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Tesla Cybertruck Powershare Installation A Tesla Cybertruck owner has been quoted over $30,000 for a Powershare installation to enable his electric pickup truck to power his house. When Tesla unveiled the production version of the Cybertruck late in the year, the automaker finally confirmed it was its first bi-directional charging-capable vehicle. The feature allows Cybertruck

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Tesla now says that it expects its own 4680 battery cells to become cheaper than those coming from suppliers by the end of the year. 4680 is a new cell format enabled by new technologies, like tabless cells, developed by Tesla. It was first unveiled in 2020 with promises of enabling significantly lower cost, more

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) surged 12% today, one of its best days in a long time, as Elon Musk tries to position Tesla to ride the artificial intelligence wave. In a rare occurrence, Tesla had a pretty bad miss on expectations for both revenue and earnings with its financial results in Q1 2024. Despite the miss,

Tesla Cybertruck production April 2024 Tesla has released a rare update on Cybertruck production – confirming the production of 1,000 Cybertruck in a week. The automaker had warned that the Cybertruck production ramp could prove difficult due to unique features, like the stainless steel body. Tesla started production back in November 2023 and didn’t release

BMW USA has shared initial details of its 2025 model year i4 EV ahead of the all-electric sedan’s official launch this summer. Updates include a redesigned front fascia (all hail the kidney!), new exterior colors, and a digitized interior with sportier textiles. The BMW i4 debuted as a 2022 model-year sedan, which we at Electrek

The Volkswagen ID. Code previews a new electric SUV aimed at younger buyers, but it won’t be available in the US. VW introduced the sleek Porsche-like electric SUV as it looks to tap into the world’s largest EV market. New VW electric SUV teases Porsche-like design Volkswagen revealed a drastic shift in design and tech

Tesla has updated its timeline for Tesla Semi, its all-electric semi truck, with now a plan to reach volume production in “late 2025.” The Tesla Semi program has seen some significant delays – even since it has officially entered production. It was first unveiled in 2017, and it was supposed to come to market in

Electric aircraft developer BETA Technologies has shared video footage of its ALIA eVTOL transitioning from vertical takeoff to forward propulsion in its latest test video. This is a key milestone as the company seeks certification for the aircraft ahead of several use cases. BETA Technologies is a fully integrated electric aircraft and systems developer based

Mercedes unveiled its 2025 electric G-Class tonight – which it’s calling the “G580 with EQ technology” – in Beverly Hills, CA, and we’re here at the reveal with all the details. Mercedes first surprised us with its “EQG” concept at IAA in 2021. Now it’s heading to production, but with a somewhat more plain name. At the

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee

Elon Musk announced that Tesla may start selling its Optimus humanoid robot next year. The automaker plans to use the robot in its own factory by the end of the year. A few months ago, Tesla unveiled “Optimus Gen 2”, a new generation of its humanoid robot that should be able to take over repetitive tasks

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is currently in talks with “one major automaker about licensing Full Self-Driving (FSD)”. Back in 2021, Musk did say that he had early discussions with other automakers about licensing self-driving technology, but that didn’t lead to anything. Last year, the CEO made an announcement that Tesla would be open to licensing Autopilot

Tesla (TSLA) released its financial results and shareholders letter for the first quarter (Q1) 2024 after market close today. We are updating this post with all the details from the financial results, shareholders’ letter, and the conference call later tonight. Refresh for the latest information. Tesla Q1 2024 earnings expectations As we reported in our Tesla

Tesla ride-hailing app Tesla has teased its upcoming self-driving ride-hailing app, previously called ‘Tesla Network’, that the automaker is positioning as a Uber competitor. For years now, Tesla has been talking about releasing a ride-hailing app to compete with Uber and now Waymo. At times, there have been talks about releasing it without self-driving capability,

Tesla announced that it is changing its product plan to introduce cheaper electric cars to be built on its current production lines. Tesla has been working on its ‘next-generation vehicle platform’ that is expected to enable a new manufacturing process called “unboxed” that should produce cheaper electric vehicles. The automaker has previously talked about two

The Subaru Legacy will ride off into the sunset next year as the brand preps for a new era. Subaru is shifting gears as it focuses on new EVs, including SUVs and crossovers. Subaru is retiring the Legacy with new EVs launching Subaru launched its first fully electric vehicle, the Solterra, in the US in

A Tesla driver was arrested for vehicular homicide after he ran over a motorcyclist while driving using Autopilot without paying attention. The accident happened in Snohomish county, Washington, on April 19. The local news reported on the accident based on the police report: The man, 56, had activated Tesla’s Autopilot feature. He was using his

The upcoming Kia EV3 design was revealed in a new ad video. Ahead of its official debut, Kia’s latest teaser gives us our best look at the new low-cost electric SUV yet. Meet the affordable EV3 electric SUV Kia introduced the EV3 alongside two other electric vehicles during its EV Day in October. The models

Electric vehicle prices have come down significantly, with the top five most affordable EVs in Q1 all selling for under $41,000. Two Nissan EVs topped the list, while Hyundai, Tesla, and Toyota electric models rounded out the top five. Nissan, Hyundai, and Tesla top most affordable EVs in Q1 According to Cox Automotive data, electric