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EV Summit without Tesla
At the White House on Thursday, President Joe Biden praised automakers' ambitious electric vehicle targets. But he did so without the world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla. Biden was joined by executives from General Motors (GM), Ford (F), and Stellantis,...
Creative Charging Possibilities
Drive n' Charge Wireless EV charging equipment embedded in roadway pavement will be tested in Indiana, USA, allowing automobiles to charge while driving. According to a press statement from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), testing will take place in...
Getting Real with Real World EV Range Tests
When it comes to range estimations, articles regarding electric cars (EVs) are unclear. The confusion stems from the fact that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates are significantly lower than the original New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) estimates, and the...
Insights into EV Consumer Behavior
J.D. Power published their study on the slow adoption to consumers purchasing battery electric vehicles (BEVs). While consumer demand is improving and automakers are providing supply, it’s still compared when compared the overall retail market. The study data shows that...
EV 101: Mythbusting
The electric vehicle industry is growing at a rapid rate, thanks to Tesla and Elon Musk who have pushed this auto genre to the fore. Yet some people still mistakenly believe the old-age myths of EV performance. This article clears...
EV 101: Terminology Explained
For anyone new to electric vehicles (EV) who is shopping around for their next modern investment, understanding EV terminology and concepts is important for several reasons. EV jargon is not rocket science but owning an EV is a totally different...
Hello to the new Hyundai BEV
The motor industry is going to be a disruptive force with more and more manufacturers making the move to penetrate the electric vehicle market. While the Tesla brand continues to dominate, emerging EV manufacturers are entering the fore. The latest...
Exploits of Enterprise Espionage
On January 22, Tesla filed a lawsuit against a former employee, Alex Khatilov, a software engineer who was previously part of its Quality Assurance team. The QA team was responsible for developing software to automate business processes and tasks for...
Mercedes and its Expanding EQ Fleet
This week, Mercedes Benz launched a new addition to its EQ electric vehicle series. The Mercedes EQA is an all-electric compact model that will soon be available at dealerships. The first EQ model came out in 2019 as a compact...
Is Rivian Rising to be Tesla’s Next Big Rival
Investors are looking at EV startup, Rivian, as the next big bet in the electric vehicle manufacturing industry. This comes after Rivian’s claims that it is planning to produce its own electric truck as well as a sport utility vehicle,...
Expanding Transport Electrification
This year, we’ve seen Tesla go from strength and strength with its electric vehicles’ production, innovations in battery manufacturing, and its ambitious construction with the Giga Factories. Yet, there is one growing market in the electric transport arena that Tesla...
BEVs are EVs, yet not all EVs are BEVs
The industry of electric cars in 2020 has been growing with new electric car manufacturers entering the market and established auto manufacturers expanding into fully electrified cars, hybrid cars, or hybrid plug in vehicles. Electric vehicles (EVs) are broken down...
Tesla co-founder of New ZETA Coalition
This week, the first coalition has been formed to represent the electric vehicle industry as a lobbying group on Capitol Hill. The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) has a mission to get all new car sales to be electric by...
Can Eos Energy be Tesla Energy's New Rival?
This year, Tesla has seen a few competitors raise their heads in the EV industry and now a new publicly traded entity is entering as a rival in the battery-based electricity storage business. On Monday, Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE) completed its merger with...
Dining with Toyota and Tesla
On Friday, Toyota Motors had their earnings call and all ears were on their strategy of how they were planning to fit into the expanding EV industry. Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota, gave some insight to the company’s future visions...
Drivers Feedback on First-hand FSD Test
Tesla news this week has been a big hype over the FSD beta version released to a few select customers. While there was criticism of testing being placed in the hands of normal customers out on public roads, Tesla Raj...
Fisker: A New EV Shifter
Back in September, we reported on how the electric vehicle industry is set to change and we’re slowly seeing new competitors arrive on the scene. This week, General Motors is unveiling their EV version of the Hummer and now another...
Lucid Prepares To Take On Tesla
Lucid Motors, the ‘other’ American automotive company specializing in electric cars is ready to do battle with Tesla. Lucid’s CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson is no stranger to Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk. In fact, Rawlinson worked for Musk back in...
Automotive Experts Still Dismiss Elon Musk's Level 5 Autonomy Autopilot
Ever since it showed up on the market, Elon Musk’s EVs are frequently facing criticism from automotive analysts. However, Mr. Musk is optimistic that the Full Self Driving mode will convince the competitors it’s the best and most advanced in...
UK Study: Tesla EVs are Cheaper to Own than Petrol Cars in the Long Run
According to a reputable insurance company from the UK, Direct Line, it’s cheaper to own an electric vehicle than a petrol car. The study follows the lifetime costs for both types of cars, and it analyses fourteen-year maintenance and running...