Pepsi was the first company to add Tesla Semis to its fleet, but Coke just went for Daimler Freightliner eCascadias.
Daimler Truck North America has delivered 20 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors to Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, a West Coast and Midwest bottler, and distributor of Coca-Cola brands, in Downey, California. The eCascadias are the first electric heavy-duty tractors added to…
Lucid unveils Gravity SUV with 440 mile range, starting under $K80… oh, and it has a frunk seat
November 16, 2023
As this article goes live onto the interwebs, American EV automaker Lucid Motors is pulling the cloak off its second model and first-ever SUV – the Gravity. Today’s unveiling at AutoMobility LA is years in the making and represents the next chapter for Lucid, which looks…
In what’s beginning to sound like a broken record, Volkswagen is cutting EV production over slowing demand for its electric models. Volkswagen’s EV woes worsen as the automaker struggles to keep up with Tesla.
Although Volkswagen delivered 531,500 electric vehicles…
Today, Toyota and leading recycling specialist Redwood Materials announced a new expansion that brings the messy and complicated global supply chain of battery components one step closer to a circular battery ecosystem, all on American soil.
The two have announced that Redwood Materials, a US-based company specializing in recycling, refining, and remanufacturing used battery materials, will…
Hyundai IONIQ 7 spotted testing, giving a good look at brand's first 3-row electric SUV
November 16, 2023
Larger all-electric SUVs are on the way. Hyundai’s first three-row electric SUV, the IONIQ 7, is expected to launch next year. The electric SUV was spotted testing this week before its official debut.
Hyundai has raced into the EV era with advanced models based on its…
Would this one-seater electric car be enough for you?
November 16, 2023
Japan is king of the kei cars, or small-format vehicles designed mostly for urban use. But local startup KG Motors is taking that miniaturization to a whole new level with its one-seater electric car.
Inspired by North American startups, KG Motors CEO Kusunoki Kazunari…
TELO, an electric truck startup based in SIlicon Valley, now has a drivable chassis of its tiny electric truck, which it still expects to start delivering in late 2025.
TELO is a startup cofounded by Jason Marks, who led ADAS/Autonomous drive test programs at National Instruments, and EV industry veteran Forrest North, an early Tesla Roadster engineer, cofounder of Mission Motors and former COO…
Tesla has finally started to advertise with video. The automaker has produced its first video commercial – an ad highlighting its vehicle’s safety performance on Youtube.
Earlier this year, CEO Elon Musk announced a reversal of his longstanding strategy that Tesla not…
Overair looks to bring eVTOL operations to Texas, working with City of Arlington and DFW Airport
November 16, 2023
Less than a month after announcing three separate partnerships to establish electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) operations in South Korea, zero-emission aviation developer Overair is turning its sights back on its native US. Today, Overair has shared news of two…
Paris wants to punish big SUVs by charging them more for parking
November 16, 2023
Fresh on the heels of its ban on shared rental e-scooters, Paris is now targeting “auto-besity” by enforcing substantially higher parking fees for SUVs, and that includes large electric and hybrid ones too.
While those narrow traffic-clogged streets of Paris may seem a better fit for the likes of the nimble Twingo or the Dacia Spring, city officials say that its number of SUVs has increased…
