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7 Jul 2022, 12:29 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Last month, Ford notified its dealers to stop deliveries of the Mustang Mach-E due to a fault with the high-voltage battery main connectors. The solution was promised to arrive in the third quarter. However, Ford offered a stop-gap earlier to allow...
7 Jul 2022, 09:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / For more than a year, the auto industry has been held hostage by the microchip shortage. Because of this, cars are built without critical components or lie rotting on parking lots, waiting for pesky pieces of silicon. Analysts see the situation imp...
7 Jul 2022, 08:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Breadvan has a fascinating history, not least for the race crashes it endured. The hardest one might have happened last weekend during the Le Mans Classic race, where the historic Ferrari smashed into the tire barrier. With a valuation of more ...
6 Jul 2022, 17:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The European safety organization EuroNCAP has awarded some controversial ratings in the past and will probably keep doing so. In the latest round of tests, EuroNCAP rated the electric BMW i4 with only four stars out of five. It might not seem like ...
6 Jul 2022, 15:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many people like camping in the most extreme habitats, which is why overland campers are so popular. This Sprinter-based Winnebago Revel camper on Bring a Trailer has everything you need for off-grid adventure and survival, except maybe a cannon tu...
6 Jul 2022, 14:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Munro & Associates started tearing apart the new Tesla Model Y made in Texas with 4680 cells, revealing fascinating details. The teardown firm shared online the first video of the battery pack disassembly, highlighting how clever this solution ...
6 Jul 2022, 11:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Energy storage is essential for the efficient use of renewable energy like wind and solar. Both depend on weather and the time of the day to generate electricity, which often doesn’t align with communities’ needs. Finland started commer...
6 Jul 2022, 09:56 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / When people think of a battery, they often picture an electric battery. However, any energy storage means can act as a battery. Switzerland started operations of its biggest “water battery” at Nant de Drance in the Alps, with a capacity...
6 Jul 2022, 08:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk keeps promising that a Full Self-Driving breakthrough is just around the corner, always “next year,” but that never seems to materialize. Instead, we see countless examples of drivers pushing their Teslas to the safety limits ...
5 Jul 2022, 17:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We’ve come accustomed to the plethora of Cybertruck-inspired accessories, but it’s pretty rare to see one that Tesla actually built. This solar trailer is on display at IdeenExpo in Hannover, Germany, and comes with retractable solar pa...
5 Jul 2022, 16:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Chevrolet dipped its toes into the NFT waters by auctioning a digital artwork of the 2023 Corvette Z06 in Minted Green, complete with the real car in tow. The proceedings would’ve gone to charity, but, unfortunately for them, nobody was inter...
5 Jul 2022, 14:20 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Li-Ion battery research concentrates mainly on increasing energy density, but TyFast goes in the opposite direction. The company compromises battery capacity to offer insanely fast charging and a long life cycle. Studies consistently show that c...
5 Jul 2022, 10:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla announced the second-quarter results, and the numbers fell short of analysts’ expectations. Tesla reported 254,695 global deliveries in the quarter, down from 310,048 in the preceding quarter. The leading cause for the decline is the Gi...
5 Jul 2022, 09:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We all know EV prices are crazy-high and have gotten even higher in the past months. Hence, the idea of saving money by buying an electric car seems funny today. And yet, it is possible to have your cake and eat it too, as one happy Redditor has fo...
4 Jul 2022, 17:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla released the 2022.20 update, bringing important safety and convenience to its fleet. Among the more interesting features is the ability to map the potholes on the road and automatically adjust the adaptive suspension for an upcoming rough roa...
4 Jul 2022, 16:53 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian ended 2021 with great results, only to sink in the first months of 2022. Production glitches, supply chain problems, and price increase blunders have tanked Rivian stock as well as people’s optimism toward the company. Now, it appears ...
4 Jul 2022, 15:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / General Motors is one of the many traditional carmakers that vowed to blow Tesla out of the water. With more than 77,000 reservations for the GMC Hummer EV, you’d think GM is on track to achieve this goal. And yet, the automaker is only build...
4 Jul 2022, 14:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Not long ago, Germany’s automotive regulator Kraftfahrtbundesamt (KBA) ordered Tesla to recall Model Y and Model 3 vehicles over a software malfunction with the auto emergency calling (e-call) system. Tesla responded with an OTA update to sol...
4 Jul 2022, 10:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Recently, satellite TV operator Dish launched a campaign against SpaceX’s Starlink service and tried to block Musk’s company from providing service to customers in moving vehicles. In a blow to Dish’s efforts, FCC has now granted ...
4 Jul 2022, 08:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / CATL recently announced a new generation of its cell-to-pack (CTP) technology, boasting an impressive performance leap. The new Qilin battery based on this technology can charge from 10 to 80 percent in just 10 minutes, but CATL holds the key to cu...