Toyota vows to make owning an EV even more affordable, but with only one model available in the US, it’s not giving buyers many options. After another delay to its upcoming electric SUV, here’s when you can expect to see more Toyota EV models roll out. Toyota aims to make EV ownership more affordable On… Continue reading Toyota wants to make owning an EV more affordable, but where are the choices?
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Study shows Waymo’s robotaxi platform provides significantly higher safety performance than human drivers
There are still many questions surrounding the plausibility of full-fledged autonomous robotaxi operations around the world, but Waymo, one of the current leaders in the segment, is putting at least one stigma to rest. A new study conducted with the help of reinsurance provider Swiss Re used hundreds of thousands of liability claims to demonstrate… Continue reading Study shows Waymo’s robotaxi platform provides significantly higher safety performance than human drivers
Tesla is working with Austin on deploying self-driving cars
Tesla is working with the City of Austin, the automaker’s new home, on deploying self-driving cars. Now, Tesla simply needs to have self-driving cars. According to a new Bloomberg report, Tesla has been in contact with Austin officials about the requirements to deploy self-driving cars in the city: Emails acquired by Bloomberg through public records… Continue reading Tesla is working with Austin on deploying self-driving cars
Tesla delivers electric semi trucks to another customer, confirms efficiency
Tesla has officially delivered its Tesla Semi electric trucks to a rare new customer, who confirmed the truck’s efficiency. Tesla Semi can be a difficult vehicle program to follow. The truck was first unveiled in 2017 and it was supposed to go into production in 2020. It was delayed several times and Tesla ended up… Continue reading Tesla delivers electric semi trucks to another customer, confirms efficiency
Tesla (TSLA) sales in Europe are down 14% year-to-date and it’s time to worry
Photo: Tesla European automotive sales numbers are out, and Tesla’s sales are down 13.7% year-to-date. It is driving the entire EV market down. If you take Tesla out of the equation, the European EV market is up. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has released its November sales data, which gives us great insight into the… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) sales in Europe are down 14% year-to-date and it’s time to worry
Honda teases two 0 Series EV prototypes to be unveiled at CES and hit the global market in 2026
Honda announced it will be back at CES this year, unveiling the next phase of its new 0 Series line of EVs. At this year’s event in Las Vegas, Honda intends to unveil two prototype EVs based on the concepts that debuted a year prior. This will be our next look at Honda’s 0 Series… Continue reading Honda teases two 0 Series EV prototypes to be unveiled at CES and hit the global market in 2026
Tesla Shanghai starts mass production of Model Y refresh in Jan, says local media
The refreshed Model Y, codenamed Juniper, expected to have similar features as the refreshed “Highland” Model 3, is will start mass production in China next month, according to local media. The news was reported by local news site LatePost, and brought to the English world by CnEVPost. The original report mostly discussed the departure of… Continue reading Tesla Shanghai starts mass production of Model Y refresh in Jan, says local media
Toyota lands $4.5M to boost EV battery sustainability
Photo: Toyota Toyota just got a $4.5 million boost from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to make EV batteries more sustainable. The funding comes from ARPA-E’s CIRCULAR program, which focuses on creating a sustainable, domestic supply chain for EV batteries. The project, led by Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), aims to tackle… Continue reading Toyota lands $4.5M to boost EV battery sustainability
Tesla’s head of Giga Shanghai has left the building
Tesla’s head of Gigafactory Shanghai, Song Gang, who is behind a lot of the automaker’s manufacturing success, confirmed that he left the company. Song was one of Tesla’s first manufacturing employees in China. After a decade of working in the auto industry in China, including with Ford and GM, Song was hired by Tesla in… Continue reading Tesla’s head of Giga Shanghai has left the building
Tesla looks for new comms manager, is a PR dept coming back?
Tesla is looking to hire a new product communication manager, and the job description hints that a PR department might finally be coming back. In 2020, Tesla stopped answering press inquiries, and Electrek later reported that CEO Elon Musk dissolved Tesla’s whole press department. At the time, we asked Musk what we should do if we had questions… Continue reading Tesla looks for new comms manager, is a PR dept coming back?