As the president of Toyota’s new BEV factory, which launched in May, Takero Kato has a big weight on his shoulders. In a recent interview, Kato explained how the brand’s first electric sedan, a collaboration with BYD, will help with its next-gen EVs.
Toyota launched its “BEV Factory” this May. It’s not the typical factory you imagine, but a new unit dedicated to developing Toyota’s…
The annual Greenworks early Black Friday sale is now live, discounting an assortment of electric tools ahead of Thanksgiving Week. There’s also much of the same pre-holiday fanfare carrying over to these EVOLV electric scooters, as well as a chance to shore up those hedges…
Pepsi was the first company to add Tesla Semis to its fleet, but Coke just went for Daimler Freightliner eCascadias.
Daimler Truck North America has delivered 20 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors to Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, a West Coast and Midwest bottler, and…
Lucid unveils Gravity SUV with 440 mile range, starting under $K80… oh, and it has a frunk seat
November 16, 2023
As this article goes live onto the interwebs, American EV automaker Lucid Motors is pulling the cloak off its second model and first-ever SUV – the Gravity. Today’s unveiling at AutoMobility LA is years in the making and represents the next chapter for Lucid, which looks to garner a larger audience of American consumers with its encore EV. Lots to unfold here, including some video footage you…
In what’s beginning to sound like a broken record, Volkswagen is cutting EV production over slowing demand for its electric models. Volkswagen’s EV woes worsen as the automaker struggles to keep up with Tesla.
Although Volkswagen delivered 531,500 electric vehicles…
Today, Toyota and leading recycling specialist Redwood Materials announced a new expansion that brings the messy and complicated global supply chain of battery components one step closer to a circular battery ecosystem, all on American soil.
The two have announced that…
Hyundai IONIQ 7 spotted testing, giving a good look at brand's first 3-row electric SUV
November 16, 2023
Larger all-electric SUVs are on the way. Hyundai’s first three-row electric SUV, the IONIQ 7, is expected to launch next year. The electric SUV was spotted testing this week before its official debut.
Hyundai has raced into the EV era with advanced models based on its E-GMP platform. The platform is the base for its first dedicated EVs, the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6.
As part of the automaker’s…
Would this one-seater electric car be enough for you?
November 16, 2023
Japan is king of the kei cars, or small-format vehicles designed mostly for urban use. But local startup KG Motors is taking that miniaturization to a whole new level with its one-seater electric car.
Inspired by North American startups, KG Motors CEO Kusunoki Kazunari…
TELO, an electric truck startup based in SIlicon Valley, now has a drivable chassis of its tiny electric truck, which it still expects to start delivering in late 2025.
TELO is a startup cofounded by Jason Marks, who led ADAS/Autonomous drive test programs at National…
Tesla has finally started to advertise with video. The automaker has produced its first video commercial – an ad highlighting its vehicle’s safety performance on Youtube.
Earlier this year, CEO Elon Musk announced a reversal of his longstanding strategy that Tesla not spend on advertising but instead spends money to improve the products – counting on owners to spread the word.
Tesla…
