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Tesla is holding its ‘We, Robot’ event today, which is expected to be the launch of its new Robotaxi, a vehicle dedicated to self-driving. Here, you will find our news hub for the event, which will contain all the most important information about the event and our watch party. Before being called its ‘We, Robot’

Mercedes’ new VAN.EA electric vans made their first public appearance this week. After completing a long-distance trip this summer, the electric vans are now hitting public streets for testing. Although Mercedes-Benz already offers an electric van, the eSprinter (check out our review), the company has big ambitions to corner the market. Last May, we got

Tesla has announced that it will permanently hire 500 temporary workers at Gigafactory Berlin, a win for the local worker council. Tesla made the announcement today (via Reuters)” Tesla on Thursday said it would give permanent jobs from Nov. 1 to 500 temporary workers at its German gigafactory near Berlin, in what the U.S. electric

GM Energy announced it has expanded its portfolio of home energy management products with the PowerBank, a new modular energy storage system (ESS) that can transfer and store energy from the local grid and integrate with an EV owner’s home solar power system. GM Energy is the home and commercial charging solutions arm spun out

BMW’s electric vehicles are “winning over customers worldwide,” with sales rising by double-digits in the third quarter. With over 100,000 EVs sold over the last three months, BMW is taking market share from European rivals. “Our fully-electric vehicles are winning over customers worldwide,” Jochen Goller, BMW AG board member for customer, brand, and sales, said

Ford wants to draw in buyers from rival brands. Its latest target is pickup truck drivers, specifically Ram owners. Ford is offering Ram owners up to $2,000 off if they switch to its F-150 Lightning. Ford targets Ram Truck owners with new offer After selling another 7,162 Lightning models in the third quarter, Ford has

Fiat cut the cost of its 2024 500e lease deal by 35% compared to last month, while Subaru trimmed $50/month from its long-standing zero-down lease deal on the 2024 Solterra Premium. Both EVs now boast average monthly lease costs that undercut nearly every new vehicle lease on the US market, electric or otherwise. Fiat is

Tesla (TSLA) is already back to offering a big incentive in the US even though we are only in the second week of the new quarter, but there’s a catch. Tesla’s incentives come in waves, which generally intensify at the end of each quarter, and then, there’s a short period without incentives at the beginning

Several rumors about Tesla’s Robotaxi/Cybercab are emerging ahead of the event tomorrow. They are talking about butterfly doors, two seats, a robovan, and more. Tesla is set to hold its ‘We, Robot’ event tomorrow evening in Los Angeles. The automaker is now marketing the event as the unveiling of “the future of autonomy,” but it

In a confusing announcement, eBay has unveiled new plans to ban the sale of electric bicycles by certain users on its platform in the UK. However, the criteria for eligibility and plan specifics both remain unclear. The ban will go into effect at the end of this month. According to the BBC, the new plan

Another Toyota and Subaru co-developed electric SUV is coming to the US, Europe, and Japan. The new electric SUV will join the current bZ4X and Solterra in the Japanese automaker’s global lineup. Another Subaru and Toyota electric SUV due out in 2026 Toyota and Subaru worked together to launch the bZ4X and Solterra models in

Expectations appear to be quite low for Tesla’s Robotaxi unveiling on Thursday. Could Tesla surprise us? On Thursday, Tesla is holding its ‘We, Robot’ event, which it previously described as its ‘Robotaxi unveiling’. The automaker is expected to unveil an electric vehicle dedicated to self-driving. CEO Elon Musk has hinted that it will not have

As an 80th-anniversary gift to itself, Kia UK unveiled the Pride EV. Calling it a true ‘socket rocket,” the electric restomod swaps the 90’s model gas-powered engine with an all-electric powertrain packing nearly double the power. The only thing it retains is its original five-speed manual transmission. Kia gifts itself the Pride EV hot hatch

Before Honda pulls the sheet off a new EV model in its new 0 Series lineup in 2025, it invited us out to Japan to take a peak behind the curtain at its global R&D center, production facilities, and some other cool spots to share insight on the technology it’s looking to implement in future

One month after OEMs BMW, Ford, and Honda announced a new joint venture focused on electric vehicle-to-grid integration called ChargeScape, Nissan has now joined. The Japanese automaker will take a stake in the joint venture and begin offering its charging solutions to customers. ChargeScape is a new joint venture initially formed, owned, and operated by

Jeep teases the electric Compass for the first time (Source: Stellantis) It’s official: Jeep’s most globally available model is going electric. The Jeep Compass EV we’ve been waiting for is due out soon. Jeep teased the upcoming electric Compass for the first time in its latest design sketch. Check out the image below. The Compass

Tesla is losing one of its top vehicle program managers who has been behind vehicles like Model S and Model X, Cybertruck, and more. David Zhang is a chemical engineer with a background in business analysis who joined Tesla back in 2015 to lead “business operations and finance for the automaker’s powertrain systems.” However, he

Hyundai is kicking off a new era as its $7.6 billion EV plant in Georgia is now officially up and running. The first US-made IONIQ 5 rolled off the assembly line and is scheduled to arrive at US dealers by the end of the year. Hyundai’s $7.6 billion EV plant in Georgia officially opens After

Image: Sunrun Residential solar and battery storage marketplace EnergySage just released its latest insights report for H1 2024 – here are 3 of its top-line findings. EnergySage* provides quotes to solar shoppers across 50 states and Washington D.C., so it gets great insight into what’s happening in the residential solar and battery storage sector. The

Tesla has lost one of its top executives in Europe in charge of all business development and public policies. He is one of two top Tesla executives to leave this week. Jos Dings joined Tesla in 2017 after more than a decade at Transport & Environment (T&E), a European group promoting sustainable transport. After a