Stories by Peter McGuthrie

Our Next Energy plans to spend $1.6 billion on a new battery cell plant in suburban Detroit to produce lithium iron phosphate cells and battery packs, as detailed in a report from Automotive News. The company, often dubbed “ONE,” signed a lease in Michigan for a 659,589-square-foot building located 25 miles west of downtown Detroit […]

Hyundai’s flagship electric vehicle (EV) is back with a new model year, and yesterday the embargo lifted on early reviews from automotive publications. Motortrend shared its first drive of the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 on Tuesday, boasting an aerodynamic design for a quiet and smooth ride. The Ioniq 6 has the same G-EMP platform and […]

SpaceX is set to provide Starlink internet to Wise County, Virginia through a grant from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA), as detailed in a report from the Bristol Herald Courier. The grant money will be dedicated to providing the low-Earth orbit satellite internet service to unserved and underserved households with school children in […]

BYD is partnering with e-mobility company Sixt in a sale of several thousands of EVs, with deliveries set to begin taking place this year, as detailed in a press release from the ride-sharing platform this week. Following initial deliveries in Q4 2022 in Europe, Sixt also plans to purchase 100,000 EVs through 2028 and the […]

The Tesla Model Y has become a popular choice on EV car-hire service Evee in Australia, as reported by The Driven. The news makes Evee the first car-hire company to receive the Model Y in Australia, even beating out Hertz and Sixt — the latter of which already has the Tesla Model 3 and the […]

Ahead of the Crew-5 Mission launch this week, SpaceX is looking to upgrade a secondary pad at the Cape Canaveral launch site. SpaceX is planning upgrades on another launchpad at Kennedy Space Center to be used as a backup for future cargo and crew missions, as reported by Space News. The news comes as SpaceX […]

Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more popular in Europe with each passing quarter, and a new milestone has been reached with one of Tesla’s EVs at the forefront. The Tesla Model Y led Europe’s EV sales year to date through August, with 7,011 units of the electric SUV sold in the month, according to CleanTechnica. […]

After Tesla’s shares dropped following fewer deliveries than expected, but one investing firm saw the moment as an opportunity. Cathie Wood’s investing firm Ark has purchased more Tesla shares across multiple branches, as detailed in a report from Barron’s. The purchase came after Tesla’s stock dropped despite its record deliveries in Q3, that missed Wall […]

Ford, General Motors (GM) and Fiat Chrysler are planning light-duty EV pickups, but the Detroit 3 may not be planning for a heavy-duty pickup EV anytime soon, as detailed in a new report from Automotive News. The high-margin profit and heavy use cases offered by Ford’s corporate Super Duty customers is greater than Southwest Airlines, […]

After rescheduling from a launch window previously held for Monday, SpaceX is planning two potential launch windows for this week. SpaceX is preparing for its NASA Crew-5 Mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with a launch window set for Wednesday, October 5, as detailed on the company’s website and in a video that will […]

As China celebrates its legal holiday of National Day this week, Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai will stay open with some added benefits for employees who work for the holiday. Tesla’s Giga Shanghai is remaining operational during China’s National Day holiday running from October 1 to 7, as reported by a source familiar with the matter reporting […]

After Italian automaker Maserati announced the Folgore electric vehicle (EV) last month, the company has shared more details about its upcoming battery-electric version of the GranTurismo vehicle, as announced in a press release on Monday. In addition to the Modena and Trofeo gas variants, Maserati will release the GranTurismo Folgore EV featuring an 800-volt engine […]

Rivian has hired Diane Lye for the role of chief information officer, a new position that the automaker plans to use to accelerate global expansion, as reported by TechCrunch. Lye previously worked a nine-year stint at Amazon on Web Services before working at Citi’s capital markets division and working in the capital markets division at […]

Tesla is looking to expand Gigafactory Nevada after years of announcing plans to do so, according to sources familiar with the matter reporting to electrek. Past statements by Tesla held that the Giga Nevada location would be able to produce around 105 GWh of battery cells per year and 150 GWh of battery packs per […]

A set of photos shared this week show that Tesla’s Powerwall and Solar Roof are super durable and will continue working after exposure to storms, as noted by one roofing company. @Tesla retweeted photos of a Tesla Solar Roof and Powerwall that withstood winds and rain from Hurricane Ian on Thursday. The photos, originally shared […]