After a series of accidents, some Tesla drivers are back again claiming the cars are accelerating by themselves.
As usual, the problem appears to be behind the wheel.
As we stated at the time, several claims of sudden unintended acceleration involving Tesla vehicles have been made public over the years. The most publicized one involved a South Korean celebrity claiming his Model X accelerated on…
GM just announced the Cadillac Escalade IQ EV, which is a huge deal in automotive circles and comes coincidentally while Ford is having its Capital Markets Day announcing its own 3 row EVs.
GM revealed almost nothing about the vehicle except its existence and its name:
The…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 20, 2023
May 20, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
When it comes to finding the coolest and/or weirdest EVs in China for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, I’ve never shied away from work vehicles. Whether that’s tiny electric fire trucks or an ice cream van shaped like a 60s VW bus, odd little work vehicles somehow have extra charm. But today’s entry is certainly unique among past offerings, making it one of…
Nissan is saying goodbye to the little EV that started it all. Although Nissan is phasing out the LEAF electric car, the automaker plans to begin producing its successor in 2026.
Beyond the LEAF, Nissan plans for EV successor
The Nissan LEAF was, at one time, a top-selling…
Meet ChargeX, an EV industry consortium that was announced today by the US Department of Energy (DOE) – and its mission is to improve public EV charging reliability and usability by June 2025.
More specifically, ChargeX’s plan is to make sure that customers achieve…
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss all the news that came out of Tesla’s annual meeting, including Tesla teasing its “$25,000 car,” new Roadster, Tesla Bot, and more.
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on – except for this week, we are doing it on a Thursday due to a…
Bridgestone debuts EV-specific Turanza tire optimized for Tesla and Mustang Mach-E owners
May 19, 2023
Veteran tire manufacture Bridgestone has launched its first EV-dedicated tire in front of a crowd in Southern California this morning. The Turanza EV is a grand touring tire designed to handle the heavier-torque of electric vehicles through all seasons. Several new…
Tesla is starting to discount new inventory vehicles, including the Model 3, which now starts at $35,000 after incentives or $384 a month for a lease. Model X is also being discounted.
It’s fair to say that Tesla’s pricing strategy has been hard to keep up within the…
Ford (F) and General Motors (GM) are gearing up for likely the biggest transformation the auto industry has ever seen. With electric vehicles expected to continue replacing ICE vehicle sales at a record pace, both automakers are striving to boost production significantly by middecade. Will GM and Ford hit their EV targets? Let’s see what analysts have to say.
Ford targets a 2 million EV run rate…
