Ford Starts Production of F-150 Lightning Electric Trucks

Ford began producing the F-150 Lightning on Tuesday, the legacy automaker’s first-ever all-electric pickup truck, according to the American automaker. Production of the Ford F-150 Lightning is taking place at the automaker’s historic Rouge Complex in Michigan, where the company has established a moving assembly line. Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford called the electric pickup’s […]

NIO Hits Production Milestone of 200,000 Electric Vehicles

Deutsche Bank called NIO the top electric vehicle (EV) maker in China in 2022 earlier this year, and the automaker surpassed an important milestone earlier this week. NIO’s 200,000th mass production vehicle rolled off the production line on Tuesday, according to a post from @42how_. The news was celebrated inside NIO’s factory with a banner […]

New Tesla Superchargers Global Overview: April 18–24, 2022

Let’s take a look at a list of all the new Tesla Superchargers that opened up across the world this past week, courtesy of data from Supercharge.info and the TMC Forums: Date Opened Location Number of Stalls Power Rating Official Listing April 19, 2022 2076 Bells Hwy, Walterboro, SC, USA 12 250 kW Tesla April 21, 2022 […]

Tesla China Announces Battery Design Competition for Cyberquad

Tesla has announced a battery design competition in China for its upcoming Cyberquad electric all-terrain vehicle (ATV), with prizes of up to RMB 200,000 ($30,490 USD) for winners — reports CnEVPost. “The 2022 World Power Battery Congress, Power Battery Integration and Management Technology Challenge officially launches today,” reads the Tesla China poster, encouraging participants to […]

Twitter Announces Sale of Company to Elon Musk for $44 Billion

Twitter has announced it will sell the company to Elon Musk for $54.20 per share, or $44 billion. Once complete the sale will take Twitter private. “Under the terms of the agreement, Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter common stock that they own upon closing of the proposed transaction. The purchase […]

GM Confirms ‘Electrified’ Chevrolet Corvette Coming in 2023

2022 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray General Motors (GM) will produce electric versions of an iconic sports car, a move which has been alluded to over the past few years. GM plans to produce an electrified Chevy Corvette next year, before producing a completely battery-electric version of the classic sports car, according to statements from President Mark […]

Twitter Could Accept Elon Musk Deal as Soon as Monday: Report

Following an update that Tesla’s Elon Musk was meeting with Twitter on Sunday to discuss a potential buyout, it appears the social media company may be ready to accept an offer in the coming days. Twitter is planning a transaction with Elon Musk that could take place as soon as Monday if negotiations go well, […]