Carlos Ghosn was never one to pull his punches. Even at the peak of his power at the helm of one of the world's largest automakers, he always had a lot to say. So following his daring escape from Japanese prosecution for alleged financial crimes, nobody should have expected the former Nissan-Renault boss in exile…

Toyota is due to receive $4.5 million in federal funding for research into automating the teardown and rebuilding of used electric vehicle battery packs for eventual reuse. The funding comes from the Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), under the Catalyzing Innovative Research for Circular Use of Long-lived Advanced Rechargeables (CIRCULAR). That project aims…

A pair of California-based companies plan to unveil a prototype electric RV at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month. The vehicle, officially styled as an "AI Transformable Home" (AI-TH), was announced at CES 2024 this past January by startup AC Future. That firm has since partnered with Hydra Design Labs which, says it…

Tesla is having a rough time in Europe. Its registration numbers went down by over 30,000 units in the EU since the beginning of the year. In November alone, Tesla recorded a 40.9% decrease in registrations in the EU. Europe is experiencing some weird times. From politics to economy and car sales, it’s far from…

Amazon ends the year with over 20,000 Rivian-made electric delivery vans in its fleet. Rivian delivered roughly 5,000 vans to Amazon in four months. In total, Rivian has to deliver 100,000 electric delivery vehicles to Amazon by 2030. American e-commerce giant Amazon now has over 20,000 Rivian Electric Delivery Vans (EDVs) making deliveries across the…

Tesla's Chief Designed showed off the Cybercab at the Petersen Automotive Museum During the presentation, he mentioned that Tesla has other and "future vehicles coming" that could "take multiple passengers" This, combined with previous comments from Tesla's Head of Investor Relations, could hint that Tesla may have additional robotaxi form factors up its sleeve…

SAIC-owned MG may launch a semi-solid-state battery-powered EV next year. It's likely related to another SAIC semi-solid-state EV, the IM L6 sedan. This special battery can provide over 623 miles of CLTC range. Solid-state batteries are a big buzzword on the electric vehicle scene these days because they promise to address many of the downsides…

Dodge, perhaps alone among contemporary automakers, has seen immense success in translating the archaic 20th-century Muscle Car formula into the 21st. It has done this by stuffing increasingly outrageous iterations of its modern Hemi V8 into nearly every vehicle in its product line. Its fervent Hellcat-ing has been enough, surprisingly, to maintain steadily vigorous sales…

One Chinese media source says the updated Tesla Model Y "Juniper" will enter production in Shanghai in January 2025. When production starts in Europe and the U.S. is still unknown but camouflaged prototype sightings are becoming more frequent. The revised Model Y will likely debut sometime in the first half of 2025. Tesla is working…

Honda's developing and refining its hybrids despite working on EVs A next-gen hybrid system is in the works Honda's targeting 100% battery electric and fuel-cell sales by 2040 Honda will continue to refine and development its two-motor hybrid system, currently used in popular models like the Accord, CR-V, and most recently the 2025 Honda Civic…