VinFast Auto has formed a business combination agreement with Black Spade Acquisition Co. in hopes of finally achieving that IPO in the US it has been promising for years. If and when the transaction is complete, VinFast is expected be listed on the US stock market at an equity value over $23 billion.
In true VinFast fashion, the automotive brand of parent conglomerate VinGroup is spinning…
Tesla announced that it won’t be producing Model S and Model X vehicles in right-hand-drive configuration any longer.
Many Tesla Model S and Model X buyers in right-hand-drive markets woke up to a bad surprise today.
Tesla told them that they either canceled their orders…
Tesla has relaunched its referral program, now called Loyalty Program, for its electric cars rather than just solar products. As part of it, you can now win a Cybertruck.
Tesla doesn’t like to spend on marketing or advertising, and instead, relies on its user base to…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 11, 2023
May 13, 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.
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New footage of a refreshed Tesla Model 3 has leaked, giving a peek at the interior for the first time – including a new steering wheel.
Late last year, we started hearing rumors that Tesla was working on a Model 3 refresh that would come during the second half of 2023.
The competition between the world’s largest EV makers is about to heat up. According to a new report, BYD is set to unveil a new advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) later this year that will rival Tesla’s Autopilot.
While Tesla delivered another record 422,875…
Rooftop solar arrays on industrial buildings could potentially meet the electricity demands of up to 35% of US manufacturing sectors annually, according to a newly released study.
The study is published in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research: Sustainability and Infrastructure. It investigates the feasibility of meeting electricity demands with onsite solar panel installations…
Hertz announced today that it plans to add up to 6,000 rental EVs to its existing fleet in Orlando for leisure and business customers, as well as rideshare drivers.
The rental car giant will also support the installation of up to 50 public fast chargers across the Greater…
Tesla (TSLA) shares jumped by a few billion dollars worth of valuation as Elon Musk announced he found a CEO for Twitter.
The automaker’s share price took a big hit from Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter.
Directly as Musk had to sell tens of billions of dollars worth…
Wind power overtook gas to become the UK’s main source of electricity in the first quarter of 2023.
That’s a first for the country, which is a world leader for installed offshore wind capacity. However, onshore wind turbine installation has been banned in England since 2015.
According to a report released yesterday by Imperial College London, 32.4% of the UK’s electricity came from wind…
