Tag: Electric vehicles

Sales of electrified vehicles grow 10% in the month of May

In the month of May, with 7,254 units, electrified vehicles represented a market share of over 7% In the first five months of the year, a total of 32,960 sales of electrified vehicles is reached, with a growth of 45% Registrations of electrified, hybrid and gas vehicles reach 33,750 registrations, with an increase of 10.6%… Continue reading Sales of electrified vehicles grow 10% in the month of May

Stellantis: Electric vehicle coming to Windsor plant will get up to 500 miles per charge

Chrysler parent Stellantis plans to build an electric vehicle capable of up to 500 miles of range on a charge at its assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, and the automaker intends to stop production of three popular passenger cars at its plant in Brampton, Ontario, in 2024. The twin announcements Friday highlight the changes coming as the automaker… Continue reading Stellantis: Electric vehicle coming to Windsor plant will get up to 500 miles per charge

‘They flipped me today’: Dearborn Truck Plant worker stunned by promotion news from Ford

When called aside at the Dearborn Truck Plant, the Ford F-150 assembly worker feared she was being written up for something — but instead it was a huge promotion. “When they handed me the papers and said, ‘You’re included in this,’ I said, ‘For real?’ At first I thought it was a bad news letter,’” OA’Lisa Mason, 32, of Detroit,… Continue reading ‘They flipped me today’: Dearborn Truck Plant worker stunned by promotion news from Ford

Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz among vehicle recalls this week

U.S. National Highway Traffic & Safety Administration The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued recalls for May 26 through June 2, including a Hyundai recall involving 239,000 units and a Mercedes-Benz recall involving 234,862 units. See the list of this week’s car recalls involving ten or more units below, or search USA TODAY’s… Continue reading Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz among vehicle recalls this week

Elon Musk clarifies that Tesla layoffs are just for salaried employees, still hiring hourly workers

Elon Musk has clarified that Tesla laying off 10% of its workforce only applies to “salaried employees,” and that the automaker is still hiring hourly workers. Earlier today, we reported on Elon Musk telling Tesla executives in an email that they need to cut 10% of the workforce and pause hiring due to having a… Continue reading Elon Musk clarifies that Tesla layoffs are just for salaried employees, still hiring hourly workers

Tesla has to respond to increase in phantom braking complaints

Tesla has to respond to an inquiry from NHTSA regarding the increasing number of phantom braking complaints that it has been receiving. Back in November of 2021, Electrek released a report called “Tesla has a serious phantom braking problem in Autopilot.” It highlighted a significant increase in Tesla owners reporting dangerous phantom braking events on Autopilot. Phantom… Continue reading Tesla has to respond to increase in phantom braking complaints