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After building the anticipation, Hyundai has finally revealed prices for its electrified streamliner sedan everyone’s been talking about. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 will have a starting MSRP of $41,600, with most trim levels available at US dealerships starting this spring. Hyundai’s second dedicated electric vehicle, behind the wildly popular IONIQ 5, is about ready to

Ford signed into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a new joint venture Tuesday with LG Energy Solution and Koç Holding. The JV plans to build one of Europe’s largest commercial EV battery cell facilities, with up to 45 GWh in potential annual production capacity. Last year, Ford announced it would become an all-electric

Tesla is shifting its battery cell production capacity from Germany to the US as it expects that it is going to be more useful there, giving the automaker’s buyers access to the $7,500 federal tax credit. For the last three years, Tesla has been working to build its battery cells with a new 4680 format.

Uber Freight is teaming up with California-based WattEV, an electric trucking and charging infrastructure company, to launch the company’s first zero-emission electric truck pilot. Uber Freight announces its first electric truck pilot “Electric trucks are finally here,” Uber Freight head of sustainability Illina Frankiv declared after announcing the collaboration. Uber’s (the rideshare company) commercial trucking

With buyers’ preference for zero-emission electric vehicles soaring, Toyota looks to (finally) join the movement. Toyota is expected to begin producing electric SUVs in the US in 2025 as it aims to capture a piece of the booming market. Toyota to make US-built electric SUVs from 2025 After falling far behind the industry over the

When one carmaker controls over 60% of the EV market, any price changes can reverberate through the industry. In this case, Tesla’s steep price cuts combined with gaining access to federal tax credits have sent shockwaves through the industry. Let’s take a look at the first price drops from legacy automakers… According to KBB, the

Tesla has signed a deal with Magnis Energy Technologies, an interesting new battery technology company based in Australia. It could become an important partner for the automaker. Magnis announced today that it signed an anode active materials (AAM) offtake agreement with Tesla: Magnis Energy Technologies Ltd (“Magnis”, or the “Company”) (ASX: MNS; OTCQX: MNSEF; FSE:

Solar contractor SALT Energy has installed a rooftop solar system in Florida that’s now the state’s largest rooftop solar system, as well as its largest privately owned solar project. The 3.24 megawatt (MW) solar project is installed on the roof of Badia Spices’ 300,000-square-foot factory in Sweetwater, Florida, which is in Miami-Dade County. The project is currently

Tesla is reportedly considering buying Brazil-based lithium miner Sigma Lithium, which is currently valued at $3 billion. With the rapidly rising costs of key minerals for battery production, Tesla has been starting to consider venturing into the mining world. For example, in response to the rising cost of lithium, CEO Elon Musk said last year

Uber and Mumbai-based Tata Motors signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Monday to bring 25,000 EVs onto its network, the largest commitment between an automaker and rideshare platform in India. As one of the most popular rideshare companies, Uber has a massive responsibility to cut emissions from its fleet and protect the environment. Uber just

Nissan is slashing prices on its first electric SUV, the Nissan Ariya, in China to remain competitive in the booming Chinese electric vehicle market. Nissan slashes Ariya EV prices after Toyota in China Less than a week after Toyota cut prices on its first electric SUV, the bZ4X, in China, Nissan is following suit. Nissan’s

In the release notes of the latest Tesla FSD Beta v11, Tesla explains what is happening to Autopilot with the new update, and it adds the capacity to send voice feedback. Tesla FSD Beta v11 is both an exciting and scary step as it is supposed to merge Tesla’s FSD and Autopilot highway stacks. FSD

Tesla overnight dropped the price of its CCS Combo adapter to just $175 making the prospect of fast charging at any DC fast charging station a relatively easy prospect for most Tesla owners. The adapter which has cost $250 previously, is now 25% off, however the company isn’t advertising the price as a sale so

A Tesla Semi prototype and a Cybertruck prototype were spotted with a massive new lidar sensor in the front – likely to ground truth data for the Autopilot/self-driving sensor suite on those new vehicles. Lidar stands for Light Detection and Ranging, and it is a method for determining ranges by targeting an object with a

Ram Trucks has officially closed reservations for its first electric truck, the Ram 1500 REV, after opening them on Super Bowl Sunday. Ram closes reservations for the 1500 REV electric truck The highly anticipated electric truck was officially revealed in its production form this past Sunday during the super bowl. After showing its Ram Revolution

Tesla is again increasing Model Y prices in China following its massive price drop last month as demand appears to be picking back up. After months of rumors that Tesla’s demand in China was slowing down, the automaker implemented significant price drops of up to 13% on its electric vehicles in the critical EV market

Tesla has released a blog post defending itself against allegations that it fired employees at Gigafactory New York over a push to unionize. As we reported earlier this week, workers doing Autopilot data annotation at Gigafactory New York announced their intent to unionize. Yesterday, the organizers behind the unionization effort filed a complaint with the

This week, Nissan Motor and Kotohira Town announced a new agreement to utilize electric vehicles, including the Nissan LEAF, as “driving storage batteries” to power evacuation centers in the event a natural disaster strikes Japan. Japan’s vulnerability to natural disasters It’s no secret that Japan is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. The island nation lying

Tesla is attempting to get owners of older Model S and Model X vehicles with unlimited Supercharging to upgrade to a new car with an enticing new offer. While Model 3 and Model Y sales are going through the roof, the more expensive Model S and Model X are a little more difficult to move.

Tesla has been forced to “recall” all vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta as NHTSA believes it may cause crashes. The fix is a software update. In a recall notice released today, NHTSA has notified that Tesla has agreed to “recall” all 362,758 vehicles equipped with FSD Beta in the US over what it