By Maria Merano Posted on April 8, 2021 In a recent appearance at Bloomberg Markets, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas explained why Tesla is a “must-own” stock today. The analyst’s points listed some of Tesla’s key advantages in the mobility sector, several of which have been highlighted by TSLA bulls over the years. The Bloomberg Markets hosts asked
According to an interesting Bloomberg article, Panasonic might be very well positioned to benefit from Tesla‘s new 4680 lithium-ion batteries. Those new large cylindrical cells (46-millimeter diameter and 80-millimeter height) offer a high potential of cost reduction and improvement of performance, although there are many technological challenges to produce them at scale. The Japanese company thinks that
Polestar aims for a climate-neutral car by 2030. The GMC Hummer EV can perform as well at the charging station as it can in its WTF performance mode. And the EPA gets ready to roll back the rollback. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. EPA administrator Michael Regan is reportedly readying a reversal
Bidirectional charging is the technology of the hour. It enables vehicle-to-grid—or should we say, vehicle-to-anything (V2X)—applications, which promise to greatly facilitate the integration of EVs and renewable energy into the grid, to offer opportunities for fleets to offset their electrification costs, and to allow other handy capabilities, such as backup power. Now Volkswagen has given
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
The performance and looks of the Ford Explorer ST can now be enjoyed for less money thanks to the arrival of a new Explorer Enthusiast ST model. New for the 2021 model year, the Explorer Enthusiast ST is priced to start at $49,995, including destination, making it over $4,000 cheaper than the regular ST. You
The Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) has unveiled the EV Coupe, a classic shape inspired by the 1955 Porsche 356A. WEVC is not connected with Porsche AG. WEVC does not imply that any of their products are a product of Porsche AG, nor are the Porsche or 356 names used or associated with WEVC products.
Sponsored by COMSOL Battery system design calls for multiphysics simulation on different scales. This may involve modeling processes at the molecular, microscopic, battery module, and battery stack scales. This white paper explains the chemistries, physics, and design variables that need to be considered in each major step of the battery design process. Sponsored by COMSOL
A new video shows Tesla’s AI-based driver monitoring system can detect driver attention in real time using the cabin-facing camera in its vehicles. Tesla’s cabin-facing camera has been in the vehicles for years now, but it has been barely used by the automaker. Automakers generally implement cabin-facing cameras for driver monitoring while using driver-assist features,
Daimler Mobility AG and BMW Group significantly strengthen the customer offering of Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS) by adding bp as the third shareholder with a stake of 33.3%. DCS is a leading developer of digital charging software for automotive manufacturers and vehicle fleet operators. Its in-car software integration provides EV drivers with seamless access
By Maria Merano Posted on April 7, 2021 Tesla gave customers who were charged twice for their car purchase a refund and offered them a $200 credit to the company’s online store as well. Six Tesla customers charged twice for their purchase said they received refunds about a week after their initial complaint as per
For Jim Hartman, a career as a professional driving instructor meant he used to make his car buying decisions on the basis of attributes like performance, handling and design. See how his priorities shifted after a life-changing journey, and how he now only has eyes for the safest car on the road.
These are the Tesla upgrades that you never get to actually see. We’ll examine those changes on Tesla Model S from its original 2012 version to the current 2020 version using a very rare Tesla Model S release candidate car here in Sacramento, CA Support this channel on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/eforelectric ! Contact Zapaska Tesla
Sandy Munro recently has his first opportunity to check out the all-new Volkswagen ID.4 model that just entered the U.S. market in March. The first episode is a brief walkthrough of the exterior and interior and it seems that the first impressions are quite positive without complaints. Sandy Munro likes the overall style of the
VW could soon be enabling bidirectional charging technology in its EVs, allowing a scaled-up future for the tech. Does battery swapping still have a future in ride-swapping or taxi use? And to see how GM will build a Silverado EV, we need only look at some of the key decisions in the GMC Hummer EV.
Iconic school bus manufacturer Blue Bird has delivered an electric school bus equipped with V2G (vehicle-to-grid) technology from Nuvve, one of two Blue Bird Type C electric buses delivered to two school districts in Illinois. The e-buses are powered by the Cummins PowerDrive EV system. Nuvve’s V2G platform allows the bus batteries to store energy,
Norway’s internal combustion engine car sales (petrol and diesel) are crashing to now just a handful per month and rest of the world will follow faster than you might think. The country has been leading electric vehicle adoption for years and it aims for all new car sales to be electric by 2025. In 2020,
Adding to its portfolio, the energy provider Octopus has launched a new leasing service – Electric Dreams – offering 100% electric car salary sacrifice schemes, to save employees thousands as they switch to clean green driving. Similar to the popular cycle-to-work scheme, employers can give their staff a highly valuable benefit that is also good
Chevrolet’s Silverado electric pickup will be built at the Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan, along with GMC’s Hummer EV SUV which will also be produced there, General Motors president Mark Reuss said today. A new-from-the-ground-up EV pickup, and not adapted from the gas-powered Silverado, it will use the Ultium Platform. Ultium is General
Northvolt has announced the acquisition of Cuberg, a battery company delivering lithium metal cells produced on existing lithium-ion manufacturing lines. Cuberg says its cells, which are based on its electrolyte technology for lithium metal anodes, deliver more than 70 percent increased capacity versus comparable lithium-ion cells. Building on this foundation, Northvolt and Cuberg will expand
Who said Segways aren’t cool? Not the dude riding a hybrid hydrogen and electric-powered Segway Apex H2 motorcycle, that’s for sure. Or at least that’s probably what he’d say if this concept motorcycle ever makes it to production. The Segway Apex H2 appears to be a followup to the previously seen Segway Apex, an electric
***Since this was shot, Renault have released some updates on the figures quoted in this episode, most notably the range of this Renault ZOE Z.E50 is now confirmed at 245 miles WLTP standardised cycle ( ≈ 394 km) and the acceleration from 50 – 75 mph (or 80 – 120 km/h) is 7.1 seconds. [This
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By Maria Merano Posted on April 6, 2021 In a recent TSLA note, Morgan Stanley (MS) recognized Tesla’s disproportionate advantage over legacy automakers as EV adoption accelerates. In the note Morgan Stanley questioned whether or not President Biden’s proposed $174 billion EV infrastructure bill would exacerbate Tesla’s ‘disproportionate advantage’ in the EV market. Morgan Stanley
Toyota has filed a trademark application for its BZ logo (Beyond Zero) in Europe with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Toyota’s BZ electric vehicle sub-brand will consist of several EVs. This is according to a post made in the BZ Forums. Forum administrator a2b posted the trademark information and an image of the
GM on Tuesday announced that the Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup will be built in an all-electric version at its Hamtramck, Michigan plant. In the absence of other details, the automaker did reveal that the new model will offer more than 400 miles of EPA range. The company has teased the Silverado EV design at several
It’s been a long haul for electric trucks—pilots have been going on for over a decade, but fleet operators are just beginning to put in serious orders. Battery costs are often cited as a barrier to faster adoption, but a new analysis concludes that a lack of appropriate policies around adoption incentives, charging infrastructure, and
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 feels familiar from the moment I climb into it, which is to be expected. Though the limited-edition Mustang is a new model this year, all of the components are from vehicles I’ve tested before, combined in a witch’s cauldron to create a magic potion of performance. Even the name