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Li-Ion Battery-Pack Prices Have Risen in 2022 for the First Time, Will Rise More in 2023
Li-Ion Battery-Pack Prices Have Risen in 2022 for the First Time, Will Rise More in 2023

8 Dec 2022, 15:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Inflation, along with soaring raw material and battery component costs, has led to the first-ever increase in Li-ion battery pack prices in 2022

 
VW Amarok-Based Electric SUV Under Consideration, But It's a Long Shot
VW Amarok-Based Electric SUV Under Consideration, But It's a Long Shot

8 Dec 2022, 15:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford hasn't yet approved an electric version of the Everest, which is necessary for Volkswagen's Amarok-based electric SUV to become a reality

 
McLaren CEO Wants to Focus on Quality, Explains This Was the Reason for Artura Delay
McLaren CEO Wants to Focus on Quality, Explains This Was the Reason for Artura Delay

8 Dec 2022, 12:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / McLaren has a new CEO as of this summer, and one of his first decisions was to delay the delivery of the Artura. He linked the reason with quality improvements

 
Musk Brings Tesla China President Tom Zhu to the US - Has the Succession Process Started?
Musk Brings Tesla China President Tom Zhu to the US - Has the Succession Process Started?

8 Dec 2022, 12:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Bloomberg announced that Tesla China president Tom Zhu was brought to the U.S. at a time when rumors from China indicate Zhu as the possible Musk’s successor

 
Unconfirmed Reports Claim Tesla China President Will Replace Musk as Global CEO
Unconfirmed Reports Claim Tesla China President Will Replace Musk as Global CEO

8 Dec 2022, 11:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / An exclusive report from the Chinese outlet PingWest claims that Tesla China president Tom Zhu Xiaotong will replace Elon Musk as Tesla’s global CEO

 
Porsche's Electrified Cayennes Are Helping to Clear the Air in Thailand
Porsche's Electrified Cayennes Are Helping to Clear the Air in Thailand

7 Dec 2022, 23:58 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Buoyed by recent import tax reductions, the 'Land of Smiles' has the luxury German Sports car manufacturer smiling just as broadly

 
Has NIUTRON Kicked the Bucket? 24,376 Customers in China Get Their Deposits Back
Has NIUTRON Kicked the Bucket? 24,376 Customers in China Get Their Deposits Back

7 Dec 2022, 19:51 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Chinese startup needed a product that was either cheaper than its competitors or offered something no other did. It seems it had neither

 
Bond Analyst Compares Tesla to BlackBerry and Warns About How Twitter May Harm EV Maker
Bond Analyst Compares Tesla to BlackBerry and Warns About How Twitter May Harm EV Maker

7 Dec 2022, 14:29 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / In an article for Business Insider, Vicki Bryan said Tesla might have the same fate as the smartphone company that failed to resist competition

 
Tesla Is Finally Ready to Take On the Land of Smiles - Thailand
Tesla Is Finally Ready to Take On the Land of Smiles - Thailand

7 Dec 2022, 13:33 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Tesla began preparing for its launch in Thailand since May and now it appears they are ready to begin selling two models in the country

 
BYD May Have More Than One Passenger Car Factory in Europe
BYD May Have More Than One Passenger Car Factory in Europe

7 Dec 2022, 10:46 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Stella Li told Bloomberg in an interview that BYD can have two plants on the continent. The executive vice president said the locations are under evaluation

 
Gigafactory Berlin Is "In Total Chaos" as Tesla Finds It Hard to Recruit and Keep Workers
Gigafactory Berlin Is "In Total Chaos" as Tesla Finds It Hard to Recruit and Keep Workers

7 Dec 2022, 09:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is having difficulties finding qualified workers and keeping them at Gigafactory Berlin in a highly competitive German labor market

 
Stock Mazda MX-5 Miata Completes 1,000-Mile Drive Using Coryton 100% Fossil-Free Fuel
Stock Mazda MX-5 Miata Completes 1,000-Mile Drive Using Coryton 100% Fossil-Free Fuel

6 Dec 2022, 19:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Considering that Mazda didn't modify the MX-5 for 100% sustainable fuel made from agricultural waste, the future looks a bit brighter for internal combustion

 
Mercedes-Benz Turns Its Largest Engine Factory Into an Electric Motor Plant
Mercedes-Benz Turns Its Largest Engine Factory Into an Electric Motor Plant

6 Dec 2022, 16:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Untertürkheim is also the heart of Mercedes-Benz eCampus, which will also make battery packs and other electric vehicle components

 
Czinger Signs Supply Deal With McLaren for Cutting-Edge Inverters
Czinger Signs Supply Deal With McLaren for Cutting-Edge Inverters

6 Dec 2022, 11:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / McLaren Applied will provide Czinger with its latest kind of inverter for its hybrid hypercars. Each 21C will have three of these units onboard

 
Rivian Follows Old Nikola Strategy to Make Cars With Green Energy: PPAs
Rivian Follows Old Nikola Strategy to Make Cars With Green Energy: PPAs

6 Dec 2022, 11:08 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Nikola once said it would make green hydrogen through power purchase agreements (PPA). Rivian signed one with Apex Clean Energy

 
StoreDot's XFC 100in5 Cells Get Validation From Independent Lab Shmuel De-Leon Energy
StoreDot's XFC 100in5 Cells Get Validation From Independent Lab Shmuel De-Leon Energy

6 Dec 2022, 09:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Israeli lab confirmed that the 30 Ah pouch cells with StoreDot’s silicon tech have 300 Wh/kg and reach 1,000 extremely fast charging cycles

 
BYD's Cars Are Built and Ready To Be Sold, But They Cannot Get Across the Pond
BYD's Cars Are Built and Ready To Be Sold, But They Cannot Get Across the Pond

6 Dec 2022, 03:01 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The pandemic continues to ring up casualties. We are all aware of parts shortages but now a lack of capacity on car transporting ships is causing havoc

 
Rivian's R1T and R1S To Be Available in Germany Starting Next Year, Sixt's Website Shows
Rivian's R1T and R1S To Be Available in Germany Starting Next Year, Sixt's Website Shows

5 Dec 2022, 21:53 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The American EV maker is allegedly ready to follow in Tesla’s footsteps and expand to Europe. However, things are different for the R1T creator. Here’s the deal

 
Tesla Cuts Production at Giga Shanghai to Meet Decreasing Demand
Tesla Cuts Production at Giga Shanghai to Meet Decreasing Demand

5 Dec 2022, 14:27 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After expanding the production capacity of its Chinese plant, Tesla tried lowering prices to attract more customers, but it did not work as planned.

 
Ford's BlueOval SK Battery Park Is Quickly Taking Shape and Changing the Rural Landscape
Ford's BlueOval SK Battery Park Is Quickly Taking Shape and Changing the Rural Landscape

5 Dec 2022, 13:53 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Ford's ambitious plans of manufacturing 2 million EVs annually in just four short years can be seen taking shape at its Blue Oval SK Battery Park in Kentucky