Young Americans Want Chinese EVs

Young Americans Want Chinese EVs

Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 23, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat 1st Gear: Americans Under 40 Yearn For Chinese EVs … Read more

Tesla Backs Off Goal Of Building 20 Million Cars A Year By 2030

Tesla Backs Off Goal Of Building 20 Million Cars A Year By 2030

Good morning! It’s Friday, May 24, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week 1st Gear: Production Is Waning At Tesla Tesla is having a right … Read more

GM Hopes A Clutch Pedal Is Enough To Make Enthusiasts Buy EVs

GM Hopes A Clutch Pedal Is Enough To Make Enthusiasts Buy EVs

After worries about charging and range anxiety, the biggest issue many car fans have with electric vehicles is that they’re no fun to drive. They argue that one-pedal driving, regenerative braking and no real gearbox to play with makes them soulless. Now, General Motors is hoping to change that and convert you to its electric … Read more

Chevy Is Betting Big On EVs, Right As Everyone Else Retreats

Chevy Is Betting Big On EVs, Right As Everyone Else Retreats

Chevrolet is decidedly very late to the electric vehicle game. Cars that should have been out a while ago, like the Silverado EV and Equinox EV are just starting to show up at dealerships now, and its rollout of the Blazer EV has been anything but smooth. It means Chevy is well behind other automakers … Read more

Electric Vehicles Are Three Times More Likely To Hit Pedestrians Than Gas Cars

Electric Vehicles Are Three Times More Likely To Hit Pedestrians Than Gas Cars

An analysis of British road traffic accidents in a recent study concluded that battery electric vehicles and hybrids are significantly more likely to strike pedestrians than gas or diesel vehicles. According to data compiled from 32 billion miles of BEV and HEV travel and over 3 trillion miles traveled in gas and diesel vehicles, the … Read more

Tesla Registrations Continue Falling But That Won’t Stop It Dominating EV Sales

Tesla Registrations Continue Falling But That Won’t Stop It Dominating EV Sales

Good morning! It’s Friday, May 17, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week 1st Gear: Tesla Sales Drop Another 12 Percent Tesla might have had … Read more

Tesla Cybertruck Is Already The Second Most Popular Electric Truck On The Market

Tesla Cybertruck Is Already The Second Most Popular Electric Truck On The Market

Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 16, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: Cybertruck Already Beating Out Electric Truck Mainstays The Tesla Cybertruck is … Read more

Tesla Cuts Thousands Of U.S. Job Listings Following Massive Layoffs

Tesla Cuts Thousands Of U.S. Job Listings Following Massive Layoffs

Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 9, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week 1st Gear: Tesla Deletes Over 3,400 Job Listings Tesla just cut over … Read more

Even Ford Is Walking Back Its EV Plans In Europe Now

Even Ford Is Walking Back Its EV Plans In Europe Now

Europe-only Ford Explorer EV Image: Ford It wasn’t all that long ago, February of 2021 in fact, that Ford Europe announced it was “all-in on EVs.” It planned to invest $2 billion to transform the Cologne, Germany plant into an electric car production giant. The plan had stepping stones toward a fully electric 2030, including … Read more

If Western Automakers Aren’t Already Terrified Of Chinese EVs, They Probably Should Be

If Western Automakers Aren’t Already Terrified Of Chinese EVs, They Probably Should Be

Whether you have a problem buying a Chinese EV or not, that still doesn’t change the fact that China is investing heavily in its electric future, or the fact that the build quality and engineering gaps continue to close between Chinese and legacy Western automakers — with some Chinese automakers even surpassing the Western ones. … Read more