Faraday Future, the oft-delayed electric vehicle startup, has finally brought the FF91 to market, and we were the first media to drive a real production-spec version of the car, around Willow Springs raceway no less. Faraday invited us to Willow Springs to attend its latest “delivery co-creation day,” where race car driver and Le Mans… Continue reading The Faraday Future FF91 actually exists, and I was the first media to drive it
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Tesla launches rare new car color: stealth grey
Tesla has launched a rare new car color for the Model S and Model X called ‘Stealth Grey’. Historically, Tesla has been known to have very limited paint color options for its vehicles as a premium automaker. “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black,”… Continue reading Tesla launches rare new car color: stealth grey
Call an Uber in Phoenix and you might get a driverless Waymo, starting today
Waymo and Uber have rolled out a partnership in Phoenix wherein riders who order an Uber within Waymo’s service area might get picked up by a driverless Waymo vehicle, rather than a human-driven Uber car, starting today. Waymo, Google’s driverless taxi arm, has been gradually rolling out its service to more members of the public… Continue reading Call an Uber in Phoenix and you might get a driverless Waymo, starting today
Tesla is selling $100 million worth of Superchargers to BP in first of its kind deal
Tesla and BP announced a deal where the former will sell $100 million worth of Supercharger hardware for the latter to deploy at its locations across the US. The deal is pretty much a first of its kind. Tesla has the best fast-charging network for electric cars in North America by far. That, along with… Continue reading Tesla is selling $100 million worth of Superchargers to BP in first of its kind deal
Toyota says EVs don’t make sense in Australia, but Tesla’s Model Y is proving them wrong
Speaking at the global reveal of the updated 2024 bZ4X, a Toyota executive claimed electric vehicles don’t make sense in countries like Australia. Meanwhile, as the bestselling EV in the region, Tesla’s Model Y is proving that idea wrong. “Right now, hybrid-electric vehicles are a better fit than BEVs for most consumers,” the Toyota Australia… Continue reading Toyota says EVs don’t make sense in Australia, but Tesla’s Model Y is proving them wrong
Big in Japan: Here’s why this tiny electric kei car is all the rage
Nissan Sakura mini EV (Source: Nissan) The Sakura, an unassuming microcar from Nissan and Mitsubishi which launched last year, has become the top-selling EV in Japan, beating out global rival Tesla. In a country that has been dragging its heels in going electric, this neat little car meets an obvious need that connects to consumers:… Continue reading Big in Japan: Here’s why this tiny electric kei car is all the rage
Honda is abandoning plans to build affordable EVs with GM
The Honda-General Motors EV saga may be ending sooner than expected. Honda’s CEO, Toshihiro Mibe, said the automaker is scrapping plans to build affordable EVs with GM because of the “changing business environment.” “After studying this for a year, we decided that this would be difficult as a business, so at the moment we are… Continue reading Honda is abandoning plans to build affordable EVs with GM
Honda unveils new Prelude as an electric 2-door coupe
Honda has unveiled a new electric Prelude concept – bringing back the once popular two-door coupe after 20 years. The Prelude used to be a popular vehicle in the Japanese automaker’s lineup. First launched in 1978, the second generation sold over 300,000 units between 1983-1987. However, sales started to crash in the 1990s, and Honda… Continue reading Honda unveils new Prelude as an electric 2-door coupe
Nissan unveils electric hypercar with insane 1 MW of power
Nissan has unveiled the Hyper Force, an electric hypercar with an insane 1 MW of power output, but there’s no plan to bring it to production. Leading up to the Japan Mobility Show this year, Nissan unveiled a series of electric vehicle concepts. They were interesting, but it is hard to get too excited as… Continue reading Nissan unveils electric hypercar with insane 1 MW of power
BYD is stealing Toyota’s limelight in this key auto market with low-priced EVs
China’s largest EV maker, BYD, is quickly making a name for itself in overseas markets. Despite recently entering the Thai auto market, BYD has already surpassed several Japanese rivals in sales as it sneaks up on Toyota’s spotlight. Japanese automakers have dominated the auto market in Thailand in recent years, with Toyota, Isuzu, and Honda… Continue reading BYD is stealing Toyota’s limelight in this key auto market with low-priced EVs