By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 17, 2023 Track Mode is coming to the Tesla Model X Plaid. The update was confirmed by Elon Musk during the recently held 2023 Annual Shareholder Meeting. The Tesla Model X Plaid is the electric vehicle maker’s second-fastest car. With a 0-60 mph time of 2.5 seconds, the large,
Less-affluent EV fans have been hoping Tesla would produce a budget-priced EV since…well, since the company’s founding. Over the last few months, we’ve seen growing evidence that a cheaper Tesla—which the chattering classes have unofficially dubbed Model 2—is in the works. In April, Tesla revealed Master Plan Part 3, which included teaser-level info about three
A redesigned Toyota Sequoia sharing a platform with the latest Tundra pickup truck arrived for 2023, and we’ve just tested it in premium Capstone trim. The full-size SUV has plenty of bells and whistles, though it surprisingly falls short of the competition in many key areas. Mercedes-Benz has a redesigned E-Class on its way to
Yamaha has just announced a new limited edition electric bicycle known as the 30th Anniversary Special Edition YDX-MORO 07. The launch celebrates Yamaha’s 30 years of e-bike building, which made the company the first to bring a production e-bike to market. Technically there are electric bicycle patents going back around a century, but most were
Tesla’s price cuts have prompted a new response from a rival automaker, and this time it’s Hyundai that takes to the stand to explain how it will handle the issue of lowering prices for its EVs. Speaking during the Reuters Automotive Conference in Munich, Hyundai’s European CEO Michael Cole said that the carmaker was not
The courts aren’t done with Dieselgate. Ford reveals another intriguing small EV for Europe. And why does the Prius Prime cost less to lease? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid costs less to lease than the Prius hybrid—even though the Prime has a higher sticker price. That’s
China-based Gochin has approached the Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum with a proposal to invest $10 billion in Afghanistan’s lithium mining sector. The Chinese company suggested that if it is awarded the lithium mining contract, it will invest in several significant Afghan infrastructure projects, including tunnels, a power dam and highways, according to the
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By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 16, 2023 Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) 2023 annual shareholder meeting, also known as the 2023 Cyber Roundup, is here. There’s quite a lot of excitement leading into the event, especially with regards to the potential return of Tesla co-founder JB Straubel as a member of the company’s Board of Directors. This
Highway fast chargers seem to get most of the press, but the EV charging market is quite diverse. Workplace charging, multifamily residential, auto dealerships, home-based fleets of passenger cars—all have unique use cases and installation needs. Charge management systems are not just for large-scale charging installations. For some individual homeowners, installing load management can allow
A second-generation Tesla Roadster was originally promised to start production in 2020, but that deadline came and went, and since then Tesla CEO Elon Musk has managed to announce a new date almost every year. His latest announcement came on Tuesday during Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas, where Musk said the new Roadster
Times of 0-60 mph simply aren’t enough when you get into the peak-performance, hypercar segment of electric vehicles. The Rimac Nevera has already done an excellent job demonstrating that it’s one of the highest-performing vehicles on the planet, but any doubt should now be dissolved as the electric hypercar smashed through 23 performance records –
The second-generation Roadster has taken a back seat in recent years when it comes to Tesla product launches, with the EV maker prioritizing the rollout of the Semi and Cybertruck instead. While that’s understandable seeing as the trucks have the potential to bring in more money for the company, the fact remains that almost six years
The Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid delivers more electric range, but will it deliver more mpg? Mercedes reveals plans for an electric camper van. And one of Stellantis’ biggest EV battery plants is on hold. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review of the 2024 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid, we looked at how this
Vitesco Technologies has introduced an upgraded version of its electric axle drive platform for main and auxiliary drives that does not use rare earth elements. Vitesco’s fourth-generation Electronics Motor Reducer (EMR4) will be based on a non-permanent magnet rotor. This rotor powers an externally excited synchronous machine (EESM) without rare earths, which decreases rotor costs
Tesla gave an update on its humanoid robot program, which is known as Tesla Bot or Optimus. New images of prototypes were quite impressive – making the project look less like a sideshow and increasingly like a potentially real product. When Elon Musk first announced the Tesla Bot, many laughed it off as a sideshow
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By William Johnson Posted on May 15, 2023 The upcoming Starlink production facility in Bastrop, Texas, is nearing construction completion, which could become a sales growth driver shortly. Until recently, Starlink’s biggest problem has been profitability, but with a growing subscriber base and a growing stream of revenue, profit concerns have subsided slightly. Now, the
The debut edition of VOLTS (Vehicle Interoperability Testing Symposium) recently took place in Long Beach, California. This interoperability testing event, funded by the California Energy Commission and organized by the Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN), brought together 38 e-mobility companies to test their equipment. Some 34 e-mobility experts spoke on a range of interoperability and reliability
A prototype for Volvo’s electric crossover to slot in below the C40 Recharge and XC40 Recharge compact duo has been spotted for the first time. The new crossover will go by the name EX30, and Volvo is set to unveil it on June 7. Volvo has confirmed the EX30 will make it to the U.S.,
Tesla has applied to expand Gigafactory Shanghai to produce over 1 million vehicles and add pouch battery cell production. Gigafactory Shanghai is a significant success story for Tesla. The factory went from beginning construction in December 2018 to starting production in December 2019. Within just two years of starting production, it became the biggest/most productive
Elon Musk reportedly told Tesla employees that he wants to personally approve every new hire at the company, according to Electrek, which obtained an email sent by the American EV brand’s CEO to employees yesterday. In the email, Musk said that he wants to better understand who and where Tesla is hiring, and in order
Porsche vehicles may be fast, but they’re not quick enough to outrun the rapid onset of emissions regulations. That’s why it revised all three powertrains in the 2024 Porsche Cayenne to run leaner, as well as meaner. But the performance brand had to make some difficult decisions on how and where its bestseller will be
Canadian EV charger producer Delta-Q Technologies has begun mass production of its mid-power battery charger, the XV3300, for off-road mobile machinery. The charging system’s 3-in-1 IP67-rated design includes a 3.3 kW battery charger, a 500 W DC-DC converter for auxiliary loads such as AC, lights and navigation, and an EV charging station interface. The XV3300
Tesla continues to have the two top-selling vehicles in California, with the Tesla Model Y extending its #1 sales lead over the competition and the Model 3 holding strong at #2. But other manufacturers’ sales are picking up too, leading the state to a 23.2% market share for vehicles with plugs – 19.5% BEV and
By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 14, 2023 Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently met with several Samsung Electronics executives, including Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong. The meeting took place at Samsung Semiconductor’s US R&D Labs, as per an announcement made by the tech giant on Sunday. This was the first private meeting between Musk and Lee.
The market for heavy-duty electric trucks is heating up—long-established OEMs and startups alike are moving on from the pilot stage, and filling substantial orders from customers. During a recent conversation with Rustam Kocher, once Charging Infrastructure Lead at Daimler Trucks North America and now a consultant (watch for the full interview in the next print
AC Cars has reimagined its iconic Cobra for the modern era. Now the new design, christened the Cobra GT Roadster, is available for reservation. Founded in 1901, AC is one of the U.K.’s oldest car companies, and it’s the same company whose original Ace sports car was injected with V-8 power by Carroll Shelby to