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Despite Elon Musk's Promises, Client Had to Sue Tesla to Have FSD Hardware Update
Despite Elon Musk's Promises, Client Had to Sue Tesla to Have FSD Hardware Update

13 Dec 2022, 23:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The small claims court judge in Washington said the Tesla CEO’s claims were an example of false advertising. We’ve been talking about it for a long time

 
Average New Car Prices Rose to a New Record, but EV Prices Shocked Everyone
Average New Car Prices Rose to a New Record, but EV Prices Shocked Everyone

13 Dec 2022, 12:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / New car prices are on the rise, and this is most obvious when looking at electric vehicle prices, which skyrocketed to luxury-car territory

 
BMW Turns Into "DeeMW" on Social Media (on Purpose, Not Because They Were Hacked)
BMW Turns Into "DeeMW" on Social Media (on Purpose, Not Because They Were Hacked)

13 Dec 2022, 11:04 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The Bavarian automaker startled many of its fans in the online world after the white and blue logo turned into a black-and-yellow “Dee” image

 
Tesla Hits the Ground Running in Thailand by Selling Over 5,000 Cars in Less Than a Week
Tesla Hits the Ground Running in Thailand by Selling Over 5,000 Cars in Less Than a Week

13 Dec 2022, 02:45 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Thailand consumers expressed relief with their wallets at being able to get their hands on Tesla electric vehicles by placing orders

 
Japan Sizes Up Nissan and Mitsubishi Models As Cars of the Year
Japan Sizes Up Nissan and Mitsubishi Models As Cars of the Year

13 Dec 2022, 00:31 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Japan's Car of the Year awards appear to signal that the electric vehicle transformation in the industry has truly taken hold

 
Stellantis Follows Ford's Lead and Joins Renewable Energy Program
Stellantis Follows Ford's Lead and Joins Renewable Energy Program

12 Dec 2022, 23:28 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Despite being headquartered in Amsterdam, Stellantis still has deep roots in the state of Michigan and has committed to cleaning up its act

 
Rivian Will Pause Joint Venture With Mercedes-Benz in Europe, No Real Explanation Given
Rivian Will Pause Joint Venture With Mercedes-Benz in Europe, No Real Explanation Given

12 Dec 2022, 18:02 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company said this is an example of how it continuously evaluates its major capital projects, but it does not sound less weird

 
First-Time Kia EV6 GT Buyers Now Get 1,000 kWh of Free Charging
First-Time Kia EV6 GT Buyers Now Get 1,000 kWh of Free Charging

12 Dec 2022, 21:50 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Kia's new performance car, the EV6 GT now comes with an added incentive for buyers in the form of 1,000 kWh of complimentary charging

 
Jeep Cherokee Belvidere Plant To Be Idled Indefinitely, 1,350 Workers To Be Laid Off
Jeep Cherokee Belvidere Plant To Be Idled Indefinitely, 1,350 Workers To Be Laid Off

12 Dec 2022, 14:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As if automotive manufacturing wasn't on a downward slope already in the United States, the peeps at Stellantis will idle the Jeep Cherokee's plant indefinitely

 
Mazda Has No Plans To Produce EVs in the U.S. Before 2026–2027
Mazda Has No Plans To Produce EVs in the U.S. Before 2026–2027

11 Dec 2022, 20:44 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Mazda CEO doesn't see the end of the internal combustion engine yet and doesn't plan to produce an electric model in the U.S. earlier than 2026-2027

 
AvtoVAZ To Build Cars at Nissan Plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, From 2023
AvtoVAZ To Build Cars at Nissan Plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, From 2023

10 Dec 2022, 20:55 UTC · By: Răzvan Măgureanu / Avtovaz, the Russian manufacturer of Lada models, wants to expand production in 2023 at the Nissan plant in St. Petersburg that it took over

 
Alleged Tesla Cybertruck Frame Images Appear, with Conspiracy Theories Growing by the Hour
Alleged Tesla Cybertruck Frame Images Appear, with Conspiracy Theories Growing by the Hour

10 Dec 2022, 17:08 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Supposedly leaked images of the highly anticipated Tesla Cybertruck have appeared recently, and people already have their theories that it's all fake

 
Tesla Tries to Dismiss FSD Fraud Lawsuit Saying Delays Are a Just Failure
Tesla Tries to Dismiss FSD Fraud Lawsuit Saying Delays Are a Just Failure

9 Dec 2022, 19:52 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It will be interesting to see what federal courts will decide, especially after Elon Musk has been saying robotaxis were coming "next year" since 2016.

 
VW and Elli Powering Europe's Biggest Charging Network With 400k Sites Across 27 Countries
VW and Elli Powering Europe's Biggest Charging Network With 400k Sites Across 27 Countries

9 Dec 2022, 17:31 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Energy company Elli has become the biggest charging network in Europe, with 400,000 charging points across 27 countries, but it doesn't plan to stop there

 
Tesla Demolishes Model 3 Production Line at Fremont To Make Way for a New Product
Tesla Demolishes Model 3 Production Line at Fremont To Make Way for a New Product

9 Dec 2022, 17:11 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has filed for a permit to reorganize the Model 3 production at its Fremont factory, possibly to prepare for a new model entering production

 
Honda Buys 123 GWh's Worth of Batteries From CATL to Power Its Chinese Electric Cars
Honda Buys 123 GWh's Worth of Batteries From CATL to Power Its Chinese Electric Cars

9 Dec 2022, 10:03 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The deal will ensure a constant delivery of batteries from 2024 until 2030, meaning Honda will get around 17.6 GWh per year.

 
Hyundai Motor Group and SK On Partner Up to Build EV Battery Facility in Georgia
Hyundai Motor Group and SK On Partner Up to Build EV Battery Facility in Georgia

9 Dec 2022, 08:03 UTC · By: Marius Visan / Hyundai and SK On will launch one of the largest economic development projects in Georgia's history, with an investment of approximately $4-5 billion

 
Lucid Calls Cancelations a Failure and Tries to Revert Them With (a Lot of) Insistence
Lucid Calls Cancelations a Failure and Tries to Revert Them With (a Lot of) Insistence

9 Dec 2022, 07:26 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Two leaked emails to retail employees show that at least three different people will contact you if you don’t want an Air anymore

 
SolarBotanic Trees Will Become a Reality Thanks to Sheffield AMRC
SolarBotanic Trees Will Become a Reality Thanks to Sheffield AMRC

8 Dec 2022, 18:40 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The latest collaboration between the University of Sheffield and a third party will help develop a device called SolarBotanic Tree. It has solar panels

 
U.S. Forest Service Drafts Three Ford F-150 Lightning Pickup Trucks Into Service
U.S. Forest Service Drafts Three Ford F-150 Lightning Pickup Trucks Into Service

8 Dec 2022, 16:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Instead of the Rivian R1T, the Forest Service is currently trialing a trio of Ford F-150 Lightning Pro all-electric trucks