Tesla head Elon Musk has been facing a lawsuit alleging he ran a Dogecoin pyramid scheme, and now the case is set to expand with several new plaintiffs, and the addition of Musk’s other companies as defendants. According to a filing on Tuesday with the presiding Manhattan court reported by Reuters, the $258 billion racketeering […]
Which countries are most ready for electric vehicles? The answer may not come as a surprise for industry enthusiasts, but North America may not be as prepared as some once thought. Canada ranked second to last out of 14 countries in accounting firm EY’s global index of EV readiness, as The Financial Post reports. The […]
Google shared several tips for driving more sustainably and saving money on road trips on its blog on Wednesday, including plans to roll out its “eco-friendly routing” across Europe, which previously first debuted in Canada and the USA. The feature will roll out to customers in around 40 European countries, letting drivers select routes that […]
The world’s electric vehicle (EV) market is growing rapidly as led by the Chinese auto market, and BYD is quickly moving upward as one of the world’s largest EV battery sellers, as shown in a new report. BYD surpassed LG Energy Solutions as the world’s second-largest EV battery seller in July, supplying a total of […]
Ford and Rivian have become the most recent automakers affected by new recall notices, both with fixes that can’t simply be performed by over-the-air (OTA) updates. Ford is recalling 1,175 Mustang Mach-E units while Rivian is recalling 207 R1T and R1S units, as detailed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Monday (via […]
NIO on Monday officially launched the NIO Air augmented reality (AR) glasses for in-car entertainment — reports CnEVPost. The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company partnered with AR tech brand Nreal to develop the product. Nreal last month debuted its own AR headset, the Nreal Air — which the NIO Air is derived from — in […]
Apple came out ahead of actual automotive brands like Tesla and BMW in a recent car buyer interest survey despite the tech giant never even confirming it’s working on a vehicle, let alone delivering any, according to a study by Strategic Vision (via Business Insider). Strategic Vision recently surveyed 200,000 new-vehicle owners to find out […]
According to filings that were recently made public, General Motors Co.’s all-electric robotaxi subsidiary, Cruise, recalled and updated the software in 80 self-driving cars after a June crash in San Francisco — reports CNBC. The crash in question occurred on June 3. It involved a Cruise vehicle braking harshly while attempting an unprotected left turn as […]
Most automakers are pointing their sails toward an electric future, including Toyota, which just announced a major investment into electric vehicle (EV) battery production. Toyota is set to invest as much as 730 billion yen (~$5.6 billion USD) on EV battery production in the U.S. and Japan, as detailed in a press release on Wednesday. […]
Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers Lucid Motors and Nikola are seeking additional funding to help ramp up production, amidst increasing battery costs and new federal requirements set to limit buyers’ incentives. On Monday, Lucid filed a shelf registration to issue as much as $8 billion in new stock over the next three years, as detailed in […]
Elon Musk’s lawyers filed another notice to terminate his $44 billion Twitter deal this week, citing new reasons related to a recent whistleblower complaint. Musk filed another court notice on Tuesday to back out of his deal with Twitter, noting the recent complaints from Twitter’s Former Security Head Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, as reported by CNBC. […]
Honda announced plans to partner with LG Energy Solution on a joint venture company to produce EV batteries in the U.S., as detailed in a press release on Monday. The batteries are expected to help the automaker provide EV batteries for electric Honda and Acura models in North America. The two companies are set to […]
Ford has partnered with North Carolina’s Duke Energy to establish a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) energy-sharing program that will give participating F-150 Lightning owners a discount on their lease payments (via Canary Media). “Duke Energy and Ford share many mutual customers, so there’s opportunity for overlap when it comes to maximizing the value of new technology that […]
Mercedes on Thursday officially started manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. at its 6-million-square-foot assembly plant in Vance, Alabama — reports Automotive News. The German luxury automaker announced it is starting production with its first U.S.-made crossover, a battery-powered version of its GLS SUV, known as the EQS. It will be one of two […]
According to a report from Renewable Energy Magazine, two Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school buses being operated in Beverly, Massachusetts, by Highland Electric Fleets returned more than 7 MWh of energy to the local power grid over the course of 32 grid events during the summer. The buses, which feature 226 kWh batteries […]
