As the auto industry faces some of the harshest effects of the Federal Reserve’s rising interest rates to battle inflation, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and others are warning the public about the potential for a major financial crisis in the auto industry. Musk tweeted that a delicate situation with auto loans could “potentially” become “the […]
Daily Archive: January 12, 2023
EVgo announces ‘ReNew’ maintenance program to upgrade and replace hundreds of chargers
EV charging network EVgo announced a new maintenance program today that will roll out upgrades, replacements, and even the retiring...
Germany: Massive Plug-In Car Sales Surge In December 2022
BEVs and PHEVs represented the majority of new car sales in the country.
Polestar Exec Goes After Toyota For Its Anti-EV Strategy
Toyota contributed less than 1% to US sales of emissions-free vehicles and has the worst supply chain for reducing emissions.
Elon Musk Is Making Tesla His Priority Over Twitter: Internal Email
The controversial CEO has come under fire from a number of high-profile Tesla investors.
Ram Charger inductive charging robot: How it will work for Ram EV
The first widely available factory original wireless charger in the U.S. might arrive not from Tesla or one of the Chinese EV makers, but from Stellantis. As it revealed its Ram electric truck concept last week, Ram gave a future inductive charging robot center stage. “We know from our Real Talk tour that our customers aren’t just...
Bosch Doubles Down on China With $1 Billion EV Parts Plant
Robert Bosch GmbH is spending around $1 billion to make electric-vehicle components in China as the automotive supplier hopes to benefit from the country’s shift away from the combustion engine.
EVs are getting too heavy and too powerful, safety chief says
NTSB chief warns that heavier vehicles mean more severe injuries and deaths.
Climate Change in 2022: Multiple Billion-Dollar Disasters & Unbearable Human Costs
Today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its annual report on billion-dollar weather and climate-related disasters in the United States, which tells a grimly familiar story. In 2022, the nation experienced 18 disasters with costs exceeding a billion dollars each, and together these disasters caused at least 474 deaths. Together these disasters cost at […]
2024 Buick Electra E4 Leaked, Looks A Lot Like Electra-X Concept
Buick's second Ultium-based EV for the Chinese market has been uncovered by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.