Today, Volkswagen unveiled the ID.5, a new electric SUV, expanding its “ID. family” of electric vehicles. However, the new vehicle is basically a coupe version of the ID.4.
Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of Volkswagen’s VW brand, unveiled the new vehicle:
“The ID.5 is electric, sporty, and elegant. Our premium SUV coupé with all-electric drive marks another milestone in our ACCELERATE…
VW teases new ID.BUZZ electric minibus ahead of launch
November 4, 2021
Volkswagen is teasing the latest version of its upcoming VW ID.BUZZ electric minibus, which is expected to come next year.
We have been teased about VW relaunching its famous minibus as an electric vehicle for years now. The German automaker unveiled the ID.BUZZ electric…
Tesla is moving driver profiles to the cloud for smooth transitions between cars, rentals, and more
November 4, 2021
Tesla is working on moving driver profiles to the cloud in order to sync them between vehicles.
It will make it easier for owners of multiple Teslas and for people renting or sharing Tesla vehicles.
Over the last few years, Tesla has been making moves to build a smooth…
Tesla has been spotted taking delivery of battery cell manufacturing equipment at Gigafactory Texas.
The automaker appears to be making progress in deploying battery cell production at the new facility.
Ahead of Tesla’s Battery Day last year, Electrek has exclusively revealed Tesla’s secret “Roadrunner” project, which consists of its in-house designed battery cell manufacturing system…
Tesla integrates Tidal app in-car, adds cold weather improvements and more in new update
November 3, 2021
Tesla has started to push a new software update that adds an in-car app for Tidal, the music-streaming service, cold weather improvements, and more.
Today, Tesla started pushing its 2021.40 software update.
It includes several new features, but the most significant…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 2, 2021
November 3, 2021
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.
Check out the , an all EV event taking place at Sonoma Raceway this November…
Tesla ‘recalls’ 11,704 vehicles over automatic emergency braking issue, already done over-the-air
November 3, 2021
Tesla has issued an official “recall” with NTHSA for 11,704 vehicles over a problem resulting in false automatic emergency braking events and forward-collision warnings.
While it’s officially a “recall,” there was no physical recall of the vehicles as the issue is already fixed with an over-the-air software update.
The issue emerged out of the 2021.36.5.2 software update released last…
CATL to supply batteries for upcoming Fisker Ocean SUV
November 3, 2021
Fisker Inc. has announced a formal agreement with CATL to supply batteries to the upcoming Ocean electric SUV, as it approaches production next year. CATL will provide small and large battery packs of different chemistries to Fisker over the next few years, delivering an…
Norway-headquartered energy giant Equinor has a new floating wind turbine foundation design, and it wants to launch it in a one-gigawatt (GW) Scottish offshore wind farm project.
If Equinor is successful in its bid for ScotWind, which is an offshore wind program that will…
XPeng launches ‘Smart Driving Points’ beta, eerily similar to Tesla’s ‘Safety Score’
November 3, 2021
Chinese EV automaker XPeng Motors has taken a play out of Tesla’s book and will implement a ‘Smart Driving Points’ scoring system to ensure future owners don’t abuse its self-driving technology. The safety monitoring system has launched in beta form ahead of a 2022 rollout, and appears to be eerily similar to Tesla’s recent ‘Safety Score’ feature for its Autopilot technology.
