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Tesla is about to face a class action after a judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the automaker overcharged people using its insurance with “real-time data” after increasing their premiums over “fake crash warnings”. When launching its own car insurance product, Tesla utilized its capacity to collect real-time driving data from its vehicles

Kia’s first dedicated EV is due for a facelift. The new Kia EV6 was caught testing for the first time, showing design elements pulled from its flagship EV9. The new Kia EV6 facelift has been spotted testing After launching in 2021, the Kia EV6 made its mark as a fun-to-drive, spacious EV. Within 40 days

Lightning electric pickup sales were up 113% last month, propelling Ford to a new EV sales record in November. Ford is now the second best-selling EV brand behind Tesla in the US. Ford sets new EV sales record in November Ford’s CEO Jim Farley broke the news on Friday that F-150 Lightning sales broke a

Toyota unveiled its slick electric Sport Crossover concept for the first time in Europe on Monday. The new fastback EV, made with China’s BYD, will launch in 2025. Toyota confirms Sport Crossover EV is launching in 2025 Toyota first revealed the electric Sport Crossover in April at Auto Shanghai. The crossover offers a different option

Tesla has confirmed that it is officially losing half of the $7,500 tax credit on two Model 3 trims starting next year. Buyers of all Model 3 vehicles, depending on their own eligibility based on income, have had access to a $7,500 federal tax credit since the reform of the electric vehicle incentive program that

Cheaper EVs are on the way. Toyota’s new Urban electric SUV Concept will challenge the affordable Volvo EX30 as the brand’s cheapest EV yet. Toyota’s Urban electric SUV to rival low-cost EV market On Monday, Toyota unveiled the Urban electric SUV concept at its annual Kenshiki forum in Brussels. The concept is one of five

One piece of the Tesla Cybertruck launch we didn’t see coming (nor did Tesla event planners or CEO apparently) was the Range Extender, which we are still learning more about now. But what we already know answers some questions like how Cybertruck owners expect to tow or travel long distances, especially in the cold, without

Tesla, along with a handful of other automakers, have announced that they joining Climate Trace, a global emission tracking program co-founded by former US Vice President Al Gore. Climate Trace presents itself as a sort of global tracker of emissions. It writes on its website: We make meaningful climate action faster and easier by harnessing

The Cybertruck wasn’t the only Tesla electric vehicle unveiled late last week. Although overshadowed by its oversized brother, the Cybertruck for Kids is a real, small-sized EV that can have your kids showing off their forward-thinking philosophy or urban excess (depending on your desired camp) right in your own front yard. It’s not the first

The director of the Miss Nicaragua beauty pageant is facing conspiracy charges after allegedly rigging events to help anti-government contestants win. Karen Celebertti is wanted for “promoting ‘innocent’ beauty pageants, in a conspiracy orchestrated to convert the contests into traps and political ambushes financed by foreign agents”. She is also charged with money laundering and

A canton in Switzerland commissioned a project in which solar panels were attached vertically to a roadside retaining wall. The canton of Appenzell Ausserhoden in northeastern Switzerland is aiming to generate at least 40% of its electricity from renewables by 2035. So, it exercised a little creativity and covered a roadside retaining wall with 756

CEO Jim Farley announced the Ford F-150 Lightning had its best-ever sales month, breaking the record in November. Ford Lightning sets new sales record in November Farley said the company sold nearly 4,400 electric trucks this past month, an over 100% increase compared to last year. The uptick comes after Lightning sales fell by 46%

California’s infamous Salton Sea has been a known hotbed of lithium for years, but no one had a sense of how much “white gold” was found there. Now a new study quantifies that, and it’s impressive: The huge underground reserve of scorching hot brine located underneath the lakebed contains enough lithium to build batteries for

Hyundai achieved its best-ever November sales as demand for its fully electric vehicles continues rising. Sales were led by the Hyundai IONIQ 5, up 99% over last year. For the 16th straight month, Hyundai’s total sales grew in November. Despite claims the EV market is cooling, the South Korean brand continues to see rising demand.

Tesla is leveraing the attention around the Cybertruck by offering reservation holders a $1,000 discount on its other electric vehicles. During the Electrek Podcast watch party ahead of the Cybertruck presentation yesterday, I was discussing the possibility of Tesla leveraging the attention around the Cybertruck to sell its current vehicle lineup amid the end-of-quarter delivery

Tesla has secured a massive Megapack order for a new giant energy storage project that will likely become the largest in the world. The project in question is the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH), which is located just outside of Melbourne. When completed, it will consist of 3 battery systems totaling 600 MW/1.6 GWh of

If you ordered a Ford F-150 Lightning and were unable to get the vehicle, you may be in luck. Ford is paying 2023 F-150 Lightning buyers $2,500 for unmet orders to switch to the 2024 model. Ford to pay Lightning XLT buyers for unmet orders According to a dealer’s note Thursday, Ford will give buyers

Tesla has just delivered the first Cybertrucks, and alongside the release of the new vehicle, it has announced several accessories, including one commemorating an embarrassing moment from the Cybertruck unveiling event, which generated quite a reaction. At the original Cybertruck unveiling event, Tesla intended to show off the exceptional resiliency of its Cybertruck with a couple

Tesla has just delivered the first Cybertrucks, and alongside the release of the new vehicle it has announced several accessories, including three different wraps for the Cybertruck’s unpainted stainless steel body. Originally, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that “Cybertruck can have any color you want, so long as it’s nothing.”And in fact explicitly said that Tesla would

Tesla Cybertruck has officially launched and the range is a bit disappointing as the automaker introduces a new “range extender”, which is a separate battery pack that sits in the bed of the pickup truck. For a second, I was upset at the end of the Cybertruck delivery event because CEO Elon Musk didn’t mention