Tag: Electric vehicles

Hyundai imagines a grim future where metaverse ‘artists’ live in their cars

New car events are usually pretty cringe, full of pointless pyrotechnics, emotionless futurescapes, shameless pandering to “the youth,” or hapless CEO antics. (Remember Elon Musk’s Cybertruck window smash fail? Simpler times.) So it is with some degree of hesitation that I must point you to this video from Hyundai as the latest exhibit in this… Continue reading Hyundai imagines a grim future where metaverse ‘artists’ live in their cars

@GM: GM and Pilot Company to Build Out Coast-to-Coast EV Fast Charging Network July 14, 2022

Powered by EVgo eXtend, this network will help enable long-distance electric travel across the U.S. DETROIT and KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — To accelerate the widespread adoption of EVs, increase access to charging and help enable long-distance electric travel of people and vehicles across the U.S., GM and Pilot Company (Pilot and Flying J)… Continue reading @GM: GM and Pilot Company to Build Out Coast-to-Coast EV Fast Charging Network July 14, 2022

Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply Despite Shortages

Americans are buying electric vehicles at a record pace, undeterred by rising prices and long waits for delivery, a further indication that the twilight of the internal combustion engine is on the horizon. Vehicles that run on batteries accounted for 5.6 percent of new-car sales from April through June, still a small slice of the… Continue reading Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply Despite Shortages

Dueling $2.5 million hypercar EVs arrive this summer

It’s shaping up to be the summer of dueling seven-figure electrified hypercars. But perhaps it’s more of a sibling rivalry, as the Rimac Nevera and Pininfarina Battista share common DNA. Rimac said Tuesday that its $2.5 million 1,914-horsepower Nevera has begun rolling off the assembly line. Pininfarina announced the following day that its own $2.5… Continue reading Dueling $2.5 million hypercar EVs arrive this summer

VinFast EV factory wins North Carolina’s top incentives package

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast said Thursday it received $1.2 billion in incentives to build a factory in North Carolina. The incentive package represents the state’s largest-ever economic development project and its aspirations to build North Carolina into a hub for the clean energy economy. Construction on the 2,000-acre site at the Triangle Innovation Point in Chatham County,… Continue reading VinFast EV factory wins North Carolina’s top incentives package

GM announces new nationwide DC fast charging network with Pilot Co. and EVgo

General Motors (GM) has announced a collaboration with Pilot Company to implement a coast-to-coast DC fast charging network co-branded with both the “Pilot Flying J” and “Ultium 360” logos. The new charging network will be powered by EVgo’s eXtend charging services for businesses. GM first established its EV charging presence in 2020, alongside an agreement… Continue reading GM announces new nationwide DC fast charging network with Pilot Co. and EVgo

Volkswagen emulates Audi charging hub with its own power storage container powered by reused EV batteries

Volkswagen has commissioned a fast charging park in Germany consisting of power storage containers (PSC), each powered by ninety-six reused EV batteries. This portable charging structure emulates a similar product VW Group subsidiary Audi has developed and implemented into a successful “Charging Hub” design. Volkswagen’s ACCELERATE strategy is to further EV adoption and become net-zero… Continue reading Volkswagen emulates Audi charging hub with its own power storage container powered by reused EV batteries

Tesla is allowed to sell Model Ys produced during ‘test phase’ at Giga Berlin, potentially thousands of EVs

Tesla is now allowed to sell the Model Y vehicles it produced during the long “test phase” at Gigafactory Berlin. While no number has been disclosed, we are talking about potentially thousands of electric vehicles. For the better part of a year, Tesla was stuck in a regulatory limbo at Gigafactory Berlin before it was… Continue reading Tesla is allowed to sell Model Ys produced during ‘test phase’ at Giga Berlin, potentially thousands of EVs

Elon Musk does the impossible and manages expectations on Tesla’s next Full Self-Driving update

Elon Musk, who is known to hype Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software updates with adjectives like “fire” and “mind-blowing,” surprises by actually managing expectations on Tesla’s upcoming v11 FSD Beta software update. FSD Beta enables Tesla vehicles to drive autonomously to a destination entered in the car’s navigation system, but the driver needs to… Continue reading Elon Musk does the impossible and manages expectations on Tesla’s next Full Self-Driving update