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Days after teasing a major reveal at the 2024 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show, Kia has unveiled two unique and custom-built EV concepts designed for adventure off-road. During the unveiling, we got a look at a new spin on the ever-popular EV9 SUV called the “ADVNTR” and a rugged take on one of Kia’s

Ford is losing two of its most experienced leadership team members in Germany. The long-time leaders are leaving their roles as Ford continues restructuring its business overseas. Ford downsizes leadership in Germany again In June, Ford lost its top European executive, Martin Sander, who left to join Volkswagen. The position was eliminated as part of

After just over six months on the road, two Teslas have driven around the world powered by electricity – including an entire family, with 3 young children, in a Tesla Model 3. But for one of the drivers it’s nothing new, as this was actually his fourth round-the-world trip in an EV – the first being way

Japan’s Suzuki has finally unveiled its first all-electric vehicle. On Monday, Suzuki introduced the e Vitara in Europe, a global electric SUV that will soon join Toyota’s lineup. Toyota and Suzuki are teaming up to keep pace as the industry shifts to electric. The two expanded their alliance last month, announcing plans for Suzuki to

(Photo: Tesla) Tesla is officially starting Cybertruck deliveries in Canada as its backlog in the US appears to have been exhausted. Tesla started Cybertruck deliveries in the US almost exactly a year ago and appears to have delivered about 40,000 vehicles. Recently, the automaker claimed that Cybertruck achieved a positive gross margin and started selling

Tesla recently sent out an update to its vehicle “summon” feature – which it calls Actually Smart Summon – and as a result, one Tesla owner can no longer use his car. For years and years, Tesla has touted a “summon” feature, allowing owners to move their cars remotely. It started off with simple forward/backward movement,

Chinese electric truck maker JAC has shipped 100 MD electric trucks (cab and chassis) from Hefei, China to a single customer in Mexico, marking a major milestone in the commercial vehicle brand’s growing North American ambitions. The thirteenth-largest automotive market globally, Mexico’s proximity to the US means that its roads have their fair share of

Hyundai’s all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV set a new sales record in the US last month, driving the brand to its best-ever October performance. With the upgraded 2025 model just around the corner, Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 continues to exceed expectations. Hyundai IONIQ 5 tops expectations with upgrades coming Hyundai Motor America sold 71,802 vehicles last month,

https://unsplash.com/photos/solar-panels-on-green-field-513dBrMJ_5w Enbridge, a Canadian energy company, just announced it’s moving forward with an 815-megawatt (MW) solar project called Sequoia in Texas. When it’s done, it’ll be one of the largest solar farms in North America. The project’s price tag is a hefty $1.1 billion. Enbridge’s Sequoia, around 150 miles west of Dallas, has already landed

A new report based on interviews with former test drivers who were part of Tesla’s internal self-driving team reveals the dangerous extremes Tesla is willing to go to test its autonomous driving technologies. While you can make the argument that Tesla’s customers are self-driving test drivers as the automaker is deploying what it calls its

Kia just broke its October sales record as its impressive US sales run continues. After another record-breaking month, Kia said the growth is fueled by “strong demand” for its electric vehicles. Kia sets new October sales record in the US Kia sold 69,908 vehicles in the US last month, up 16% from its previous October

Tesla has hired a celebrity ambassador, a departure from Elon Musk’s policy of not paying for celebrity endorsements. Musk has often bragged about the fact that Tesla doesn’t pay for celebrity endorsements in contrast to other automakers who hire celebrity brand ambassadors to promote their cars. Much like advertising, Musk seems to be abandoning this

Elon Musk has snapped at Zoox co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson over his critical comments about Tesla’s Full Self-Driving program. Zoox is an autonomous driving company that is now part of Amazon. It has made some impressive progress as of late – leading miles per disengagement data by a wide margin: It looks like this

The Korean automaker is charging ahead toward a cleaner future. Hyundai just signed the largest renewable energy supply contract in Korea. The massive clean energy supply is enough to fully charge its all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV over 7 million times. On Wednesday, Hyundai Motor Company announced a new renewable energy supply contract with Hyundai Engineering

Hyundai’s new low-cost EV is getting a bold design upgrade. The Hyundai Casper EV Cross was spotted for the first time in public, revealing new design elements. Although we knew a rugged “Cross” variant was headed to Europe, this was the first time the domestic model was spotted with an upgraded design. Hyundai unveiled the

Ford is halting F-150 Lightning production in mid-November as the once best-selling electric pickup faces a wave of new competition. The company will stop building models at its Rouge EV center in Michigan for nearly two months. Ford will pause output at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center amid “slower-than-expected” demand for the all-electric pickup truck.

After aggressive price cuts on Jeep models, Stellantis said US inventory improved in the third quarter. Despite this, the company’s Q3 revenue slipped 27% ahead of its upcoming EV blitz. Jeep price cuts are moving US inventory Jeep has been slashing prices on its top-selling models, including the Grand Cherokee, Gladiator pickup, and Wagoneer, all

Tesla has given an update on its self-driving roadmap. It confirmed that its FSD v13 update has been delayed into next month and it makes more promises. Last month, Tesla released its first ‘AI roadmap’, which consisted of a more detailed plan about updates and new features it plans to push through the (Supervised) Full

Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán on Pexels.com Georgia utility Southern Company is teaming up with Georgia Tech and Smart Wires to roll out a US Department of Energy (DOE)-backed project aimed at boosting Georgia’s electric grid. The initiative, which kicks off in 2025, will bring advanced power flow control (APFC) and dynamic line rating (DLR)

China has reportedly already told its major automakers to hold off investments in EU countries that supported Europe’s new EV tariffs, according to Reuters. While China started a little slow in the EV game, its investments into EV manufacturing have now started to bear fruit, and the country’s manufacturers have rapidly caught up and now