Tesla’s flagship electric pickup is a pretty polarizing vehicle. There’s nothing on the road quite like it, and that’s resulted in just about everyone’s eyes being glued to the shiny trapezoid, whether that’s for better or worse. Being a new product, the Cybertruck will almost certainly have some growing pains as the automaker works to
Month: April 2024
By Richard Angle Posted on April 5, 2024 SpaceX sent another 23 V2 mini Starlinks to orbit early this morning from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Launching just before dawn, the Falcon 9 roared to life, sending an early wake-up call to residents across the Space Coast. Liftoff!
Tesla will unveil its Robotaxi August 8, CEO Elon Musk announced Friday. In his typical fashion, Musk made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter), the social media site he owns. The post included the date with no further details. According to a Reuters report earlier in the day, Tesla has reportedly dropped its $25,000 affordable
The presentation describes an Evogen (TM) e-fluid technology from Lubrizol that can handle high-power density electrical drivetrains that effectively protects and cools inverter, e-motor and gearbox system. This means a combination of advanced hardware cooling approaches and an advanced fluid to prevent overheating of components. There is a benefit in this approach compared with the
A photo of a large and conspicuously triangle-shaped vehicle in Munich, near BMW’s Research and Innovation Center, has surfaced on the internet, suggesting the German automaker is doing a teardown of the newly-released Tesla Cybertruck. Now that the Cybertruck is out, sightings aren’t all that uncommon, especially in California and Texas where most of the
Afraid there won’t be enough recycling plants to recycle EV batteries when they start reaching end of life in large numbers? Well, the opposite might turn out to be the case. Encouraged by generous government incentives, companies have been investing heavily in battery plants. According to new research from technology intelligence firm ABI Research, companies
Warm spring weather is being matched with a pair of e-bike sales today as we head into the weekend. We love Rad Power Bikes, and the brand is making their EVs even easier to recommend with $400 in savings across three different models as well as bundled $100 accessories. That sale is joined by some
Toyota has updated the GR Yaris, and soon the car’s more extreme GRMN Yaris sibling will receive its own round of updates. A prototype has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring, and Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda was on hand to help with the development, even taking turns behind the wheel. BMW is working on a
The Polestar 2 has single-handedly led the charge in the Swedish automaker’s quest to offer cutting-edge and premium electric cars. Despite it being a great car, it’s not quite blown up the sales charts. Its 2023 global sales were up only 4% year-over-year with just over 53,000 units sold, and Q4 2023 sales were down by
By Maria Merano Posted on April 4, 2024 BYD plans to launch an electric pickup truck to compete against the likes of the Tesla Cybertruck and the Ford F-150 Lightning. According to the Chinese company’s announcement, it has developed a midsize-to-large pickup truck for the global market. BYD revealed photos of its first electric pickup
Ford promises more hybrids but is delaying several key EVs. Are EV rejectors behind the times? And will EV sales hold up with the phaseout of incentives in Canada’s EV hotbed? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford has delayed its next-generation electric pickup and 3-row electric SUV, while stepping up plans to
Isuzu unveiled the company’s first battery EV at the 45th Bangkok International Motor Show in Thailand. Isuzu developed the D-MAX one-ton pickup truck to meet a broad range of commercial and passenger vehicle needs while retaining the tough performance expected of pickup trucks. The full-time 4WD system with newly developed e-axles in front and rear
Photo: Toyota Toyota has made its fully electric 2024 bZ4X – which only just landed on dealers’ lots – available to lease with a $10,000 discount. Toyota’s 2024 bZ4X lease deal Toyota released prices and specs of the 2024 bZ4X in January, and it hasn’t even been available at dealerships that long. But CarsDirect reports
Bidirectional electronics have been around us for years, tracing back to transcontinental, bidirectional communication lines laid under our oceans that utilize in-line amplifiers and repeaters. Bidirectional components have grown to affect our everyday lives, and this technology is now contributing to the development of sustainable, power-independent microgrid communities. Bidirectional power electronics are making a significant
Tesla (TSLA) is turning to deep discounts on new vehicles early in a new quarter as inventory is piling up. Earlier this week, Tesla reported its Q1 delivery and production results, and it delivered far fewer vehicles than anyone expected. The automaker added over 46,000 vehicles to its global inventory. Generally, the automaker introduces incentives and
Kia appears to be readying a round of updates for its EV6 electric compact crossover, as evidenced by a camouflaged prototype recently spotted cold-weather testing in northern Sweden. The prototype is for the updated version of the regular EV6, but a prototype for an updated version of the EV6 GT performance flagship has previously been
Ford slashed Mustang Mach-E prices after the electric crossover lost eligibility for the federal tax credit at the start of the year. Some Mach-E trims, including the extended range Premium RWD and AWD, received heavy discounts of $8,100. Ford is now reaping the rewards from the price cuts as Mach-E inventory levels have started to
By Maria Merano Posted on April 3, 2024 LG Energy Solution (LGES) plans to start hiring workers for the Arizona battery manufacturing complex by the end of 2024. “This transformative investment will have a lasting impact not only in Arizona but across the country and moves us one step closer toward our clean energy goals,”
Chevy Bolt EV drivers could get a discount on the Equinox EV. The Silverado EV gets an arrival date and a price cut. And the Taycan holds true to the original mission of the Mission E. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first drive of the 2025 Porsche Taycan, we found
VertexCom, a Taiwanese provider of smart charging communication chips, and chargebyte, a German maker of EV charging communication modules, have announced the availability of two new Supply Equipment Communication Controller modules based on VertexCom’s HomePlug GreenPHY chipset MSE1021+MSEX24-i. Chargebyte’s new Charge Control D and PLC Stamp Multi VERT are designed specifically for EV charging systems,
Elon Musk’s xAI, an artificial intelligence startup, has poached yet another engineer from Tesla in a clear conflict of interest. Last year, Musk launched a new AI startup, xAI, and it has been a controversial endeavor – primarily because he has himself described Tesla as “an AI company”. A few years prior, Musk had left OpenAI
ACEL Power , a startup founded in 2021, has added two offerings to its lineup of electric outboard motors. The introduction of the new IE150 and IE250 models expands the ACEL line to 4 models. The model numbers denote horsepower, so the existing IE50 and IR75 deliver 50 and 75 hp respectively; the IE150 delivers
EV startup Rivian (RIVN) just hit a major milestone after announcing its 100,000th EV rolled off the production line on Wednesday. Rivian builds its 100,000th EV Rivian continues expanding the brand with its “Electric Adventure Vehicles,” including the all-electric R1T pickup and R1S SUV. After Rivian’s R1T became the first electric pickup to hit the
Cadillac has substantially updated the CT5 midsize sedan for the 2025 model year, but the updates have brought with them big increases in pricing. The 2025 CT5, which starts sales this spring, will carry a starting price of $47,595, before destination. That’s $9,200 higher than the starting price of the 2024 model, although the 2024
General Motors reported 594,233 vehicle deliveries during Q1 2024 in the United States, which is 1.5% less than a year ago. The automaker also was not able to increase its all-electric vehicle sales, because the decline of the retired Chevrolet Bolt EV/Bolt EUV far outweighs the ramp-up of the all-new Ultium-based EVs. In Q1 2024,
By Maria Merano Posted on April 2, 2024 Xiaomi aims to increase SU7 production to meet demand. According to local media reports, the Chinese company is asking its suppliers to boost their production capacity to 10,000 SU7 units per month. Xiaomi is collaborating with state-owned BAIC for SU7 production. Initially, it aimed to produce 3,000
Tesla sales plunged over the past three months; is Elon Musk a factor? And Rivian gains some enviable safety credentials. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Could the safest pickup be fully electric? The Rivian R1T makes a strong argument for that; it just landed atop the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ list for
Automotive services and technology provider Cox Automotive has been working on assessing EV battery state of health for a decade, and has found that, while most used EV batteries are relatively healthy, the outliers tend to be significantly degraded, highlighting the importance of measuring each individual vehicle. Now Cox is rolling out a system that
Your outdoor adventures – no matter how rugged, rough, wet, or muddy – are in capable hands with the latest innovation of power products provider BLUETTI: the BLUETTI AC240 Weatherproof Portable Power Station. The first of its kind to feature a truly systemwide IP65 rating for water and dust resistance, this durable power station can
Discover how to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to inspect batteries with 3D X-ray microscopy (XRM) as well as 2D techniques like electron and light microscopy. Understand how deep-learning based algorithms can be integrated without the need for user expertise in AI technology, even for complex components that are difficult to analyze using traditional measurement methods.