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Junkyard Can Wait: Stellantis Wants To Recycle Old Cars Into New Vehicle Parts
Junkyard Can Wait: Stellantis Wants To Recycle Old Cars Into New Vehicle Parts

6 Jun 2023, 18:00 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / The joint venture aims to launch its services at the year's end, with operations beginning in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg before expanding across Europe

 
Tesla Exporting China-Made EVs to North America Reveals Major Problem
Tesla Exporting China-Made EVs to North America Reveals Major Problem

2 Jun 2023, 13:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla recently started to export China-made EVs to North America, pointing to problems caused by its reckless bet on the 4680 batteries without having a backup

 
Tesla Offers Yet Another Very Specific Incentive, but Only To Model 3 Buyers From Texas
Tesla Offers Yet Another Very Specific Incentive, but Only To Model 3 Buyers From Texas

27 May 2023, 20:53 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Tesla really wants to get rid of all the Model 3s it has in stock or ready to be rolled off the assembly line. Here's its latest try

 
Hyundai and LG To Invest Over $4.3B To Start EV Battery Production in the US
Hyundai and LG To Invest Over $4.3B To Start EV Battery Production in the US

26 May 2023, 22:40 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / This new facility will help Hyundai achieve its plans of introducing 17 BEVs by 2030, as well as support EV demands in the US market

 
Study: Race Car Drivers Blink at the Same Points on Track, Bat Eyelids Accelerating
Study: Race Car Drivers Blink at the Same Points on Track, Bat Eyelids Accelerating

22 May 2023, 16:41 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / A new study (first of its kind) published in the journal iScience discovered that race drivers surprisingly blinked at similar points on the track circuit

 
Gigafactory in India Again on the Table As Tesla Advances Next-Gen EV Plans
Gigafactory in India Again on the Table As Tesla Advances Next-Gen EV Plans

18 May 2023, 08:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is in talks with the Indian government for a proposed local gigafactory that will probably build the high-volume next-generation compact EV

 
Nissan Smyrna Plant Marks 40th Birthday, Canton Assembly Plant Gears Up for EV Production
Nissan Smyrna Plant Marks 40th Birthday, Canton Assembly Plant Gears Up for EV Production

17 May 2023, 23:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We don't know what kind of EVs will be produced in Smyrna at press time, but we do know than Canton gears up for two all-electric sedans due 2025

 
Ford CEO Acknowledges That Quality Is Job 1
Ford CEO Acknowledges That Quality Is Job 1

16 May 2023, 22:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though FoMoCo is gradually improving quality, there still is a lot more to address until Ford reaches world-class levels

 
Tesla Plans Giga Shanghai Expansion With Intriguing Pouch-Type Cell Production Line
Tesla Plans Giga Shanghai Expansion With Intriguing Pouch-Type Cell Production Line

16 May 2023, 13:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A report claims Tesla has filed to expand Giga Shanghai and establish a pouch-type battery cell production line at the factory

 
Electric Subaru SUV Onslaught: Three New Models To Be Launched by 2027
Electric Subaru SUV Onslaught: Three New Models To Be Launched by 2027

12 May 2023, 22:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The poor-selling Solterra will be joined by three siblings in the coming years, with Subaru expecting to improve global BEV sales to 200,000 units per year

 
Ferrari Market Cap Hits €53 Billion, Italian Automaker Is More Valuable Than GM
Ferrari Market Cap Hits €53 Billion, Italian Automaker Is More Valuable Than GM

12 May 2023, 20:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At $57.5 billion, the Prancing Horse of Maranello's market capitalization is roughly a tenth of Tesla's market cap as of May 12, 2023

 
New Volkswagen EA211 Engine Family Will Be Developed by Czech Subsidiary Skoda
New Volkswagen EA211 Engine Family Will Be Developed by Czech Subsidiary Skoda

10 May 2023, 20:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Rather than Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Skoda has been tasked with developing the next-gen EA211 engine family in Mlada Boleslav

 
Giga Texas Reaches Mass-Production Milestone More Than a Month After Giga Berlin
Giga Texas Reaches Mass-Production Milestone More Than a Month After Giga Berlin

10 May 2023, 09:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has announced reaching the 5,000-unit weekly production at Giga Texas, marking the official mass-production milestone for the Austin gigafactory

 
Rivian Posts $1.35 Billion Q1 Net Loss, Still on Track To Deliver 50K Units in 2023
Rivian Posts $1.35 Billion Q1 Net Loss, Still on Track To Deliver 50K Units in 2023

10 May 2023, 07:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian first-quarter financial results narrowly beat Wall Street expectations, as the company remains on track to deliver over 50K units in 2023

 
Mercedes-Benz To Integrate More Sustainable Aluminum Into Its Vehicles Starting This Year
Mercedes-Benz To Integrate More Sustainable Aluminum Into Its Vehicles Starting This Year

9 May 2023, 11:13 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / The aluminum has a 70% CO2 reduction compared to the European average - it's all part of the brand's plan of becoming net carbon neutral by 2039

 
Lucid Earnings Look Like the End of the World, Will the EV Startup Ever Recover?
Lucid Earnings Look Like the End of the World, Will the EV Startup Ever Recover?

9 May 2023, 10:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lucid posted disappointing financial results for the first quarter and bleak prospects for the year, prompting everyone to question the company's future

 
Tesla Broke Ground on Its Lithium Refinery in Texas, but the Cybertruck Stole the Show
Tesla Broke Ground on Its Lithium Refinery in Texas, but the Cybertruck Stole the Show

9 May 2023, 08:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla officially broke ground on its first in-house lithium refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, but all people could see was the Cybertruck

 
Say Goodbye to the Original Four-Door Coupe: Mercedes CLS Production Ending This Summer
Say Goodbye to the Original Four-Door Coupe: Mercedes CLS Production Ending This Summer

9 May 2023, 06:48 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Mercedes has confirmed the demise of the CLS. Production of the executive four-door coupe will end in a few months for good, as it won't get a replacement

 
Volkswagen Decapitated Its Cariad Software Subsidiary, Bentley Exec Named New CEO
Volkswagen Decapitated Its Cariad Software Subsidiary, Bentley Exec Named New CEO

8 May 2023, 15:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume dismissed the Cariad management and tasked Bentley's production boss, Peter Bosch, with turning the company around

 
Electrogenic Unveils Innovative Simple-To-Install Plug and Play EV Conversion Kit for MINI
Electrogenic Unveils Innovative Simple-To-Install Plug and Play EV Conversion Kit for MINI

4 May 2023, 15:50 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Electrogenic Mini EV conversion kit features a 60 bhp (61 ps), 135 Nm (100 lb-ft) water-cooled motor capable of delivering 1,000 Nm of instant electric torque