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A Glasgow hotel is looking to hire a “banter merchant” to entertain guests throughout Edinburgh Festival Fringe. AC Hotel by Marriott Glasgow said it is seeking a “breakfast roaster” to leave its guests “in stitches” throughout the famous event. The paid gig – which would suit someone performing at the Fringe – includes free accommodation

Hyundai believes it has found the “sweet spot” with three long-range, fast-charging, and affordable EVs available in the US. With rivals launching new electric models this year, Hyundai expects stronger competition in the second half of the year. After setting a new EV sales record in Q2, Hyundai feels “pretty bullish about the second half,”

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we ask: What does war look like to someone who “narrowly avoided” military conscription in South Africa? Apparently it involves lots and lots of robots, and a cameo appearance from Bill Gates! Elon took to X to say he was ready to wage war on TSLA shorts – and, once

Porsche is doubling down on its shift to EVs as gas-powered vehicles, like the Macan, are already being retired in Europe. With new electric vehicles launching, including the Macan, Boxster, Cayenne, and a range-topping seven-seater EV, Porsche is laying the groundwork for the future. Porsche launched its first fully electric car, the Taycan, in 2019.

Elon Musk is going to war against people shorting Tesla’ stock (TSLA) again. He says they will be “obliterated”. Shorts, people betting against the stock of a company, have long played a part in Tesla’s history on the stock market and CEO Elon Musk has often commented on the situation – going as far as

Ford is unveiling its newest electric vehicle this week. Ahead of its official debut, Ford teased the new EV, claiming “the legend is back.” Ford confirmed the new EV will be revealed on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. The new EV will follow Ford’s electric Explorer as the automaker’s second model based on Volkswagen’s MEB platform.

Tesla Model S and Model X sales are not doing well, and Tesla is hiding that decline through its opaque delivery reporting. As we have often reported, Tesla doesn’t break down its sales by model. The lack of transparency is frustrating as it makes it harder to track the health of its vehicle programs. Tesla

July is finally here, and the deals are heating up. The best SUV lease deals in July are almost all fully electric models, including the Hyundai IONIQ 5, Kia Niro EV, and Subaru Solterra. Check out the new offers below. Nearly all automakers saw a considerable surge in electric car sales over the past few

Porsche’s first all-electric sports car was a hit. But, nearly five years later, Taycan sales are falling amid new competition. Porsche is reportedly cutting Taycan output amid the sales slump. With the new Macan EV viewed as a beacon of hope, can Porsche turn things around? Porsche introduced the Taycan, its first fully electric vehicle,

Tesla is now upgrading the Cybertruck’s electric motor with a more “efficient and reliable” motor. Tesla has started to contact some early Cybertruck owners to tell them that they will change their electric drivetrain. The automaker says that it is about conducting a study of early Cybertrucks. At select owners’ next service visit, Tesla will

A New York resident recently took electric bicycle maker Delfast to court over non-delivery of the company’s new electric bicycle model after an apparently successful crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo failed to result in a delivery. Crowdfunding campaigns are popular in the electric bicycle industry. While originally intended as a way to fund new projects by

Tesla vehicles have become approved as government vehicles in China – a first for a foreign-owned automaker. It could open the door for large government sales in the country. Over the last few months, Tesla has made a lot of progress in getting closer to the Chinese government. The automaker managed to fix its problem

Tesla is not expected to invest in India anytime soon as a new report states that Elon Musk’s team is ghosting Indian officials about the project. Tesla has been trying to get into the Indian automotive market for years, but it wasn’t able to find a way around the country’s protectionist effort, which includes high

Tesla Cybertruck might have become the best-selling electric pickup truck in the US. If it wasn’t last quarter, it looks like it will be this quarter. Unfortunately, Tesla doesn’t break down its sales by model. The lack of transparency is frustrating as it makes it harder to track the health of its vehicle programs. Tesla

Photo: Love’s Travel Stops Alabama is handing out $11.2 million in federal grants to install 13 NEVI-compliant EV charging stations – here’s where they’re going. Alabama has NEVI EV charging stations coming The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) announced the 13 winners of the first round of the Biden administration’s National Electric

Tesla has launched a new ‘Military Purchase Program’ with $1,000 discounts on all Tesla models (except Cybertruck for veterans and active duty military members and their spouses. Military purchase programs are fairly common in the industry,especially with American automakers. Now, Tesla is jumping on board with its own military purchase program. The automaker wrote on

In today’s episode of Quick Charge we’ve got serious software upgrades from Tesla, questions about the company’s energy storage business, Ford’s record EV sales, GM’s bananas lease rates on the new Silverado, Blue Bird business news, and some fancy electric boats to take you into the weekend. It’s July 3rd, which means tonight is the

Tesla has started pushing a big new software update with a few more music options, parental controls, and more. Tesla regularly pushes out over-the-air software updates to its customer fleet. Most of these updates don’t include significant release notes with the updates being in the backend, but every few months, Tesla releases bigger updates with

Hyundai opened the first EV battery cell plant in Indonesia with LG Energy Solution as it builds out its global supply chain. The plant will supply cells for over 150,000 competitively-priced Hyundai and Kia EVs, starting with the new Kona Electric. In March 2021, Hyundai teamed up with LG to build a new EV battery

A Tesla Cybertruck flipped upside down in a crash in Vicksburg, Mississippi – one of the first Cybertruck wrecks. There are starting to be more Cybertrucks on the road, and therefore, it’s normal to start seeing some crashes these days. Tesla’s recent recalls of the Cybertruck confirmed that there are over 11,000 on US roads