Tesla is planning its first full-scale ‘public’ electric semi truck charging station, and its site plans give us a first look at it. With the start of volume production of the Tesla Semi finally expected toward the end of the year. As you can see from the site plan, Tesla is planning for 12 stalls with Megachargers that can accommodate the trucks and their trailers.
Tesla is starting to plan…
Tesla Full Self-Driving's approval in China could be used as bargaining chip in trade war
February 19, 2025
Tesla is waiting for the approval of its (supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) system in China, but now a new report claims that Chinese authorities are considering using it as a bargaining chip in the ongoing trade war with the US.
Last year, there were reports that Tesla…
Kia finally pulls the covers off its new EV4: Here's our first look at the low-cost EV
February 19, 2025
Kia’s next big EV is just days from its official debut. Ahead of its EV Day event next week, Kia just dropped a first look at the new EV4 electric sedan and hatchback models. Check them out below.
Here’s our first look at the Kia EV4
It’s been over a year now since Kia…
I went back to Bafang's factory in China five years later. The difference is mindblowing
February 19, 2025
If you’ve been hanging around in the world of electric bikes for any decent amount of time, you’ve probably come across Bafang. They don’t make electric bikes, but they’ve long made many of the components used by them. I visited the factory back in 2019, and recently returned for a second visit to see what had changed. Boy, was I unprepared for what awaited me.
When I say that Bafang makes…
Tesla is testing a couple of creative solutions to try to prevent charging cable thefts at its Supercharging stations, which has become a serious problem for all charging station operators.
There are still a lot of problems with public charging stations for electric…
Lectric XPeak 1.0 e-Bike with $727 in Free Gear, Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 $459, More
February 18, 2025
Leading today’s Green Deals is the continued clearance sale on Lectric XPeak 1.0 Step-Thru Off-Road e-bike that is getting $727 in free gear (including an extra battery for double mileage) at $1,399, as well as the options to start off or upgrade to the latest XPeak 2.0…
VinFast’s (VFS) deliveries surged last year, nearly tripling from 2023. Although VinFast delivered almost 100,000 EVs in 2024, nearly 90% were in its home market.
VinFast delivered 97,399 EVs in 2024, over 50K in Q4
VinFast announced on Thursday that it delivered 97,399 EVs in total last year, up an impressive 192% from the roughly 35,000 sold in 2023.
The growth was enough to top its revised…
Porsche plans to cut 1,900 jobs in Germany by 2029 as it struggles with slumping EV sales. The luxury sports car maker has already warned of lower profits this year. With plans to reduce its workforce, is Porsche sounding the alarm?
Porsche to cut jobs in Germany as EV sales…
Tesla is being targeted by protests organized at its stores around the globe. The demonstrations planned for this Saturday appear to be a grassroots movement without a clear goal or leadership.
The protestors are calling it the “Tesla Takeover”.
The movement appears to…
Kia teases revealing EV2, EV4 images for the first time ahead of their big debut this month
February 17, 2025
It’s official. We will finally get to see the new Kia EV2 and EV4 later this month for the first time. Kia just previewed several new models from its affordable EV series for the first time ahead of their big debut later this month. The teaser gives us a closer look at what to expect from the new Kia EV2 and EV4. Check out the images below.
Kia previews first look at the new EV4, EV2, and…
