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Renault accelerates its transition to an all-electric future in Europe, but the automaker  has a “Plan B” as well. According to Automotive News Europe, Renault CEO Luca de Meo said at a media event that the French brand will become 100% electric in Europe in 2030. Previously it was expected that Renault would be at

In 2021, Porsche set a new all-time sales record of more than 300,000 cars, expanding in all major regions. The total volume amounted to 301,915 (up 11% year-over-year), including 84,717 in Q4 (up 5% year-over-year). The most important thing is however that the brand quickly increases all-electric car sales – Porsche Taycan/Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo family. In

Volkswagen closed the year 2021 with a substantial 14.8% year-over-year decrease in car sales in China and Hong Kong. Also, the Volkswagen Group noted a similar 14.1% global decrease to 3.3 million vehicles, which shows how challenging was the past year. But not everything was in the red. According to the latest data, Volkswagen’s plug-in electric

Rimac Nevera, an amazing Croatian electric supercar, recently visited a local Ionity ultra fast-charging station to take some juice. Mate Rimac, the founder of the Rimac Automobili, shared a few images to show the incredible charging rate, one that we have never seen in a passenger electric car. The car was well above 300 kW

The recently released Plaid Track Mode for the Tesla Model S Plaid is spreading through the Plaid fleet, which allows us to see more videos of how it works. Mountain Pass Performance, which develops performance solutions for Teslas, had an opportunity to install the 2021.44.30 over-the-air software update and present an overview of the settings.

Mitsubishi reports that its U.S. sales during the fourth quarter of 2021 increased by 68% year-over-year to 24,861. In the 12 months of 2021, the company sold 102,037 vehicles (up 16.8% year-over-year). The only plug-in model in Mitsubishi’s lineup – the plug-in hybrid Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - noted 603 sales in Q4 (up 57% year-over-year), which

Volkswagen closed the year 2021 with almost 17,000 ID.4 sales in the U.S. but the number could be 4 times higher, according to the company’s representative. The company has more than 40,000 reservations but is supply constrained, as the cars are imported from Europe. Volkswagen Group of America CEO Scott Keogh said (via Automotive News): “We could

Volvo reports 122,173 car sales in the U.S. in 2021, which is 10.9% more than in 2020. However, the December result of 10,440 units (down 26.7% year-over-year) reminds us that vehicle supply is still constrained. The Volvo Recharge plug-in sub-brand is growing very fast in the U.S. In December, the company was able to sell

It is rare in this writer’s experience to write a design critique of a car that was announced several years ago, has recently been redesigned, and is still not in the showrooms. Oh, I forgot, there aren’t any showrooms (or maybe one or two – I know for sure there’s one in Santa Monica) Tesla keeps postponing

The Chrysler Airflow Concept is finally official as Stellantis has formally unveiled it at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. Previewed during Stellantis EV Day and Software Day presentations in late 2021, the Airflow previews Chrysler’s first battery electric vehicle due in 2025 as the brand pledges to move to an all-electric lineup by 2028. Representing

Toyota is evolving and changing the direction more towards plug-ins, specifically towards all-electric cars, as well as gearing up for a software battle. According to Nikkei, the Japanese company has decided to develop a comprehensive automotive software platform that will be launched by 2025. This new operating system, called a year ago “Arene”, is expected

In December 2021, Nidec started construction on a new electric motor factory in Novi Sad in Serbia, which was rumored in late 2020. The Nidec Electric Motor Serbia plant (the first phase) is expected to be completed in mid-2022 and is expected to supply traction motors for electric vehicles. “In Europe, where environmental regulations and major

Samsung SDI, one of the world’s largest EV battery manufacturers, announced the launch of a new battery brand – PRiMX (Pronounced as Praimax). The PRiMX name stands for Prime Battery for Maximum Experience, and is focused around three keywords: “Absolute Quality,” “Outstanding Performance,” and “Proven Advantage.” According to the company, the PRiMX batteries will be

Tesla Giga Austin in Texas soon might start production of the Tesla Model Y according to a new, unofficial report. Joe Tegtmeyer, who closely observes the plant construction with outstanding drone videos and analysis, has written that the production will start next week – so the first days of 2022. The initial batch was already

Our friend, Alex Guberman, host of the YouTube channel E For Electric, recently visited the Istanbul headquarters of TOGG, a Turkish electric vehicle startup, and produced the above video on his findings.   Guberman also had the opportunity to interview TOGG’s CEO, Gürcan Karakaş, and get a tour of TOGG’s factory which is still under construction

Tesla cars in North America are equipped with the company’s proprietary charging port – not compatible with the CCS Combo 1 plugs (the adapter is coming). Imagine our surprise the when we saw a report about an owner who is successfully using Electrify America chargers with CCS1 plugs. In a Reddit topic titled “I drove

The Tesla Giga Shanghai plant in China currently is the biggest electric car plant in the world, considering the production volume. It repetitively produces enough cars to exceed 50,000 sales/export of Made-in-China (MIC) Model 3/Model Y – in November, October and September. And 50,000 per month requires a rate of less than 1 minute per

November, as expected, has brought a new, all-time monthly sales record for plug-in electric cars in China, crossing the 400,000 mark for the first time. In total, some 413,094 new passenger plug-in vehicles were registered last month (up 106% year-over-year). Not only is the volume increasing, but also the market share, which climbed to a very

It’s high time to compare two compelling electric crossovers that feature the word “Performance” in their names, while arguably both living up to the name. It’s hard to argue that any other current EV aside from the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance is a true Tesla Model Y Performance rival. For folks cross-shopping these electric

There were only a handful of battery plants launched in the past decade (the Tesla Gigafactory 1 in Nevada was the largest one), but now there is a huge wave of new projects that spread through the automotive industry in the U.S. The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office highlights 13 new projects at

The upcoming BMW iX electric luxury Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) has received an EPA range rating of 324 miles (521 km) and more than 300 miles even with bigger wheels. BMW initially will launch a single iX xDrive50 version (dual motor, all-wheel drive) in Q1 2022, equipped with a 111.5 kWh battery. Depending on the wheel size

Tesla is applying for grants in the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)’s Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program (TxVEMP) to build charging stations in the state. According to the TxVEMP page, related to DC fast charging infrastructure, Tesla has applied for support in four separate projects – most likely for new Supercharging stations (see the

BYD announced the delivery of the 1,000th BYD Tang EV in Norway, where the cars are available through a Norwegian distributor, RSA. That’s an important milestone for the Chinese manufacturer, which is starting with a single model in a single market before entering other European countries. The first car was delivered to a customer in

As we just recently pointed out, Tesla allows drones to navigate its various properties across the globe, so there are always plenty of updated videos and images of the automaker’s operations and progress. The drone footage above was captured this week by flybrandenburg, as production at Tesla’s Giga Berlin is anticipated to start at any moment.

All electric vehicles experience losses during the charging process. We recently posted a couple of articles explaining why there are charging losses and where they are incurred, but we continue to get questions and comments about it so I decided to record my 2021 Tesla Model 3 charging on an Electrify America DC fast charger

On December 17, 2021, Nikola Corporation delivered the first Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle “pilot trucks” to Total Transportation Services Inc., a California port drayage company. The vehicles (two, we assume) will be used at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. It’s a major milestone for Nikola, which finally has reached the stage of production

Tesla has often been known to cancel certain versions of its various models. Some of these cancellations come after the version is on the market for a short time, while others come before the promised version ever launches. This wouldn’t be such a big deal were it not for the fact that most Tesla buyers

Charging curve is a term you hear thrown about a lot, but it’s a bit tricky to get your head around. We’ve been so accustomed to pumping fuel into our cars for decades, and many people expect the process to be the same for EVs…but it’s not! Stick around as we take a look at Charging curves…what

Rivian officially announced its second manufacturing plant for its future generation of electric vehicles, which will be built in the state of Georgia (as rumored) – east of Atlanta, in Morgan and Walton Counties. The construction of the $5 billion plant on an almost 2,000-acre parcel will start in Summer 2022, so the EV production

Last month in Newark, California, the CharIN Association held its 5th North American Conference and Testival with 230 e-mobility experts from 85 businesses across 9 countries in attendance.  The non-profit CharIN Association is the leading global association that’s dedicated to promoting interoperability based on the Combined Charging System (CCS). CharIN has over 200 members, including 47 global automobile manufacturers, including