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8 Apr 2022, 12:30 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Tesla would have prepared for the Cyber Rodeo for a long time. It made drone shows, a Texan flag with the cars already produced there, and presented a recent Cybertruck prototype. Theoretically, it would be in its best shape to cause a good impress...
8 Apr 2022, 10:38 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Nissan did not feel it was enough just to promise it would make ASSBs (all-solid-state batteries) by 2028. The company just presented the first images not only of these cells’ prototypes but also a video of where they are currently made. You ...
7 Apr 2022, 23:11 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / DeLorean will not stick with a recreation of the DMC-12. According to what Joost de Vries told the guys from Electrify News, the idea is for the brand to become a “full-line manufacturer.” Interestingly, the company’s CEO said thi...
7 Apr 2022, 20:05 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / You’ll remember that the cargo ship Felicity Ace caught fire on February 16 near the Azores. On March 1, it sank in the Atlantic ocean, taking the remains of 3,965 cars with it. Most of them were from the Volkswagen group, and we’ll pro...
7 Apr 2022, 12:34 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Aptera may become the first modern electric vehicle to present in-wheel motors – if it arrives before the Lightyear One. Sourced by Elaphe Propulsion, the solution is core to the efficiency proposition that created the electric trike. Ano...
7 Apr 2022, 09:57 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Tesla disclosed a new recall in China. According to the company, it will have to repair 127,785 units of the Model 3 due to a rear motor inverter defect. That raises two relevant aspects immediately. The first is that the faults with rear motors in...
6 Apr 2022, 23:25 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / When we wrote that Giga Shanghai would halt production on March 28, we said Elon Musk would never defy the Chinese government, call it fascist, and dare Chinese authorities to arrest him. He did all that when Alameda County authorities ordered prod...
6 Apr 2022, 22:06 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / In the 20th century, Lucas made a reputation for itself in the electric components business – not necessarily a good one. Any car equipped with its parts – mostly British cars – was sure to have electrical problems. LGES (LG Energ...
6 Apr 2022, 15:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Whenever it seems that Tesla customers already had their fair share of defects, another one emerges. The company is yet to solve the problem with its heat pumps. Still, another safety concern emerged with the Model Y. According to ConsumerAffairs, ...
6 Apr 2022, 10:08 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The supply chain crisis constantly wants to remind us that it is still making its victims. The most recent one is the Nissan Ariya. Scheduled to reach customers by mid-March, it didn’t. The Japanese carmaker now says it will start delivering ...
5 Apr 2022, 19:53 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / One of the main issues with battery swapping is establishing a common standard for all cars. Ample has tried to tackle that by offering a model with small battery modules that can be swapped. NIO deals with a single battery pack that has to fit all...
5 Apr 2022, 13:05 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / General Motors and Honda are detailing their partnerships around electric cars. After Honda said it would make a vehicle called Prologue over the Ultium battery platform developed by GM and LGES (LG Energy Solution), the partners disclosed plans to...
5 Apr 2022, 12:08 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / When Kia presented the Niro on November 25, 2021, it failed to disclose any technical specifications for the crossover. One possible reason for that was that deliveries would take ages to begin. Five months later, we finally learned (almost) all as...
4 Apr 2022, 17:02 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / DeLorean released a blurred teaser on April 1st that many people may have ignored, thinking it was a prank – we are among them. On April 4, the company decided to show a bit more of its future electric car. To be more exact, it revealed a lit...
4 Apr 2022, 12:19 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / We are aware that NIO is about to reveal the ES7, an electric SUV that will sit between the ES6 and the ES8. We just did not know the company would do so at a parking lot and with the help of attentive Weibo bloggers. Apparently, the picture abo...
1 Apr 2022, 14:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Although Tesla is the world’s most valuable car company by market cap, it does not have a working press department. Elon Musk decided years ago that the only press he could trust was the one that would flatter him and his endeavors. We had gi...
31 Mar 2022, 17:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / When Elon Musk said Tesla would build a humanoid robot and put a person in a Spandex suit dancing on a stage, it looked like a joke. Despite that, the Tesla CEO has since said it was for real and that it would be a panacea. If that were really the ...
31 Mar 2022, 16:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Toyota will reveal the GR Corolla in a few hours. In Japan, it will be April 1st already, which may have made some people suspect it could be an April Fool’s Day prank. If that were the case, the press would not have received embargoed pictur...
31 Mar 2022, 10:46 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Aptera has a really nice approach toward being transparent with customers and fans. The company makes regular update videos, and they always reveal interesting aspects of the electric trike. In the March update, Jason Hill shared that Aptera will a...
31 Mar 2022, 07:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The two Nikola Tre FCEV alpha prototypes are still carrying beer for AB InBev in California, powered only by hydrogen. Until March 23, they had run 8,000 miles and hauled over 1.5 million pounds (680,000 kilograms) of product. We’re well info...