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Rivian Confirms That R1S With Dual-Motor and Max Pack Deliveries Start This Fall
Rivian Confirms That R1S With Dual-Motor and Max Pack Deliveries Start This Fall

6 Mar 2023, 08:57 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The Irvine-based automaker is not losing any extra time. The brand’s all-electric SUV with all-wheel drive and an impressive projected range is coming

 
What Parts Shortage? Ford Ramps Up Production, Emphasizing EVs
What Parts Shortage? Ford Ramps Up Production, Emphasizing EVs

3 Mar 2023, 19:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford is betting big on EVs in 2023, but also ramps up production for the Maverick compact pickup that it produces in Mexico rather than the U.S.

 
Scout Motors Factory Will Be Built in South Carolina, Production Starts in 2026
Scout Motors Factory Will Be Built in South Carolina, Production Starts in 2026

3 Mar 2023, 18:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen will build its second U.S. factory for its Scout Motors unit in South Carolina, according to Governor Henry McMaster

 
EU (2022): 'No to New ICEs Beyond 2035!'; Germany (2023): 'Can We Talk About This?'
EU (2022): 'No to New ICEs Beyond 2035!'; Germany (2023): 'Can We Talk About This?'

3 Mar 2023, 17:07 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Europe’s most prominent automotive industry is having second thoughts about eliminating the polluting piston engine from 2035

 
Tesla's Tom Zhu Promises Giga Mexico Will Be Up and Running in Less Than 9 Months
Tesla's Tom Zhu Promises Giga Mexico Will Be Up and Running in Less Than 9 Months

3 Mar 2023, 13:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tom Zhu, who oversees Tesla factories and sales operations in North America and Europe, promised that Giga Mexico would be up and running in less than 9 months

 
Chinese Cars Flood Russia After Western Exit, but There Are Impending Repercussions
Chinese Cars Flood Russia After Western Exit, but There Are Impending Repercussions

2 Mar 2023, 12:42 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / China's top envoy in Russia encouraged the Chinese business community in Russia to waste no time and take advantage of the void created by western sanctions

 
Tesla to Use Ground-Breaking Manufacturing Process to Build Next-Gen Cars at Giga Mexico
Tesla to Use Ground-Breaking Manufacturing Process to Build Next-Gen Cars at Giga Mexico

2 Mar 2023, 10:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla announced that its next gigafactory in Mexico would build vehicles based on the company's next-gen platform using a revolutionary manufacturing technique

 
Tesla Investor Day 2023: The Event's Agenda Fuels Expectations, Watch the Live Stream Here
Tesla Investor Day 2023: The Event's Agenda Fuels Expectations, Watch the Live Stream Here

1 Mar 2023, 17:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Investor Day has already started, and soon Elon Musk will brief investors on the company plans and his Master Plan Part 3

 
Rivian Reports Huge Loss for 2022, Sets Ambitious 50,000-Unit Production Target for 2023
Rivian Reports Huge Loss for 2022, Sets Ambitious 50,000-Unit Production Target for 2023

1 Mar 2023, 15:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian has posted a $6.75 billion net loss in 2022, representing a 44% increase over 2021, but has set an optimistic production target for 2023

 
Last Jeep Cherokee Rolled off Belvidere, Stellantis Takes Final Steps Toward Plant Closure
Last Jeep Cherokee Rolled off Belvidere, Stellantis Takes Final Steps Toward Plant Closure

1 Mar 2023, 12:08 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Belvidere plant has a long history in Illinois. It started production in '60, developing Plymouths and Dodge cars. It boasts about 5 million sq-ft of space

 
Supercharger Access for Non-Tesla EVs Goes Live in the U.S., Here Are the Prices
Supercharger Access for Non-Tesla EVs Goes Live in the U.S., Here Are the Prices

1 Mar 2023, 09:57 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla officially announced opening select Supercharger stations in the U.S. to non-Tesla electric vehicles equipped with a CCS plug

 
2024 MINI Countryman Isn't Hiding Its BMW DNA, Will Be Made Next to Its German Cousins
2024 MINI Countryman Isn't Hiding Its BMW DNA, Will Be Made Next to Its German Cousins

1 Mar 2023, 08:16 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Production of the next-gen MINI Countryman will take place at the Leipzig factory, alongside the BMW 1 Series, 2 Series Gran Coupe, and 2 Series Active Tourer

 
Mexico Greenlights Tesla Gigafactory in Monterrey, Official Announcement Follows
Mexico Greenlights Tesla Gigafactory in Monterrey, Official Announcement Follows

28 Feb 2023, 17:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Mexico President Lopez Obrador has announced an agreement to build the next Tesla gigafactory in the northern city of Monterrey, close to the U.S. border

 
Tesla Wins Big in 2022 Automotive Loyalty Awards, Surpasses Ford for the First Time
Tesla Wins Big in 2022 Automotive Loyalty Awards, Surpasses Ford for the First Time

28 Feb 2023, 16:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM and Tesla are the big winners of the 2022 Automotive Loyalty Awards, with the EV maker snatching 5 of the 8 Manufacturer and Make Loyalty Awards

 
Fisker Produced 56 Cars, Delivered None, Still Very Bullish About 2023 Prospects
Fisker Produced 56 Cars, Delivered None, Still Very Bullish About 2023 Prospects

28 Feb 2023, 13:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Fisker has just released its 2022 numbers, and it claims "better than expected" results, reiterating the 42,400 production target for 2023

 
Tesla Secures $2.9 Billion Worth of High-Nickel Cathode Materials From Korea's L&F Co
Tesla Secures $2.9 Billion Worth of High-Nickel Cathode Materials From Korea's L&F Co

28 Feb 2023, 09:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Reports indicate that South Korean L&F Co has secured a $2.9 billion Tesla contract to supply the EV maker with high-nickel cathode materials

 
Analysts Worry Rivian Burns Through Cash at an Alarming Rate, Still Far From Breaking Even
Analysts Worry Rivian Burns Through Cash at an Alarming Rate, Still Far From Breaking Even

27 Feb 2023, 18:57 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian is set to announce disappointing 2022 financial results, but analysts are more worried about prospects as the startup is burning through cash

 
Nissan Doubles Down on Electrification With 27 Electrified Models Planned by 2030
Nissan Doubles Down on Electrification With 27 Electrified Models Planned by 2030

27 Feb 2023, 12:18 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / The Japanese marque has updated the Nissan Ambition 2030, planning to accelerate the production and sales of its electrified vehicles across the globe

 
VinFast Slash Lease Prices on the VF 8 Model as U.S. EV Price Competition Wars Intensifies
VinFast Slash Lease Prices on the VF 8 Model as U.S. EV Price Competition Wars Intensifies

27 Feb 2023, 12:13 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Unlike the new Model 3 and Model Y from Tesla, VinFast all-electric vehicles don't qualify for the United States Federal electric vehicle tax of $7,500

 
Tesla Increased Peak Production by 33% at Giga Berlin, Built 4,000 Model Ys in One Week
Tesla Increased Peak Production by 33% at Giga Berlin, Built 4,000 Model Ys in One Week

27 Feb 2023, 09:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla ramps up production at Giga Berlin to 4,000 units per week, representing a 33% production increase in just ten weeks