Volkswagen on Monday unveiled a concept for its first all-electric limousine, the ID. AERO, in China. The car will be the German automaker’s first global, fully-electric sedan and the sixth member of the ID. family after the ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.6, and ID. Buzz. “With the ID. AERO show car, we are revealing a preview […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Saturday sat down for an interview with CleanTechnica‘s Johnna Crider (@JohnnaCrider1) at the company’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. The interview was for Crider’s podcast, Getting Stoned, and will be released “soon.” “Getting Stoned is a podcast about gems, minerals, and fun conversations that may go off-topic,” reads the podcast’s description on […]
Polish developer Michał Gapiński (@mikegapinski)’s hacky workaround for bringing Apple CarPlay to a Tesla, dubbed the ‘Tesla Android Project,’ has announced a new update with improvements and support for more Tesla cars. The update, version 2022.25.1, offers “100% functional CarPlay integration for any Tesla.” According to Gapiński, version 2022.25.1 also comes with an abundance of […]
According to the latest statistics from elbilstatistikk.no, Tesla’s Model Y has dominated new passenger car sales in Norway so far this month and this year (via InsideEVs). The all-electric crossover had a lull in sales for the past couple of months, but it appears to be rebounding. As of June 25, Tesla has sold nearly […]
Volkswagen Group of America has lost two key electric vehicle executives, ahead of the company’s plans to ramp up production of its ID.4, reports Automotive News. VW Group of America’s vice president for e-mobility, Matt Renna, has departed the company. He has since become head of hardware for autonomous delivery vehicle company Nuro in March, […]
Depending on where you live, Tesla Superchargers can be a busy place to be, especially in cities with high concentrations of the electric vehicles or busy routes during holiday travel periods. Tesla’s in-car navigation automatically calculates where you should stop to Supercharge when you enter in your destination. Upon closer arrival at a Supercharger, the […]
After re-launching Enhanced Autopilot in the U.S. (and Canada), Tesla appears to be adding in the feature for some of its Model Y existing inventory listings. According to one 2022 Model Y All-Wheel Drive Standard Range with 4680 battery from Giga Texas, the listing showed local delivery in Miami was available (as previously reported) for […]
The Vision EQXX electric vehicle (EV) from Mercedes-Benz has set a new record for range, travelling 747 miles (1,202 km) from the company’s home base in Stuttgart, Germany to the Silverstone racetrack in the U.K. on a single charge — reports CNET. Mercedes’s Vision EQXX toppled its own previous record, which was 626.3 miles (1,007 […]
According to recent reports from Tesla enthusiasts Tobias Lindh (@tobilindh) and Troy Teslike (@TroyTeslike), the company’s Gigafactories in Texas and Berlin, Germany, have both started producing the Long Range trim of the Model Y. Up until now, both plants were only producing the Performance variant of the all-electric crossover. Lindh noticed “at least two rows” […]
Tesla is again offering free Supercharging at select locations for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend. “Avoid the rush this Fourth of July holiday and charge for free during off-peak hours at Superchargers along select travel routes in the United States,” says Tesla. The free off-peak Supercharging takes place from Friday, July 1 to […]
It’s been a big week for Polestar, as it has now finalized its Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) merger and has officially gone public. Polestar began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker “PSNY” on Friday, after the company finalized a SPAC deal with Gores Guggenheim, according to CNBC. Gores Guggenheim is an affiliate of The […]
A new move from Ford could force drivers of leased F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E and E-Transit vans to return the vehicles to dealers after the leasing period is up. Ford is doing away with the option to purchase its EVs at the end of lease periods, according to a letter to dealers recently discovered by […]
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is officially off to a great start, and this year it’s been upgraded with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet providing Wi-Fi at some of the peak’s highest, most remote locations. SpaceX’s Starlink is being used for Wi-Fi at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, as seen in a tweet from […]
General Motors (GM) will put its luxury sector to the test in an upcoming release, as it prepares to build fewer than 500 units annually of an upcoming electric vehicle (EV). GM plans to debut the upcoming Cadillac Celestiq EV sedan for around $300,000, according to sources familiar with the matter, as reported by The […]
The world’s largest producer of battery cells, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (CATL), has just unveiled a new battery pack technology featuring a higher integration level. CATL launched its “Qilin” battery this week, a next-generation cell-to-pack technology that can easily offer a range of over 1,000 km (621 miles), according to a press release shared […]