A few weeks after Tesla launched Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red paint colors for the Model Y, the first cars are now being showcased in Europe. At the Zurich Auto Show 2022 in Switzerland, Tesla had numerous vehicles on hand, including the Quicksilver Model Y Performance. This is the first time we’re seeing the new […]
New data from Experian Automotive shows electric vehicle (EV) registrations rose 57% through September in the U.S., reports Automotive News. EV leader Tesla remained the leader of EV registrations, while also sitting atop the luxury car segment. But as other companies release more EVs, it has resulted in Tesla’s share dipping slightly by 2.8%. Tesla […]
Electric automaker Rivian announced its Q3 earnings on Wednesday, which saw production of 7,363 vehicles and delivery of 6,584 vehicles. Rivian said its production ramp “is in line with our expectations despite the challenging supply chain environment.” Rivian says it now has a backlog of 114,000 R1 preorders, as of November 7, 2022, mainly from […]
A lawsuit filed against Elon Musk over his compensation package at Tesla is set to be held in a Delaware Chancery Court, as overseen by Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick — the same judge who was set to preside over Musk’s Twitter trial. Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta filed the lawsuit against Musk, claiming that the […]
Porsche surpassed 100,000 Taycan electric vehicles (EVs) produced since it launched in 2019, as detailed in a press release shared by the automaker on Wednesday. The 100,000th vehicle produced was a Neptune Blue Taycan Turbo S assembled at Porsche’s main Zuffenhausen, Germany plant, and it’s destined for delivery to a customer in the United Kingdom. […]
Tesla plans to end free Supercharging in Mexico beginning on November 14, according to an email sent out to customers and shared by Jose Antonio Ponto (@japonton) and other owners. The change will oversee Tesla’s Superchargers in Mexico changing to pay-per-use pricing and the automaker recommends drivers update their payment information ahead of the charging […]
The Tesla Model S and Model X will be touring showrooms in China starting on November 17, according to a statement from the automaker made on Weibo on Tuesday (via CnEVPost). The vehicles will be shown in 45 different cities across China, notably including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzen and several others. Tesla plans to show the […]
Volvo has unveiled on Wednesday what it calls its flagship SUV, the seven-seater, fully-electric EX90 with NVIDIA Drive, Luminar lidar support, a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip and more. The Volvo EX90 offers up to 600 kilometers (372.8 miles) per charge with its dual-motor, all-wheel-drive version, as validated by the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP). […]
Audi has unveiled the Q8 e-tron electric vehicle (EV) with range options of up to 600 kilometers (372.8 miles) with its Sportback trim, as detailed in a press release shared on Wednesday. The Q8 e-tron also offers as many as 582 km (361.6 miles) in the SUV edition, with both ranges verified according to the […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold $3.95 billion worth of his shares in the automaker, reveals filings with the SEC on Tuesday. The share sales happened after the closing of Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Prior to the notice of his 19.5 million shares of Tesla sold, Musk held roughly 25% of Tesla stock […]
Lucid Motors announced its Q3 earnings on Tuesday, noting it saw $195.5 million in revenue but suffered a net loss of $530 million. As for quarterly production, Lucid said it made a record 2,282 cars, a number that’s three times the previous quarter. The company delivered 1,398 cars in Q3. Lucid said it’s still on […]
Here’s a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up across the globe this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing October 31, 2022 B3, Sunshine Riverside Center, No. 899, Ruining Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China 9 250 kW Unavailable October […]
Zoom announced at its Zoomtopia conference in San Jose, California, today it will be launching the ability to make video calls in all Tesla vehicles. According to a promo video demonstrating Zoom calls in a Tesla, we can see the car leveraging the Cabin Camera. The Zoom app shows video on the right side of […]
Renault is partnering with Alphabet-owned Google on what it calls a “software-defined vehicle,” making Google the preferred cloud supplier for the automaker, as detailed in a press release shared on Tuesday. The partnership extends a collaborative effort established between the two companies in 2018 to help develop a combination of digital software services for the […]
A new export record was set by Tesla’s Shanghai factory in October, marking a strong entry into the final quarter of the year. Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai exported a record number of 54,504 vehicles in October, delivering just 17,200 to local customers, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) in a report from […]
