Electric Cars

By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 13, 2020 A Tesla owner from Barstow, California recently saved his Model 3 from a suspected carjacking attempt using the vehicle’s mobile app. A post from the Barstow Police Department noted that the Model 3’s app-based features proved to be a key factor that not only prevented what seemed

General Motors is following an orderly people-first process to re-opening its factories. The company is working with its union and local health officials. Earlier this week, GM told employees “significant planning is underway to safely restart production” of vehicles. The company issued this official statement: Based on conversations and collaboration with unions and government officials,

The idea of a new affordable electric crossover is certainly enticing for prospective EV buyers, and if it’s a dashing and sporty looking model, it’s even more appealing. This is what Hyundai seems to be going for with the 45, and we’re finally able to tell thanks to a new set of much more revealing

By Amy Thompson Posted on May 11, 2020 China’s new uncrewed spacecraft successfully landed back on Earth on Friday, May 8, following a three-day mission. It touched down intact with the help of a trio of parachutes, making landfall in the Chinese desert at 1:49 a.m. ET (0549 UTC). The Chinese space agency released photos

In the latest installment of our series on the highest-mileage Tesla Model X (and one of the highest mileage EVs in the world, we look into how a Model X with over 400,000 miles racked up $29,000 in repair and maintenance and why that’s good. Just over 2 months ago, I bought one of the

Tesla owner and YouTuber Jeremy Judkins explores what happens when you upset Tesla Autopilot. Basically, he does things you’re clearly not supposed to do in order to see how the Autopilot technology reacts and handles the situation. Don’t worry, Judkins isn’t putting himself or others in harm’s way. He’s just testing the impact of various

By Joey Klender Posted on May 9, 2020 Joe Rogan was kind enough to invite Elon Musk to his studio in Downtown Los Angeles to pick his brain once more. Many of us, including me, refreshed Joe Rogan’s YouTube channel page, waiting for the UFC commentator and comedian to upload the interview. I watched the

Tesla is starting to offer price matching on its solar products – potentially reducing the entry cost. Here’s how to take advantage of it. Over the last year, Tesla has been trying to revamp its solar business. Not just with the new solar roof products, but also with more traditional solar panels on existing roofs,

Audi is preparing for its first purely digital worldwide market launch for the new A3 family. One of the powertrain options will be an e-tron plug-in hybrid. The German manufacturer already offered a plug-in hybrid version – Audi A3 Sportback e-tron, originally introduced in 2014 and then withdrawn in 2018. With the next-generation A3 Sportback

By Joey Klender Posted on May 8, 2020 Tesla has added a price match guarantee to its Solar program that will match quotes on a comparable solar system from a competing brand. In an update to the company’s Solar Panel support page, Tesla notes its eligibility requirements for the new Solar price match guarantee. The

Supermarket shoppers spend 45 minutes on average in store. Offering drivers the facility to charge whilst they shop has long been seen as a important addition a the supermarket car park, one which helps differentiate your store from the others. The idea is clearly catching on as the number of electric vehicle (EV) charge points at

Tesla has patented a new battery cell with a tabless electrode that Elon Musk hypes as “way more important than it sounds.” In the new patent application published today, Tesla explains constraints with current battery cells: “Current cells use a jelly-roll design in which the cathode, anode, and separators are rolled together and have a

ABB recently received an order for ten 450 kW pantograph DC fast chargers for electric buses for the city of Jönköping, in southern Sweden. The city intends to electrify its bus fleet after a successful pilot project with the first electric bus line (#17). The next step is to add 10 chargers in the first

By Joey Klender Posted on May 6, 2020 Lucid, an electric car startup based out of Silicon Valley, California, announced that its vehicle market would expand past North America and Europe, and well into the Middle East’s automotive sector. Lucid recently announced its expansion into the Middle East in late April. “We’re expanding #LucidAir availability

When we first covered the high power Delfast TopCop electric bicycle, the company was still pitching its bikes to various police departments around the world. Now we’re hearing some of the first feedback from actual cops who have incorporated the e-bikes into their daily service. The Delfast TopCop is an enduro-style electric bicycle that might

We do not hear much about Nissan in the EV space in recent years, as the Japanese company really distanced itself from the electric cars after the initial push for the LEAF and e-NV200. There was a hope that with a new all-electric platform, Nissan will rebound with new models. However, after the Carlos Ghosn

By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 5, 2020 The Tesla Model S Performance and the Porsche Taycan Turbo S may not exactly belong to the same segment, but both flagship EVs are bound to be considered as rivals thanks to their equally-impressive specs. Unfortunately, real-world races featuring the two vehicles are incredibly rare, and results

It appears that the UK hit peak diesel last year and is not looking back. The RAC Foundation reported that there were 12.4 million diesel cars on UK roads in 2018, but that number fell to below 12.3 million last year. Meanwhile, in Q1 2020, the Diesel Technology Forum (DTM) said there was a rise

BYD is a world leader when it comes to heavy duty electric vehicles (trucks and buses primarily) and you can’t but be impressed by this rather cool garbage truck doing its thing in California. It’s as quiet as we’ve come to expect EVs to be and its extendable robotic arm quickly picks up street bins,

By Joey Klender Posted on May 3, 2020 Following Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s appearance on the Hack Club last week, students who participated in the call left their own opinions of the entrepreneur earlier today in a new video. The Hack Club is a group that dedicates itself to helping high school students