It’s been less than a month since Volkswagen’s CEO stepped down, and the incoming head of the company is already looking to make some changes. Volkswagen’s new CEO Oliver Blume is looking to make the management board team smaller, as detailed by two sources familiar with the matter in a report from Reuters. Blume hopes […]
It wasn’t long ago that electric vehicles (EVs) couldn’t perform quite as well as internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, but that moment has since passed with one of Porsche’s vehicles setting a new record at a German raceway. Driver Lars Kern has set a new lap record in a Porsche Taycan Turbo S EV at […]
Ford says it’s increasing prices of the F-150 Lightning because of “significant material cost increases and other factors,” following suit with other automakers that have raised prices due to the cost of raw materials. New buyers of the Ford F-150 Lightning can expect price increases of between $6,000 and $8,500, depending on the model, according […]
Lucid Motors introduced a new Stealth variant of the Air electric vehicle (EV) as detailed in a press release shared by the automaker on Monday. The new exterior design includes what the automaker calls a “slightly more sinister personality,” featuring a combination of black and dark gray elements from trim to paint. In a statement, […]
A major lobbying group representing major automakers General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen and others has said the newly passed U.S. Senate bill including tax credits for electric vehicles (EVs) could jeopardize climate targets. The $430 billion bill approved by the U.S. Senate on Sunday could stop automakers from reaching EV adoption targets by 2030, one senior […]
Toyota is offering a new buyback program and make-good repairs to owners of the bZ4X after a recent recall. Customers of the Toyota bZ4X are now eligible to have recalled models repaired by Toyota, or to have the automaker buy the electric vehicle (EV) back entirely, according to Automotive News. The news comes after the […]
As Rivian’s R1S and R1T units were delivered to their first customers over the past several months, the automaker has used over-the-air (OTA) updates like Tesla to improve its electric vehicles (EVs) continually. Rivian has begun rolling out its software update version 2022.27.02 on Thursday, as detailed on the automaker’s website. The Rivian software update […]
Lucid Group today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2022 ended June 30. The electric vehicle (EV) maker reported a total of 679 customer deliveries for Q2, with total revenue of $97.3 million USD. That’s less than Peter Rawlinson, the company’s CEO and CTO, bagged as his performance bonus for 2021. While Lucid’s […]
It’s no surprise that Tesla’s Supercharger network is the most robust and efficient electric vehicle (EV) charging network available today, and one automotive manufacturing engineer has noted the same thing in an interview with Ford officials. Sandy Munro spoke to Ford executives including Ford CEO Jim Farley, Chief EV Officer Doug Field and Chief Engineer […]
General Motors (GM) is increasing where drivers in North America can use the automaker’s hands-free driving assistance system Super Cruise, creating twice as many highways on which the feature can be used. GM will double its Super Cruise map where the hands-free system can operate, covering around 400,000 miles of the U.S. and Canada, announced […]
The government of British Columbia has increased the maximum EV rebate amounts offered, in order to help increase access to the rebate for the average household. The CleanBC Go Electric Passenger Vehicle Rebate Program has raised the rebate on battery-electric vehicles, fuel-cell EVs and long-range plugin hybrid EVs from $3,000 to $4,000 CAD ($3,110 USD), […]
General Motors (GM) resumed production of the Chevy Bolt electric vehicle (EV) in June, after the automaker faced recalls of every Bolt EV ever made due to significant battery fire risks. According to Jalopnik, Chevy is offering up to $6,000 in refunds to customers who defer the right to sue over the automaker’s ongoing battery […]
The race for high-powered sensors is on, and while Tesla uses camera-only sensors, rivals at Volkswagen have doubled down on laser-sensing with a huge lidar purchase. Volkswagen has purchased $4 billion worth of lidar hardware from Israeli company Innoviz, according to a statement from the lidar company reported by Automotive News. The purchase was made […]
Electric truck manufacturer Nikola is looking to start making battery packs, as shown by its recent acquisition of a battery supplier. Nikola announced that it purchased battery supplier Romeo Power for a total of $144 million on Monday, sold at a price of 74 cents per share, according to Automotive News. Romeo Power has been […]
After NIO and Shell announced plans for a partnership to build battery swap stations across China and Europe last year, the first one has become operational in China. NIO has built its first battery swap station constructed jointly with Shell, ahead of plans for a long-term partnership, according to CnEVPost. The NIO-Shell station was established […]
