With 400 claimed horsepower and up to 200 miles of trail-blasting range, much is expected from the upcoming Vanderhall Brawley electric off-roader. And, if this video of a pre-production Brawley tearing in up in extreme cold weather is any indication, it might just deliver.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Vanderhall Brawley, get ready – you’re about to have a new dream car. Well, “dream…
NIO expands US headquarters as North American launch begins to feel more and more likely
January 14, 2022
The US branch of Chinese automaker NIO continues to make interesting moves in North America, as the company signed a ten year lease on a building in San Jose, CA. The new 200,000+ sq. ft. US headquarters is more than double the size of NIO’s current footprint, signaling…
Tesla adds structural battery pack reference to Model Y owner’s manual as production is imminent
January 14, 2022
Tesla has added a reference to the structural battery pack to the Model Y owner’s manual as production is expected to be imminent.
While Tesla has missed its goal to start Model Y production at Gigafactory Texas by the end of the year, we have seen several indications that…
Kenworth says electric truck orders have tripled the past three months, quoting customers in 44 states
January 14, 2022
Kenworth Truck Co. recently shared news of tremendous growing interest in its lineup of all-electric medium and heavy-duty trucks, noting that orders have tripled the last 90 days as fleets look to take advantage of sweet incentives for zero-emission vehicles.
Kenworth Truck Company is a US truck manufacturer and subsidiary of PACCAR that also owns big names like Peterbilt Motors. The…
Tesla could be forced to report Full Self-Driving Beta data to DMV after ‘videos showing dangerous use’
January 12, 2022
Tesla, which has managed to avoid reporting autonomous driving data to the DMV, could be forced to open the books on its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta to the California DMV after what the latter called “videos showing dangerous use.”
Many companies from Apple to Tesla…
Lime launches new shared electric bikes with more motor power and automatic transmission
January 12, 2022
Electric mobility company Lime is rolling out a new 4th-gen electric bike, and it’s got a whole host of interesting updates to make the bikes more convenient than ever before.
Compared to the previous electric bikes Lime received from Jump when it swallowed that company…
Rivian has now produced just over 1,000 electric vehicles
January 11, 2022
Rivian announced that it has now produced just over 1,000 electric vehicles, mainly its R1T electric pickup truck, since it started producing them in September.
After starting production in September, the automaker had been guiding production of roughly 1,200 vehicles in 2021.
However, after releasing its first ever earnings report after going public, Rivian warned that some production issues…
Today, Maserati announced its fastest electrified vehicle yet, when it revealed that it would be joining the 9th season of Formula E racing, bringing the iconic trident brand back to single seater competition for the first time in more than 60 years!
Maserati’s first…
The Foxconn-backed MIH “open source” EV platform project took significant steps towards being able to offer a complete, modern vehicle solution by forming an alliance with the AI experts at Autoware Foundation. The move will help accelerate the development of an…
City cancels order of 50 hydrogen buses after realizing electric buses make so much more sense
January 11, 2022
The City of Montpellier confirmed that it canceled an order for 50 hydrogen fuel cell buses after realizing that it would be cheaper and more efficient to order battery-electric buses instead.
Hydrogen fuel cell passenger cars are pretty much dead already.
Virtually every vehicle program from the Toyota Mirai to the Hyundai NEXO Fuel Cell has failed to get any traction as battery-electric vehicles…
