Tesla bucked the trend among tech companies when it comes to the number of jobs created in 2022. While tech giants like Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Twitter laid off tens of thousands of employees last year to save money in the face of a coming recession – and some will continue to do so…

The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is EPA-rated at up to 361 miles of range and 140 MPGe combined, Hyundai confirmed Tuesday. Those figures apply to the Hyundai Ioniq 6 SE RWD Long Range model with the larger 77.4-kwh battery pack (a 53.0-kwh pack is the base offering). Opting for all-wheel drive results in 316 miles…

Developing cars that can drive without a human is a unique challenge. There are many kinds of events that fully autonomous vehicles have to be prepared to handle in milliseconds, and mistakes can have serious consequences. Solving these problems requires innovation across a number of fields, such as AI and machine learning, advanced sensors,…

Suzuki has just revealed its plan to launch five new electric vehicles in Europ by 2030, one of which is is a BEV version of the popular Jimny small off-roader. The first of these fully electric Suzuki models will debut next year, but it probably won’t be the Jimny EV, although it will still be…

Senator Joe Manchin this week introduced a bill seeking to delay federal EV tax credits, claiming the Treasury Department isn't adhering to recently enacted rules. The federal tax credit of up to $7,500 for qualifying vehicles was re-upped under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed last year, but with added requirements including one that EVs…

WIRED said 12 months ago that 2022 was going to be a pivotal year for electric cars. Judging by the 18 models we told you to watch out for, as well as the increasingly long wait lists for new electric vehicles, we were right.  Despite those wait times, the trend of growing EV and…

The Tesla Energy business consistently grows and the fourth quarter was not an exception, with especially strong results in the battery energy storage segment. According to the company, Tesla Energy generation and storage revenues increased 90 percent year-over-year to $1.310 billion (5.4% of the total revenues), while the cost of revenues stands at $1.151…

Audi has saved the most intriguing—and arguably, most American—of its four sphere concepts for last: an electric pickup.  Well, sort of. The Activesphere concept is “a master of metamorphosis,” as Audi puts it—a coupelike hatchback with an elongated roofline, in which the entire rear section folds horizontally, then opens up to a cargo bed that’s…

After going remote at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, CES returned to Las Vegas in 2022 for a hybrid experience. Many companies opted to continue virtually attending the annual consumer trade show. Even though CES 2023 is not expected to recapture the entire grandeur of years past, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) that hosts the…

Tesla will continue to cut the costs of its electric models and will push for higher production rates in the near future, the company said in the Q4 2022 shareholder letter published today. The statement comes after massive price drops throughout Tesla’s lineup of electric vehicles around the world, a move which sent shockwaves…