Tesla has started offering fully-loaded Cybertruck ‘Foundation Series’ for $120,000 to customers in the US.
At a delivery event last week, Tesla delivered the first 10 Cybertrucks to customers.
There was a fear that Tesla might pull a “Tesla Semi” – meaning doing the same thing it did last year and deliver a few Tesla Semi trucks during a delivery event at the end of the year and then…
First drive in the electric Jaguar E-Type from ECD Automotive Design: A welcomed upgrade
December 6, 2023
Just over a year after my last visit, I recently got the chance to visit my friends at ECD Automotive Design down in central Florida and take their latest EV conversion – the all-electric Jaguar E-Type for a spin. As always, there were tons of new and exciting happenings…
Ford Mustang Mach-E to lose EV tax credit
December 6, 2023
If you are thinking about buying Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E, you may want to do so before the end of the year. Ford expects the Mach-E will no longer qualify for the federal EV tax credit.
Ford Mach-E will no longer qualify for the EV tax credit
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New York’s South Fork Wind has become the first utility-scale offshore wind farm to generate power in the US.
The first operational wind turbine at South Fork Wind sent clean power to Long Island today. The project has completed the installation of two turbines around 35 miles off Montauk, with all 12 SG 11-200 DD Siemens Gamesa turbines expected to be installed by early 2024.
The energy…
A new breed of electric vehicles is drawing inspiration from Japanese kei cars, tiny cubes-on-wheels that are highway-legal but not likely to pass muster with US or EU safety standards. But what if we loosened up those standards to help lower prices, enabling broader…
We currently sit three weeks away from NIO Day 2023, the annual event held by one of China’s leading EV automakers that caps off the year with new and exciting technologies to come. We know NIO intends to unveil a new flagship model during the event, and it’s rumored to…
Volkswagen finally rolls out bidirectional charging on ID.4, but we have lots of questions
December 6, 2023
New Volkswagen electric models will now support bidirectional charging. With “Vehicle to Home” capabilities, your new VW EV can be used to power your home. However, with little info, VW has left us with more questions than answers.
“We are actively shaping the energy transition,” VW’s sales leader, Imelda Labbe, said during the launch. Labbe explained that EV owners can save on energy…
Tesla's Swedish strike is spreading through Europe
December 6, 2023
What started as a fairly small strike of Tesla’s service workers in Sweden is now expanding to affect Tesla’s European operations.
Last month, Tesla service workers in Sweden started striking in order to get included in a collective agreement.
The automaker has always…
Prime Gaming adds Deathloop, Asteroids in December
December 6, 2023
Prime Gaming begins rolling out its free games for December, with the headliner for the month being Arkane’s Deathloop. Other games on the list include Asteroids, Aground and Akka Arrh. Additions to Amazon Luna have already rolled out this month, both for Prime Gaming…
1 in 4 American workers fear AI will take their jobs
December 6, 2023
Ask the average American worker how happy they are with their life and work, and you’ll get a mixed bag of results.
One recent study found that 64% of Americans are more stressed than last year, with 25% saying their stress level is much higher now. Two thirds admit to being somewhat more stressed, with several factors coalescing.
Twenty-nine percent cite personal finances as their top cause of…