First Drives: Volkswagen ID Buzz Electric Van [VIDEOS]

First looks at the electric Volkswagen ID Buzz were shared last month and new footage shows some of the first drives in a prototype of the vehicle. A pre-production Volkswagen ID Buzz was tested out and shared by Bjørn Nyland in a video on Sunday, showing off the vehicle’s driving experience and interior as Nyland […]

Toyota Plans 30 EV Models by 2030, for Goal of 3.5 Million Sales Per Year

Toyota’s Chief of Global Design, Simon Humphries, said in a recent interview with Automotive News that diversity is the key to Toyota’s new electric vehicle (EV) design strategy and will allow the veteran automaker to achieve its goal of selling 3.5 million all-electric cars by 2030. “Globally, there is an incredible diversity of customers, and their […]

Magna Offers Low-Cost Electric Truck Solution for Automakers

Magna International Inc., one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world, has unveiled a battery-electric, four-wheel-drive powertrain system that automakers can directly integrate into their pickup trucks and even light commercial trucks without having to completely overhaul the architectures that underpin them — reports Automotive News. The EtelligentForce, as Magna is calling the system, […]

Tesla Launches ‘Fleet’ Website for Corporate Clients

Tesla has launched a new ‘Fleet’ website for corporate clients, showcasing the benefits of having Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) for company cars (via @tesla_adri). Tesla added a new website pointing out the advantages of having a Tesla company car fleet. Very well designed.https://t.co/VpwksMGDRU pic.twitter.com/wny4PlxxjF — Tesla_Adri (@tesla_adri) February 19, 2022 Tesla’s ‘Fleet and Business’ website […]

Tesla May Support Zoom Video Calls in the Car

The popular video conferencing app Zoom has been spotted in a promo video Tesla recently shared on its LinkedIn page, giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the V11 software update that was released during the holidays in December (nice catch, @joexn). Head to the 1-minute-and-38-seconds mark in the video below to see for yourself: Here’s a much […]

Tesla FSD Beta for Canada Still Coming in February, Says Elon Musk

Are you still patiently waiting for Tesla to expand its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta to Canada? Back in mid-January, Elon Musk said FSD beta would start rolling out in Canada in 2-4 weeks, in a cautious manner. That timeline, like previous promises, have come and gone (#elontime). When asked about that timeline tonight by Noah […]

Tesla Celebrates Production of 1 Million 4680 Battery Cells

Tesla on Friday shared a picture of its team celebrating the production of its 1 millionth 4680 battery cell, a milestone reached in January. Celebrating our one millionth 4680 cell in January pic.twitter.com/d19IPFu18u — Tesla (@Tesla) February 18, 2022 During Tesla’s Q4 2021 earnings call, the company said it will begin production of its latest […]