Tesla is aiming to ramp up to 50,000 Tesla Semi electric trucks per year

Tesla is aiming to ramp up Tesla Semi production to 50,000 electric trucks per year – as soon as 2024. It would make Tesla one of the largest class 8 truck manufacturers. After five years of waiting, Tesla is now finally in early production with the Tesla Semi electric truck. Electrek exclusively reported that Tesla was building… Continue reading Tesla is aiming to ramp up to 50,000 Tesla Semi electric trucks per year

GM’s new GMC Sierra EV will offer traditional truck buyers an upscale electric alternative to the Hummer

2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition Source: General Motors General Motors unveiled its latest electric pickup, the new electric GMC Sierra, and began taking reservations for a fully-loaded $107,000 version, called Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, on Thursday. The automaker expects to begin shipping the Edition 1 in early 2024 and to add lower-priced versions of… Continue reading GM’s new GMC Sierra EV will offer traditional truck buyers an upscale electric alternative to the Hummer

Musk says Tesla expects to meet Inflation Reduction Act requirements for new tax credits on EVs

A Tesla electric vehicle at a supercharger station in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday evening that the company expects to fully meet the Inflation Reduction Act requirements that would allow consumers to receive… Continue reading Musk says Tesla expects to meet Inflation Reduction Act requirements for new tax credits on EVs

TeraWatt announces first interstate EV charging network for trucks

TeraWatt site Courtesy: TeraWatt San Francisco startup TeraWatt Infrastructure on Thursday announced it’s developing the first network of electric vehicle-charging centers for heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks along the Interstate 10 highway, stretching from Long Beach, California, to the El Paso, Texas, area. The company, which raised more than $1 billion this year to build charging infrastructure,… Continue reading TeraWatt announces first interstate EV charging network for trucks

EV battery spending spree snubs Michigan, favors ‘Battery Belt’

Washington — The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday announced $2.8 billion in funding across 12 states for electric vehicle battery production. None of the projects — most of which focus on battery mineral processing or component manufacturing — are in Michigan, which remains the largest auto-producing state in the nation. When asked why that… Continue reading EV battery spending spree snubs Michigan, favors ‘Battery Belt’

GM reveals Edition 1 of GMC Sierra EV Denali

General Motors Co. is again revealing another pricey electric version of one of its popular trucks: the GMC Sierra.  The first edition of the 2024 Sierra EV will come in the premium Denali trim with a price tag of $107,000, not far from the Chevrolet Silverado EV RST’s price of $105,000. An AT4 trim and… Continue reading GM reveals Edition 1 of GMC Sierra EV Denali

Tesla’s Model Y passes perennial top-sellers in global rankings

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Chinese EV makers power strongly ahead

Visitors walk by a FAW-Volkswagen new energy vehicle during the 19th China (Changchun) International Automobile Expo in Changchun, capital of Northeast China’s Jilin province, July 18, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] Herbert Diess, former chairman of Volkswagen, is fully aware that electric vehicles, or EVs, from local marques are more popular than those from foreign manufacturers in China,… Continue reading Chinese EV makers power strongly ahead

GMC Sierra EV Denali revealed: plug-in-powered pickup goes premium

The oversize electric truck will get an estimated 400 miles of range and can power a whole house for up to 21 days. Is it just me, or is the electric truck category getting crowded? Share this story General Motors’ premium-priced pickup truck, the GMC Sierra Denali, is getting an electric upgrade. The Sierra EV… Continue reading GMC Sierra EV Denali revealed: plug-in-powered pickup goes premium