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After a tough quarter, Tesla is now offering 6 months of free supercharging for all new Model 3 and Model Y orders that get delivered by the end of the year in North America. Tesla is gearing up for another “end of quarter push,” attempting to boost sales before the quarter and year close out.

Kia’s first three-row electric SUV is already racking up the deals ahead of deliveries in the US. The 2024 Kia EV9 is now available for a special financing rate as low as 3.25%. 2024 Kia EV9 gets special financing rates Although Kia’s new electric SUV is garnering “significant consumer interest,” the automaker is launching it

Toyota is still continuing its old ways of greenwashing and opposing electric vehicles, despite a change in CEO earlier this year from anti-EV stalwart Akio Toyoda to former Lexus chief Koji Sato, who had promised a more EV-friendly approach. Toyota has a long history of opposing electric vehicles, both through lobbying and disinformation in its

Tesla has started releasing to employees its FSD v12 update, which is apparently critical to Tesla’s achieving its self-driving goal. CEO Elon Musk has previously said that he believes Tesla will achieve “true” self-driving capability by the end of the year. Now, the CEO has said that before and it didn’t happen. But this time,

Volkswagen plans to launch a new entry-level EV platform in China to keep pace with Tesla and BYD. The automaker will introduce EVs starting at around $20,000 (140,000 yuan) to win back buyers in its most important market. Competition in the world’s largest EV market is intensifying as price cuts from market leaders like Tesla

Nissan is announcing a major series of investments and plans for electrification today, many of which have been long rumored but are now being concretely defined. In summary, plan on two new CUVs and a brand-new version of the Leaf, all three of which will be produced in the UK at Nissan’s Sunderland plant. In

Elon Musk is reportedly taking a zealot stance against union amid a strike in Sweden expanding and potentially now crippling operations for Tesla in the country. Earlier this month, Tesla service workers in Sweden started striking in order to get included in a collective agreement. The automaker has always had a hard stance against unions

Tesla has won a court order against an owner in China who tormented the company with protests at stores and events over an alleged “brake failure” that was proven nonexistent. In 2021, Tesla was stuck in a strange situation in China where a Model 3 owner, Ms. Zhang, kept showing up at Tesla stores and

Electric motorcycles are notorious for their impressive torque and the ability to access that torque instantaneously. It’s why an e-motorcycle with less total power than a combustion engine motorcycle can still cross the finish line first in a head-to-head drag race. It’s also why an Energica rider recently got into a bit of hot water

Tesla has now ‘fully open source’ its original Roadster design and engineering, and released R&D documents accessible to everyone. The original Tesla Roadster hasn’t been in production for more than a decade now, and we are still waiting for the new generation that was unveiled all the way back in 2017 and has been delayed

Nissan plans to build electric versions for two of its best-selling crossovers in the UK. According to a new report, Nissan will build an electric Juke and Qashqai at its Sunderland factory. The report from Sky News Wednesday claims Nissan will announce the new electric crossovers on Friday. Citing industry sources, the report says Nissan

Hyundai’s fastest street-legal vehicle is due out soon as the brand expands its all-electric N models. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 N could be the fastest, most powerful Hyundai vehicle we’ve seen so far. After Hyundai’s first high-performance electric N vehicle made its North American debut last week, the automaker is reportedly working on an even

Elon Musk says he plans to discuss Tesla investing in xAI, his new AI startup, with the automaker’s board of directors. Earlier this year, Musk launched a new AI startup, xAI. The relationship with Tesla has been put into question because Musk has previously said that “Tesla had the best AI team in the world” and

Audi’s high-performance EV is getting an upgrade. The Audi e-tron GT was caught testing for the first time, revealing the electric car’s sporty new facelift. Audi, Porshe upgrade to rival Tesla Like the Porsche Taycan, Audi’s e-tron GT was one of the first fully electric models to take on the Tesla Model S’ performance. Now,

Tesla has started discounting new inventory Model Y and Model 3 vehicles again in an apparent new end-of-quarter delivery push. While Tesla has historically often used price reductions as a way to create demand, but until recently, the automaker has refrained from straight discounts on vehicles. That changed when Tesla started discounting new inventory vehicles

Amid an intensifying EV price war in China, Volkswagen is launching a new flagship electric sedan. VW’s joint venture (JV), FAW-Volkswagen, officially opened ID.7 Vizzion pre-orders in China starting at 237,700 yuan ($33,200). Volkswagen unveiled the ID.7 Vizzion, the JV’s version of its new global flagship electric sedan, at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show in

Volkswagen Group China has begun producing battery systems at a new factory in Hefei, China for its MEB platform EVs in the country. The initial capacity of the plant will be 150,000-180,000 EV packs per year, and marks VW’s first wholly-owned battery manufacturing venture in the country. Construction in China happens at breakneck speed, and

Tesla is reportedly closing in on a $2 billion deal to build a factory deal in India after years of ups and downs in negotiations. India has the biggest auto market that Tesla has yet to enter. There has been a ton of back and forth between the Indian government and Tesla to make it

Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, can begin offshore construction in 2024. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved Revolution Wind’s construction and operations plan, and that’s the final decision the wind farm needs to start offshore construction.  BOEM’s final approval follows its Record of Decision issuance in August that

In its latest setback, Ford is cutting back on another significant EV investment. The company is scaling back plans at its $3.5B EV battery plant in Michigan as it adjusts to market demand. Ford said it was “re-timing and resizing some investments” in a statement Tuesday. Although it remains bullish on its long-term strategy, Ford