One of China’s biggest EV manufacturers, XPeng, reported strong revenue growth in Q2 earnings as demand for EVs continues rising worldwide, but rising material costs and lockdowns in China due to a resurgence in Covid are leading XPeng to be cautious with its Q3 guidance.
XPeng is one of several leading EV makers in China looking to gain market share in the surging EV industry. The company…
Tesla engineer accused of stealing Dojo supercomputer secrets is now in bizarre situation
August 23, 2022
A former Tesla engineer who the company accused of stealing Dojo supercomputer secrets is now in a bizarre situation where he can’t defend himself as Tesla moves the case to arbitration.
Tesla has a clause in its employment contract that requires employees to settle…
VW and Mercedes-Benz ink agreements with Canada for raw materials vital to US battery manufacturing
August 23, 2022
Following last week’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act in the US, German legacy automakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz have sealed agreements with the Canadian government to acquire raw materials for EV battery manufacturing at their US facilities. This move could…
Mercedes has offered the public the first glimpse of the interior of its upcoming EQE SUV. First glance appears to be on brand for the German automaker’s EQ line of EV sedans and SUVs, and MB is promising this one will deliver some of the most spacious interior in its class when it debuts in October.
Mercedes-Benz debuted its EQE sedan in September of 2021 as a smaller, follow-up EV to its…
California EV startup Canoo and Walmart are teaming up to use Canoo’s lifestyle delivery vehicles (LDV) for delivery.
Last month, Walmart announced it would buy 4,500 Canoo LDVs to advance its climate goals and support the growing demand for at-home delivery…
Alauda Aeronautics celebrates 250 eVTOL flights with cool progress video ahead of new Airspeeder racing league
August 23, 2022
The creator and technical team behind the upcoming Airspeeder eVTOL racing league, Alauda Aeronautics, has successfully completed 250 test flights as it moves closer to one day transporting pilots inside the vessels in worldwide grand prix’. To celebrate, the company has…
Have you wondered what the process looks like behind testing an electric vehicle battery? Today, French automaker Peugeot is giving us a closer look at how its technicians put together and test each battery for its EV lineup.
Stellantis-owned Peugeot has a rich history of making automobiles. In fact, Peugeot was founded in 1810, but didn’t start making vehicles until 1896.
The French…
Tritium (DCFC) cuts ribbon on its first DC Fast Charger manufacturing facility in the United States
August 23, 2022
Direct current fast charger manufacturer Tritium has officially opened the doors of its new EV charger manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee – its first production footprint in the United States. With it, Tritium intends to bring over 500 new jobs to the…
Hyundai’s luxury brand, Genesis, revealed the interior for its X Speedium Coupe this week, and wow, is it stunning. The design features Genesis’s “beauty of the white space” design, a classic Korean design characteristic.
Genesis and its parent company, Hyundai…
Win an OM SYSTEM OM-1 Camera Kit and a Trip to the Galapagos with Lindblad Expeditions
August 23, 2022
Have you ever dreamed of traveling to one of the most biodiverse locations on the planet? The Galapagos Islands, located 600 miles off of the coast of Ecuador, is known as a “living museum and showcase of evolution” where Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was formed following his visit in 1835.
PetaPixel is partnering with Lindblad Expeditions and OM…
