Stories by Peter McGuthrie

Tesla CEO Elon Musk may be polarizing to some, and now a new candidate for Senate in California is using his bid solely to take Musk and the company’s Full Self-Driving program down. California Senate candidate Dan O’Dowd launched a multimillion-dollar television ad campaign on Tuesday to push for a ban on Tesla’s self-driving vehicles […]

As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to spread across the world, Volkswagen is beautifying one island with the addition of new EV deliveries. Volkswagen has delivered its first electric cars to private customers on the island of Astypalea, Greece, according to a press release from the automaker. Thanos Papagiannis received the first of the deliveries in […]

BMW will unveil the electric i7 xDrive60 in U.S. markets, with the launch expected to take place in Q4 of this year, according to a press release shared on Wednesday. The 2023 BMW i7 xDrive60 is estimated to have around 300 miles according to tests conducted by the automaker. It’s the electric version of its […]

After Lexus teased an RZ electric crossover with a yoke steering wheel in December, the luxury automaker officially unveiled the electric vehicle (EV) earlier this week. Lexus unveiled the 2023 RZ450e electric crossover SUV on Wednesday, based on its parent company Toyota’s bZ4X, according to a report from Car and Driver. This is the Japanese […]

As Tesla continues its expansion throughout the world with the opening of two new Gigafactories, the automaker is also bolstering its network of showrooms and service centers with a new pair of them set to arrive in Hungary. Tesla plans to open a showroom and service center in Budapest, Hungary soon, according to the Hungarian […]

Image via PepsiCo / Food Business News Your munchies may soon be delivered to your closest retailer using zero emissions. Frito-Lay has announced an electric fleet pilot set to service the Dallas Fort Worth, Texas area. The company will run the pilot more specifically in Carrollton, Texas and surrounding areas. The fleet will use Ford […]

Tesla entered the S&P 500 index in December 2020, and the automaker has also made some pretty big moves since, with some analysts expecting the company to overtake others on the index in a big way. A new report from Austin, Texas firm Worm Capital says Tesla is likely to dominate the rest of the […]

Tesla is at risk of being pushed out of Oklahoma due to the bill SB512, which would effectively ban direct sales of vehicles to customers. Oklahoma’s SB512, dubbed the “Hometown Auto jobs Act of 2022,” could push Tesla out of the state entirely as expressed by concerned drivers of the brand, according to KFOR Oklahoma. […]

With Earth Day coming up, one charging station company is offering free charging to electric vehicle (EV) drivers to celebrate the holiday. Electrify Canada is offering free vehicle charging on April 22 for Earth Day, explains the company in an email to Tesla North. The service will begin at 12:01 a.m. on April 22 and […]

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the full SUV variant of the electric EQS, according to a whopping 56-page press release shared by the automaker on Tuesday. The electric SUV is set to offer an OFFROAD driving mode as detailed in the release, also including a long wheelbase of 126.4 inches like the EQS sedan, though it boasts […]

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has been working with Tesla to improve energy storage in California for the past few years, and now one of its projects has come to fruition. The Tesla Megapack at PG&E’s Moss Landing Monterey Bay, California utility site is now operational, according to the electric utility. This is one of […]

After Tesla’s halt on production at its Shanghai factory lasted for over three weeks, the automaker is officially producing electric vehicles (EVs) once again. Tesla has resumed production at its Gigafactory Shanghai as of Tuesday, according to the Xinhua News Agency (via Reuters). The production facility was shut down due to a major COVID-19 surge […]

Following reports earlier this month saying that the Volkswagen ID Buzz would also be developed into an autonomous vehicle, the company’s top executive has taken the first ride in the driverless vehicle through a German city. Volkswagen’s CEO Herbert Diess took the ID Buzz around Munich for its first autonomous drive this week, according to […]

Austin, Texas officials took a trip to Las Vegas earlier this month to scope out Elon Musk’s underground tunnel loop venture. Ten employees of the Austin Development Services Department (DSD) flew to Las Vegas earlier this week to meet with officials at The Boring Company, according to The Austin Chronicle. The trip, which cost $9,900 […]

A University community in Washington D.C. is installing a community solar panel to backup the microgrid. Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. is installing a Tesla Megapack as a backup option to support its microgrid, according to Solar Power World Online. The project is expected to be completed as soon as Fall 2023. The solar project […]