Electric Cars

10 years after the brand was put to rest – Hummer is back as an EV. The newly unveiled Hummer EV has 1000 horsepower, around 1000 lb-ft of torque and 0-62mph or 0-100kmh in less than three seconds. Numbers that would make any other pickup weep at the tailpipe. Let’s take a look. And remember

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 30, 2020 His messages of support to Andrew Yang’s (and Kanye West’s) presidential bids aside, Elon Musk has remained rather silent about his stance on the upcoming 2020 US Presidential Elections as of late. Musk did note during his appearance at Kara Swisher’s Sway podcast in September that he would be

Tesla has told staff that it is preparing a massive push to expand service capacity as it attempts to catch up to its rapid growth in sales. Over the last few years, Tesla has been growing at a ferocious pace with deliveries and production capacity seeing important increases. Now the Tesla customer fleet has reached

Nissan started to sell the Leaf in the US in December 2010. That’s the moment PartCatalog.com picked to develop the interesting interactive trend chart that is embedded in this article and also the video above, which you only get to pause and rewind for more details. Rich in information, the chart shows almost a million

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 28, 2020 The Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) in Odessa, Texas has announced that dozens of families residing in the area will be receiving free internet service from Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system. The families are expected to get internet access from Starlink sometime in early 2021. In

Where they can get away with it, certain legacy carmakers are still perfectly content to be dragged, kicking and screaming, toward electrification. Curiously though, there are instances in which the self-same car companies that make little effort in their home country can’t resist the revenues on offer in nations with significant EV sales. Numerous of them have fought

Fisker announced today that it has chosen Munich, Germany as the location for its European headquarters, named ‘Matrix’, as the company intends to produce and sell the Fisker Ocean SUV in Europe, starting in Q4 2022. The global headquarters will be located within Continental Park at 1888 Rosecrans Avenue in the city of Manhattan Beach,

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 26, 2020 Reports from local media indicate that the first batch of around 7,000 Made-in-China Tesla Model 3 will be starting their journey to Europe tomorrow. To commemorate the occasion, Tesla China held a ceremony for the all-electric sedans first batch of exports at Gigafactory Shanghai. The vehicles waiting

Washington State-based Droog Moto has just unveiled its latest offering, the all-electric DM-017 V2 E-Fighter, which is based on a 2020 Zero DS electric motorcycle. Droog Moto is a bespoke motorcycle company that starts with popular motorcycles and modifies them into unique, often unrecognizable new machines. They currently offer four models, two of which are

In September, BYD has finally delivered year-over-year plug-in electric car sales growth in China – after 14 months of continuous decline. In total, the company sold 18,603 plug-in cars (up 43% year-over-year), which also stand for 45% of the total BYD car sales. The latest BYD Han model is gradually ramping-up to 5,612 (3,624 BEVs

By Joey Klender Posted on October 24, 2020 Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave an update about the company’s Snake Jazz, and Polynesian Elevator Music sounds and also hinted toward a new flatulence sound. Twitter user Bart Sanders asked Musk when the Snake Jazz/Elevator Music would be released. Sanders also inquired to the CEO about the

Tesla is issuing a recall on close to 30,000 Model S and Model X vehicles sent to China, the bulk of those models exported to the country, over an issue with its suspension. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation made the announcement earlier today. The government says that it affects 29,193 vehicles produced by Tesla: “Part

Korean media reports that during the first nine months of this year, Tesla sold in South Korea 10,518 electric cars, which is a dominant number in the EV segment – 79.6%. That would mean that the total number is 13,214, and only 2,696 BEVs were sold by other manufacturers. Those numbers seem widely different to

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 22, 2020 Tesla’s pilot battery cell production line in Fremont, CA may be built in a site that spans less than 200,000 square feet, but it is poised to be one of the world’s largest battery plants by output nonetheless. With an expected annual output of 10 GWh, Tesla’s

Vauxhall is offering potential buyers a 48-hour test drive in the all-electric Corsa-e for a limited time only. The ‘Switch it up’ test drive offer runs from now until 1stNovember, and gives potential buyers two full days to experience the all-electric Corsa-e. The offer will particularly help potential first-time electric buyers to find out how

Harley-Davidson is recalling all 2020 LiveWire electric motorcycles produced within a certain date range due to a power loss issue related to the charging circuitry. The recall, which was just announced yesterday, includes all 2020 Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycles produced between September 23, 2019 and March 16, 2020. Harley-Davidson estimates that 1% of these bikes

The GMC Hummer electric pickup truck is being referred to as “the world’s first super truck,” though there are certainly other highly-powered electric trucks on the horizon. With around 1000 horsepower and 11,500 lb-ft of torque, it’s claimed to be capable of 0-60 mph in 3.0 seconds, while offering a range of up to 400 miles.  *Note: We’ll

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 20, 2020 Several Teslas parked at the premises of the electric car maker’s Malmö, Sweden location appear to have been set on fire. Authorities who responded to the incident have remarked that the incident appears to have been the result of arson. An investigation is currently underway.  The fire

Tesla has over 120 operational microgrids around the world using its batteries and renewable energy, according to a new comment from an executive. Ever since the launch of Tesla Energy and its stationary energy storage products, Tesla started working on microgrid projects, The idea is to have a self-sufficient energy system using self-produced renewable energy

According to the latest media reports, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is going to invest between $1.35 billion and $1.5 billion CAD ($1-$1.14 billion USD) in its Windsor assembly plant in Ontario, Canada. A tentative deal with Canadian autoworkers includes the production of new plug-in hybrid “and/or” all-electric cars at the site, starting around 2024, as

By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 17, 2020 Tesla rolled out a number of subtle changes for the Model 3 in the all-electric sedan’s recently rolled out “refresh,” from new chrome deleted accents to a new center console. A powered lift gate has also become standard across the Model 3 line, a welcome update that

Tesla is pushing a new software update that is increasing the range of its existing Model Y vehicles after updating the range of new vehicles in its lineup. As we reported earlier today, Tesla has improved the range of almost all of the new vehicles in its lineup thanks to new efficiency improvements. Now, Tesla

Karma Automotive announced today the starting price of its upcoming first all-electric model, the GSe-6, which is scheduled for market launch in 2021. It will start from $79,900 (MSRP, excluding taxes, fees and delivery charges, as well as tax rebates and incentives), which after deducting the federal tax credit of $7,500 will translate into $72,400. Interested

By Eric Ralph Posted on October 16, 2020 After a great deal of hardware shuffling, SpaceX has settled on a nosecone for its first high-altitude Starship prototype and installed a pair of forward flaps. Effectively resulting in the aerospace equivalent of a giant shell game, SpaceX has spent the last few months building and outfitting

The upcoming Tesla Model Y made-in-China could increase Tesla’s sales in the important market by a factor of 4 with a cheaper version, says analyst. Tesla is preparing to launch its second vehicle produced at Gigafactory Shanghai: the Model Y. For the past 9 months, Tesla has been expanding the factory to prepare for the

After the most recent price reductions of the Tesla Model S, Elon Musk just hinted that tonight it will go even lower to $69,420 (for the entry-level version). It seems that the charismatic Tesla CEO heard about the Lucid Air prices announced today. “The gauntlet has been thrown down! The prophecy will be fulfilled. Model S

By Eric Ralph Posted on October 14, 2020 Spaceflight Now reports that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is five days out from the company’s 14th dedicated Starlink launch, also the 13th launch of operational satellites and 12th launch this year. While approximately 50% short of SpaceX’s turn-of-the-year target of 20-24 Starlink launches in 2020, the

Tesla is looking into moving “current and future vehicle programs” to steer-by-wire with a new motor, geartrain, and chassis team in Austin, Texas. Over the last few months, we have been reporting on how Tesla plans to establish new teams in Austin that are not directly related to the new Gigafactory under construction. For example,

The upcoming Ford Mustang Mach-E will offer three driving modes – Whisper, Active and Untamed – which, according to the manufacturer are “designed to immerse the driver in the moment by altering what they see, hear and feel from behind the wheel”. Active is the base mode for the everyday use. It balances the quiet

By Eric Ralph Posted on October 12, 2020 In a period of just 12 hours last Friday, SpaceX successfully returned Falcon 9 booster B1058 and two payload fairing halves to Port Canaveral and a photographer-laden helicopter was airborne to capture it. With its safe return to dry land, fairing recovery ship GO Ms. Tree’s bullseye