At the Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa last month, Winnebago Industries Inc. and Thor Indultries Inc. each unveiled all-electric RV concepts — reports Automotive News. Both veteran motorhome manufacturers view electrification as the next step for RVs and towable trailers. Winnebago spokesman Chad Reece said “it could be up to two years before a vehicle like this […]
Comedian and car enthusiast Jay Leno appeared on a recent episode of the YouTube show Cars and Culture with Jason Stein and talked about his experience with the Tesla Model S Plaid, among other things (via @SawyerMerritt). Jay Leno on his Model S Plaid: "I’m stunned how good it is. I love that it’s built […]
The folks over at NASASpaceflight religiously follow and document SpaceX’s rocket launches. After capturing high-definition footage of this week’s NROL-87 mission launch (and subsequent landing) from multiple angles, the media outlet has published a supercut of the mission on YouTube. The NROL-87 mission saw SpaceX launch a Falcon 9 rocket with a classified spy satellite for […]
According to Automotive News Canada, Ford Motor Co. entered its all-electric Mustang Mach-E into last year’s annual Michigan State Police vehicle trials because of interest expressed by police departments. The Michigan State Police trials rates vehicles based on their viability for police use after putting candidates through rigorous acceleration, braking, and handling tests on a 3.2 […]
A team of SpaceX engineers is currently in Fiji to install a Starlink Gateway station that will restore internet access to the Kingdom of Tonga islands after the single undersea fiber-optic cable connecting them to the world wide web was damaged in a volcanic eruption last month — reports FBCNews (via Tesmanian; (use coupon TESLANORTH10 […]
In the latest installment of his Model S Plaid teardown series on YouTube, “Teardown Titan” Sandy Munro gives us a detailed look at the high-performance all-electric sedan’s rear cradle, rear suspension, and electric drive module (EDM). Munro and his team remove the rear cradle and drive module which, unlike the front cradle and suspension we […]
According to Car and Driver, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to add more electric vehicles (EVs) to its upcoming $11.3 billion USD purchase of new mail trucks. The USPS has been looking at replacing more than 150,000 Grumman Long Life Vehicles (LLVs) with new delivery trucks since […]
Kia has announced Canadian pricing for the 2022 EV6, the company’s first all-electric model. The EV6 will start hitting dealerships across Canada sometime in February and will start from $44,995 CAD, the base model just narrowly making the cut for the $5,000 federal electric vehicle (EV) rebate (vehicles need to start below $45,000 CAD). Originally […]
In a recently published YouTube video, “Teardown Titan” Sandy Munro continues his teardown of the Tesla Model S Plaid, this time walking us through the high-performance all-electric sedan’s front cradle, including the steering rack, and the suspension. We get to see Munro and his team remove the front cradle and suspension from the Model S Plaid, […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has said she would be open to input from Elon Musk on how to better navigate the ongoing chip shortage affecting the automotive industry, even though President Joe Biden has snubbed Tesla and its CEO time and again — reports Bloomberg. President Biden’s Build Back Better plan locks Tesla out of […]
Lamborghini’s first electric vehicle (EV) will likely end up being a versatile, four-seater, two-door coupe with significantly more ground clearance than one would expect from a car with the golden bull badge on it, company CEO Stephan Winkelmann told TechCrunch in an interview. The Italian automaker is set to launch its first EV sometime in the […]
According to Electrek, Tesla is temporarily suspending scheduling for new solar roof installations due to supply chain issues. In a communique seen by the publication, Tesla told employees: Most of the solar industry has been experiencing supply chain delays. These constraints are beginning to impact Solar Roof as well. This will lead to delays in scheduling […]
Last week, Tesla North reported on a Change.org petition urging U.S. President Joe Biden to “acknowledge Tesla’s EV leadership.” In the three days since, the petition has surpassed 40,000 signatures. After the White House failed to invite Tesla CEO Elon Musk to a meeting with auto industry CEOs and other business leaders last week, a petition […]
Ford Motor Co. is planning a major shift to electric vehicle (EV) production at its factories as part of a restructuring to better focus on electrification — reports Bloomberg. The plans could see the veteran automaker spend as much as $20 billion USD over the next 10 years, with efforts led by former Tesla and […]
Back in December, ONroute announced a partnership with the Canadian Electricity Association’s Ivy Charging Network to install electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations at all 23 of its locations along the busiest highways in Canada, Ontario’s Highway 401 and Highway 400. According to a recent Facebook post from the London Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA), the first […]
