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Tesla has updated its Model Y prices in China to reduce them on most versions of the electric SUV and offers a new incentive on Model 3. China remains the biggest EV market in the world and one of the most important markets for Tesla. Throughout the first half of the year, Tesla initiated a

Prior to leaving Apple in January, Peter Stern was widely considered the eventual successor to Apple Services boss Eddy Cue. Fast-forward to today and Stern has popped back up as the new head of software and services integration at Ford. The automaker announced the hire in a press release today: Ford today named Apple veteran Peter

Electrek’s concept image of a Tesla Data Center Tesla says it will build new “1st of its kind” data centers. The automaker is hiring staff for it and snapping up some existing data centers. The data center business is now massive with a market size of more than $250 billion. Most of the biggest companies

A new drone flyover of Gigafactory Texas shows that Tesla Cybertrucks are now coming out of the factory in numbers. If Tesla sticks to its latest production timeline for the Cybertruck, we are just weeks away from the start of production and the first deliveries to employees. We have been following closely to determine if

A Tesla Cybertruck release candidate was found broken down on the side of the road as the automaker is testing the electric pickup truck ahead of the start of production. Over the last few months, we have been reporting on Tesla’s evolving test program for the Cybertruck ahead of production, which is just a few

Elon Musk claims that Tesla may have “figured out some aspects of AGI” as he believes that Tesla vehicles now have “a mind.” The CEO has said several times that he believes most of Tesla’s value is attached to self-driving, ad he says Tesla could achieve it by the end of the year. The Tesla

Tesla looks like it is finally be about to break ground at Gigafactory Mexico as machinery has been spotted at the site of the factory. After months of rumors, Tesla finally announced Gigafactory Mexico during its Investor Day in March. The automaker secured a piece of land just outside of Monterrey, Nuevo León, to build the plant. Tesla has

The all-electric Ford Explorer will hit the market about six months later than expected. Ford informed workers at its Cologne plant Thursday that it will be delaying the launch of the electric Explorer. Ford unveiled the electric version of its best-selling SUV in March, but only in Europe. The electric Explorer is based on Volkswagen’s

The Volkswagen ID.3 is seeing a surge in demand following the automaker’s decision to slash prices last month. The lower ID.3 price had a significant impact this past month, with sales rising over 300%. Volkswagen ID.3 sales in China up 300% after price cuts In early June, Volkswagen cut prices on its small ID.3 electric

Credit: Webasto Charging Systems, Inc. Tesla has issued a license to produce its NACS connector to Volex, a large UK-based power equipment manufacturer. It took a while for Tesla to get the ball rolling after announcing that it is opening its connector to become the new charging standard in North America, but it has gotten

If you were waiting for the full-fledged electric camper version of the Volkswagen ID.Buzz, you will have to wait a while longer. Although work is still being done, Volkswagen is not planning to release an ID.Buzz California anytime soon. Volkswagen ID.Buzz California electric camper delayed Although fully electric camper vans are possible, one won’t be

GM luxury brand Cadillac publicly unveiled its upcoming, all-electric version of the Escalade in front of a crowd in New York this morning. The ESCALADE IQ is a far cry from the vehicle synonymous with music videos and transportation services the past 24 years, but in the best way. Cadillac has reimagined what is arguably

Tesla has poached a top manufacturing executive from Bosch, Dr. Michael Schmitt, who has over 25 years of experience at the German manufacturing giant. Last year, Tesla brought Tom Zhu, the executive in charge of Tesla’s operations in China, to the US to oversee all manufacturing and sale operations in North America. The automaker hopes

The last time we heard from African electric motorcycle startup Spiro, the company was planning to roll out 140,000 e-motos in Uganda. Now Spiro is working to put even more bikes and battery swap stations on the road thanks to new funding. The company just landed approximately US $63 million, in partnership with Societe Generale

A solar roof is a feature that Tesla said would be available on the Cybertruck, but with the electric pickup truck being closer to production, it’s not clear if it is still in the cards. Tesla, like many other automakers, had previously explored adding solar to electric vehicles, but it has never pulled the trigger

Tesla and EnergyHub have announced a new partnership to build “the largest virtual power plant in [the] Northeast.” Virtual power plants are becoming one of Tesla’s most underappreciated products. Tesla is using its existing and growing fleet of Powerwalls to aggregate their power capacity and offer electric grid services to utilities while compensating homeowners for

The Hyundai Motor Group announced it would target one of the largest auto markets globally with plans to unveil five EV models in India as it transitions to an electric future. After surpassing GM, Nissan, and Stellantis in annual volume last year, the Hyundai Motor Group (HMG), including Kia and Genesis, became the third-largest automaker

Germany’s top automaker just took the top EV position after squeaking by Tesla in electric car registrations through July. Volkswagen leads the German EV market with its new electric van gaining momentum. Volkswagen overtakes Tesla in the German EV market Although Tesla has led the market up until the first half of the year, Volkswagen

Photo by Amol Mande on Pexels.com Utility-scale solar and wind provided over half of new US generating capacity added in the first half of 2023, according to new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data.  The SUN DAY campaign reviewed FERC’s latest monthly “Energy Infrastructure Update” report and found that of the 17,017 megawatts (MW) of

Tesla Gigafactory 1 in Nevada Tesla has hired a new manufacturing executive from Eli Lily to lead its elusive Gigafactory Nevada expansion. Tesla Gigafactory Nevada was the first major step in Tesla’s effort to secure battery cell supply for its ambitious growth. The automaker partnered with Panasonic to deploy new battery cell production capacity at