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Mazda is finally stepping up with plans to build its first dedicated EV. The upcoming Mazda EV will be made in Japan and based on a new in-house platform. Here’s what we know about it so far. The first dedicated Mazda EV is coming soon Although Mazda isn’t the first brand that comes to mind

A new estimate put Tesla’s US sales down by 5% in 2024 compared to the prior year despite the automaker offering record discounts, incentives, and the addition of the Cybertruck to its lineup. Following Tesla’s production and delivery results for Q4 and the full-year 2024, the market is still digesting the information. As we pointed

Tesla is under investigation by NHTSA over reported crashes involving ‘Actually Smart Summon’, Tesla’s driverless system for parking lots. Actually Smart Summon is an updated version of Tesla’s ‘smart summon’, which is the ability for Tesla vehicles to navigate parking lots autonomously without a driver inside the vehicle. CEO Elon Musk has promised that it

How about a new EV with your next Amazon order? As the first brand to sell vehicles on Amazon, Hyundai says, “You’re gonna need a bigger cart.” Hyundai is now selling cars directly on Amazon, including popular EVs like the IONIQ 5. Here’s how you can snag one. How can you buy Hyundai EVs directly

BMW hit a major milestone after selling over 50,000 EVs in the US in 2024 for the first time. Despite higher electric vehicle sales for the full year, BMW’s feat may not be as big as it seems. Here’s why. BMW EV sales in the US top 50,000 in 2024 With another 13,876 fully electric

The White House announced today that President Joe Biden is banning new offshore oil and gas drilling along 625 million acres of US coastline, taking the total area of ocean he’s protected to 670 million acres. Biden, who wraps up his term in just two weeks, has used his authority under Section 12(a) of the Outer Continental

Tesla fire Model S france A Tesla Model S has caught fire while charging at a Supercharger station in France. Tesla is investigating the issue, and the station is temporarily closed. Sunday night, a fire was reported at the Tesla Supercharger station in Pontarlier, a small community in France near the border with Switzerland. The

Tesla drivers in Sweden are stuck in wait lines at Superchargers stations. Tesla blames union strikes preventing them from connecting their new stations to the grid. For more than a year now, Tesla service workers in Sweden have been on strike, demanding inclusion in a collective agreement. Tesla has historically opposed unions and successfully resisted

Although Toyota bZ4X sales nearly doubled last year, the auto giant is still falling behind in the US EV market. Overseas rivals like Hyundai and Kia are lapping Toyota. Even other Japanese automakers, including Honda and Nissan, are selling more EVs in the US than Toyota. Toyota bZ4X sales lagged behind US EV rivals in

Honda’s electric SUV is taking the US by storm. After another record month in December, Honda Prologue sales in the US reached over 33,000 in total in 2024. Honda Prologue US sales reach over 33,000 in 2024 Honda set new SUV, hybrid, and EV sales records in the US in 2024. Its first electric SUV,

2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 (Source: Hyundai) South Korea’s auto giants, Hyundai and Kia, are making their presence known in the US after another record sales year in the US in 2024. With new EVs launching in key segments, Hyundai and Kia expect even more growth this year. Here’s what to expect in 2025. Hyundai and

After its best EV sales quarter ever in the fourth quarter, Ford is extending its “Power Promise” program, which includes a free home charger. Ford looks to keep the momentum going this year after the F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E set new sales records in 2024. Ford set a new EV sales record in Q4

A Tesla Cybertruck caught on fire in the lot of a Tesla store in North Decatur, Georgia, near Atlanta. The local fire authorities suspect a battery fire. The incident went mostly unreported because it happened just a few hours before the highly publicized Cybertruck explosion in front of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas on

International shipping giants DHL partnered with autonomous software company Oxa to deploy a self-driving car in live airport traffic at Heathrow, safely completing more than 800 miles of fully autonomous driving in just 14 days. DHL has been a leader in decarbonization and new technology for years, and have maintained a Strategic Partnership with London

Norway’s full-year EV sales are in, and once again the country has broken its own record for EV adoption. In 2024, 88.9% of cars sold in Norway were all-electric, up from 82.4% in 2023. The main holdout? Rental car companies, who service tourists who aren’t familiar with EVs. In addition, plug-in hybrid sales tipped that

Volkswagen’s joint venture with SAIC Motor was again the top-selling JV brand in China. With over 130,000 electric ID cars sold in China last year, the SAIC-Volkswagen ID series also secured the best-selling joint venture EV series. Volkswagen ID was the top-selling EV series in China SAIC-Volkswagen released 2024 sales figures, revealing over 1.2 million

Hyundai Motor Group electric vehicles, including Kia and Genesis models, now qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit for the first time. The Korean auto giant now has five eligible EVs as it looks to play an even bigger role in the US. After an impressive run in 2024, Hyundai has no plans to slow

Tesla confirmed that Cybertruck sales are disastrous in the release of its quarterly results. Sales of the controversial electric pickup truck are stalling a year into the production ramp. Considering Tesla started production just over a year ago, it’s still early in the Cybertruck program. Some say it’s too early to say if it will

The current base version of the Tesla Cybertruck is now eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit in the US. It should help Tesla move some units amid the electric truck’s demand issues, but not for long as both CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump aim to kill the electric vehicle incentive. When Tesla

Tesla (TSLA) released its production and delivery results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 today. The automaker confirmed having delivered 495,570 electric vehicles, way below expectations and its own guidance from just two months ago. As we reported earlier this week, the analyst consensus for the fourth quarter was 507,000 vehicles delivered. The