of-concept project. They will be retrofitting a Tesla Model 3 with new printed solar cells to test how long it will take it to go the distance.

Elon Musk has announced that Tesla plans to be mass-producing robotaxis by 2024. The self-driving vehicles are expected not to have steering wheels or pedals. The cars are being optimized for cost efficiency, with Musk claiming that a robotaxi ride would be cheaper than a subsidized bus or subway ticket.

Despite that Tesla managed to hedge the price increase of nickel and move to cheaper LFP batteries for its EVs with standard range packs, it has been unabashedly raising its car prices to preempt future production cost increases, according to Elon Musk. Also, he argued, the waitlist for Tesla cars is long anyway, so people don't seem to be put off by their higher prices.

The very first global battery-powered SUV made by Japanese luxury automaker features a cruise range of up to 225 miles and could produce up to 308 electric horsepower, which presumably makes it a bit quicker than its recently announced sister model, the Toyota bZ4X.

With seven seats, a range of up to 410 miles on a single charge and 633 lb-ft of torque in the top-end configuration, the more spacious SUV variant of the electric Mercedes EQS looks like a luxurious and practical family EV.

Tesla used to include a mobile charging cable with each new EV purchase, but Elon Musk now says that this is 'wasteful' and owners will have to buy one separately, if needed. The charging cable is currently sold out over at Tesla, but Musk did promise to slash its price in half, add more adapters to it, and make it 'easy to order with the car.'

Ford's electric pickup truck is in such high demand, that the entire 2022 model year of the F-150 Lightning Pro and XLT is currently sold out. Customers who want to order the new truck now have to upgrade to the much more expensive model variants like the Lariat or top-end Platinum trim.

According to reports, the Apple Car will run on a custom centrally integrated "carOS" that will control all aspects of the vehicle including navigation, sensor data processing, and infotainment. The report also states that Apple will leverage Korean suppliers for the self-driving sensors in the car's domain control unit (DCU).

Volkswagen has announced that there is a new, fully-online way to lease its vehicles. This new kind of sales channel has been rolled out to the firm's native market of Germany to start off with, and will work for its ID.4 and ID.5 electric vehicles to start off with. Therefore, consumers in this country will be able to order a new VW right from their PC, phone or tablet soon.

The 2023 Kia Niro has been showcased at the 2022 New York Auto Show. The company confirmed that hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric versions of the car would go on sale in North America this summer. All of the vehicles have performance improvements based on their 2022 equivalents.

The suspiciously opportune incident perfectly illustrates the remarkable towing capabilities of Rivian's popular electric truck named the R1T, which is why some observers claim that the video could have been staged for marketing purposes.

The California Air Resources Board has issued a legislative proposal that strives for a complete ban on the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. That goes for plug-in hybrids, too, and will leave only electric and hydrogen-powered cars on the market, while the goal for 2026 is to triple the current sales of zero-emission vehicles in California.

Kia has revealed that a production version of its EV9 SUV concept will be available in the US in the second half of 2023. This means that the electric vehicle will arrive in both the US and Europe in the same year. No further details about the car were revealed, meaning that the pricing remains a mystery.

As law enforcement agencies around the United States are slowly but surely switching to sustainable all-electric vehicles, a diligent Harley-Davidson dealership has now taken the initiative and turned the popular LiveWire into a proper electric police motorcycle.

Honda will invest more than US$64 billion in R&D and development of new vehicles and services over the next decade, US$40 billion of which will go directly into electric car development. Honda plans to have a solid-state battery production batch ready in two years, and launch 30 new EV models by 2030.

Toyota has announced that the 2023 Toyota bZ4X will be available in the US this Spring. The company also revealed that customers who leased or purchased the vehicle would be eligible for twelve months of complimentary charging at EVgo-owned and operated charging points across the country.

A new e-scooter from Honor, the Choice P10, is now available to pre-order in China. The gadget can travel at up to 25 kph (~16 mph) thanks to a 350 W rated motor. The scooter’s 36 V battery lets it travel for up to 35 km (~22 miles) between charges. The device is foldable for portability and weighs 15.7 kg (~35 lbs).

A new portable e-bike has been released by Lectric, the XP Lite. The bicycle weighs 46 lbs (~21 kg) and folds to the compact size of 36 x 16 x 26 in (~91 x 41 x 66 cm). The e-bike is powered by a 300 W motor enabling the bike to reach speeds up to 20 mph (~32 kph), and is currently only available in the US and Canada.

In a second such incident in the span of only a week or so, a Tesla Model 3 driver has pressed on the gas pedal instead of applying the brakes while trying to park the electric car. The first time the Model 3 landed on top of an ambulance, while now it got beached on the rocks of a jetty at the Dana Point Harbor in Orange County.

Tesla is once again asking fans of its original Roadster, the electric car that started it all, to preorder its Roadster 2 successor. After the reservations were closed for a few months, those who want to get the Roadster 2 can secure their place in the line against a US$50,000 deposit with a possible release scheduled for 2023.

A new variant of the Lucid Air Grand Touring EV has been announced, the Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance. The car has many of the same features as the standard model, but it has greater acceleration with a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.6 s. The Performance car also has a slightly lower range at 446 miles (~718 km).