Stories by Nehal Malik

Late last year, a lawyer for Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. allegedly called Cooley LLP to demand that the law firm fire one of its employees or it would lose the electric vehicle (EV) giant’s business, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter. The individual in question is […]

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery giant CATL on Friday announced the impending launch of its own battery swap platform in China, called EVOGO — reports CnEVPost. According to the company’s official WeChat account, a launch event for the EVOGO brand will take place on Tuesday, January 18. CATL is yet to provide any more information […]

Japanese automotive giant Honda Motor Co. Ltd. will be partnering with LG Energy Solution (LGES), LG Chem’s battery subsidiary, on a joint venture for battery production in the U.S. that could cost up to $3.4 billion USD — reports Automotive News. The news comes from South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper and is based on a […]

According to Automotive News, electric vehicle (EV) startup Bollinger Motors has announced it will be delaying its all-electric B1 SUV and B2 pickup truck indefinitely. The company will instead shift focus from consumer vehicles to the commercial EV fleet business, developing the Chass-E — an electric chassis to serve as a foundation for fleet vehicles, for […]

Tesla has a solid chance at surpassing BMW in luxury vehicle sales in the U.S. for 2021, with new-vehicle registrations for the company’s electric vehicles (EVs) surging towards the end of the year, especially in November and with the end-of-quarter delivery push in December — reports Automotive News. Tesla's November registrations surged, narrowing luxe race https://t.co/kIyCiuVUlp […]

Tesla’s Model 3 electric sedan was the best-selling electric vehicle (EV) in Germany for December and the year 2021 as a whole — reports Tesmanian. According to data from Germany’s Federal Bureau of Motor Vehicles (KBA), the Model 3 took the crown for most EV sales in the country in 2021 with a whopping 35,262 units […]

Porsche sold 301,915 cars across the globe in 2021, up 11% year-over-year (YoY) from 2020 and a new all-time high for the company (via Roadshow by CNet). Porsche sales in the U.S. were a record 70,025 cars, and deliveries in the carmaker’s biggest market, China, were up 8% YoY to 95,671 units (also a new […]

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on January 5 informed Tesla that it is “revisiting” its approach to regulating the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta — reports The Los Angeles Times. Full Self-Driving is Tesla’s suite of advanced driver assistance features, available as a $10,000 USD add-on or a $199 USD/month subscription and […]

19-year-old David Colombo (@david_colombo_) on Monday revealed in a series of tweets that he was able to hack into and gain “remote control” over 25+ Tesla cars in 13 countries without the owners’ consent or knowledge using a security vulnerability he discovered — reports Automotive News. So, I now have full remote control of over 20 […]

Apple last month sent an envoy to South Korea to meet with prospective suppliers for its Apple Car project, internally known as “Project Titan” — reports South Korean tech publication ETNEWS. According to the publication’s sources, the Cupertino, California-based tech giant was interested in Korean electronic parts manufacturers with experience in mass production. After failed […]

According to CnEVPost, Tesla delivered a record 40,500 all-electric Model Y crossovers in China during December 2021 and a total of 169,853 units for the entire year, making it the country’s number one best-selling new energy SUV for both the month and the year as a whole. The BYD Song trailed behind the Tesla Model […]

The Tesla Model 3 was the number one best-selling electric vehicle (EV) in Canada for 2021, with a total of 12,800 units sold, while the Model Y came in third place — reports Motor Illustrated. The Model 3 has now claimed the title for two years in a row, with sales of the all-electric sedan […]

Volkswagen on Wednesday announced global delivery numbers for the year 2021. The German automaker handed over more than 263,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to customers across the globe this past year, almost doubling the numbers from 2020 with a 97% increase year-over-year (YoY). Volkswagen also delivered 106,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), up 33% as […]

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is currently considering a policy proposal that seeks to increase the costs associated with installing and operating a home solar system, not only for new customers but also for around 1.3 million existing residential solar customers in the state. A new campaign running on Tesla’s Engage platform urges Tesla […]

Due to a law passed in 2014, automakers are barred from directly selling vehicles in the State of New York and Tesla is limited to only having 5 stores or Sales Centers in the entire state as a result, inconveniencing its customers hampering electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the region. As things stand, many New […]