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Tesla (TSLA) has released its Q4 2024, and subsequently full year 2023, delivery results, and the automaker has broken another delivery record. During the first three quarters of the year, Tesla delivered 1,324,074 vehicles around the globe. With a guidance of 1.8 million vehicles delivered in 2023, it meant that Tesla needed to deliver around

Kentucky State Capitol. Photo by Mobilus in Mobili on Flickr As of January 1st, Kentucky has implemented not one but two new taxes on electric vehicles, both of which are individually higher than what gas vehicles pay on similar units of energy. Kentucky has joined the trend of overtaxing EVs and letting gas cars get

The launch of the Tesla Model 3 refresh in North America might finally be close as we learn that the automaker is sneakily testing Fremont-built Model 3 HIghland in the US. Tesla launched the Model 3 Highland, a refreshed version of its popular electric sedan, all the way back in the summer of 2023. But

One of my favorite parts of perusing Alibaba for fun and outlandish electric vehicles is seeing just how creative the designers can become. In this case, I’ve found what looks like a mini-minivan that took an extra spin or two around the window factory before emerging complete. It’s definitely a qualifier for the Awesomely Weird

Japanese industry leaders, including Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Subaru, Panasonic, and seven others, are teaming up to develop advanced vehicle software. Toyota, Japan industry leaders form SoC research group Earlier this month, twelve companies, including auto, electrical component, and semiconductor makers, created the “Advanced SoC Research for Automotive” (ASRA). ASRA was established to research and develop

Kia’s high-performance EV or the gas-powered BMW M2? Which has more performance? What about handling? See the Kia EV6 GT face off against the BMW M2 in a quarter mile and handling test in Edmunds’ latest video. With instant torque, driving an electric car can feel like a sports car. EV makers like Tesla, Lucid,

Tesla has leaked its ‘Powershare Mobile Connector’ through its user manual, but it’s so far unclear how it’s different from Tesla’s regular mobile connector. With the launch of Cybertruck, Tesla announced its new Powershare bidirectional charging system. The new feature will enable Tesla vehicles, starting with Cybertruck, to share power with other vehicles, your home,

A Tesla Cybertruck just had a real-world crash for the first time as people are trying to determine the level of safety of the electric pickup truck. With its exoskeleton (sort of), stainless steel body exterior, and novel shape, people in the industry have been trying to understand how those features are going to affect

Tesla is delaying its important Full Self-Driving (FSD) v12 software update, which is supposed to an important step in the automaker’s self-driving program, as it needs more work outside California. For how many years in a row, I lost count, CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla would achieve self-driving by the end of the year.

As Ford struggles amid the industry’s shift to EVs, the automaker plans to lean into its hybrids. In a move that mirrors Toyota, Ford is scaling back its transition to EVs to bet on hybrids. Despite Ford’s EV sales hitting a new record with 8,958 electric vehicles sold in November, the automaker is scaling back.

A Tesla Cybertruck was spotted charging a Rivian R1T electric pickup, seemingly stuck without a functioning fast charger. There are only a few Cybertrucks on the roads, and yet, they are already proving helpful. Cybertruck is equipped with a 240-volt outlet in the back of the bed, which can power many different power tools and

Source: Xiaomi Weibo account Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi officially unveiled its first electric car yesterday at a launch event in Beijing, while declaring its big ambitions to rival Tesla and Porsche and become a top automaker within the next two decades. The SU7, which we’ve previously covered, signals the transition of the Chinese electronics giant

Tesla is accusing Reuters of “manufacturing” a story about the automaker lying to customers to make repairs off warranty. Last week, Reuters posted a story titled ‘Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective’. In short, the report claims that Tesla gaslighted customers into thinking they were responsible for issues needing

A report is claiming that the Tesla Model Y refresh might be coming in the next few months as the automaker plans a factory shutdown at Gigafactory Shanghai. Last summer, Tesla launched the refresh version of the Model 3 in Asia, Pacific, and Europe. The new version of the popular electric sedan has yet to

A new electric SUV from Toyota’s joint venture, GAC-Toyota, is arriving at dealerships in China. The Bozhi 4X is an upgraded bZ4X model with starting prices of around $25,000 (179,800 yuan). GAC-Toyota launched the electric SUV on November 17 under its sub-brand Bozhi. The 4X is the brand’s first model. The electric SUV features a

When two new Montana wind farms come online, the state will have more nameplate capacity in wind than in coal. Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output in megawatts when a source of power operates in optimal conditions. According to US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, Montana coal plants provided 1,631 megawatts (MW) of nameplate

A new survey shows that Elon Musk isn’t driving away Tesla buyers with his Twitter drama, but that was right before his latest and biggest blunder. Ever since his acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk seems to be getting into a controversy after the next. There have been some serious concerns about his drama negatively affecting

Tesla has “recalled” another 120,000 electric vehicles in the US, but the fix is just another over-the-air software update. There’s a lot of debate in the Tesla community about whether or not it’s fair to call those issues “recalls” since the word generally refers to having to physically recall a vehicle to the manufacturer or

Tesla has lost its court appeal aimed at mitigating the impact of its Swedish strike. Will it finally compromise and go back to the negotiation table? For the past two months now, Tesla service workers in Sweden have been on a strike in order to get included in a collective agreement. The automaker has always

Tesla launches project to build new Megafactory in China 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 Megapacks, a battery pack for utility-scale energy storage projects, but it has