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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

Hyundai is preparing to launch its first small EV in Europe. The new Hyundai INSTER EV will challenge low-cost EVs in the UK after the company announced that prices will start at under $31,000 (£23,495). After unveiling the INSTER EV (launched as the Casper Electric in Korea) in June, Hyundai said the electric city car

(Source: Tesla) Tesla has shared an impressive data point about its Supercharger network: 1.4 TWh of energy delivered in a single quarter. What does it mean? Tesla shared these three new data points about its charging network in Q3 2024: In Q3, we: → opened 2.8K Supercharger stalls, +23% year-over-year network growth → delivered 1.4

Source: Tesla Over ten months after deliveries started, Tesla is now taking configurations for the non-Foundation series Cybertruck. The first Cybertruck deliveries occurred on November 30th last year, so we’re just over ten months past that date. As it often does, Tesla started fulfilling deliveries from the top down – it shipped higher-optioned, limited-edition models first,

Tesla (TSLA) is reportedly looking to raise almost $800 million from a debt sale backed by its auto leases. Bloomberg reported the move, which Tesla is reportedly premarketing the debt sale to the market right now: The deal, being run by Societe Generale, would be the electric-vehicle maker’s second transaction of the year and is

One of the most anticipated new EVs made its debut on the streets of Chicago this morning as Dodge brand CEO Matt McAlear rev’ed onto the stage in a pre-production example of the 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV Scat Pack Stage 2. Before we get too far, I want to set your expectations low —

eVTOL air taxi developer Joby Aviation has secured a fresh round of funding from previous investor Toyota Motor Corporation, totaling $500 million. With its investment, Toyota’s total funding committed to the eVTOL specialist inches closer to $1 billion. The money will help Joby secure flight certification and begin commercial production of its sustainable aerial technology.

Tesla is losing its long-time Chief Information Officer, Nagesh Saldi, according to a new report. He is one of many top Tesla executives who left or have been let go this year. Back in 2018, Electrek exclusively reported that Tesla let go of its Chief Information Officer (CIO), Gary Clark, as part of a major

Toyota will not make electric SUVs in the US starting next year as planned. According to a new report, Toyota is delaying production of new electric SUVs in the US by several months. The company is blaming the holdup on slowing EV sales in the US, but are they really? Why is Toyota delaying US-made

Tesla is recalling the Cybertruck again, but it’s another over-the-air software update fix, so it’s no big deal. But what it does is reveal how many Cybertrucks Tesla has produced to date. The Cybertruck has been in production for almost a year now and Tesla has yet to share officially how many it produced or

Tesla fans are starting a rumor that McDonald’s is going to partner with Tesla on its Robotaxi/Cybercab based on a cryptic message the fast-food chain posted. This is the post that started the speculation: The date is what triggered speculation from Tesla fans since the automaker is planning to unveil its Robotaxi at an event

Hurricane Helene. Image from CSU/CIRA & NOAA. Hurricane Helene has made its way through the southeast US as the strongest storm of the 2024 season and potentially the costliest storm ever recorded. But if you watch US media, you’d barely know that the true culprit behind Helene’s record-breaking strength is us – the climate change that

Elon Musk is celebrating winning a lawsuit over his misleading claims regarding Tesla’s self-driving program. However, before celebrating, he should take a closer look at the defense his lawyers took: puffery. By definition, “puffery” refers to exaggerated or false praise. It’s also a legal defense used by defendants in cases of false advertising or misleading statements.

Kia officially launched the 2025 Ray EV in Korea with the same low starting price of under $21,000. However, the new model year gains additional features. With incentives, the entry-level electric car can be bought for as little as $15,000 (20 million won) The “New Kia Ray” was reborn as an entry-level EV last year.

Tesla Powerwall installations are going vertical based on the latest data released by the company. There are now 750,000 Powerwall installed worldwide. Recently, we were surprised to see Tesla announce that it is now capable of producing 700,000 Poweralls per year. The surprise primarily came from the fact that, as of last year, Tesla had

Ford said it remains the second best-selling EV brand in the US behind Tesla, but is it really? Ford was topped by GM in Q3 electric vehicle sales as the race intensifies into the end of the year. Ford topped by GM in Q3 electric vehicle sales in the US On Monday, GM announced that

Photo: Tesla Tesla has discontinued its cheapest electric car model: the Model 3 Standard Range Rear-Wheel-Drive. Last night, Tesla updated its online Model 3 configurator. While we were focused on Tesla’s delivery numbers this morning, we didn’t even realize that the Model 3 Standard Range was gone from the automaker’s online configurator: At $39,000, it

Tesla (TSLA) has released its official deliveries and production results for the third quarter of 2024. The automaker confirmed that it delivered just short of 463,000 vehicles, which was Wall Street’s expectations. Tesla Q3 2024 Expectations After two quarters in a row with deliveries being down year-over-year, a first for Tesla in almost a decade,

Tesla remains a dominant force in Sweden’s auto market despite a unionization battle that has been dragging on for almost a year now. For almost 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 unionization at its manufacturing

Electric aircraft developer BETA Technologies may have plans to provide its technology to cargo and medical transport to begin, but its longer-term goal is to implement passenger travel in its flagship ALIA eVTOL. Recently, the company shared a look at what that five-passenger vessel will look like before it launches commercial operations in the future. BETA