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Rivian has announced that a significant increase in deliveries will take place over the coming months. The automaker initially struggled to ramp up production due to a magnitude of supply chain issues. However, it now expects to build around 50,000 electric trucks this year. While previously customers were given 12-18 month wait times for their

Tesla moves forward with applying improvements to the low-voltage system of its electric vehicles, which so far was operating at roughly 12 volts just like in the vast majority of other cars. During the recent 2023 Investor Day, Tesla’s representatives confirmed the intention to introduce a 48V system, which despite many years, is still a

The popular RV peer-to-peer rental platform, RVshare, has announced a partnership with Lightyear RV that gives its users priority access to reserve its recently announced L1. The L1 is an all-electric, self-propelled travel trailer that goes on sale in 2024. Lightship itself is accepting pre-orders directly for $500 apiece, but RVshare users who begin the

LG Energy Solution and Honda recently held the official groundbreaking ceremony for their EV battery joint venture factory, which will be built in Fayette County, near Jeffersonville, Ohio. The two partners announced the intention to build a 40-gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery plant in August 2022, while the location was confirmed in October. In January, the joint

Xiaomi, a Chinese electronics and lifestyle brand, has established dominance in the e-mobility sector with its lineup of impressive e-scooters and electric bicycles. Showing no signs of slowing down, Xiaomi has released its newest high-power e-scooter, the 4 Ultra.  Sitting at the top of Xiaomi‘s electric scooter lineup, the 4 Ultra takes a more premium

The Ford F-150 Lightning is bringing a new breed of drivers to the brand and especially the F-150 nameplate, with the automaker saying it has noticed a dramatic shift in the pickup truck buyer profile since it launched the all-electric Lightning.  New customer survey data collected by the Blue Oval and published by Detroit Free

Electric pickup truck maker Lordstown Motors started deliveries in Q4 2022 amid some very rocky times. The EV startup was only able to deliver three copies of its Endurance, which is one of just a few electric pickup trucks available in the US today. However, it’s clear the company is aware of its struggles, and

Subaru of America reports 45,790 vehicle sales in February, which is two percent more than a year ago. So far this year, the company sold in the United States over 90,000 cars (up 1.3 percent year-over-year). Our focus is on the all-electric Subaru Solterra model (Toyota bZ4X cousin), which in its fourth month on the

Tesla’s recently announced fourth-generation (V4) Supercharging stalls were spotted in the Netherlands, where the first units are being installed in Harderwijk. The company revealed during the 2023 Investor Day that installations of the V4 Superchargers began in Europe and that they will be equipped (among other improvements) with longer charging cables to support non-Tesla electric

The recently announced Tesla Giga Mexico factory is expected to be one of the largest projects in automotive history. So far, Tesla revealed only an image of the planned site, confirming its intention to produce in Mexico its next-generation all-electric cars. A bit more details were revealed by Mexico’s government, which said that the land

Hyundai Motor America reports the best February ever in the United States. Last month, the company sold 57,044 vehicles, which is nearly 9 percent more than a year ago. So far this year, the company sold some 109,045 units, which is 9 percent more than in 2022 at this point. In the case of the

The long-awaited launch of the non-Tesla Supercharging option in the United States has become a reality. The company announced it officially on March 1, 2023. The US is the 17th market (after 15 European countries and Australia) where non-Tesla Supercharging is available – initially only at select Supercharging stations. The most important thing is that,

As you may already be aware, Tesla now offers a CCS Combo 1 Adapter so that owners can charge their vehicles at other public networks outside the Supercharger network. The adapter is available on Tesla’s official website for $175. However, if you own an older Tesla, you may have to opt for a $450 retrofit

The Tesla Giga Berlin-Brandenburg plant in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany produces more electric cars than ever, since it added the third shift in January. The company shared today a photo with employees celebrating another milestone – 4,000 Tesla Model Y cars produced in one week. “4k Model Y built at Giga Berlin this week” That’s

The Smoking Tire’s Matt Farah and his wife bought their very own Ford Mustang Mach-E two years ago, which they still refuse to call a Mustang. They’ve had more than enough time to learn of its ins and outs, and they’ve taken it on some road trips. The video above recounts how the electric journey

Taking delivery of a new car is probably the most exciting part of the ownership experience, but for this owner the day he picked up his brand-new Tesla Model S turned into a nightmare really fast. Jeremaine took delivery of the car at 9:30 a.m. and only three hours later, his Model S was totaled in

Nissan noticed that many people might not know how to pronounce “Ariya,” the name of its second EV in the US, which happens to be a roomy and upscale two-row SUV. As automakers bring new EVs to market, they need new and exciting names, though some of them are just plain weird, especially when it

We installed solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall at our home in October of 2021, and, needless to say, we’ve been quite impressed. However, we’ve also been fortunate to have almost no major power outages in our area since the installation, so this epic ice storm is really the system’s first true test. Thanks to

Tesla’s relatively new German factory, Giga Berlin, has been producing Model Y crossovers for a time, and it’s in the midst of a substantial ramp-up. Earlier on, Tesla announced that the factory would also produce batteries, though plans changed. Now, it appears battery production is underway, though the specifics aren’t consistent with the automaker’s early

Last week, Ford Motor Company announced plans to build a new $3.5 billion battery plant that will produce LFP cells using technology licensed from China’s CATL. While the BlueOval Battery Park Michigan facility won’t start production before 2026, Ford has announced it will start using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in its EVs as early

The Pergear P2 is a portable dual voltage L1 / L2 electric vehicle charger with some decent specifications and is currently available for only $299.00 (with a $60 off coupon). We receive a lot of requests for recommendations for dual-voltage portable EV charging equipment so we decided to review the Pergear P2 and see if

Dacia’s VP of sales, marketing, and operations,  Xavier Martinet, has claimed a lot of EVs are too heavy and therefore bad for the environment. Martinet believes “if we’re serious about collectively reducing emissions, then excessive weight should not be acceptable”. Romanian automaker Dacia launched its first EV, the Spring, in 2021. A compact crossover available exclusively in

The Audi e-tron quattro and e-tron Sportback quattro were the two first all-electric Audi models on the market in the United State. Let’s take a look at the latest 2023 model year edition. According to the official EPA data, both versions of the car are slightly more energy efficient, which translated into a higher range.

Electric bicycles and scooters are particularly attractive means of alternative transport. This is largely thanks to their accessibility, not just in terms of low pricing and affordable operating costs, but also due to the fact that they don’t require registration or even a license to use. That is, for now, at least.  You see, a

Tesla not only beat all US luxury automakers on car sales for 2022 as a whole, but also beat them by a ridiculous margin. BMW was the former champ, and while its sales dropped by over 5% year over year, Tesla’s sales grew by more than a whopping 40%. Looking at every luxury brand that

Wiesmann, a small German manufacturer of luxury sports cars, claims that its Project Thunderball EV is sold out for its first year of production. Described by Wiesmann as the world’s first all-electric luxury roadster, the €300,000 ($320,000) Project Thunderball has seen “exceptional” demand from customers worldwide, resulting in the two-seater now being allocated for the

The demand for electric cars is high right now, and that’s especially true of vehicles like the Ford F-150 Lightning, which have little competition in the space. Unfortunately, people in line to take delivery of the popular electric pickup truck will likely have to exercise some additional patience, at least for now. According to an

Ferrari and Tesla don’t have much in common other than the fact they produce ridiculously fast vehicles – though they arrive at that result in very different ways. Ferrari has pledged to have EVs make up 40 percent of its sales by 2030, which means Maranello may have a thing or two to learn from

Tesla continues to adjust prices of its electric cars in the United States. Yesterday, the company slightly increased the starting price of the Tesla Model Y model. According to the Tesla‘s website, the Model Y Performance version now starts at $58,490, which is $500 (or 0.9 percent) more than before ($57,990). The price of the

More than 10 million plug-in electric cars were sold in 2022, accounting for 14 percent of the total car sales globally. Today, we will take a look at the largest manufacturers (automotive groups) of rechargeable cars. According to EV-Volumes data, shared by Jose Pontes, five OEMs are responsible for more than half of all plug-in