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Tesla has ramped up NACS adapter production to 8,000 units per week as the opening of the Supercharger network to other automakers has greatly slowed down. In a surprising but welcomed series of events over the last two years, Tesla opened its charge connector and managed to convince the auto industry to make it the

Tesla is bringing back its owner referral program and returning to the bigger reward of $1,000 off its electric cars. Last April, Tesla put an end to its referral program, which has been on and off for the past decade. Over the last few years, the automaker had greatly reduced the incentives to participate –

Tesla has cleaned up its website’s blog section, deleting all posts prior to 2019. This includes the post titled “All Tesla Cars Being Produced Now Have Full Self-Driving Hardware,” which was originally published October 19, 2016. Prior to yesterday, Tesla’s website contained a backlog of blog posts reaching back to the beginning of the company.

Photo: Tesla Satisfaction with EV charging has improved, particularly with DC fast chargers and Tesla Superchargers, but challenges remain, according to the J.D. Power “2024 US Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Public Charging Study.” Slow but steady improvement in satisfaction The number of public charging stations across the US continues to grow, but it’s still not

Acura wants its share of the US electric vehicle market. After introducing a massive new incentive, the 2024 Acura ZDX is cheaper to lease than the Tesla Model Y. With a nearly $30,000 discount, is Acura’s luxury electric SUV worth it? The 2024 ZDX is Acura’s first all-electric vehicle. Making its global debut last Summer,

Porsche unveiled the exclusive Taycan Turbo K-Edition on Friday to celebrate its 10th year in Korea. The limited edition Porsche stands apart with unique exterior and interior elements inspired by Korean culture. Porsche released the upgraded Taycan earlier this year with more range, faster charging, and even more power. The new Porsche Taycan Turbo GT

A Tesla Semi has been spotted in Europe around Germany, but it’s not clear why since the vehicle is unavailable in the region. While officially in “production” since late 2022, Tesla Semi is still a rare sight in the US. Only about 100 units are estimated to be in operation, mainly in California. That’s why

An old gas station converted into Tesla Supercharger The main lobby group of the German automobile industry has recommended that all fossil fuel sales should be ended in Germany by 2045, but it’s still advocating for less-efficient e-fuels over rapid electrification. The news comes from a new position paper (source in German) released by the

While Ford is canceling plans to launch its three-row electric SUV, overseas brands like Kia, Hyundai, and Volvo are looking to take advantage. By scrapping its larger SUV, Ford opened the door for rivals to take control of the segment. The “personal bullet train,” as Doug Field, Ford’s head of EVs, called the three-row electric

Last month, BMW sold more electric cars than Tesla for the first time in Europe. BMW led the market for the first time despite slowing EV sales in Germany, France, and Belgium. With EV sales climbing, BMW is narrowing the gap with Tesla in the EU. According to new data from Jato Dynamics, 1.03 million

Tesla has quietly given up on the Cybertruck’s no-resale clause as the automaker catches up with the demand. Ahead of the launch of the Cybetruck, Tesla took actions to try to limit the Cybertruck resale market. Tesla added a “no resell” clause for early VIN Cybertrucks, threatening to sue for $50,000 (or more) and added that

Tesla has lost one of its top long-time leaders in the financial department and one of only two female vice presidents. Earlier this year, Tesla suffered a purge of talent, both intentionally and unintentionally. Elon Musk started several waves of layoffs that resulted in 15 to 20% of Tesla’s workforce exiting. However, we also reported

Tesla has launched a new version of its (supervised) Full Self-Driving FSD v12.5 on vehicles equipped with the older HW3 computer. In 2016, Musk announced that all Tesla vehicles built going forward have “all the hardware to enable self-driving”. At one point, he even specified “level 5 self-driving”, which is the highest level and means

Tesla has secured an order for electric vehicles from the city of Baltimore worth about $5 million, according to city officials. The city of Baltimore aims to be net carbon-neutral by 2045, and one of its early initiatives is to electrify its vehicle fleet. We reported that they bought electric school buses and even an electric

Tesla has deployed a rare new mobile Megacharger in Utah, which charges its Tesla semi electric trucks. Tesla Semi, Tesla’s class 8 electric truck, is still only deployed internally in Tesla’s own operations and with a handful of customers for testing. After years of delays, the electric truck is finally about to ramp up next

Kia introduced the 2025 EV9 in its home market on Wednesday, and several new features are now included as standard. Kia’s first three-row electric SUV has been a hit overseas this year, including in the US, but sales in Korea have lagged. Kia hopes new features will help drive domestic sales. Kia introduces new standard

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we take a break from watching the DNC’s coronation party to talk about Chinese EV trade wars, Tesla Semi trucks on fire in California, and Rivian making Normal even better than it already is. We also talk about Uber’s big executive coup and the first ever floating offshore wind research lease

By Jplourde umaine – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49932644 The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has awarded the US’s first floating offshore wind energy research lease to the State of Maine. The lease area covers under 15,000 acres and is 28 nautical miles offshore Maine on the US Outer Continental Shelf. It could

Tesla is making progress on its new Megafactory in Shanghai, China, and it shared a render of the planned final plant. The Megafactory in Lathrop, California, was Tesla’s first dedicated factory to produce Megapacks, which were previously produced at Gigafactory Nevada. It is still ramping up to its full capacity of 40 GWh worth of

Hyundai’s flagship SUV is going electric. According to sources, Hyundai is developing an electric Santa Fe and a new EV pickup truck for the US, but there’s more to it. Here’s what to expect from Hyundai’s new EVs. Hyundai Santa Fe is finally going electric but as an EREV The Santa Fe is Hyundai’s second-best-selling