Mercedes-Benz unveiled first designs for its EQS electric vehicle (EV) earlier this year, and the company has officially made the EV available online, as shown in a recent post. The order configurator for the Mercedes-Benz EQS is now online (via @Tesla Adri). The vehicle starts at a price of 106,374.10 € ($124,681 USD), with an […]
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s underground tunnelling operation, The Boring Company, has already built its first underground loop in Las Vegas, Nevada, and following an accepted proposal in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, another city is reportedly talking with the company about building an underground loop. The San Antonio Economic Development Foundation (SATX) has been in talks with […]
Just a month after Dodge teasing its first electric vehicle (EV) muscle car, parent company Stellantis has alluded to two new exciting EV releases, one referring to Dodge’s upcoming muscle EV, and the other coming from the classic brand Jeep. Vehicle brand parent company Stellantis plans to launch an electrified Dodge vehicle as soon as […]
Some analysts have determined that the onset of Tesla’s Model S Plaid along with upcoming gas car bans may threaten luxury brands, but in recent weeks, one luxury automaker executive has announced that he isn’t threatened by the move towards electric vehicles (EVs). Ferrari Chairman and acting CEO John Elkann said on Monday that the […]
Cyber-attacks remain one of the biggest potential threats to user security amidst the growth of the digital electric vehicle (EV) world, as was witnessed in a hacker breach of over 150,000 security cameras earlier this year – and the problem could be witnessed more in the future from using some of the world’s most popular […]
Apple’s self-driving test fleet has increased its number of self-driving cars to 69 from 68, as seen from an autonomous vehicle permit issued to the company from the California Department of Motor Vehicles, according to MacReports. The company has also added 16 new driver permits, totaling a current number of 92 driver permits – still […]
Keeping in stride with fellow Tesla rival NIO, Chinese automakers Xpeng Motors and Li Auto appear to be putting pressure on Tesla in the world’s largest auto market with record sales. Li Auto and Xpeng Motors sold record numbers of cars in July, with Li Auto having sold a total of 8,589 units and Xpeng […]
As competition for electric vehicle (EV) production continues to ramp up in the world’s largest auto market, one particular EV company is seeing sales surge as the year goes on. China-based electric automaker NIO unveiled its July 2021 delivery update on Monday, which showed that the company delivered 7,931 EVs in July – marking a 124.5 […]
Canada announced 853 new electric vehicle chargers this week, part of a $32 million CAD investment, as part of #EVWeekinCanada, according to the federal government department, Natural Resources Canada. The federal government says you can now drive coast-to-coast from Victoria, British Columbia, to St. John’s, Newfoundland in an EV. Did you know that you can […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) grow in popularity throughout the world, Canada remains an important battleground for the new technology, and the amount of zero-emission registrations for battery-powered cars is growing each year. Canada’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations rose 0.9 percent year-over-year in 2021’s first quarter, with nearly three-quarters of all zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) registrations […]
After news from earlier this month that Electrify America plans to double its electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the U.S. and Canada by 2025, the company has also announced plans to do away with one type of fast-charger in 2022. Electrify America will move away from using CHAdeMO chargers at its charging stations in 2022, […]
It’s nearly been a year now since Hindenburg Research called Nikola a fraud for a video of semi-truck driving which onlookers later found out was not an operational electric semi, and now the Nikola founder is being charged over the video. Nikola’s original founder, Trevor Milton, is being charged with securities fraud as of Thursday […]
After unnamed sources reported Rivian’s plans to build a second assembly plant in the U.S., the news has officially been confirmed by a company document, as the company prepares to start on the project. Amazon-backed Rivian will invest $5 billion USD into a new production facility, as found in a company document retrieved from state […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain traction on the road, the charging infrastructure in most areas remains one of the largest barriers to mainstream EV adoption. Drawing from partnerships with multiple EV charging companies, Mercedes-Benz Canada customers will gain access to over 4,900 charging stations across the country and is calling the network the […]
As electric vehicles (EV) popularity expands throughout the world, Polestar is expecting to expand with it, as evidenced by new plans to sell its EVs in a number of new markets. Polestar plans to launch in nine new markets by the end of this year, as the company plans to double its retail stores to […]
