After Ford announced mandatory upgrades to dealerships that want to sell electric vehicles (EVs), and now the company is pushing back its deadline for dealers to decide on the investment. Ford is delaying the deadline for dealers to decide whether to add charging hardware and more at dealerships by about a month, as detailed in […]
Petro-Canada has been working on building out a charging network across the country for well over a year now, and new updates show the company working to improve a few key factors based on user feedback. Canada’s so-called Electric Highway is set to gain charger reliability improvements from Petro-Canada, including both hardware and software features, […]
During the third quarter, Ford shifted away from capital spending on Level 4 advanced driver assistance systems that were in development by Argo AI, instead choosing to focus on its own internally made Level 2 and 3 technology. The news, as detailed in a press release from Ford and on CEO Jim Farley’s Twitter, also meant […]
A few Mississippi school districts are considering trying out electric buses for their fleets, according to a report from Action News 5. While the electric buses have higher price tags than gas, some counties are applying for grants to help fund some of the purchases. Still, some expect the saved costs to add up in […]
After Hyundai announced plans to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory in the U.S. earlier this year, the automaker has officially begun working on the facility. Hyundai broke ground on its $5.54 billion EV and battery cell plant in Georgia on Tuesday, according to a report from Reuters. The investment represents the largest in Georgia’s […]
A new XPeng Motors SUV was reportedly spotted testing, and it could be the G5 model which is expected to rival the Tesla Model Y, as reported by Chinese media outlet Yiche on Sunday (via CnEVPost). The vehicle was covered in privacy wraps, and the original report said that the vehicle is internally codenamed F30 […]
Toyota is looking to reboot its electric vehicle (EV) strategy to better compete with other automakers including the likes of Tesla, according to four sources familiar with the plans, reports Reuters. The sources say the plans are still in development, but proposals currently under review would shift Toyota’s $38 billion EV rollout plan announced in […]
This year, Motortrend named the Hyundai Ioniq 5 the 2023 SUV of the Year, citing the EV’s overall design, spacious interior, value and efficiency as what makes it worthy of the title. This is the first all-electric vehicle to win in the SUV of the year category. The news comes after the Hyundai Ioniq 5 […]
GMC has announced pre-orders have launched for its 2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, set to debut in early 2024. GMC first teased the electric Sierra truck last December. The electric truck features 754 hp and 785 lb-ft of torque in max power mode, and has a GM-estimated 400 miles of range on a full […]
A Subaru Solterra was spotted in Cooma, Australia, ahead of the electric vehicle’s (EV’s) launch in the country, as reported by The Driven on Thursday. Daryl Waldock shared a picture of the Solterra in a Facebook group dedicated to Kia EV6 ownership. The vehicle had just completed charging, and Waldock spoke with Subaru staff before […]
Waymo is set to deploy its autonomous ride-hailing services in Los Angeles, California, joining Phoenix and San Francisco, said the company on Wednesday. The move is set to expand the autonomous driving service across a number of central LA districts, bringing the service into the city following its tests on surrounding highways. “When we think […]
Hyundai and the South Korean government are lobbying the White House to loosen electric vehicle (EV) tax credit restrictions on foreign automakers, as detailed in a report from Automotive News. The recently passed $7,500 tax credit rules within the Inflation Reduction Act require EV manufacturers to build their vehicles in the U.S. in order to […]
BMW is investing $1.7 billion into U.S. operations at its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant, according to a press release shared on Wednesday by the automaker. The funding will be used to retrofit the factory to produce electric vehicles (EVs), $700 million of which will be used to build a nearby battery plant in Woodruff, while […]
One of the European nations pioneering widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption is Norway, though new regulation changes heading into 2023 are set to cost zero-emission buyers more than in the past couple of years. Norway is proposing budget policies to reinstate a previously removed Vehicle-Added Tax (VAT) for new EV purchases, accounting for 25 percent […]
After Rolls-Royce announced the Spectre electric vehicle (EV) about a year ago, the company has continued to test early versions of the vehicle and it is now sharing pertinent details about the car. Rolls-Royce unveiled the Spectre EV in a press release today, expecting the vehicle to have a 320-mile WLTP range in early testing […]
