Jack takes us around MG’s first new sports car in almost 30 years, the all-electric Cyberster. Does this car have what it takes to be crowned the first true driver’s car of the EV era and become a sports car icon like so many MG models before it? 00:00 Introduction 00:48 MG victory lap! 01:40
Month: June 2023
LG Energy Solution and lithium exploration company Green Technology Metals (GT1) have signed an AUD20-million equity subscription agreement and an offtake term sheet, giving LG access to future production from GT1’s flagship Seymour Project in North America. According to the offtake term sheet, GT1 will sell LG Energy Solution 25% of its spodumene concentrate production
Mercedes-Benz looked to the past as it moves into the future. The automaker presented the Vision One-Eleven electric supercar concept, which revived the C111 concept series for a modern era. Details were thin, but a pair of axial-flux motors sit beneath the metal skin. 2025 Audi S5 Sportback spy shots – Photo credit: Baldauf The
By Joey Klender Posted on June 16, 2023 Tesla has announced a major milestone in the ramp of the 4680 battery cell at Giga Texas, confirming it has produced 10 million cells at the plant. Tesla has been building 4680 cells for several years after unveiling the tech behind the battery in late 2020. Initially
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Mercedes-Benz, in collaboration with Swiss mobility company Micro Mobility Systems, has introduced the Mercedes-AMG E-Scooter, designed for city dwellers, commuters and last-mile applications. Equipped with a 500-watt motor and a 9.6 Ah battery, the e-scooter has a range of up to 40 km and a top speed of 20 km/h. It weighs 14.7 kg and
Electric car sales are on the uptick. In January 2023, EVs accounted for 7.1 percent of the U.S. new car market share. Broadening out to the first quarter of this year, most manufacturers are seeing massive sales increases, with Tesla, Ford, Volkswagen, and others seeing huge year-over-year improvements. However, while consumer sales are one thing,
Pressing which button may help you get better hybrid mpg? Which EV outsells all but the Ford F-150? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending Friday, June 16, 2023. The startup Telo says it can match all the utility and capability of a Toyota
There’s no form of wheeled transport, whether for recreation or utility use, that is safe from the sweeping wave of electrification. Those maintenance-prone, expensive and carcinogen-spewing combustion engines are on their way out in nearly every industry, not the least of which includes lawn-care. The only problem is that the larger and fancier zero-turn electric
In preparation for series production this fall, the Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 Tractor, along with the eActros 300 4×2 and the eActros 300 6×2, took a test drive from the company’s Wörth plant in Germany across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria to its site in Aksaray, Turkey. Battery charging was performed only at public charging
Ferrari made history by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans again, an EV startup named Telo debuted, and Ford showed its rolling wind tunnel. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Ferrari returned to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and won the race after completing 342 laps. The victory marked
By Joey Klender Posted on June 15, 2023 Tesla Energy is working to launch a virtual power plant (VPP) in Puerto Rico, Senior Vice President of Energy Engineering and Powertrain Drew Baglino said. VPPs can be used for a variety of reasons, but affordability and grid stabilization through sustainable energy are the biggest advantages. Tesla
Following a hint that this was coming during its Q1 2023 earnings report, Nikola Corporation shared a business update that includes plans for decreased cash usage and a “reorganizing” of its workforce. The EV startup is prioritizing the North American market as it looks to lean down and optimize to ensure the continued production of
IDTechEx’s “Semiconductors for Autonomous and Electric Cars 2023-2033” report predicts a 20.9% one-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in semiconductors for electric powertrains due to the mainstream adoption of EVs. The report breaks down chips and wafers and notes that the battery management system (BMS) contributes to one-third of the silicon used to make electric
Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI S Hot Hatch Fun! Strap in. Feel the engine rumble. Engage the clutch. Try to stop smiling. We can end right here, but that would not be doing the 2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI S justice. This hatchback needs to be driven; nay, wants to be driven. Which is exactly
Tesla revealed today that its global, cumulative number of Powerwall home energy storage system installations surpassed 500,000. That’s a huge number – the highest in the industry, as far as we know – and quickly increases, with hundreds of new units basically every day. The previous milestone of 250,000 units was reported on November 17,
Some EVs don’t illuminate their brake lights when using regenerative braking, Consumer Reports found in a recent test. Regenerative braking allows drivers to decelerate (and momentarily charge the battery) without using the brake pedal, which can also mean that it is inconsistent with brake lights, CR found in a test of EVs from Genesis, Hyundai,
Tesla has issued a new voluntary recall on the Tesla Semi, in the form of a software update to ensure that the side door warning system works properly. The recall itself isn’t a big deal – it’s just a software update to change how a warning shows on screen – but what it does tell us
GM’s CEO Mary Barra made some big statements about GM and Tesla suggesting her company will make more EVs by in 2025 in the US than Tesla. To help me tackle this topic, my guest is the Founder of the Kilowatts YouTube channel Ryan Levenson. OUR SPONSORS: ❤️ Chesapeake Climate Action Network – Visit https://bit.ly/EVraffleE4electric
The Radar RD6 Electric Pickup truck is the latest EV from Chinese automaker Geely. However, the Chinese car market isn’t known for its love of pickup trucks so how does this latest model, available from just $25,000 stackup? Elliot took it into the mountains to find out! 0:00 – What’s the appeal of a pickup
Smart energy specialist SolarEdge Technologies has added a solar-attached EV management solution to its suite of products and software for the commercial and industrial segment. The new software-based solution manages and optimizes the EV charging process for sites that require dynamic load management and have large quantities of EVs, such as apartment buildings, workplaces and
Acura has a new performance offering on sale in the form of the 2024 Integra Type S, and to prove the car’s mettle the automaker plans to enter one in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Acura isn’t taking a stock version to Colorado Springs, though. Acura has tapped HPD to develop a custom
By Joey Klender Posted on June 14, 2023 Tesla has removed one of the interior colors to just one of the Model Y configurations in the United States. The All-Wheel-Drive Model Y that equips Tesla’s 4680 battery cells is no longer offering the White Interior option. This particular vehicle is built at Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas,
EV maker NIO has officially launched its first electric station wagon, the ET5 Touring. The electric tourer (or station wagon) is developed with the European market in mind and is set to rival BMW, Porsche, and other premium automakers in their home territory. We got our first glimpse of the ET5 Touring last month when
In early May, Germany-based Daimler Truck introduced its new RIZON brand of electric trucks to the US market at the Advanced Clean Expo in Anaheim, California. The first available RIZON models will be the e18L, e16L and e16M, which are class 4 and 5 medium-duty trucks ranging from 15,995 to 17,995 pounds in gross vehicle
Unraveling Electric Car Insurance Costs in 2023 Checking Out All the Options To Get the Best Deal This article may contain affiliate links. As the world pivots towards a greener future, electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming the vehicle of choice for an increasing number of drivers. However, owning an EV is about more than just
KOA, the largest network of campgrounds across the US and Canada, reports the number of camping households has grown 77 percent since 2015. The total number stood at 57 million in 2021, which was an 18-percent increase over the prior year. With this level of popularity, it was inevitable that people begin taking their new
Thanks to increased rebates, the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is now cheaper to buy than a Tesla Model 3. Hyundai recently increased rebates on the Ioniq 6 from $3,750 to a maximum $5,000 for the SE and SEL trim levels, CarsDirect reports. The top Limited trim level gets a smaller $2,000 rebate, and unlike the
Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date will feature recyclable wind turbine blades made by Siemens Gamesa. In 2022, renewable energy giant RWE became the first commercial, large-scale offshore developer to install Siemens Gamesa’s recyclable wind turbine blade technology, RecyclableBlade, at its Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany. (The blades pictured above are at Kaskasi.) RecyclableBlades will also
Multimodal transportation provider Schneider National has completed an electric charging depot at its South El Monte Intermodal Operations Center in Southern California. The depot will power the company’s battery-electric truck fleet, which will include nearly 100 Freightliner eCascadias by year’s end. The 4,900-square-foot charging site, which was designed and built in cooperation with Black &
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