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Toyota and Suzuki are teaming up to catch up in the global EV race. Next year, Suzuki will supply Toyota with its first electric SUV, which is set to roll out worldwide. Here’s what to expect from Toyota’s new electric SUV. Toyota’s electric SUV from Suzuki is coming in 2025 Suzuki will begin producing the

Jeep’s new Wrangler-inspired electric SUV is almost ready for its big debut. The new Jeep Recon EV was spotted with hardly any camouflage, revealing a new Ford Bronco lookalike. The Recon was first introduced in September 2022 as part of Jeep’s plans to launch four new EVs globally. With its first global electric SUV, the

Tesla has launched its new Powerwall 3 expansion units that can slash installation times by roughly half. We reported on Tesla’s plan for this new unit back in April. As we previously reported, the main difference between Powerwall 3 and its previous version is its power capacity. The energy capacity remains at 13.5 kWh, but

An Abu Dhabi-based investment firm has entered a non-binding agreement to buy 100% of McLaren’s automotive business, including a stake in the McLaren Group. The purchase goal is to bring additional capital to McLaren to accelerate its growth in vehicle development, particularly in electric vehicle technologies. If approved, could McLaren become the next supercar developer

California has reached a record of 22% market share for battery-electric vehicles (BEV) and over 40% if you account for PHEVs and HEVs. Tesla has been responsible for much of California’s EV leadership, but the automaker is now down in the important EV market. Battery-electric vehicles (BEV) are now hitting an all-time record of 22.2%

Audi Q8 e-tron production at Brussels plant (Source: Audi AG) Days after Volkswagen announced it was closing three factories in Germany – a first for the company – the carmaker will now officially close its Audi plant in Brussels where it makes the Audi Q8 E-Tron in a few months. The company announced that it

Tesla disclosed that it is planning to return to growth in vehicle deliveries next year with an extra ~500,000 electric cars. Here’s how it plans to do it. For years, Tesla has been guiding a roughly 50% growth rate in EV deliveries leading to 20 million cars per year in 2030. That growth crashed this

Tesla has applied for permits to double the size of Gigafactory Texas in Austin as it adds new vehicle production. Tesla loves large factories. Each one of its factories ranks amongst some of the largest buildings on the planet, and they are still growing. Gigafactory Texas already spams over 5 million square feet. Now, The Austin

Audi is expanding the line-up of its upcoming A6 electric sedan by introducing new entry-level versions. This summer, Audi introduced the new A6 electric sedan and Avant (Audi’s version of a wagon), but it only announced the performance versions of this new vehicle. The Audi A6 follows the introduction of the German automaker’s Q6, which

With new low-cost Chinese flooding global markets, Ford CEO Jim Farley vows its new mid-size electric pickup is a “game changer.” Ford’s leader took a jab at BYD, vowing the company’s new electric pickup will match the costs of Chinese automakers building in Mexico. In February, Farley revealed Ford had a secret “skunkworks” team developing

Ford reported Q3 earnings after the market closed on Monday, beating Wall St revenue and EPS expectations. However, the company is still losing billions on its EVs. Here’s a closer look at Ford’s third-quarter 2024 earnings report. Third-quarter earnings preview Ford’s US retail sales rose 3% in the third quarter, with overall sales up 1%

For the first time ever, Volkswagen plans to shut the doors to a facility on its home turf. The company plans to close not one but at least three plants in Germany as it faces mounting pressure from China. Volkswagen also warned mass layoffs and pay cuts are coming as it looks to cut costs.

Tesla has released a rare new blog post, and it’s an interesting one: Tesla is trying to standardize automotive connectivity and popularize a 48-volt architecture. After successfully standardizing its charge connector (NACS), Tesla wants to repeat this success with all the other electrical connectors inside vehicles. Tesla introduced a new 48-volt low-voltage electronic architecture in

Ford just made it easier for F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E drivers to charge with new EV routing features. Drivers can now see new routing info, including available Tesla Superchargers along their route for easy trip planning. Ford launches EV routing for Google Maps First announced at CES 2024, Ford is making it easier for

Tesla has extended its 0% loan incentive in China through another month as it tries to achieve a record quarter. As we recently reported, Tesla guided that it aims to deliver more than 515,000 vehicles in Q4 2024. That’s 30,000 more vehicles than Tesla delivered during the same period last year, which was also the

Under a new agreement inked between Ford and LG, the companies will move production of EV batteries for the Ford Mustang Mach-E from Poland to its Michigan facility in 2025. This (of course) has everything to do with the IRA and tax credits. “To capitalize on competitive market conditions,” the new agreement moves Ford Mach-E

Hyundai gave its electric SUV an exclusive new look. The new Hyundai Kona EV Mauna Loa is “a powerful companion” with special features and accessories, but getting your hands on one will be hard. Check out the exclusive Hyundai Kona EV Mauna Loa “More freedom, more adventure,” Hyundai said after unveiling the special edition Kona

After charging up third-quarter sales, Kia plans to ramp up output of its new low-cost EV3 model. The compact electric SUV helped boost Kia’s EV sales numbers in the third quarter. Kia sold 54,000 all-electric vehicles in Q3, up 8.3% from last year. The growth was primarily due to the new EV3 rolling out. Despite

Kia sees an opportunity with its first electric PBV van launching next year. Although they are not even out yet, Kia is already finding new uses for the upcoming fit-for-purpose EV vans. We got our first look at the upcoming electric vans after Kia revealed its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) business at the 2024 Consumer

Elon Musk just said some wild things about Tesla’s self-driving rollout – clarifying the path to Tesla deploying unsupervised autonomous vehicles next year. He may regret some of these comments. At the risk of repeating myself, Tesla has never released any data about its (Supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) program beyond the total number of miles