Hyundai’s fully electric SUV is getting an upgrade. The IONIQ 5 was spotted testing in the US with a fresh facelift… including what’s likely a new interior.
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 was launched in 2021 as the brand’s first dedicated EV built on its E-GMP platform.
Since then, Hyundai’s electric SUV has climbed to become one of the best-selling EVs in the US, placing seventh overall last…
In a US first, new EV battery cells will be made with recycled metals
September 11, 2023
Four companies will together produce new lithium-ion EV batteries that contain recycled metals in a US first.
Global battery maker BASF, Florida-HQ’ed graphene energy storage maker Nanotech Energy, Reno-based lithium-ion battery recycling company American Battery…
Nearly four years after debuting its first-generation SUV model, NIO is on the cusp of officially unveiling its 2023 EC6 refresh and is poised to roll it out quickly. The revamped electric SUV will make its official launch this Friday with initial customer deliveries to…
10 tips for riding electric bikes around cars (and living to tell)
September 11, 2023
If you have protected bike lanes in your city, then you have a great reason to get out on a bicycle or e-bike and replace many car miles with fun, fresh air-filled joy rides. If your streets are mostly devoid of bike lanes though, then you may find the idea of riding alongside cars to be a daunting scenario.
You should never push yourself to ride somewhere you don’t feel comfortable, but if you…
BYD vows new electric sedan will be the most aerodynamic EV, surpassing Tesla Plaid
September 11, 2023
Tesla’s Model S Plaid and the Lucid Air are gaining a new rival. China’s EV leader, BYD, recently unveiled the name of its latest electric model under the YangWang brand. The new electric sedan is set to have the lowest drag coefficient among all production cars.
BYD…
BMW to invest $750 million in UK plant to build its new, fully electric MINI models
September 11, 2023
BMW Group announced plans to invest about $750 million in a UK facility of its Mini sub-brand. The money will be used to revamp the Oxford plant to support electric MINI production as the brand looks to go 100% EV in the coming years.
In the spring of 2021, BMW Group marque…
A new excerpt from Elon Musk’s biography confirms that Tesla will build its first next-generation electric cars in Texas rather than at the upcoming Gigafactory Mexico.
This should be reassuring amid potential delays in building the new plant.
At Tesla’s 2023 Investor Day in March, the automaker unveiled a new car manufacturing system, which CEO Elon Musk claimed would be faster, more…
X Shore set to release new electric boat, but did the teaser images already blow it?
September 11, 2023
X Shore, one of Sweden’s (and frankly, the world’s) leading electric boat makers, has been teasing a new product launch for the past week.
The first signals came from a social media post that declared “Dropping anchor in a new segment. A true game-changer for…
Electric bike maker Cyrusher launches 44 mph electric surfboard
September 11, 2023
You may remember Cyrusher from several electric bike reviews we’ve performed over the years. As it turns out, e-bikes aren’t the only fast EVs that the company has been working with. Feast your eyes on the new Cyrusher Thunder electric surfboard.
For now we’ll look…
Tesla (TSLA) stock surges from optimistic look at Dojo supercomputer
September 11, 2023
Tesla’s (TSLA) stock is rising in pre-market trading on an optimistic new report about the automaker’s Dojo supercomputer coming from Morgan Stanley.
The firm massively increased its price target on Tesla’s stock because of it.
Dojo is Tesla’s own custom supercomputer platform built from the ground up for AI machine learning and, more specifically, for video training using the video data…
