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After releasing its results for the first nine months of the year, Volkswagen’s CFO said EV orders are down 50% in Europe. VW’s order intake fell short, attributed to a slowdown in the overall market. The Volkswagen Group announced Thursday that EV deliveries increased by 45% YOY, reaching 531,500 in the first nine months of

Tesla and BP announced a deal where the former will sell $100 million worth of Supercharger hardware for the latter to deploy at its locations across the US. The deal is pretty much a first of its kind. Tesla has the best fast-charging network for electric cars in North America by far. That, along with

After achieving a record Q3 profit, Hyundai says it’s standing by its upcoming EV plans. The move comes despite several prominent automakers, including Ford and GM, recently delaying electric vehicle goals. Hyundai Motor, including Kia and Genesis brands, announced Q3 earnings results Thursday, showing strong profit growth. The South Korean automaker posted a record Q3

Tesla is planing a ‘Sport’ Version of the Model 3 with sportier seats, according to information coming out of Tesla’s latest software update. With deliveries starting in the last few days in Europe and tomorrow in China, we are still learning about the updated version of the Model 3. Last week, the parts catalog showed

Tesla Model Y has broken the record in Denmark for most sales ever in a year, and there are still two months to go. Expect to see more records like that, as the electric SUV will likely be the world’s best-selling car this year. Tesla Model Y is now undoubtedly the most successful electric vehicle

In a move reflecting the national interests in the race between next-generation aviation companies to bring advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles to market, Japan’s SkyDrive has received 12.4 billion yen ($82.7 million) from the government to support the development of the startup’s electric vertical takeoff and landing craft (eVTOL). SkyDrive’s work on its piloted two-passenger SD-05 eVTOL has secured it a reputation as

On the one-year anniversary of breaking ground on its first EV assembly and battery plant in the US, Hyundai announced significant progress at the site. Hyundai began construction on its $5.5 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in Bryan County, Georgia, on October 25, 2022. Exactly a year later, Hyundai says 99.9% of all the

Speaking at the global reveal of the updated 2024 bZ4X, a Toyota executive claimed electric vehicles don’t make sense in countries like Australia. Meanwhile, as the bestselling EV in the region, Tesla’s Model Y is proving that idea wrong. “Right now, hybrid-electric vehicles are a better fit than BEVs for most consumers,” the Toyota Australia

After deliveries reached 27,885 through the first nine months of 2023, Porsche says the Taycan EV “is and will remain a success story.” Meanwhile, with nearly 243,000 total vehicles delivered, Porsche’s ICE vehicles continue carrying the bulk of sales. Porsche delivered 242,722 vehicles in the first nine months of the year, up 10% compared to

The Honda-General Motors EV saga may be ending sooner than expected. Honda’s CEO, Toshihiro Mibe, said the automaker is scrapping plans to build affordable EVs with GM because of the “changing business environment.” “After studying this for a year, we decided that this would be difficult as a business, so at the moment we are

Lexus plans to launch a next-generation EV with super-low drag, high range, and a gigacasted vehicle structure. This could be the most significant electric vehicle announcement to come out of the Japan Mobility Show. While the LF-ZC may still be a concept, it’s one that the luxury mark owned by Toyota is committing to right

Honda has unveiled a new electric Prelude concept – bringing back the once popular 2-door coupe after 20 years. The Prelude used to be a popular vehicle in the Japanese automaker’s lineup. First launched in 1978, the second generation sold over 300,000 units between 1983-1987. However, sales started to crash in the 1990s and Honda

Cruise’s license to operate autonomous vehicles in the state of California has been suspended effective immediately, announced the California Department of Motor Vehicles today. GM’s Cruise subsidiary has been operating a driverless taxi service in San Francisco for the last few months, after the California Public Utilities Commission approved both GM’s Cruise and Google’s Waymo

Nissan has unveiled the Hyper Force, an electric hypercar with an insane 1 MW of power output, but there’s no plan to bring it to production. Leading up to the Japan Mobility Show this year, Nissan unveiled a series of electric vehicle concepts. They were interesting, but it is hard to get too excited as

Tesla is planning a new “congestion fee” at Supercharger stations, and it’s building on top of an already controversial practice. Back in 2019, Tesla introduced a new feature at Supercharger stations to help shorten charging sessions during busy times. The automaker started to limit owners’ state of charge (SOC) to 80% at select high-traffic sites.

The luxury automaker unveiled the sporty Infiniti Qe electric sedan concept Tuesday, previewing the brand’s first EV that will hit US streets. We also caught a glimpse of Infiniti’s first electric SUV. Infiniti announced plans to launch four new models as part of a major brand revamp by 2030, including two fully electric vehicles. Nissan’s

Mitsubishi has been something of an also-ran in the automotive world for the past decade, with the brand’s storied badges (Delica, Lancer, Pajero, Eclipse — to name a few) largely forgotten in modern vehicular conversation. Now, it says it will invest up to $200 million in partner firm Renault’s Ampere EV unit. Ampere is set

Tesla fans and naysayers are arguing on the internet about the Tesla Cybertruck’s build quality, and it doesn’t really matter. In its early days, and to this day to a lesser degree, Tesla has had a reputation for bad build quality. Its vehicles, especially in the early production days of a new model, would have

All of Tesla’s vehicles have topped the list of least stolen vehicles in the US, thanks to having GPS tracking as a standard feature. We have covered several satisfying stories about Tesla owners managing to get their vehicles back after being stolen. They often even assist police by tracking their vehicles through the Tesla app.

With a new dealer incentive and Retail Customer Cash bonus, now may be the best time to buy Ford’s all-electric SUV. All versions of the 2023 Mustang Mach-E now include a significant discount for those buying or leasing. A bulletin sent to dealers last week revealed a new discount for buying or leasing the 2023