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
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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
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