The 2024 Fiat 500e. Stellantis DETROIT — Stellantis is resurrecting the all-electric Fiat 500e for the U.S. market, as the automaker begins to release electric vehicles domestically to meet tightening fuel economy regulations. The small city car is expected to first go on sale as a special edition “(500e)RED” model early next year, starting at … Read more
Photo: Nic Coury/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Each year, I’ve taken to asking you fine readers of Jalopnik to peer into your crystal ball and tell me just what you think is going to happen in the automotive world for the upcoming year. From the painfully true (nope, car prices still aren’t normal) to the hilariously incorrect … Read more
2023 Prius Prime on display, April 6, 2023. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT — As sales of all-electric vehicles grow more slowly than expected, major automakers are increasingly meeting their customers in the middle. More and more companies are reconsidering the viability of hybrid cars and trucks to appease consumer demand and avoid costly penalties … Read more
The United Auto Workers union said General Motors has agreed to put the company’s battery plant workers under the union’s national contract, calling it a major victory in the ongoing strike against the “Big Three” automakers. UAW President Shawn Fain said in a Facebook Live address to members Friday that GM had put the agreement … Read more
Ford workers produce the electric F-150 Lightning pickup at the automaker’s Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on Dec. 13, 2022. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor will cut planned production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup roughly in half next year, marking a major reversal after the automaker significantly increased plant capacity for … Read more
“There are companies that have partnerships and collaborations, but they’re all still in development,” claims Berdichevsky, “while we’re ready for scale production manufacturing.” Not coincidentally, Moses Lake is also home to REC Silicon, a formerly shuttered supplier to the photovoltaics industry, and now one of only two US makers of silane gas. Group14 will be … Read more
Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles, nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the US to date, to fix a flawed system designed to make sure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot. Rather than physically recalling vehicles, documents posted today by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) … Read more
Image: Polestar Just over 10 percent of Canadian new car buyers this year chose to buy a battery electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. According to CTV, the exact number is 10.3 percent. The Canadian market is relatively small, as the massive frigid country is expected to purchase around 1.63 million new cars, trucks, and … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa has unveiled new regulations for all electric vehicles (EVs) in Canada. At a press conference on Tuesday, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault announced new standards that he says will provide more affordable EVs and more charging stations. The federal government had previously announced that … Read more
The Nio ET7 is already one of the highest-range electric vehicles available globally, with its 100-kWh battery pack option giving the large Chinese sedan a range of 435 miles on the European NEDC cycle (which is more optimistic than the EPA cycle). Now the ET7 is offered with a huge 150-kWh semi-solid-state battery pack, and … Read more
