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Toyota’s global sales fell over 5% last month, partly driven by the impact of BYD’s price cuts in key markets like China, Southeast Asia, and even Japan. Toyota, including Lexus, sold 853,082 vehicles last month, down 5.1% from June 2023. Although demand remained strong in North America and Europe, pressure in Japan and China led

Tesla has issued a ‘safety recall’ on 1.8 million electric vehicles, but the good news is that it is just a software fix – although an important one as it will prevent the hood from flying open while driving. Tesla was first made aware of a problem with its hood’s latch in China earlier this

It was always going to be a formality, but Isuzu’s new medium duty electric truck has been awarded zero-emission certifications from both the California Air Resource Board (CARB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Isuzu NRR-EV. With those in hand, the truck is now available for sale nationwide. The Isuzu NRR-EV is the

Tesla has started the wide-release rollout of Supervised Full Self-Driving v12.5, according to CEO Elon Musk. Musk again recently said that he believes Tesla could finally deliver on its promise of an unsupervised self-driving system by the end of the year, or he will “be surprised” if it doesn’t happen next year. The CEO doesn’t

Photo Collections on Pexels.com US Wind, a proposed 2.2 gigawatt (GW) Maryland offshore wind farm, just took a major step toward securing all of its federal permits by the end of 2024. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today released US Wind’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), clearing another hurdle for the project’s developers, Italy’s renewable

Photo: Strauss Wind In a major milestone, July 28 marked the 100th day of a 144-day stretch in which California supplied 100% of its electricity demand with renewables. The 100 days of continuity means not that renewables are powering the grid for the entire day, but that it’s happening consistently on a daily basis –

A Tesla Model S Plaid has achieved a new record quarter-mile run in a remarkable 8.56 seconds – though it appears to have been gutted quite a bit. Depending on your definition of a production car, the Model S Plaid is arguably the fastest-accelerating production vehicle in the world. Some will consider the Rimac Nevara to

Kia’s new EV3 is making its way overseas. Kia UK announced it will open EV3 orders this week, its most affordable EV, starting at $42,300 (£32,995). The EV3 was part of Kia’s new low-cost EV lineup, revealed in October. Kia’s EV3 is a compact version of its flagship EV9 electric SUV. Like the EV9, the

Tesla has unveiled a render of its upcoming ‘Semi Factory’ to build electric semi trucks next to Gigafactory Texas in Nevada. The Tesla Semi program has seen some significant delays – even since it has officially entered production. It was first unveiled in 2017, and it was supposed to come to market in 2020, but

Tesla has confirmed that the Cybertruck’s upcoming range extender. a battery that sits in the pickup truck’s bed, will have to be mounted and removed by Tesla’s service. 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,

China’s Sany brand of heavy trucks made waves when it debuted its all-electric, four-axle “E-mixer” electric cement mixer — and now, Sany thinks it’s ready to take on the world as exports begin. Earlier this month, Singapore’s Pan-United Corp. unveiled the nation’s first electric-powered concrete mixer truck, marking a significant milestone in both its journey

Ford is betting on smaller electric cars as the future. Its “Skunkworks ” team is not so small, and now that the cat is out of the bag, we are learning more about Ford’s new affordable platform. Ford CEO Jim Farley compared its new low-cost EV platform to Rivian and Tesla. However, Farley suggested Ford’s

Solar panel recycling company SolarCycle is using secondhand solar panels to power its panel recycling plant in Texas. SolarCycle has installed a 500 kW solar array made of reused panels at its recycling facility in Odessa, Texas, which can provide around half of the electricity the plant uses. The array – which is made up of

Elon Musk is signaling that Tesla is close to reaching its limit with its HW3 onboard self-driving computer despite having yet to deliver on its self-driving promise. 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

Toyota is planning to build a new EV battery plant on Japan’s “Silicon Island” to keep pace with BYD and other incoming Chinese electric car makers. The factory will strengthen Toyota’s EV supply chain while supplying batteries for its luxury Lexus brand. Although Toyota has been one of (if not the) biggest laggards in the

Elon Musk says that he will ‘discuss’ Tesla investing $5 billion in xAI, his own private artificial intelligence company. For the last few years, Musk has claimed that “Tesla is an AI company.” Despite that claim and having a fiduciary duty to Tesla shareholders as the chief executive of the company, Musk decided to start

Which luxury electric SUV would you choose, the Acura ZDX or Cadillac Lyriq? After slashing financing rates, the Acura ZDX may be a better buy than the Cadillac Lyriq or Chevy Blazer EV. With up to $7,200 off a fully loaded ZDX, Acura looks to take a piece of the EV market. Acura first revealed

Is an electric Hyundai or Kia pickup on the way? Ford’s F-150 Lightning was recently spotted with Korean test plates near Hyundai’s facility, fueling speculation that an EV pickup may be closer than expected. Ford’s F-150 Lightning caught testing near Hyundai plant Kia has already announced plans to launch an electric pickup. In 2022, Kia

The all-electric Porsche Cayenne is on its way. Porsche confirmed the next-gen Cayenne will be electric. Meanwhile, Porsche plans to keep hybrid and gas models around a while longer. Porsche gave us a sneak peek as the first Cayenne Electric prototypes hit the road for testing. Check it out below. The fourth-gen Cayenne will be

Tesla has warned against a trick that involves placing a wet towel around a Supercharger connector to speed up the charging process. If you have been using a Tesla Supercharger lately or have Tesla stuff in your algorithm, you might have seen people place wet towels on a Supercharger connector while charging. Many people have