Tesla announced at X that it is working on a new way to keep the cameras clean on the Cybertruck. Hopefully it will make its way into other Tesla vehicles because it is a common problem with the performance of its advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). When driving using Tesla's Autopilot or Full Self-Driving (Supervised) …
Polestar's next electric car will be a compact SUV called the Polestar 7the automaker confirmed Thursday in a business update. The Polestar 7 will be produced in Europeand will mark the start of a move to a common architecture for future cars, according to Polestar. The brand currently relies on a variety of platforms shared …
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Tesla is reducing production of the Cybertruck as it shifts workers to Model Y production because the fleet of electric trucks is piling up. The automaker had planned a production capacity of 250,000 Cybertrucks a year at the Gigafactory Texas, and CEO Elon Musk said he could see this ramped up to 500,000 a year. …
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Elaphe, a Slovenia-based developer of in-wheel motor technology, has launched a new front-wheel drive motor for electric and hybrid vehicles. The motor includes a large 400 mm brake disc on a 21 inch rim, making it well suited for performance vehicles where space and weight are important considerations. The engine delivers a continuous power of …
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Honda and Acura electric vehicles will be able to use Tesla Supercharger stations starting this springHonda said Wednesday in a business update. As with other non-Tesla brands, Honda and Acura EV owners will get adapters allowing their CCS-equipped vehicles to connect to Tesla's NACS chargers. The automaker didn't provide any other details, so it's unclear …
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A new bill submitted to the Oregon Legislative Assembly seeks to ban Class 3 electric bikes from being legal on the state's bike lanes. Class 3 electric bikes include those that can reach vehicle-assisted speeds of up to 28 mph (45 km/h), while Class 1 and 2 electric bikes can only reach 20 mph (32 …
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Tesla is opening its Supercharger network to non-Teslas Ford and Rivian were the first non-Teslas to connect The opening of the Supercharger network has been an ongoing ramp-up and is not a one-size-fits-all situation By the end of 2024, almost all of the major EV brands in the US have signed on to provide Tesla …
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LiveWire, the electric motorcycle brand from Harley-Davidson, has just announced its latest electric motorcycle model. The new LiveWire S2 Alpanista is built on the same platform as the last two models of the brand, using the Arrow platform as a flexible base for several different bikes. The Arrow platform first received the LiveWire S2 Del …
In today's episode of Fast Charging we explore the uncertainty about the future of EV incentives, the roles different stakeholders will play in shaping that future, and our friend Stacy Noblet from energy company ICF stops by to share what's ahead. We have several topics and lessons covered in this interview looking forward, and I've …
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Stellantis has gone established development of what would be Chrysler's first electric car of its kind, is shifting its focus to other forms of electric power. The Chrysler Airflow concept unveiled in 2022 was to serve as the basis for a production electric SUV, but Mopar Insiders reported earlier this week that development work on …
