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Mazda officially opened the order books on its new Mazda EZ-6 EV and EREV versions of the car in China yesterday. And the starting price? It’s under $25,000. Co-developed by Mazda and Chinese state-owned Changan Auto, the EZ-6 was one of two new electric offerings that debuted back in April. The other was a CX-5/0-sized crossover called

Sony and Honda mobility joint venture AFEELA announced a deal with Tesla to adopt NACS on its upcoming electric vehicles in North America and Japan. Japanese electronics and automotive giants Sony and Honda partnered a few years ago to create AFEELA, a new electric vehicle brand. You know that they are getting more serious about

Kia promises the new EV9 GT will have “enormous power,” but that’s not all. For the first time, the Kia EV9 GT was caught with an active spoiler, giving us a sneak peek at potential new upgrades. The brand’s first three-row electric SUV is already making its presence known in the US, helping push Kia

On today’s emotionally energized episode of Quick Charge, an independent test show that the latest Tesla Full Self Driving requires an intervention every 13 miles. Meanwhile, Hyundai, Kia, and California are making EVs better, AND more affordable. Independent testing firm AMCI seems to verify Fred’s initial findings with FSD 12.5, Hyundai and Kia are working

The rugged SUV maker wants a bigger share of the global market. Jeep launched its first EV, the Avenger electric SUV, in Toyota-dominated Japan. Toyota’s home market has mostly shunned imports, but foreign EVs are starting to crack the code. Jeep launches its first EV in Japan, the Avenger SUV Stellantis introduced its first EV,

South Korea’s leading automakers are doubling down on their efforts to cut EV costs with new battery tech. Hyundai and Kia are teaming up to develop LFP battery materials to power up lower-priced EVs. Hyundai and Kia eye cheaper EVs with LFP battery tech Hyundai and Kia launched a new project to develop lithium iron

Audi of America has officially announced the pricing and specifications for its all-new 2025 Q6 e-tron model line, and it came with a surprise. Among the lineup is a new rear-wheel-drive (RWD) entry model, designed to offer the longest range of any Audi battery-electric vehicle (BEV) to date. Starting at $63,800, the RWD Q6 e-tron

Tesla Full Self-Driving was tested by third-party testing firm AMCI and the result was a ridiculous 13 miles between interventions. One of the biggest concerns about Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) program is that the automaker has always refused to share intervention data or any data about the program three years into it. We have to

After a three-year break, Ford is set to reopen its Chennai plant in India. However, This time, Ford will focus on EVs as it faces a global comeback. Ford India plant will reopen to export global EVs Ford submitted a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the government of Tamil Nadu earlier this month, outlining plans

Photo: Porsche Owners of the new 2025 Porsche Macan Electric, which lands at US dealers this month, will get one year of free 30-minute Electrify America charging sessions. Electrify America and Porsche Cars North America already have a charging agreement, and now they’ve extended it to the new Macan Electric, which are on a ship and

Tesla has started sending out invites to its Robotaxi unveiling event next month with the tagline: “we, robot.” For a while, Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed building a dedicated self-driving vehicle, which he has been referring to as the Tesla Robotaxi. It was supposed to be unveiled at an event in August, but it was

Tesla is calling for more energy installers to be certified on its products as the company winds down its own solar installations. There’s no hiding it. Tesla’s solar installation business is disappearing. For years, Tesla’s solar deployment has been going down almost every quarter and this year, the company hasn’t even bothered reporting deployment. Last

Hyundai launched its first small electric work truck in Korea on Wednesday, starting at around $42,000 (55.95 million won). The Chassis Cab EV work truck was launched alongside a new Special High-Top Model, rounding out Hyundai’s ST1 lineup. Hyundai launches its first Chassis Cab electric work truck After unveiling its first commercial electric van, the

Workers have reportedly snuck with police in the middle of the night in the forest around Gigafactory Berlin to cut trees for Tesla’s expansion. Tesla has been trying to expand its Gigafactory Berlin, but it has been facing some opposition. Earlier this year, the local residents of Grünheide, the municipality where Tesla Gigafactory Berlin is located,

Ford’s Marin Gjaja explained that most drivers don’t realize the major perks of driving an EV. Not only is it more efficient, but it also offers extra benefits like skipping the lines at the gas station with the ability to charge at home. Ford says driving an EV offers additional perks At the Automotive News

Tesla (TSLA) is going to have to deliver as Wall Street is raising expectations in vehicle deliveries for the electric automaker ahead of the results coming next week. Tesla is expected to release its production and delivery results for the third quarter of 2024 next week. After two quarters in a row where Tesla saw

Kia issued a recall for 12,400 EV9 models due to a software glitch that could cause the remote smart parking feature to fail to stop as intended. Kia will recall 12,400 EV9 models over a software glitch The Remote Smart Parking Assist (RSPA) feature is designed to park your EV9 or summon it when parked

Kia is taking its electric PBV vans to a new overseas market after securing a local sales contract in Japan. The fit-for-purpose EV vans are part of Kia’s plans to become a leading total mobility solutions provider. Kia’s first electric PBV van was recently spotted in the wild ahead of its official launch. Kia unveiled

Tesla Model Y has a real shot at becoming the best-selling passenger vehicle of 2024 in the US. Only the Toyota Rav4 stands in its way. Last year, Electrek made the Model Y its ‘car of the year’ despite launching in 2020 – three years prior. The Model Y improved between 2020 and 2023, but

Lyft continues to empower its gig economy drivers by tackling a significant pain point for its current base of EV drivers: range anxiety. With the help of the API platform Smartcar, Lyft has introduced a new feature that only enables ride requests within a driver’s available EV range. As one of the world’s leading rideshare