Tesla has lost its long-time head of Autopilot hardware engineering to Amazon’s self-driving company, Zoox.
Zheng Gao has been at Tesla for more than 8 years and for the last three, he has been the head of Autopilot hardware engineering.
He elaborated on his role on his LinkedIn profile:
Managing the Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Display Engineering and Camera Engineering teams…
Hyundai is now selling EVs on Amazon: Here's how you can snag one
December 18, 2024
An electric vehicle from Amazon? That’s right. Starting today, you can buy Hyundai’s top-selling EVs, like the IONIQ 5, right on Amazon. Here’s how you can get your hands on one.
How to buy Hyundai EVs directly on Amazon
Hyundai teamed up with the e-commerce giant last…
US Postal Service says it is going electric despite Trump
December 18, 2024
While incoming president Donald Trump aims to cancel contracts for new EVs for the US Postal Service, the postmaster general says he defends its electrification plans and won’t return any funding for EVs – unless Congress forces the issue, of course.
Last year, Congress…
California’s long-delayed $2,000 e-bike rebates are finally here
December 11, 2024
California has been attempting for years to roll out an incentive program for electric bicycles, with the project continuously delayed due to funding and mismanagement issues. Now we’ve finally received word that the long-awaited program is set to begin before the end of the year.
Electric bicycle rebates and vouchers have proven to be a powerful tool to help people replace cars or simply…
New ad for Dodge Charger Daytona EV rips into ‘soulless,’ ‘lame’ rivals
December 11, 2024
Dodge has just released a new ad for its all-electric Charger Daytona that sticks true to its engine-revving, muscle-car roots while ripping into EV rivals as “weak” and “soulless sleep pods.” Is it enough to convert its muscle-car fanbase?
The new ad aims to flip…
Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman EVs will be late, and here’s why
December 11, 2024
The electric Porsche 718 lineup is set to launch next year, bidding farewell to the gas-powered 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster. But that plan has hit a major snag in the fallout over Swedish battery maker Northvolt filing for bankruptcy.
Back in 2022, the Volkswagen subsidiary…
Volkswagen CEO Olivier Blume faced a huge booing crowd in Germany today, telling tens of thousands of workers that the company isn’t operating in “a fantasy world” and that plants will be closing and jobs will be lost. Here’s the latest.
On Monday, a hundred thousand workers walked off at nine Volkswagen factories across Germany, including its EV-only factory, bringing assembly lines to a…
GM braces for a $5 billion hit as it fights to keep up in China's intensifying EV price war
December 6, 2024
As it struggles to keep up with low-cost rivals like BYD, GM expects to suffer a $5 billion blow to its business in China. The multi-billion hit comes as GM rapidly loses market share in the world’s largest EV market.
GM sees $5 billion impact from restructuring in…
Tesla shuts down rumors of Cybertruck coming to China
December 6, 2024
Tesla has shut down rumors that it is bringing its Cybertruck to China anytime soon, as production in the US appears to be throttling down.
We reported earlier this week that Tesla has told employees working on the Cybertruck production line at Gigafactory Texas to take a…
The European Commission is throwing a lifeline to its emerging EV battery sector with a hefty boost of €1 billion ($1,05b). But companies relying on Chinese materials are likely to be cut out. Question is, is it too late to save Northvolt?
The new proposal is one of the first new measures to be launched in the first week of the EU Commission’s new term, and is part of a sweeping package of…
