We’ve been reporting on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) since it entered a public beta stage last fall. But now, a new competitor has entered the autonomous driving ring, in what is the world’s largest auto market. China-based Xpeng Motors began rolling out over the air updates on Tuesday, including a limited beta version of the […]
Last week, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi disclosed in a filing with the Clerk of the House of Representatives that her husband, Paul Pelosi, had purchased stock options in Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and Disney (DIS), also buying shares from global investment firm Alliance Bernstein Holding (AB), as reported by Barron’s. The shares and options, […]
A Better Route Planner (ABRP) is a navigation app for owners of an electric vehicle (EV), which claims to be a better way to plan trips with an EV. In the ABRP app’s most recent update, version 4.0.35 released Wednesday, the developers have added support for Apple CarPlay for all premium users, according to a […]
Volkswagen is a major auto brand, and is, thus far, the only major automaker to truly put up a fight against Tesla. Still, it’s worth a small fraction of Tesla’s market capitalization, so the fight’s far from over. On Thursday, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess created his own Twitter account, and tweeted his first message straight […]
On Tuesday, Lion Electric announced a deal with Quebec-based transportation company Autobus Groupe Séguin for the sale of 60 zero-emission, electric school buses, according to a press release from the company. According to the release, Lion will deliver the first 10 buses throughout 2021, to be used for the 2021-2022 school year. Following a successful […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to increase in popularity, investors are looking at which brands they should support, and which will ultimately help ring in a new era of zero-emissions transportation. In a press release earlier this week, Rivian has announced that it has raised $2.65 billion in recent investments, with a total of $8 […]
The Porsche Taycan is the youngest member of the Porsche family, and it’s all-electric lineup has just seen an important new update. On Wednesday in a press release, Porsche launched the fourth variant of the Taycan line, a rear-wheel drive electric vehicle (EV) with two different battery size options. The battery options offered include a […]
Electric vehicles (EVs) have a good grip on the world’s markets right now, drastically changing a wide range of sectors from supply chain technology and automotives, to power storage solutions, autonomous driving, and more. In a bold new push against the barrier of EV charging, Israeli firm StoreDot announced Tuesday that it has developed a […]
Germany, like many countries in Europe, is already seeing a major transition to electric vehicles (EVs), even following a year ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes as no surprise then that German company Volkswagen sold more units of the ID.3 in Germany in December 2020 than any other EV company by a margin of […]
Electric trucks will eventually make up a major cornerstone of the electric vehicle (EV) industry, especially given their role in supply chain delivery – and many of them already starting to make a buzz. On Monday, it was revealed that Quebec-based EV company Lion Electric has entered an agreement with Amazon for the delivery of […]
As autonomous driving continues to gain traction and attention, companies like General Motors (GM) and Microsoft are throwing their hats in the ring to take part in the action. Autonomous driving startup and GM subsidiary Cruise has raised another $2 billion in equity, pushing the company’s valuation up to $30 billion, thanks to an investment […]
Rumors about Apple’s upcoming electric vehicle (EV) have been making their way around internet communities for a few months now, and many are speculating as to what the car’s software design could be like. On Monday, 9to5Mac shared graphic designer John Calkins’ rendering of a new Apple Car user interface concept, designed for a 15-inch […]
Hyundai’s Kona electric vehicle (EV) saw major recalls in the past several months, and as a result, the company has new plans for its flagship EV. On Friday, it was reported Hyundai is ready to stop selling the Kona EV domestically, due to a series of mass recalls from faulty braking systems and fires, according […]
According to CTV News, General Motors Canada and Unifor National have reached a tentative agreement that is expected to bring $1 billion CAD ($787 million USD) worth of investment to the former’s CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. #Unifor reaches tentative agreement with @GMcanada for $1 billion investment to bring electric commercial van production to CAMI […]
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company Xpeng, has officially unveiled the beta version of its NGP (Navigation Guided Pilot) highway autonomous driving solution. The NGP was tested with over 100 journalists in road tests this week in Guangzhou, China, and said it plans to launch its NGP to its XPeng P7 customers in the country “in the […]
