Stories by Nehal Malik

According to Roadshow by CNet, Volkswagen officially confirmed a camper version of its upcoming ID Buzz electric microbus in a press release dated Thursday, December 9. In the press release, Volkswagen announced investments in the electrification of its Hanover manufacturing plant, where it hopes to build Bentley bodies. The German automaker went on to reveal […]

According to Automotive News, Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday shut down reservations for its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup as it gears up to start taking actual orders for the truck next month. Ford F-150 Lightning reservations topped 130,000 in September, and, according to Ford CEO Jim Farley, were “approaching 200,000 units” in November. The 2022 F-150 […]

In a recently published video, YouTuber and car enthusiast Doug DeMuro reviewed the Lucid Air Dream Edition. The Dream Edition is the highest-spec Lucid Air model available. The electric vehicle (EV) sold out pretty quickly back in March, with Lucid Motors only taking some 500 reservations for the luxury sedan. The first deliveries of the […]

Speaking at Deutsche Bank’s AutoTech Conference, General Motors’ Executive Vice President of Global Product Development, Purchasing, and Supply Chain Doug Parks said the company expects to start production of the all-electric Chevrolet Silverado in early 2023 — reports Automotive News. The news comes after Chevrolet teased the Silverado electric pickup back in October. The General Motors […]

According to Yahoo Finance, a recent report from investment firm Morgan Stanley Research names Rivian as “the one” to beat Tesla. Rivian, an electric vehicle (EV) startup backed by eCommerce giant Amazon and veteran automaker Ford, went public on November 10 and raised a whopping $11.9 billion USD in funding at an initial offering price […]

Renault’s Zoe electric vehicle (EV) is making headlines this week for all the wrong reasons. According to Autocar, Renault’s all-electric supermini scored an abysmal zero-star safety rating in the European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP)’s latest crash tests. The Zoe is one of the most popular EVs in Europe and regularly goes toe to toe with […]

Earlier this year, a generous resident of the Village of Gates Mills in Northeast Ohio donated a “gently used” 2019 Tesla Model S to the local police department for use as a patrol car. According to Police1, the Model S has been retrofitted for a squad car and is now ready to hit the streets. “We […]

After being named the quickest 0-60 mph production car ever and breaking the 9-second quarter-mile threshold, the Tesla Model S Plaid has also taken the crown of quickest-charging electric vehicle (EV) ever, according to Car and Driver. The popular automotive publication recently tested the Model S Plaid’s charging speed at one of Tesla’s V3 (250 […]

Speaking at The Wall Street Journal‘s CEO Council Summit on Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk pummeled U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposed electric vehicle (EV) tax credit of up to $12,500 USD, a significant chunk of which Tesla and other automakers with non-unionized workforces, like Toyota, will be locked out of — reports Marketwatch. Musk said the […]

According to Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog), Tesla’s upcoming holiday firmware update for the company’s electric vehicles (EVs) will bring the new Model S/X User Interface (UI) to the Model 3 and Model Y. Looks like the holiday update will have the UI from the new S & X — Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) December 8, […]

Tesla recently released detailed findings from the Model 3 police cruiser pilot it launched in the U.K. earlier this year — reports Electrek. Police departments, emergency services, and even local governments all over the world are starting to lean towards electric cars for new service vehicles, with Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y proving to […]

It looks like the Tesla Model Y Long Range will also be getting AMD Ryzen chips for the Media Control Unit (MCU) and double-paned acoustic rear glass, after the Made in China (MIC) Model Y Performance got both upgrades late last month (via @tesla_adri). First Model Y LR AWD with AMD Ryzen and Double Rear […]

According to Automotive News, Honda-owned performance vehicle maker Acura is gearing up to go all-in on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and will skip the hybrid phase altogether in its transition to all-electric. After new Integra, Acura to push hard on EVs https://t.co/MP5orjclGj pic.twitter.com/Gdqfo5T4g9 — Automotive News (@Automotive_News) December 6, 2021 Acura will be dusting off the […]

The New York Times today published a deep-dive into Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) technologies after talking to a number of former employees who have worked on them over the last decade. The 19 former employees–speaking anonymously–interviewed by The New York Times all said Tesla has tried to push the development of both Autopilot […]

Let’s take a look at all of the new Supercharger sites that have opened up all over the world this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing Nov. 30, 2021 Olstavägen 45, Åsarna, Sweden 8 250 kW Tesla Dec. 1, 2021 The Bigstore Gallery […]