E-Mobility

In a recent press conference, Tesla confirmed that it would not be releasing any new vehicles this year. Musk confirmed rumours that Cybertruck production would be delayed until 2023 at the earliest.

In addition to being more efficient by using more regenerative braking, Tesla's latest Autopilot software update is also supposed to provide an improved driving experience in slow stop-and-go traffic.

The range of BMW's powerful electric SUV apparently holds up quite well when being driven at high speeds which are prohibited in many countries around the world.

Instead of relying on touch-sensitive buttons, a new iteration of Tesla's futuristic yoke steering wheel in the Model S and Model X could be equipped with a regular horn.

General Motors announced the biggest single production investment in its history, a nearly US$7 billion outlay aimed squarely at the production of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra electric trucks. GM plans to surpass Tesla and become America's largest EV manufacturer, and will start by converting the Orion factory in Michigan into an electric truck plant, as well as invest in battery cell production there.

The NIO ET7 and ET5 performance sedans that are sizing up Tesla's Model S Plaid won't be the first electric cars with semi-solid state batteries, as a humble taxi fleet just got its first delivery of EVs with such packs. Made by the world's largest lithium producer Ganfeng, the E70 electric cars' battery packs are made with solid electrolyte diaphragm.

Volkswagen has finally previewed its new bus - the first of its kind to be electric. It has been revealed to have a design somewhat like the original's hallmark shape - however, it will be outfitted with considerably more up-to-date tech. They include an AR heads-up display, LED headlights and a new kind of wheel.

The Chinese car company Geely allegedly has plans to start making phones as well. To this end, it is said to be in talks to acquire the OEM Meizu. Meanwhile, the same brand has confirmed that it will release 2022 devices with Qualcomm silicon, prompting the release of an image projecting how such handsets might look.

The now announced Yamaha EMF electric moped comes with a futuristic and sporty design, a swappable Gogoro battery system and impressive performance specs including a quick 0 to 50 kph time of just 3.5 seconds.

About 80% of the electric vehicles currently on the market, as well as the ones that will appear up to three years from now, will be able to use the new EVOGO battery swap station network of the world's largest EV battery maker CATL. The cross-platform EVOGO network is achieved by an innovative rented battery block concept that can be used for swaps by most EVs out there in 125-mile range increments.

The first felony charges against a driver using a widely available autonomous driving system like Tesla's Autopilot have been pressed in California after a deadly crash. The U.S. government has been investigating a number of incidents involving Tesla cars in Autopilot and Traffic Aware Cruise Control modes since last August, too.

More performance sometimes results in a higher power consumption, which is why Tesla had to inform certain customers that the projected range of their ordered Model 3 is lower due to the recently introduced AMD Ryzen CPUs which now power Tesla's infotainment systems.

The rather sophisticated but still imperfect workaround that enables Apple CarPlay on Tesla's infotainment system may present technically inclined users with an experimental method to improve the connectivity between their iPhone and their electric car.

Subaru Tecnica International, the motorsports focused arm of Subaru, has revealed a new concept car. The all-electric STI E-RA has four motors which can deliver up to 1,073 hp.

This new software update for the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y apparently initiates the recalibration of a vital component of the heat pump, which may have caused some defects and the failure of the entire heating system in very cold winter temperatures.

Mazout is a new start-up targeting the growing electric 2-wheeler market in India. However, the company asserts that its upcoming motorcycle will be the country's first example of the "cruiser" variety. A prototype of its flagship has been previewed at events such as the EV India Expo 2021 thus far.

The world's largest electric vehicle battery maker CATL isn't optimistic about the speed of solid-state battery development and pegs 2025 as the year when the first samples will appear. CATL expects just 1% of electric cars to boast solid-state batteries by 2030.

Hyundai Motors plans to release no less than seven electric vehicles in the U.S. this year among all of its brands like Kia or Genesis, starting with the base Ioniq 5 model. The existing factories in Alabama and Georgia may be retrofitted for expanding EV production in America according to Hyundai's US$7.4 billion manufacturing plan, but President Biden's pending subsidies for carmakers registered with the United Auto Workers Union may tip the scales in the Tennessee plant's favor.

Even though Tesla claimed that it has solved this already known issue of the Model 3 and Model Y with a software update, owners are still reporting heat pump failures which could potentially lead to life-threatening situations when driving these electric cars in very cold winter conditions.

A 19-year-old IT and security enthusiast has managed to gain access to a number of Tesla cars in different countries following a vulnerability in third-party software or hardware that they installed. The access included key control features like "disabling Sentry Mode, opening the doors/windows and even starting Keyless Driving," in addition to honking the horn or taking over the car stereo while driving.

Tesla scrubbed all Cybertruck 2022 production references from its website recently and threw those who hit the preorder button in a state of confusion. It turns out that Elon Musk may simply be preparing for a grand 2022 Tesla product roadmap unveiling during the next quarterly conference call where the top Cybertruck electric pickup trim and its pricing will be revealed.

LG has scored another electric vehicle win after making its durable dual-stack OLED displays the preferred choice for in-car infotainment systems. Not only will LG be providing the flexible OLED panel for the unique Mercedes EQS pillar-to-pillar Hyperscreen, but it also announced that its new infotainment system will be present in the EQS electric performance sedan as a full package.

With only two wheels and about 1,000 less horsepower than the thunderous Bugatti Veyron, the first electric vehicle made by the French company comes as a bit of a surprise since it appears to be nothing more than an electric scooter.

The already rumored upgrades to the headlights, taillights and charging port of the 2022 Tesla Model S have now apparently been confirmed by pictures of an official production unit which has been spotted in a Tesla showroom in Taiwan. However, not all of these updates are necessarily expected to make their way to the North American market.

Tesla has asked its fanbase to contact the Governor, Senate, and Assembly of the state of New York and ask them to allow direct sales of electric vehicles. In some U.S. states, car manufacturers can't sell directly to buyers.

A prototype of the EV with cryptomining capabilities has been driven on public streets in Canada during a first test drive, and this milestone for the Daymak Spiritus has of course been captured in a recently released video.

The 'Full Self-Driving' 10.3 update that Tesla outed not long ago to owners with the sufficient number of Safety Score point and then pulled for left turn issues, has three distinctive driving modes - Chill, Average, and Assertive. A new driving test takes and compares the three profiles on one and the same road to determine what passes for aggressive driving in the opinion of Tesla engineers.

A couple of enterprising Tesla owners have been using their electric cars to mine for cryptocurrencies or privacy tokens like Monero. According to them, the most profitable way to mine for crypto with a Tesla is to use a hacked firmware and hook graphics processing units directly to the electric motor. One Tesla Model 3 owner reveals that this way he was able to net up to $800 a month in Ethereum when the cryptocurrency was at its record price.

In addition to a provision that should prevent the re-sale of the electric F-150 in the first year of ownership, Ford has also issued a stern warning for dealerships who try to take advantage of their customers by demanding high price markups from F-150 Lightning reservation holders.

Microsoft has partnered with one of the most promising electric car makers, XPeng, to provide its Azure AI-powered voice that scored the highest of any in-car virtual assistant on the MOS voice quality scale. The new EV virtual butler of XPeng will use Microsoft's Azure cloud to offload the processing tasks from the cars' chipset and provide unsurpassed life-like voice command experience inside XPeng's electric cars.

If you thought the 1000+ horse powers of the Model S Plaid not pushy enough at 163 miles per hour, Tesla just released the third of its storied line of Track Mode updates that upped the top Model S Plaid speed to 175 MPH. Besides all the new performance features, the update also includes critical break temperature warning to remind you that you have to get Tesla's new US$20,000 Carbon Ceramic Brake kit for the Plaid.

With its particularly efficient aerodynamic design and a projected range of up to 620 miles per charge, the new electric concept car Mercedes-Benz EQXX intends to finally put an end to EV range anxiety.

The BMW iX Flow concept car has been demonstrated at CES 2022. The vehicle can change color thanks to a coat of paint which includes E Ink, the same technology used in e-readers.

Chevrolet will be releasing a number of new electric vehicles starting next spring with the Silverado Work Truck fleet pickup, and continuing with its performance RST version in fall 2023. The real electric bestseller of Chevy, however, may be an Equinox crossover EV that will start from just US$30,000 when it gets released in 2024, and it will be followed by a full-size Blazer electric SUV model.

In addition to a gorgeous teaser video showing its first electric SUV, Sony has also announced that it will register a separate EV division called Sony Mobility Inc., which raises hopes that the Japanese tech behemoth could become a serious player in the electric car business.

Dubbed the technology flagship of the Bavarian automaker, the iX M60 electric SUV comes with impressive performance specs and is supposed to provide an exceptional driving experience despite being geared towards sustainability.

The new Gemini 001 battery pack prototype by Our Next Energy (ONE) propelled the Tesla Model S for 14 hours straight around Michigan in the cold mid-December temps. ONE managed to double the battery density of Tesla's stock 103.9 kilowatt-hours battery by using innovative packaging technology and proprietary chemistry. ONE's high-density battery pack beat the world record for a Model S range by covering 752 miles on winter highways, and 882 miles on a dynamometer in the lab.

At CES in Las Vegas, the Chinese company Okai has presented a sleek electric scooter which, unlike most of its competitors, can also be operated on rough terrain thanks to its off-road features and full suspension.

After certain ruthless dealerships have taken advantage of the high demand for the F-150 Lightning by marking its price up by US$30,000, Ford has now announced plans to almost double the production of the new all-electric pickup truck.

Tesla has shipped a record number of vehicles for the sixth consecutive quarter, handily beating analyst predictions. Wall Street analysts had predicted that due to the ongoing chip shortages and supply chain constraints, Tesla would only be able to deliver 263,026 cars. The company beat the predictions by delivering 308,600.

In a recent YouTube video, Hyundai engineers demonstrate a unique way to repurpose car parts by taking apart a redundant test vehicle and using the components to build an air purifying device.

NIO just unveiled the prices for its 2022 electric performance sedan, the ET7, and they are over what Tesla charges for its Model 3 or Model Y vehicles, even after their latest price increase, but way less than the direct Model S competitor. The 100 kWh NIO ET7 offers a way larger battery pack than the Tesla Model 3 Long Range, and similar to what the Model S offers, while Tesla no longer qualifies for subsidies as it doesn't offer a battery swap service.

Due to high demand and limited availability, the highly anticipated Ford F-150 Lightning is being sold for US$30,000 above its already steep sticker price at some dealerships, and buying the all-electric pickup truck probably won't become much easier in the foreseeable future.

Around 475,000 Tesla Model 3 and Model S vehicles are being recalled due to multiple issues that have been uncovered. The NHTSA has stated that these issues relate to the Model 3’s rear view camera and the front hood latch in the Model S.

Waymo has announced that it will add all-electric vehicles designed by Geely to its autonomous ride-hailing service. Waymo will modify the car with Waymo Driver so it can operate autonomously.

European car makers can breathe a sigh of relief as their electric vehicle plans may get a boost from the first Li-ion battery developed and assembled on European soil. So far, the EV plans of legacy stalwarts like VW or BMW hinged on Asian battery maker supply, but Northvolt's announcement that its first pack has rolled off the conveyor belts in Sweden may significantly change the battery procurement game for European EV manufacturers.

North America is finally getting its new 2022 Tesla Model Y and Model 3 batches with upgraded media system processors and new 12V batteries. Tesla is now equipping all new cars with AMD Ryzen chips instead of the older, slower Intel Atoms, and swapping the 12V lead-acid batteries that were prone to failure with new Li-ion packs. Previously, the AMD Ryzen advantage was only given to Tesla cars made in its Chinese factory, but now the goods are coming to America.

While paratroopers seem to be particularly keen on the extremely light weight of the Sur-Ron Light Bee X, the electric motorcycle's silent operation also offers certain tactical advantages in comparison to traditional bikes with an internal combustion engine.

Shortly after a report concerning the (unconfirmed yet) decision to cease developing combustion engines, it was rumored that Hyundai has decided to halt the development of a third-generation fuel cell stack for hydrogen cars. The company has just denied this rumor, but it might offer a full electric lineup starting next year or in 2023, at least for a few months.

Immensely wealthy EV enthusiasts who find a Tesla Model S Plaid too slow and ordinary may be excited to hear that the luxury car maker Arash has revealed first teaser images of the Arash AFX, an all-electric hypercar with supposedly spectacular performance specs.