The lithium-ion EV battery market appears to be on the verge of correction in the U.S., after a few years of rapid growth with multi-billion investments. There is no doubt about the growth in the EV segment, however, the expansion is not as fast and smooth as initially planned. Because of that, some of…

Nissan confirmed it will build all-electric future versions of its Juke and Qashqai SUVs alongside the next-gen Leaf at its plant in Sunderland, UK, and said the new EVs will be inspired by its "Hyper" series of concepts recently unveiled at Japan Mobility Show. The Japanese automaker announced it is investing a total of…

Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving taxi venture, plans to relaunch its driverless cab service in a single unspecified city in the United States.  The announcement, reported by Reuters, comes after California banned the troubled business unit’s vehicles from offering rides on public roads following an accident where a pedestrian was dragged by a Cruise autonomous…

Big, powerful electric luxury SUVs with sub-5-second acceleration times and ranges of 300 miles or more are now ubiquitous.  That certainly wasn’t the case in 2019 when Audi E-Tron deliveries started, or in 2017, when Audi powertrain and chassis development chief Siegfried Pint promised me that the E-Tron’s tri-motor system would make it corner “like…

Lots of automotive and motorcycle manufacturers have expressed interest in the electric bicycle market. We’ve talked about a lot of these in great length, with honorable mentions including Porsche, Ducati, and Audi. Iconic American motorcycle label Harley-Davidson also had an offshoot specializing in electric bikes called Serial 1, and I put that in past-tense because…

After months of rumors, it appears that Tesla is finally confirming that it plans to bring Full Self-Driving Beta, its more advanced Level 2 active safety system, to China. Tesla reportedly confirmed to a local media outlet that it is making progress on bringing the system to the Chinese market after previously shutting down…

A Florida judge found “reasonable evidence” that Tesla, along with its CEO Elon Musk and other managers, knew that the so-called Autopilot advanced driver assistance system was defective but still allowed cars to be driven unsafely, according to Reuters. The news comes after Judge Reid Scott, in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County,…

Electric vehicle battery swapping is a concept that has become widespread in China after EV startup Nio pioneered it and battery giant CATL adopted it. Nio has exported its battery swapping stations outside its borders as well, mainly in Europe. As of October 26, Nio had 2,000 Power Swap Stations in China and 27…

Volkswagen has outlined a plan to strengthen its position in China with an all-new platform for affordable electric cars. The platform will be based on local components. The news was shared on Friday by China chief Ralf Brandstaetter during the opening a new EV development and procurement center—Volkswagen Group China Technology Company (VCTC) in…

Tesla has just expanded its Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot program to another country, making available select Superchargers in South Korea to other electric vehicles. The company did not reveal details, but its map of Superchargers indicates that roughly 80 sites (or about half of the local network) were opened. The South Korean network has…