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Planning to Get an All-Electric Mercedes-Benz? Better Luck Next Year, All Units Sold Out
Planning to Get an All-Electric Mercedes-Benz? Better Luck Next Year, All Units Sold Out

9 May 2022, 20:58 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Mercedes-Benz's chief executive told the "FT Future of the Car 2022 Conference" that the automaker has run out of aelectric vehicle models this year

 
Tesla Reuses 92% of the Raw Materials in Their Batteries, Nothing Goes to Waste
Tesla Reuses 92% of the Raw Materials in Their Batteries, Nothing Goes to Waste

9 May 2022, 13:53 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has shown in its 2021 Impact Report that it recycles all its end-of-life batteries and reuses 92% of the raw materials to build new batteries

 
Hyundai Sets Eyes on Georgia for New Electric Vehicle Plant in the U.S.
Hyundai Sets Eyes on Georgia for New Electric Vehicle Plant in the U.S.

9 May 2022, 13:39 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Hyundai confirmed it would be setting up a fully-electric vehicle plant for Kia and Hyundai models in Georgia and is in advanced talks with state officials

 
Riversimple Rasa May Reach California With the Help of the California Mobility Center
Riversimple Rasa May Reach California With the Help of the California Mobility Center

9 May 2022, 12:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / With a hydrogen refueling infrastructure in place, California could become Riversimple’s most important market incredibly fast

 
IIHS Raises the Safety Bar With a Higher-Speed Test for Automatic Emergency Braking
IIHS Raises the Safety Bar With a Higher-Speed Test for Automatic Emergency Braking

9 May 2022, 10:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / As most new vehicles feature an Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system nowadays, the IIHS thinks it's the time to raise the bar with higher-speed tests

 
BMW’s Neue Klasse EV Architecture Will Initially Underpin 3 Series Segment Models
BMW’s Neue Klasse EV Architecture Will Initially Underpin 3 Series Segment Models

9 May 2022, 09:17 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / BMW’s Neue Klasse platform for battery-electric models will go into production in 2025 at the carmaker’s new factory in Hungary

 
Mate Rimac Goes to Facebook to Deny End of Hyundai Partnership: Fake News
Mate Rimac Goes to Facebook to Deny End of Hyundai Partnership: Fake News

7 May 2022, 20:01 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The founder of Rimac said that the fact that the media insists on the story tells more about the press than anything else

 
Twitter Investor Sues Musk and Twitter For Purchase, Demand Postponement Until 2025
Twitter Investor Sues Musk and Twitter For Purchase, Demand Postponement Until 2025

7 May 2022, 18:29 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to the Orlando Police Pension Fund, the Delaware law states Musk has to ask permission to buy Twitter before that

 
Off-Grid Wind and Solar Charging Offers a Sustainable Option for EV Use
Off-Grid Wind and Solar Charging Offers a Sustainable Option for EV Use

7 May 2022, 15:04 UTC · By: Matt DeLorenzo / Change Wind is developing the Wind and Solar Tower, a freestanding unit that incorporates both a wind turbine and solar panels

 
Volkswagen 40-GWh Battery Factory in Spain Will Be In Sagunto
Volkswagen 40-GWh Battery Factory in Spain Will Be In Sagunto

6 May 2022, 21:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The investment there would be €4 billion, but now Volkswagen said the total amount in the area will amount to €10 billion.

 
CATL $5 billion, 80-GWh Factory in the U.S. Will Supply Cells to BMW and Ford
CATL $5 billion, 80-GWh Factory in the U.S. Will Supply Cells to BMW and Ford

6 May 2022, 18:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Two states are among the most likely to receive the company’s first cell factory in the country: South Carolina and Kentucky

 
Tesla Just Began Operations at Giga Berlin, Already Eyes Huge Expansion
Tesla Just Began Operations at Giga Berlin, Already Eyes Huge Expansion

6 May 2022, 15:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is buying more land in Gruenheide to expand operations at Giga Berlin, even as environmentalists continue to demand the operating license be revoked

 
Mercedes-Benz to Start Selling Cars With Drive Pilot System Activated
Mercedes-Benz to Start Selling Cars With Drive Pilot System Activated

6 May 2022, 12:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mercedes-Benz has begun selling the Drive Pilot system for two of its models. Its compatibility and capabilities are set to expand later

 
Volta Zero Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Gets Ready to Enter the North American Market
Volta Zero Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Gets Ready to Enter the North American Market

6 May 2022, 12:44 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Volta Trucks brings its Volta Zero heavy-duty electric truck to the U.S. and recently revealed its strategic map for its entry on the North American market

 
Tesla Is the Brand With the Second Most Expensive Cars to Repair in France
Tesla Is the Brand With the Second Most Expensive Cars to Repair in France

6 May 2022, 11:30 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That may apply to most other European markets as well, which kills the argument of electric vehicles having lower maintenance costs

 
Nismo Is Going Electric, Nissan's Performance Sub-Brand to Be Rejuvenated
Nismo Is Going Electric, Nissan's Performance Sub-Brand to Be Rejuvenated

6 May 2022, 07:35 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / And it won't be a simple marketing scheme either, because the Nissan Nismo EVs will feature dedicated suspension and powertrains

 
Lucid Will Raise Prices for the Air But Not For Those Still Reserved in May
Lucid Will Raise Prices for the Air But Not For Those Still Reserved in May

5 May 2022, 23:23 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company has 30,000 reservations so far, and it promised to honor all of them with the current prices the Air derivatives have.

 
The New Volkswagen ID. LIFE Will Now Look Like This Sketch
The New Volkswagen ID. LIFE Will Now Look Like This Sketch

5 May 2022, 22:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Volkswagen Group Reveals also shared the entry-level electric car for Skoda on Twitter, showing the one for Seat one more time.

 
Carmakers Wanting $100+ per Month for Subscription Services Are Delusional
Carmakers Wanting $100+ per Month for Subscription Services Are Delusional

5 May 2022, 15:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM expects its customers to pay monthly fees of around $135 for subscription services, but these expectations might prove to be unrealistic, to say the least

 
The Bentley Paradox: Making More Money While Selling Fewer Cars
The Bentley Paradox: Making More Money While Selling Fewer Cars

5 May 2022, 10:30 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Bentley actually sold less cars in Q1 2022 compared to the previous period, but they made more money - and you know how, don't you?