Stories by Peter McGuthrie

Demand for Tesla’s Model S is higher than ever, and a series of pictures of the model outside the factory have surfaced this week, including new ones revealing at least 150 of the model outside a Tesla factory. New photographs received by Tesmanian Tuesday show a developing fleet of refreshed Model S units outside Tesla’s […]

Just last month, the 2022 Audi e-tron Gran Turismo (GT) was announced, and now the company is already unveiling a new interior design concept for its Q4 e-tron SUV model. In a press release Tuesday, Audi released the interior concept for its new Q4 e-tron electric SUV, which features an Augmented Reality (AR) “head-up” display […]

After breaking records for the largest drop in value in a six-week period, Tesla’s (TSLA) shares may still be a good bet for the long-term, according to New Street Research. Analyst Pierre Ferragu upgraded Tesla from a ‘Hold’ rating to ‘Buy’ on Tuesday, with a price target of $900 (USD), up from the firm’s previous […]

After a slow winter, Tesla has delivered a major blow to Chinese automakers like Xpeng Motors with a major price cut in the country’s auto market. In February, Tesla delivered 4,630 Model Y units in China, an almost threefold increase from just 1,641 in January, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (via […]

In a press release Monday, Kia unveiled the first official images of the EV6, the company’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV). Built on the company’s new electric vehicle (EV) platform, the Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), the company also announced that it would use the simple naming convention of starting all of its BEV vehicles […]

Tesla’s first deliveries in Israel began arriving last month, and less than a month later the company has started installing its first Supercharger station in the country. According to Tesmanian, Tesla has started building Israel’s first Supercharger station in Tel Aviv, with more to come in this year’s second quarter. Located at Derech Menachem Begin […]

Tesla experimented with battery swap programming as far back as 2013, and despite the spread of recent rumors regarding a potential switch to the new model, a Vice President of the company has stated that the model is inefficient. According to CnEVPost, Tesla Vice President of external affairs Grace Tao said Saturday on Weibo the […]

German automaker BMW is well slated to handle an electric future, according to Chief Financial Officer Nicolas Peter in a recent interview. Even with threats of Apple, the world’s most valuable company, and its upcoming autonomous car entering the auto market, Peter says he’s still sleeping at night, reports Bloomberg. When asked about Apple, Peter […]

Xpeng Motors and other China-based electric automakers are keeping up with Tesla and seeing impressive sales numbers, as the electric vehicle (EV) market just begins taking off. As reported by South China Morning Post, sales of Xpeng’s G7 SUV, a direct competitor to the Tesla Model Y, soared by 345% between October and December of […]

Tesla’s electric cars have finally entered the city-state of Singapore, coming just a few short years after a multitude of reprimands from Tesla CEO Elon Musk for not being willing to entertain discussions with the company. According to Bloomberg, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said to parliament last week that switching to EVs would have […]

With our world starting to use electric vehicles (EVs) and solar energy more frequently than ever before, energy storage is also becoming an increasingly hot topic. Tesla has made its first move into the Texas power market, with new developments showing hidden construction of a giant battery connected to Texas’s electrical grid, according to Bloomberg. […]

Tesla (TSLA) has had a stellar couple of years, to be sure, but with high valuations also come the potential for big drop-offs. According to a new update from Fortune, Tesla has set a record for the largest drop in a six-week period, with the company’s valuation dropping rapidly from its peak in late January […]

Porsche’s newest electric vehicle (EV) has arrived, and it’s looking great at first glance. On Thursday, Motortrend reported on the new Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, an electric luxury wagon with a little more space, a taller height off the ground, and a more off-road-looking style than the Porsche’s Taycan sedan. Considered a “more well-rounded version” […]

Tesla’s market share has been dropping in recent months, as other brands begin to go electric. According to CNN, an analysis by Morgan Stanley shows that Tesla’s share of the United States electric vehicle (EV) market dropped to 69% last month, down from 81% the prior year. The Ford Mustang Mach-E, which officially entered the […]

Last year, Honda promised to be the first to launch a Level 3 autonomous driving vehicle, and in a new update, it has kept its promise. On Thursday, Japanese automaker unveiled the self-driving vehicle, the Honda Legend, as reported by Nikkei. The company is entering the field cautiously, and will only sell 100 copies of […]