Lucid Group has launched a new online store for customers to buy merchandise (via @SawyerMerritt). Right now, the store has various items available, such as Lucid-branded hats, mugs, water bottles, shirts, jackets, sweaters and more. Most have Lucid branding and also some note “Air”, referring to the company’s Lucid Air sedan, which has still yet […]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has noted 65 vehicle models that include the 2022 Top Safety Pick+ award, including both the Tesla Model 3 and Y. The Tesla Model 3 and Y units landed amongst the non-profit’s 65 2022 Top Safety Pick+ selections, according to the IIHS. IIHS President David Harkey said, “We’re […]
After Toyota unveiled the bZ4X electric crossover SUV, set to debut this spring, the automaker is apparently offering free charging to buyers of the electric vehicle (EV). Toyota is partnering with charging network EVgo to offer a free year of charging for bZ4X buyers, according to Automotive News. EVgo has deployed over 800 DC fast-charging […]
Mercedes-Benz is hoping to join the ranks of Honda and BMW in seeking out Level 3 self-driving, with the automaker expecting to unveil the system as soon as this year. Mercedes hopes to unveil Level 3 self-driving in U.S. markets in 2022, according to the automaker’s CEO Ola Kallenius (via Automotive News). On Thursday, Kallenius […]
After attempting to make an $11.3 billion gas mail truck order and being asked to pause by the federal government, a U.S. mail-carrying agency is set to ignore officials and proceed with a plan to purchase a fleet of new gas mail trucks. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will replace nearly its entire fleet with […]
As Tesla focuses on staying ahead of the electric vehicle (EV) transition in the world’s largest auto market, the automaker is apparently constructing a second factory in China to double production. Tesla is planning to begin construction of a new production facility in Shanghai, with the project set to begin as soon as next month, […]
Tesla’s home chargers received the highest satisfaction score on the J.D. Power Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) assessment, according to Automotive News. The annual survey was shared on Thursday, and it asked EV owners about their satisfaction with home chargers based on eight pieces of criteria: reliability, ease-of-use, charger size, cable length, ease of storing/winding the […]
The province of British Columbia in Canada has launched new initiatives to help spur electric vehicle sales, including a reduction in provincial sales taxes (PST). B.C. announced a 5-year PST exemption for used zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), starting February 23, 2022, until 2027. Also new is a higher threshold for its luxury surtax on passenger ZEVs, now […]
American automaker Ford has made it clear it plans to scale up its electric vehicle manufacturing to 600,000 units by the end of 2023. Today, CEO Jim Farley explained the team is determined to meet that goal, while also sharing a hype video detailing how it plans to do so. “The @Ford team is unstoppable when […]
Image credit: Haseeb T on Facebook While we’ve heard many issues with Tesla’s heat pump in cold weather, the issues aren’t affecting everyone, as detailed by one Tesla Model Y owner in Canada. According to Haseeb T., he drove through an ice storm in his 2022 Model Y Long Range (7-seater) and everything worked perfectly, […]
AT&T shut down its 3G cellular network on Tuesday, and the change affected numerous companies that relied on the legacy network, including Tesla. The shutdown means the end of cellular connectivity for vehicles that relied on 3G network signals. Tesla has been notifying customers to update to its 2022.4 software, if they want to “maintain […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk called a U.S. regulator’s investigation “unfounded” earlier this month, before going on to praise the U.S. Justice Department for a probe into short-sellers. Musk said on Tuesday that he is “greatly encouraged” by the Justice Department’s probe into short-sellers, adding a jab at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amidst two […]
SpaceX shared a detailed look at its approach to space sustainability and safety on its website on Tuesday, pointing to its time spent developing maneuverable satellites, low-altitude orbital patterns and transparent sharing of information. On the page, SpaceX details the design of its satellite network, saying that the “reliability of the satellite network is 99 […]
Although Tesla Semi‘s production isn’t set to take place for quite some time, the automaker was recently granted a new patent for the electric semi-truck — self-inflating tires. Tesla was awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday for an automatically-inflating tire for the Tesla Semi, according to electrek. Vehicles […]
Tesla has officially reached a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), following the agency’s determination that the automaker’s Fremont factory was in violation of the state’s Clean Air Act. The EPA announced on Tuesday that Tesla must pay just $275,000 in the settlement over air quality violations at its Fremont factory’s paint coating shop, […]
