BMW will unveil the electric i7 xDrive60 in U.S. markets, with the launch expected to take place in Q4 of this year, according to a press release shared on Wednesday. The 2023 BMW i7 xDrive60 is estimated to have around 300 miles according to tests conducted by the automaker. It’s the electric version of its […]
After Lexus teased an RZ electric crossover with a yoke steering wheel in December, the luxury automaker officially unveiled the electric vehicle (EV) earlier this week. Lexus unveiled the 2023 RZ450e electric crossover SUV on Wednesday, based on its parent company Toyota’s bZ4X, according to a report from Car and Driver. This is the Japanese […]
Image via PepsiCo / Food Business News Your munchies may soon be delivered to your closest retailer using zero emissions. Frito-Lay has announced an electric fleet pilot set to service the Dallas Fort Worth, Texas area. The company will run the pilot more specifically in Carrollton, Texas and surrounding areas. The fleet will use Ford […]
With Earth Day coming up, one charging station company is offering free charging to electric vehicle (EV) drivers to celebrate the holiday. Electrify Canada is offering free vehicle charging on April 22 for Earth Day, explains the company in an email to Tesla North. The service will begin at 12:01 a.m. on April 22 and […]
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the full SUV variant of the electric EQS, according to a whopping 56-page press release shared by the automaker on Tuesday. The electric SUV is set to offer an OFFROAD driving mode as detailed in the release, also including a long wheelbase of 126.4 inches like the EQS sedan, though it boasts […]
In a recently published video, YouTube channel Tech We Want brings us our first look at the New York City Police Department (NYPD)’s new all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E cruiser from the New York International Auto Show 2022. New York City placed an order for 184 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles back in December of last year, […]
Volkswagen Group of America CEO Scott Keogh said in a recent interview that an all-electric pickup truck could be “the chance of a lifetime” for the veteran automaker — reports Business Insider. “I think it’s the chance of a lifetime in this segment because electrification gives you a reset moment. It gives you a chance to […]
Following reports earlier this month saying that the Volkswagen ID Buzz would also be developed into an autonomous vehicle, the company’s top executive has taken the first ride in the driverless vehicle through a German city. Volkswagen’s CEO Herbert Diess took the ID Buzz around Munich for its first autonomous drive this week, according to […]
Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Vision EQXX electric vehicle (EV) with 621 miles of range, last year, and one executive from the automaker says the high range is part of the company’s focus on efficiency. The German automaker plans to produce EVs that consume just 10 kilowatt-hours of energy per 100 km (62 miles), in its 100-kilowatt/hour […]
As battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) shift to become the newest automotive trend for consumers, Volkswagen has documented a major jump in deliveries in the year’s first quarter. Volkswagen’s deliveries of BEVs jumped 65 percent year-over-year in Q1, according to a press release shared on Thursday by the automaker. By the end of March, Volkswagen delivered a […]
General Motors (GM) has announced a sourcing agreement with Australia’s Glencore supplying cobalt for the automaker’s EVs, as announced on Tuesday. Cobalt is one of the main metals used in the production of EV batteries, and Glencore’s cobalt will be used in GM’s Ultium battery cathodes for the Chevy Silverado EV, the GMC Hummer EV […]
Ford CEO Jim Farley announced on Wednesday the company is set to hold a launch event on April 26, 2022. An image reads, “F-150 Lightning Strikes,” with the date and also a link to the company’s online configurator for the electric pick up. The event is set for 1:30pm ET, from the Rouge Electric Vehicle […]
Like many automakers, Volkswagen has recognized and imitated Tesla’s business model in a handful of ways, but now it’s also the first major automaker to implement an online ordering system like the EV giant. Volkswagen has launched the order configurator for online sales in Germany, first featuring the ID.4 and ID.5 models and later to […]
Honda, one of the last mass-market automakers to hold out on electrification, on Tuesday held a press briefing to announce its plans for automobile electrification. The press briefing featured Toyota’s Director, President and Representative Executive Officer Toshihiro Mibe, Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer Kohei Takeuchi, and Senior Managing Executive Officer Shinji Aoyama. The […]
Toyota’s first entry into the electric vehicle (EV) space, the bZ4X, officially went on sale on Tuesday. At the same time, embargoes on media coverage of the new all-electric vehicle lifted. Take a look at the first reviews of the Toyota bZ4X: Autoblog 2023 Toyota bZ4X First Drive Review: Toyota’s First Real EV CNET 2023 […]
