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…

The upgraded Tesla Model 3, which was known under the “Highland” codename during development, was named the “Best car you can buy in Norway” by automotive website Motor.no. The car journos pitted the facelifted EV against its Model Y sibling, as well as the BMW iX, Volkswagen ID.3, MG4, Peugeot e-2008, Renault Megane, and…

Tesla has updated its billing policy with a "congestion fee" aimed at increasing throughput at its Supercharger DC fast-charging stations. According to the Supercharger fees page on Tesla's website, updated earlier this week, users will now be charged $1 per minute to charge above 90% capacity. Tesla notes that this applies to "busy" stations only,…

The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 account for the vast majority of the EV maker's sales and production worldwide, with their combined share exceeding 95% of the brand's total output and deliveries during the first three quarters of this year. These two popular electric vehicles share the same platform, batteries, electric motors, charging…

Earlier this year, Nissan confirmed that the successor to the Leaf electric hatchback, widely expected to be a crossover, will be made at its plant in Sunderland, UK. But Nissan's next-generation entry-level EV, whose name hasn't been confirmed yet, may not be the brand's only all-electric vehicle made in the UK. Reports from…

Stellantis, the automotive group that owns Jeep, among other car brands, is recalling over 44,000 plug-in hybrid Jeep Wrangler 4xe SUVs worldwide because their high-voltage battery pack may catch fire. The company issued a statement yesterday, saying that a routine review of customer data led to an internal investigation that discovered eight vehicle fires.…