Fisker recalls thousands of Ocean EVs for safety and compliance issues

Fisker recalls thousands of Ocean EVs for safety and compliance issues

The Fisker Ocean electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) during AutoMobility LA ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.  Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Electric vehicle startup Fisker announced on Wednesday that it is recalling thousands of Ocean SUVs in North America and Europe … Read more

Tesla could get special duties as part of EU’s higher China EV tariffs

Tesla could get special duties as part of EU’s higher China EV tariffs

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X speaks during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.  David Swanson | Reuters Tesla could be hit with a specially calculated duty on its cars produced in China and imported … Read more

EU announces higher tariffs on Chinese EVs as trade tensions sharpen

EU announces higher tariffs on Chinese EVs as trade tensions sharpen

Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory of Chinese EV startup Leapmotor on April 1, 2024 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. Shi Kuanbing | Visual China Group | Getty Images The European Union on Wednesday said it would slap higher tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, which it … Read more

The $50 Billion Musk Referendum

The  Billion Musk Referendum

The pay package is just one in a series of measures that shareholders have already been asked to vote on by proxy, ahead of Thursday’s meeting. Others include whether Tesla’s incorporation should move from Delaware to Texas, whether the company should soften its hardline stance on labor negotiations, and whether the company should preemptively impose … Read more

Bob Lutz Made A Terrible Plug-In Hybrid Truck A Decade Ago

Bob Lutz Made A Terrible Plug-In Hybrid Truck A Decade Ago

Bob Lutz is undoubtedly a pioneer in the automotive world, but sometimes even the greats get it wrong. Sometimes they get it so wrong the product they come up with is downright irrelevant and is forgotten by the annals of time. Take the Via Motors VTrux. Do you remember the VTrux? Me neither, but Big … Read more

Honda may be America’s most committed EV automaker, for the moment

Honda may be America’s most committed EV automaker, for the moment

The All-New, All-Electric Honda Prologue is on display at the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on November 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. While missing a host of brands, this year’s edition of the Los Angeles Auto Show debuted a range of new models.  Josh Lefkowitz | Getty Images … Read more

Long-range EVs now cost less than the average new car in the US

Long-range EVs now cost less than the average new car in the US

The automotive industry has entered a fiercely competitive phase in the electric vehicle transition, and it’s producing an intriguing result for US car buyers: the first long-range EVs that are cheaper to buy than the average gas-powered car.At least three manufacturers — Tesla, Hyundai-Kia and General Motors — now offer EVs with more than 300 … Read more

GM EVs at Costco Auto help drive electric vehicle sales

GM EVs at Costco Auto help drive electric vehicle sales

Customers exit a Costco store in Teterboro, New Jersey, June 28, 2023. Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors has a not-so-secret weapon when it comes to getting U.S. consumers into its new all-electric vehicles: Costco Wholesale. The Detroit automaker said it’s increasingly using the retail giant’s Costco Auto Program … Read more

Politics playing a role in EV adoption: Michigan Gov. Whitmer

Politics playing a role in EV adoption: Michigan Gov. Whitmer

The future of the electric vehicle is a critical issue for the U.S. auto industry and its home base of Detroit, Michigan. It’s also increasingly becoming a political issue, according to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The Biden administration’s support of EV adoption includes the Inflation Reduction Act, now at odds with Donald Trump’s promise to … Read more

Elon Musk told Nvidia to ship AI chips reserved for Tesla to X, xAI

Elon Musk told Nvidia to ship AI chips reserved for Tesla to X, xAI

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.  David Swanson | Reuters Elon Musk claims he can grow Tesla into “a leader in AI & robotics,” an ambition that … Read more