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Infiniti Powertrain Plant in Tennessee Closing As Demand for Combustion Engines Dwindles
Infiniti Powertrain Plant in Tennessee Closing As Demand for Combustion Engines Dwindles

23 Aug 2022, 16:51 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Tennessee engine plant built to share between Nissan and Mercedes will cease operations in March until further products are developed

 
Former Apple Employee Who Joined XPeng Pleads Guilty of Stealing Apple EV's Trade Secrets
Former Apple Employee Who Joined XPeng Pleads Guilty of Stealing Apple EV's Trade Secrets

23 Aug 2022, 13:41 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Xiaolang Zhang was trying to travel to China on July 7, 2018, when the FBI arrested him at the San Jose International Airport.

 
EVs Have the Lowest Annual Fuel Costs of All 2022 Model Year Vehicles Sold in the U.S.
EVs Have the Lowest Annual Fuel Costs of All 2022 Model Year Vehicles Sold in the U.S.

23 Aug 2022, 11:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office confirms that EVs are cheaper to refuel than all other light-duty vehicles built for the 2022 model year

 
McLaren Is Set To Enter Tough Market in India With the GT, 720S, and 765 LT
McLaren Is Set To Enter Tough Market in India With the GT, 720S, and 765 LT

23 Aug 2022, 05:35 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Known as an extremely price-sensitive market, British supercar maker McLaren will partner with a luxury car group to sell its vehicles beginning in October

 
Engineer Accused By Tesla of Theft Wants to Go to Courts, Tesla Insists on Arbitration
Engineer Accused By Tesla of Theft Wants to Go to Courts, Tesla Insists on Arbitration

22 Aug 2022, 18:22 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / In a court, Alexander Yatskov would have the chance to publicly clear his name. In arbitration, the results would be hidden.

 
Lightyear Publishes What Will Be Known as Its Master Plan for Solar Cars
Lightyear Publishes What Will Be Known as Its Master Plan for Solar Cars

22 Aug 2022, 13:04 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It is relatively straightforward: sell an expensive car, and make money with it to fund a mass-production solar vehicle… It should remind you of something

 
All-Electric VW ID.Buzz Is Selling Out Even Before Hitting the Market in Europe
All-Electric VW ID.Buzz Is Selling Out Even Before Hitting the Market in Europe

22 Aug 2022, 12:39 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / The Volkswagen ID.Buzz's demand is driven by Norway and Germany while still in launch phase, deliveries starting this October.

 
Ford Ordered to Pay Massive $1.7 Billion Settlement In 2014 Truck Crash Case
Ford Ordered to Pay Massive $1.7 Billion Settlement In 2014 Truck Crash Case

22 Aug 2022, 09:04 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / A Georgia jury returned with a stunning $1.7 billion verdict against Ford with regards to an old pickup truck crash case that claimed the lives of two people

 
Ford F-150 Lightning Owners Enjoy Some Free Fast Charging at Electrify America Stations
Ford F-150 Lightning Owners Enjoy Some Free Fast Charging at Electrify America Stations

19 Aug 2022, 21:26 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / If you own or drive the electric pickup truck made by Ford, then Electrify America has you covered for a couple of hundred miles. Here’s what you need to know

 
Volkswagen Will Completely Switch to EVs in Norway by 2024
Volkswagen Will Completely Switch to EVs in Norway by 2024

19 Aug 2022, 15:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / Volkswagen is one of the biggest car makers worldwide and seeing them stop selling gas-powered cars in Norway is a hint that the future is closer than we think

 
Change of Perspective With the Right Kia Campaign, Now for the All-New 2023 Sportage
Change of Perspective With the Right Kia Campaign, Now for the All-New 2023 Sportage

19 Aug 2022, 12:34 UTC · By: Camelia Bistrae / Under the call to "Make more Good," the last two campaigns created by the well-known David&Goliath, are evidence of Kia's announced plans in 2021.

 
Acura Precision EV Concept Will Spawn Fully Electric ZDX and ZDX Type S Performance SUV
Acura Precision EV Concept Will Spawn Fully Electric ZDX and ZDX Type S Performance SUV

19 Aug 2022, 08:13 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Acura’s first all-new and fully electric SUV, which is set to arrive in North America in 2024, will be named ZDX and it will feature a Type S variant

 
Skoda Gives Plug & Charge Function to Enyaq iV Eight Months After Volkswagen
Skoda Gives Plug & Charge Function to Enyaq iV Eight Months After Volkswagen

18 Aug 2022, 18:05 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Now any Enyaq iV that plugs into a compatible charger will be automatically identified, something ID family vehicles have since December 2021

 
New eCanter Truck From Daimler to Be Presented at IAA Transportation
New eCanter Truck From Daimler to Be Presented at IAA Transportation

18 Aug 2022, 16:21 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / Daimler Trucks AG subsidiary will present the next generation of its FUSO eCanter at the IAA Transportation 2022 in Hanover

 
Meet Mr. Fiat, the Man Who Owned 55 Fiat Cars Since 1963
Meet Mr. Fiat, the Man Who Owned 55 Fiat Cars Since 1963

18 Aug 2022, 16:20 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / It's not that hard to be in love with Italian cars when you have brands like Ferrari or Lamborghini. But David Franklin has a passion for Fiat models

 
BMW May Use Large Cylindrical Cells From EVE Instead of Prismatic Ones – Cost Is King
BMW May Use Large Cylindrical Cells From EVE Instead of Prismatic Ones – Cost Is King

18 Aug 2022, 14:53 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Reuters learned that the new electric vehicles based on the Neue Klasse platform should get the new cylindrical format, similar to Tesla’s 4680 cells

 
Charging an EV in the U.S. Is Not As Satisfactory as It Was Last Year, Study Finds
Charging an EV in the U.S. Is Not As Satisfactory as It Was Last Year, Study Finds

17 Aug 2022, 14:42 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to a JD Power survey, Tesla's Supercharger network is the best in the U.S. at customer satisfaction. This might change when others will use it

 
CATL Will Build 100 GWh Battery Plant in Hungary, and Mercedes-Benz Is Its First Customer
CATL Will Build 100 GWh Battery Plant in Hungary, and Mercedes-Benz Is Its First Customer

17 Aug 2022, 13:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That means that the first batteries made there will probably be ternary, not the LFP cells CATL is now famous for manufacturing.

 
Zipline Sued for Patent Violation Related to Its Acoustic Detection and Avoidance System
Zipline Sued for Patent Violation Related to Its Acoustic Detection and Avoidance System

16 Aug 2022, 10:09 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Zipline is sued by research company SARA for patent infringement related to the former's acoustic detection avoidance system for drones.

 
It's Official! U.S. Pulls Plug on EV Momentum
It's Official! U.S. Pulls Plug on EV Momentum

17 Aug 2022, 06:32 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / A bill was signed into law yesterday in the U.S. that effectively kills any financial incentive for those looking to buy an electric vehicle