Process could cut costs and reduce emissions in making LFP cells for EVs It lays the foundation for greater LFP manufacturing in South Korea, outside China Chinese suppliers also continue to innovate on a battery type they championed Hyundai and Kia this week launched a project to develop cheaper cathode materials for lithium iron…

Tesla is pushing the so-called Full Self-Driving (Supervised) advanced driving assistant system to some Cybertruck owners. The over-the-air software update includes an early access build of FSD (Supervised). Nearly a year after deliveries of the controversial Tesla Cybertruck started in November 2023, the American EV maker is finally pushing the so-called…

Stellantis is recalling 194,000 Jeep 4xe plug-in hybrid SUVs globally after 13 reports of battery fires, and is telling owners to park outside and away from structures, as well as avoid charging, until a fix is implemented. Stellantis confirmed that 154,032 U.S.-market vehicles are affected, as well as 14,038 in Canada, 673 in Mexico, and…

Ford will now give out home Level 2 chargers with the purchase or lease of one of its electric vehicles. Ford is also covering installation costs, albeit with a few exceptions like digging trenches.  The move is aimed at helping customers get past some of the most common barriers with EV adoption, which…

Data from Chargeway users will be used for Consumer Reports EV charging ratings The Chargeway app provides advanced route planning and more What Chargeway provides to CR will be anonymous by user Consumer Reports hasn’t yet evaluated electric vehicle charging on anything like the scale the organization does when looking at the reliability of EVs.…

Jeep is recalling over 150,000 plug-in hybrid Wrangler and Grand Cherokee SUVs in the United States. The affected vehicles' batteries can catch fire; 13 fires have been recorded. The cause is still unknown and the automaker advises owners to park outside and away from structures. American automaker Jeep is recalling…

After seeing success with its 4xe plug-in hybrids, Jeep may add some conventional hybrids to its U.S. lineup as well, reports Automotive News. Standard hybrids are "definitely one of a range of things we are looking at for sure," Jeep global product planning VP Matthew Nyquist said in a video conference call with Automotive News…

Going into 2024, I have to admit I did not have "doomsday vibes" on my Bingo card. But a "toxic cocktail," as it's being called, of labor costs, sinking sales, high interest rates, the cost of going electric and intense competition from China has absolutely rocked Europe's automakers. Today, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin and Stellantis…

The Ford F-150 Hybrid powertrain has been updated for 2024 Hybrid F-Series models no longer shudder and judder The F-150 Hybrid costs $59,345, delivers good value for money Ford fixed the F-150 Hybrid. Based on how well the Hybrid now drives, hauls, and generates its way to higher mpg, it probably should have been the…

A select number of all-electric Tesla Cybertrucks now have the ability to drive on US highways hands-free, after the automaker pushed an update to vehicles this morning. Tesla AI head Ashok Elluswamy wrote on X that Cybertrucks will be the first Tesla vehicles to receive the “end-to-end on highway” driving feature, which the company says…