Remember those days as a kid, playing with Tonka trucks? Back when your wildest fantasy was running your own cute little sandbox construction site, ordering toy trucks and cranes to move around loads of dirt all willy-nilly like those tiny drivers weren’t getting paid by the hour? Well, just because you’ve grown up now and
Partnership with energy providers: Audi funding expansion of renewable energy to increase the number of charging stations in Europe that use green power Next step towards the vision of carbon-neutral mobility: Audi funding the expansion of wind and solar farms in Europe The Audi-funded projects are expected to feed an additional 5 terawatt hours of
The latest electric car that underwent Bjorn Nyland’s humorous banana box test is the all-new Audi Q4 e-tron. Since the car is based on the MEB-platform and produced alongside its more mainstream cousins: Volkswagen ID.4 and Skoda Enyaq iV, it’s interesting to see whether its cargo capacity is as impressive (see previous tests here: Enyaq
By Joey Klender Posted on June 19, 2021 This is a preview from our weekly newsletter. Each week I go ‘Beyond the News’ and handcraft a special edition that includes my thoughts on the biggest stories, why it matters, and how it could impact the future. Tesla has tapped a new type of automotive glass
Which SUV brand is considering a hydrogen fuel-cell model? Which company thinks it’s too early to focus only on EVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 18, 2021. The 2022 Lexus NX crossover was one of the new or redesigned vehicles revealed
China is the first country in Asia to receive Model X. 400 Guests gathered at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing to celebrate its arrival. The highly anticipated SUV appeared on stage carrying a family of 7 and their luggage.
Tesla made some price “adjustments” with their Model 3 and Model Y EVs to prep for the upcoming competition for the 2021 EVs in the same price range like Hyundai IONIQ 5, Ford Mustang Mach-E, VW ID.4, Nissan Ariya and others. InsideEVs Tom Moloughney will be here with the big picture, plus other electric car
SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHARE for a Fully Charged future! Cobalt has hit the headlines in recent years in relation to its role in batteries and reports of controversial mining, but how much do you really know about it? It’s been with us for thousands of years but as the world becomes more electrified our interest
Bus and coach manufacturer the NFI Group has unveiled its first zero-emission, three-axle double-deck bus. The Enviro500EV CHARGE is the North American all-electric version of the company’s popular double-decker bus, and is produced by NFI subsidiary Alexander Dennis (ADL). The 45-foot Enviro500EV CHARGE offers panoramic views, low-floor entry, reclined seating, overhead reading lights and air
Elon Musk is asking Tesla employees to go ‘all out’ for the end-of-quarter delivery and production push as the automaker is trying again to achieve record numbers. Tesla has been known to have intense end-of-quarter delivery pushes due to its distribution system, which is very different from other automakers who use third-party dealerships. We expected
We’ve got more bad news about Lordstown Motors. Following several volleys of bad mojo ending with the departure of its upper management, the EV startup has informed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday that it doesn’t have any binding purchase orders or commitments. That’s not what the company was saying several months ago. Hell, that
Hyzon Motors, a supplier of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, has developed a new patent-pending eAxle design that’s designed to improve the efficiency of 6×4 Class 8 commercial vehicles. Hyzon’s eAxle eliminates right-angle hypoid gears, and uses one motor per wheel, with optimized performances at both low and high speeds. Paired with a virtual differential,
Maine has become the first US state to pass statewide legislation to divest from fossil fuels. LD 99, “An Act To Require the State To Divest Itself of Assets Invested in the Fossil Fuel Industry,” was signed late Wednesday by Governor Janet Mills (D-ME). A divestment plan is now required by 2026. Maine divests from fossil
Jeremy Coulter, Bookmycharge, Co-founder UK’s bookable home and destination EV charging network launches rewilding campaign to support Clean Air Day Support for UK charity ‘Heal Rewilding’ offers free sponsorship of 3m x 3m square of land for rewilding to new EV chargepoint registrants Bookmycharge campaign aims to accelerate EV uptake and improve biodiversity to enhance
InsideEVs is proud to present the sixty-third episode of its weekly podcast. Available on the InsideEVs YouTube channel and all the best podcast platforms – Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeart Radio, and Tune In – the show covers the top stories and issues of the week with insight added by our special guests and co-hosts. We also stream the show live on Facebook, Twitch,
By Joey Klender Posted on June 18, 2021 Tesla, Volvo, Cadillac, Lexus, and Navya are five car companies under investigation by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) for crashes that occurred while Advanced Driver Assistance Systems were activated, the agency said. The NHTSA released a list of 36 total accidents that occurred in the
We took the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L on- and off-road, took a spin in the 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant, and an R34 Nissan GT-R is up for auction. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The three-row 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L has arrived. We put the family hauler to
Mercedes-Benz is focusing on renewable energy for its charging ecosystem. Mazda has a multi-tier strategy for electrifying its cars this decade, including a dedicated EV platform by 2025. The Hyundai air taxi could be testing with Uber in just a few years. And an EV startup reveals its production partner—and plans to build its EVs
GM has raised the stakes in what’s starting to look like a lively EV rivalry with Ford. The nation’s largest automaker now says it plans to invest $35 billion in electrification over the five years ending in 2025—the second increase in its announced figure in the last eight months. By 2025, GM plans to offer
Tesla is really betting on the yoke steering wheel, which is making some nervous with the Cybertruck and Roadster prototypes also featuring a similar wheel. Elon Musk says that progressive steering, which would fix some of the steering wheel’s issues, is still a few years away. When Tesla unveiled the new Model S with the
If you thought installing Level 2 charging in your detached garage was a hassle, consider what Extreme E has to go through to power its races. The electric rally racing series is staging events in some of the harshest, most remote locations on Earth. The first two races took place in the Saudi Arabian desert
Tesla has confirmed that it has reduced the energy capacity of the new battery pack in the new Model S. It’s all about the efficiency. For the new Model S, Tesla has developed a brand new powertrain under its Palladium program, as Electrek reported last year. During the launch event last week, Tesla did talk
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Skoda chose not to make its own model equivalent to the Volkswagen ID.3, opting to launch an ID.4-rival, the Enyaq, as its first electric vehicle based on the MEB platform. And it looks like it still doesn’t want to make its own version of the ID.3, which is what SEAT/Cupra is doing, and according to
By Simon Alvarez Posted on June 17, 2021 The Tesla Model S Plaid’s 0-60 mph time is listed on the company’s website as 1.99 seconds, a figure that critics have challenged since it was revealed online. The idea of a four-door, family sedan that’s filled to the brim with fancy tech features is something almost
The BMW i Hydrogen Next, a hydrogen fuel-cell version of the BMW X5 crossover SUV, has started testing on European roads ahead of a small-batch production run in 2022, the automaker said Wednesday in a press release. First seen at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, the hydrogen SUV marries a Toyota fuel-cell stack with fifth-generation
Tesla’s Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, Peter Rawlinson, talks about some of the features of Model S engineering at Tesla headquarters. He discusses the advantages of designing a car from the ground using Tesla’s proven electric powertrain, and how the result will be a drive experience to surpass any that have come before it. For
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In a few weeks Harley-Davidson plans to unveil its latest electric motorcycle model. Now some newly revealed details indicate that the bike being unveiled on July 8th will be known as the LiveWire One and we’re already getting to see some early power specs. The upcoming electric motorcycle will be the first model launch under