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Tesla now says that the Cybertruck’s range extender is coming next year, asks for a $500 deposit to reserve it, and confirms that it will cost around $16,000. When Tesla unveiled the production version of the Cybertruck last year, many were disappointed by the range and pricing. Tesla has underdelivered on pricing in the past,

You read that right. Ford EV drivers can charge 100% for free at home through its new partnership with TXU Energy. Ford and TXU launched the first-of-its-kind program in Texas, offering free home EV charging during select hours. Ford EV drivers can get free EV charging in Texas Ford introduced the TXU Free EV Miles

Tesla has launched the Cybertruck in Canada, and the prices are going to make people think twice about buying the truck they have been waiting for for years. Just yesterday, we reported that Tesla was working through its giant Cybertruck backlog pretty fast. We expected that Tesla would open orders to more people and more markets, specifically

Tesla is trying something new. The automaker is offering a bundle of 3 years of subscription to Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised, Supercharging, and premium connectivity. Tesla has been having issues selling its FSD package. For years, CEO Elon Musk claimed that Tesla would keep increasing prices as the system got better, which he claims would

An electric Nissan GT-R? That looks even more likely now. Nissan’s global product strategy officer, Ivan Espinosa, hinted that the Nissan GT-R would live on in the EV era. Last October, we got our first look at what the electric Nissan GT-R could look like. Nissan unveiled the Hyper Force EV concept, claiming it “gives

Huw Edwards has been asked to hand back part of his BBC salary after pleading guilty to possessing indecent images of children. The amount – thought to be about £200,000 – is what he earned for the five months after his arrest. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy previously called on Edwards to return his salary. The

Elon Musk’s xAI has now hired over a dozen Tesla employees to its language model, Grok, amid a Tesla shareholders lawsuit over the issue. Last year, Musk launched a new AI startup, xAI, and it has been a controversial endeavor – primarily because he has himself described Tesla as “an AI company”. A few years prior,

In what the company’s CEO is calling “a direct challenge” to the Tesla Semi, Chinese heavy truck manufacturer Windrose recently announced plans to build a new assembly plant in the US in a bid to sidestep heavy tariffs on electric vehicles made in China. Windrose brought one of its all-electric Class 8 trucks to the

Jeep will finally launch its first fully electric SUV in the US later this year. Ahead of deliveries, Jeep is putting the Wagoneer S to the test in New Zealand’s tundra to ensure the EV meets the rugged SUV brand’s standards. Meet Jeep’s first global EV It’s been over two months since Jeep unveiled its

Tesla is working through its giant backlog of over 1 million Cybertruck reservations pretty fast based on who it is inviting to configure. After Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck, despite all the ridicule from the public regarding the design, the company managed to accumulate over 1 million reservations. However, we noted that these reservations don’t represent

The BBC will keep its BAFTA won for royal coverage fronted by disgraced former newsreader Huw Edwards, but individual awards he received remain under review, it is understood. Seven individual presenter prizes handed out to Edwards by the BAFTA Cymru Awards, between 2002 and 2017, are being reviewed. It comes after the 62-year-old pleaded guilty

Hyundai is upping the ante on China’s leading EV maker with plans to dish out $28 million (1 billion baht) on a new EV assembly and battery plant in Thailand. BYD is leading the “Detroit of Asia’s” surging EV market, but Hyundai looks to grab its share. Hyundai to fend off BYD with EV plant

Tesla has released a new safety report claiming a slight improvement in miles between Autopilot crashes. For years, Tesla used to release a “Vehicle safety report” that tracked miles between accidents in its vehicles based on the level of Autopilot used or not used and compared it to the industry average. The automaker used the

Volkswagen launched its sportiest EV so far this week. Powered by its most powerful electric motor and new batteries, the Volkswagen ID.3 GTX Performance is seen as the EV counterpart to the popular Golf GTI Clubsport. But can it keep up with the hot hatch? After giving the ID.3 the GTX treatment earlier this year,

We are finally learning how much Dodge’s first electric muscle car will cost. Dodge officially announced prices for the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV will start at $59,595. Meanwhile, if you’re looking for the higher-performance Scat Pack model, it will cost an extra $13,500. Both versions qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit when

Hyundai is upping the ante on China’s leading EV maker with plans to dish out $28 million (1 billion baht) on a new EV assembly and battery plant in Thailand. BYD is leading the “Detroit of Asia’s” surging EV market, but Hyundai looks to grab its share. Hyundai to fend off BYD with EV plant

In the latest example of car companies jumping into the electric bicycle market, Ford has teamed up with cycling company N+ to create a pair of officially licensed e-bike models to celebrate the Ford Mustang and Bronco. The company hopes to leverage the storied legacy of its two four-wheeled models with the new Bronco E-Bike

On today’s extra long episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk is definitely hurting sales at Tesla, Mercedes is taking the self-driving lead, and Chargeway founder Matt Teske stops by to show us how extreme weather could impact your electric road trip. We also take a deeper dive into some of the ways extreme heat and

Image: Sunrun Tesla Electric, Tesla’s electric utility division, is partnering with solar installer Sunrun to grow its user base in Texas. After gaining experience through its virtual power plants (VPPs), Tesla took things a step further with the launch of “Tesla Electric” back in 2022. Instead of reacting to specific “events” and providing services to your

Elon Musk said that he killed a Tesla marketing program in partnership with Costco in Taiwan. He didn’t explain why other than the CEO “didn’t approve it.” For most of its existence, Tesla has had limited marketing and advertising efforts as it relied primarily on its own customers to promote the brand. This hasn’t been