A smaller, cheaper electric SUV based on Kia’s flagship EV9 is due out next year. Ahead of its launch, the Kia EV3 was spotted testing in South Korea, giving us a good look at the new EV’s actual size.
Kia introduced the EV3 concept last week at the 2023 LA Auto Show. This is the first time the model has been unveiled in the North American Market.
The EV3 was first shown in October at the…
Electric car battery prices are going back down faster than expected
November 20, 2023
Electric car battery prices are starting to go back down after a temporary rise along with inflation. And it looks like they are going back down faster than expected, according to new data from Goldman Sachs.
The EV revolution was enabled by lithium battery prices dropping…
A new electric SUV from China’s largest EV maker is launching on December 15. The BYD Song L, its new mid-size electric SUV, has already received over 11,000 pre-orders.
BYD unveiled the new Song L EV concept at the Shanghai Auto Show in April. Part of its Dynasty…
Fast charging network EVgo offers one-year deal to Hertz renters
November 20, 2023
DC fast charging network EVgo has announced a new deal with rental car company Hertz that offers drivers renting an electric car from any Hertz location in the US with discounts on charging for a year, with no subscription or session fees. EVgo is also following in Tesla’s footsteps and building prefabricated models for its charging sites.
The new deal with Hertz particularly targets first-time…
Tesla starts bringing Cybertrucks to showrooms ahead of launch
November 20, 2023
Tesla has started bringing Cybertrucks to US showrooms ahead of the official production launch at the end of the month.
We are finally less than two weeks away from the Cybertruck delivery event.
After unveiling the pickup truck four years ago, we are finally going to get…
You may have heard of the Japanese phenomenon of “kei cars”, which are pint-sized vehicles designed to fit into a local regulatory window that allows for much smaller, lighter cars and trucks to operate legally on roads. For decades, the result of those regulations has…
AI community fractured over Israel-Hamas war
November 20, 2023
Nearly 200 AI leaders, researchers and data scientists have signed an open letter published last Tuesday by the ‘Responsible AI Community,’ which, in addition to condemning Israel’s “latest violence against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank,” says “we also condemn the use of AI-driven technologies for warmaking, in which the aim is to make the loss of human life more…
Latam Insights: Argentina's Massa Proposes Blockchain Oversight, Drex Will 'Kill' Lesser Cryptos in Brazil – Bitcoin News
November 20, 2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Argentine presidential candidate Sergio Massa has proposed to use blockchain for state oversight, the Brazilian securities regulator…
Cruise CEO and cofounder Kyle Vogt calls it quits
November 20, 2023
Amid the fallout from the accident involving a pedestrian in San Francisco, robotaxi company Cruise cofounder Kyle Vogt has stepped down from his role as CEO.
While Vogt didn’t specify his reasons for leaving (but we can guess why), he reportedly put in his resignation…
The light electric motorcycle market has expanded far beyond that of the larger and flashier flagship electric sportbikes. While companies like Harley-Davidson, Zero, and Energica battle for market share of the electric equivalent of liter bikes, a dizzying array of companies have rolled out wave after wave of new, lighter electric motorcycles. One of the most interesting on the small-sized end of…
