BMW will not bring the iX3, the automaker’s first electric crossover, to the U.S., the latest automaker to shift its EV strategy to Europe and China. BMW told Automotive News, the first media outlet to report the change, that at this time, it doesn’t have plans to bring iX3 to the U.S. market. The change… Continue reading BMW axes plans to bring electric iX3 SUV to US
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Northvolt completes equity capital raise to enable Europe’s first homegrown gigafactories for lithium-ion batteries
Volkswagen Group and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division lead a $1 billion equity capital raise in Northvolt alongside BMW Group, AMF, Folksam Group and IMAS Foundation. With the European Investment Bank and additional lenders set to provide debt financing as a part of the total funding, the establishment of the initial 16 GWh of lithium-ion… Continue reading Northvolt completes equity capital raise to enable Europe’s first homegrown gigafactories for lithium-ion batteries
GM unveils 11 future EVs, new batteries and its plan to beat Tesla
CLOSE General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra addresses the gathering Wednesday at an event detailing GM’s electric vehicle technologies and upcoming products at the Tech Center campus in Warren. (Photo: Steve Fecht, Steve Fecht for General Motors) General Motors wants to do better at telling the story of its electric vehicle development. So GM leaders invited about… Continue reading GM unveils 11 future EVs, new batteries and its plan to beat Tesla
Press release 07 / 2020- vehicle registrations in February 2020
Date 04/03/2020 Flensburg, March 4, 2020. In February, 239,943 Passenger cars (Passenger car) newly registered, -10.8 percent less than in the same month last year. Both commercial (66.8% / – 7.8%) and private New registrations (33.1% / – 16.1%) declined. With the exception of Porsche (+19.1%), the declining number of registrations in February extended to… Continue reading Press release 07 / 2020- vehicle registrations in February 2020
China-made Tesla vehicles downgrade hardware amid epidemic
SHANGHAI, March 3 (Xinhua) — Tesla China issued a statement Tuesday on “downgrading” hardware on the made-in-China Model 3 due to the supply chain status amid the epidemic and promised free upgrades.
Some Chinese consumers noticed the hardware in their newly delivered Tesla Model 3 vehicles was inconsistent with their orders. Tesla China responded that the Hardware 2.5 version was installed in some vehicles instead of the promised Hardware 3.0 version.
Tesla also said it will provide free replacement with the recovery of production capacity and supply chain. Consumers in need of the service can make appointments with the Tesla service center.
Tesla said in the statement that the company is taking measures to ensure the supply chain and timely delivery.
The Tesla Shanghai gigafactory resumed operation on Feb. 10, among one of the earliest automakers in China.
Norway and the Netherlands: Tesla sales in top markets collapse
DPA Tesla in Norway: The approvals of the electric car manufacturer in the Scandinavian country recently plummeted. Satisfactory business figures, a skyrocketing stock price and critics who, if they had Tesla shares, sometimes lost a lot of money: Tesla boss Elon Musk recently had a real run. But these figures should hardly please the entrepreneur:… Continue reading Norway and the Netherlands: Tesla sales in top markets collapse
2021 E-Class will use capacitive sensing to check for hands on the wheel
Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled the 2021 E-Class, and like many of its German luxury siblings, it will come equipped with the company’s latest driver-assistance features. But the new E-Class also changes how the car registers whether the driver is paying attention while using those features, as Mercedes-Benz is introducing a new wheel with capacitive sensing.… Continue reading 2021 E-Class will use capacitive sensing to check for hands on the wheel
Tesla starts shipping Model Y truckloads out of the factory
Tesla is starting to ship Model Y electric SUVs by the truckload out of its factory in California ahead of the start of deliveries in a few weeks. As we reported last week, Tesla started confirming Model Y deliveries to customers in the US. The automaker has given some customers deliveries windows between March 15th and… Continue reading Tesla starts shipping Model Y truckloads out of the factory
The CEO of the EV charging company ChargePoint explains why he ordered a Tesla Model Y instead of a Ford Mustang Mach-E (TSLA, F)
Pasquale Romano, the CEO of the electric-vehicle charging company ChargePoint, chose to buy Tesla’s Model Y as his next vehicle over the Ford Mustang Mach-E. Romano said it was a close call, but the Model Y’s earlier release date and Romano’s familiarity with the Tesla user experience pushed the Model Y over the edge. The… Continue reading The CEO of the EV charging company ChargePoint explains why he ordered a Tesla Model Y instead of a Ford Mustang Mach-E (TSLA, F)
Audi’s tri-motor E-Tron S electric cars will be ready to drift
Sponsored Links Audi Electric cars tend to handle well thanks to a low center of gravity and instant torque, but they aren’t usually light on their feet and can be harder to drift unless they’re appropriately tuned. Audi, however, believes it can bring back that liveliness without compromising on what makes EVs special. It has… Continue reading Audi’s tri-motor E-Tron S electric cars will be ready to drift