By Maria Merano Posted on May 11, 2021 A Tesla Model S Plaid was spotted sporting a new version of the now infamous yoke steering wheel, along with a few other modifications to the car. Car enthusiast @AaronS5_ shared a picture of a pre-production Tesla Model S Plaid sedan in the wild. He noticed that there was
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By Maria Merano Posted on May 11, 2021 The Golden Gate Division of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) arrested 25-year-old Param Sharma for recklessly driving a Tesla Model 3. According to CHP’s social media post about the arrest, Param Sharma was charged with reckless driving for allowing his Tesla Model 3 to cruise through Interstate
By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 12, 2021 Elon Musk’s hosting gig at Saturday Night Live was, in a lot of ways, better than expected. Kicking off the episode with a witty and surprisingly vulnerable monologue and following up with several legitimately funny sketches, Musk proved to be a hit among SNL’s viewers. To date, the May
By Eric Ralph Posted on May 12, 2021 Four years after Elon Musk revealed “aspirational” plans to launch Starships to Mars in 2022, the SpaceX CEO now believes that 2024 is a more accurate target. For SpaceX, that two-year ‘delay’ is more impressive than anything given that the company practically restarted Starship development from scratch
By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 12, 2021 After a night in jail for reckless driving, most drivers would probably make it a point to make sure that they drive safely and well within the rules of the road. Not so for 25-year-old Param Sharma, who was recently arrested and subsequently released by the California
By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 12, 2021 Elon Musk recently shared several key updates for Tesla’s upcoming FSD Beta Version 9 release. The highly-anticipated update, which has seen some delays to date, is expected to introduce several critical improvements to the robust driver-assist system. In a recent set of tweets, Elon Musk explained that
By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 12, 2021 Recent reports have suggested that Tesla is looking to enter the United States’ multi-billion-dollar renewable credit market, which would allow the company to profit from the Biden administration’s efforts to meet its aggressive zero-emissions goals. The update about the EV maker’s strategy was related to Reuters by two individuals
From the Sinclair C5 to the Jaguar i-Pace – The Big Lemon London to Brighton electric vehicle rally is set to be a showcase of innovation across electric motoring and clean energy. Among the 27 entries received so far, in addition to the C5 and i-Pace, the rally will feature Renault’s electric microcar, the Renault Twizy, solar powered
The city of Madrid has confirmed plans to phase out all diesel buses. By January 2023, the Spanish capital’s entire fleet will be made up of electric, natural gas and hybrid buses. Transit agency Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT) ordered 30 BYD electric buses last September. Now EMT has awarded a tender for
Electrify America has committed to invest $800 million in EVSE and education programs in California, in four cycles over 10 years. Now the company has unveiled Cycle 3 of its California ZEV Investment Plan, which will invest another $200 million over the next 30 months. Building on its experience deploying EV infrastructure in California over
In 2020, Tesla deployed 18,700 tons of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in the batteries of its new EVs, more than the next four EV makers (BYD, VW, Renault and Audi) combined, according to the report EV Battery Capacity and Battery Metals Tracker by Adamas Intelligence. In total, 67% of Tesla’s 2020 lithium consumption was driven
Sponsored by HBK In an electric powertrain the motor, inverter, and gear box need to work together to give the desired performance and experience for the end user. Ideally, these components should be designed to work together, but that is rarely the case, as the parts come from a variety of suppliers. All the components
Pickups rule the US auto market, and the F-150 is the king of pickup trucks, so the fact that Ford is planning to release an electric version of America’s best-selling vehicle, which one marketing expert has called “the most successful consumer product in human history,” is a big deal. Ford has announced that it will
Commercial EV maker Workhorse has entered into a supply agreement with Coulomb Solutions (CSI), a distributor for Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) batteries, to provide battery systems for Workhorse’s electric delivery vehicles. The CATL battery systems supplied by CSI will power Workhorse’s composite C-650 and C-1000 delivery vans starting in the second quarter of this year. CSI
Fleet charging solution provider TeraWatt Infrastructure has appointed Google’s former Head of Energy Strategy, Neha Palmer, as CEO. Palmer brings expertise in building out fleets of large-scale, energy-intensive infrastructure from the data center world to the EV charging infrastructure field. As more fleets of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles go electric, there’s a growing awareness that
Infineon Technologies has introduced a new automotive power module with CoolSiC MOSFET technology. At this year’s virtual PCIM trade show, Infineon will present the new HybridPACK Drive CoolSiC, a full-bridge module with a 1,200-volt blocking voltage optimized for EV traction inverters. The power module is based on the automotive CoolSiC trench MOSFET technology for high-power
Sponsored by CPC As EV charging liquid cooling system designers look for areas to optimize thermal management efficiency, sustainability and reliability, they have started to explore innovative system components. Whether looking at combinations of advanced thermoplastics, metal alloys or engineered fluids, one factor is essential: designers must think holistically. Designers should take into account all
Expanded access to charging infrastructure is seen as one of the keys to accelerating EV adoption, and the US is rapidly rolling out public charging stations. A new report from the DOE tells us that 25 states now have at least 1,000 non-residential charging units (public and private). California has by far the most: nearly
Today, the Ermenegildo Zegna Group announced its affiliation with Stellantis. By 2025, the Zegna Group’s entire fleet of 200 will go green. A new green-car policy has gone into effect at the company, well known for its pricy clothing and accessories. “The quality of our products must go hand in hand with our respect for nature.
Electric vehicles are one way to carbon neutrality. Yet 20 percent of California PHEV owners have gone back to gas-powered vehicles. Published in Nature Energy on April 26th by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, the study found that PHEV buyers in California were abandoning the technology at a rate of
Toyota’s Woven Planet Holdings has acquired Level 5, Lyft’s self-driving unit. Woven Planet’s deal brings scientists, software engineers, and researchers together as one. Last year, we detailed the launch of Woven, but since that time they’ve been relatively quiet until now. Woven has put together engineers, research scientists, and mobility services experts. They’ve amassed sensing,
In 2022, the Subaru Solterra electric SUV will go on sale. Another Subaru-Toyota joint venture, it’ll roll on the new e-Subaru global platform. Just when you thought the market for another electric vehicle was saturated, here comes the sun and the earth, in Latin. Will there be more Latin names for new Subarus? Environmental responsibility
Ford has confirmed that it’s using the F-150 Lightning name for its upcoming fully electric F-Series models due starting in 2022. The automaker disclosed little more about the electric F-150 Lightning, but it announced an official reveal date of May 19. The model will bring “stunning innovation, technologies and capabilities” to the lineup, according to
Porsche on Monday reiterated that the future of its bestselling Macan compact crossover is all-electric. The electric Macan will launch in 2023—representing a slight delay versus the model’s originally anticipated 2022 arrival year. The second EV for the brand, after the Taycan, was announced two years ago as a volume model. But it won’t be an electric-only
Minnesota could be the latest state—and the first in the Midwest—to adopt California’s emissions rules, requiring greater fuel efficiency than federal standards. Proposed in 2019, tougher emissions rules achieved a major breakthrough this week when an administrative law judge ruled that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s rule-making process conformed to state law, removing one potential
Subaru has announced that its first fully electric vehicle, due to go on sale in 2022, will be called Solterra. The small electric SUV was confirmed by Subaru in December as on schedule and headed to the U.S. It will be built on a dedicated electric vehicle platform that has been co-developed with Toyota, combining
The Porsche Macan is going electric, although that doesn’t mean the gas version is going away. Subaru’s first electric vehicle for the U.S. has a name. And Minnesota is looking like the first in the Midwest to adopt California’s EV mandate. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The fully electric version of Porsche’s
The 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV has been EPA-rated at 247 miles of range. That’s a bit lower than the 250 miles General Motors estimated when the Bolt EUV was unveiled earlier this year. It’s also less than the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV, which gets the same 259-mile range rating as the 2021 model. That makes
Sometimes you need more electric-car driving range, or a cure for all the concern about getting from one charging station to another on a road trip. Or you can get by just fine with a compact car 360 days of the year but need a bigger vehicle—and a tow hitch—for the annual week up at
The Canadian firm Li-Cycle will recycle leftover raw material from the manufacturing of Ultium battery cells for upcoming General Motors electric cars, the automaker announced Tuesday in a press release. Li-Cycle will recycle “up to 100% of the material scrap from battery-cell manufacturing,” including cobalt, nickel, lithium, graphite, copper, manganese, and aluminum, the release said.