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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

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.