Six months after sharing initial plans to expand to the US and begin remotely operated journeys in Las Vegas, Vay has successfully driven its teledrive vehicles on public roads in Sin City without a human present inside. Check out the video below.
Vay is a teledriving specialist originally based in Berlin, Germany, that has taken a remote-first approach to “driverless” vehicles, in which an…
This new HiPhi A hypercar is a carbon fiber-clad collaborative EV teasing an awesome future
November 15, 2023
Luxury EV marque HiPhi introduced its latest model from its native Shanghai this morning, and it’s a marvel in futuristic design language. Described by HiPhi’s founder as a “work of art for the new era,” the HiPhi A is the young automaker’s first collaborative…
Mercedes-Benz launches first EV charging hub in US with 400kW piles from ChargePoint
November 15, 2023
Eleven months after sharing plans to develop and implement a new series of EV charging hubs across North America, Mercedes-Benz, with the help of ChargePoint, has opened its very first location in the US, complete with a driver lounge and powered using 100% renewable…
EV startup Canoo (GOEV) hit several milestones in the third quarter, including delivering its first EV built at its new Oklahoma facility.
Canoo delivers first “Made in Oklahoma” EV in Q3
“We are now in our manufacturing and revenue-generation phase,” Tony Aquila, Canoo CEO, said after delivering Q3 results this week.
Although it took “nearly three years to get to this point,” as…
Tesla sees critical supplier get snatched up by GM
November 15, 2023
Tesla has seen one of its critical suppliers for its gigacasting technology, TEI, be acquired by General Motors.
Tesla has been pioneering the use of bigger cast parts in its vehicle bodies over the last few years.
It started by replacing 70 rear body parts with two giant…
Things continue to move quickly for ZEEKR’s fourth EV model, the 007 – which is due to begin pre-orders in China before week’s end. After sharing images of its first sedan last week, ZEEKR has followed up with our first look at the 007’s interior, along with some new…
Volkswagen CEO says a $22K electric car is possible around 2025
November 15, 2023
Is Volkswagen launching an affordable EV? At a conference Wednesday, the automaker’s CEO, Oliver Blume, said an electric car priced around $22,000 (20,000 euros) is possible by the latter part of the decade.
Blume explained that reducing battery costs will be the main driver in lower EV prices during a Berlin conference, as Reuters reported.
He pointed to advances in unified battery cells…
Renault is promising a sub-$22K electric car – can it deliver?
November 15, 2023
Cheap, small, and made in Europe – Renault has hit the sweet spot with the latest announcement of its new electric city car, set to replace the popular yet quirky little Twingo e-Tech. Today the French automaker’s subsidiary Ampere released a few more details about its…
Police are now using e-bikes to catch people on e-bikes
November 15, 2023
Electric bicycles have seen growing adoption rates among law enforcement agencies, where they have proven to be both nimble enforcement vehicles and an effective way to help cities meet their climate goals. But now we’re seeing that electric bike use taken to a new…
Polestar 4 enters production, first deliveries by end of 2023
November 15, 2023
The Polestar 4 was unveiled just over six months ago, and now Polestar has completed the first production example of the rear-windowless CUV coupé at its Geely-operated factory in China.
The company says the first Polestar 4s will be received by customers in China by the end of 2023, with other markets following in early 2024. The car will be the most ecologically sustainable produced by…
