Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

General Motors is partnering with EVGo to install 2,700 new fast chargers throughout the United States. With the two companies recently announcing their plan, we can expect the next five years to revolutionize the electric vehicle (EV) industry. These fast chargers will be more convenient with compatibility for multiple electric vehicle models.As reported by CNN, […]

British Columbia is already known to have one of the largest charging networks in Canada, with government incentives that encourage purchasing electric vehicles. The province recently announced that they were to implement some new regulations to hit their 100% electric vehicle by 2040. The province had already revealed their plans back in 2018. As reported […]

Tesla has just released their Q2 2020 Safety Report, and we can definitely see that some improvements have been made this year. The company even claims that Tesla vehicles are “engineered to be the safest cars in the world”. The report mentions that Model S, Model X and Model 3 have the lowest probability of […]

After announcing during its second quarter earnings call it had decided on Texas as the next location for its ‘terafactory’, Tesla’s future site of Cybertruck production continues to progress at a solid pace. A new video filmed by drone over the Austin, Texas, site by the Terafactory Texas YouTube channel reveals massive cleaning of the […]

Huge companies like Tesla may come to mind when talking about electric vehicles. However, a new Chinese competitor Kandi Technologies has recently taken the stock market by storm. As reported by Business Insider, shares for Kandi Technologies have risen by nearly 350% following their announcement. The company revealed that they would launch two electric vehicles […]

Along with CATL and Panasonic, LG Chem has been supplying battery cells for Tesla, as well as other car brands like Volkswagen. As reported by Reuters, LG Chem expects the demand for their batteries to grow by 10% in the second half. Their boost in sales already was a result of receiving attention in Europe, […]

Recently, there was a test done to see which vehicle was the fastest SUV on a track, with several popular brands making the cut. As reported by InsideEVs, this was the first official track test of the modified Tesla Model Y. Owned by Canadian Sasha Anis from Mountain Pass Performance, the company started making adjustments […]

GMC teased its upcoming Hummer EV yesterday, which is set to launch this fall with pre-orders. A new teaser video has NBA superstar LeBron James to help hype up the new electric SUV, which looks to compete with Tesla’s upcoming Cybertruck. The company originally was set to reveal the Hummer EV in May, but COVID-19...

A new video shared by YouTuber Sebastian Vittel, (no, not the F1 driver), an amateur track  driver who notes he has completed over 5,000 laps at Nurburgring, shows him chasing down a Honda NSX on the track at Circuit de Bresse in France. https://youtu.be/qX4PnPQ6UuU According to Vittel, he’s driving a Tesla Model 3 Performance loaned to...

Panasonic has been a leading provider for batteries and cells, especially in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. With a growing demand for sustainable and efficient energy, the competition between cell providers is fierce. The company has been supplying 2170 lithium-ion cells to Tesla, for the Model 3 vehicle in 2017. The energy density of these […]

The City of Cambridge in Ontario, Canada, has announced it has added seven electric vehicles to its fleet, part of ongoing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. The vehicles are not Teslas, but 2020 Chevrolet Bolt models, which are 100 per cent battery powered. These new electric vehicles will be used by Cambridge building inspectors....

There is absolutely no slowing Tesla down. Supercharge recently announced that the company has opened new superchargers in Ontario, Canada and New Jersey. Tesla Motors Club user ‘gavine’ said that Tesla had plans to open Superchargers in New Jersey since 2018. These twelve superchargers have been installed at Deptford Mall in Deptford, New Jersey. The […]

As if helping with Crew Dragon launches wasn’t enough, NASA has officially announced they will be launching ‘Perseverance’ on July 30, at 4:50 PDT (also less than an hour from now). This car-sized robot is heading to Mars and will spend years exploring the crater Jezero, which used to be a lake billions of years […]

Tesla is set to hold a test drive event in Victoria, British Columbia, allowing Canadians on Vancouver Island to drive the new Model Y, along with Model 3 and Model X. According to the Tesla Owners Club Vancouver Island Facebook group, admin James Locke told members this evening the event would be taking place August...

Tobias Lindh has shared a new video detailing another construction update of Giga Berlin, Tesla’s factory being built in Germany. The video shows a beehive of activity, as footings and columns can be seen erected on the site, which has multiple large cranes, bulldozers, dump trucks and more, as workers build the foundation for Giga...