Ford F-150 Lightning, an EV that can power your house
The fully electric Ford F-150 Lightning pick-up truck has finally been unveiled with 300 miles battery range (483 km) and can also supply the house with electricity in an emergency. …
Battery manufacturer SKI and Ford announce joint venture
The joint venture is to supply the automaker Ford under the name Blue Oval Sk from 2025. The annual capacity should be 60 gigawatt hours. The South Korean car battery …
Seres 3, the new Chinese electric SUV coming to France
After Aiways, Lynk & Co and even MG, if we count the Chinese affiliation, here is another manufacturer coming straight from the China, trying the European adventure: Seres, and its …
Fire in Renesas factory exacerbates chip shortage
The global shortage of semiconductors is already a problem for the automotive industry. It is likely to get worse in the coming months as a large factory fails after a …
Volvo Cars to phase out gasoline vehicles by 2030 – will only produce EVs
Volvo Cars aims to become a leader in the fast-growing market for premium electric cars and plans to become a fully electric car brand by 2030. The company’s ambition is …
Tesla’s most lucrative business segment? Spoiler: It’s not the cars
Tesla makes an annual profit for the first time in its history. The stock market is going well anyway. Company boss Musk now sees big profits in the software – …
Daimler splits up and goes public on the truck division
Car manufacturer Daimler is planning a complete renovation. In the course of this, the truck division is to be listed on the stock exchange. The goal for Daimler Truck is …
Largest battery factory in the world – Tesla wants billions from EU
Tesla wants tax money for the largest battery factory in the world. This news comes as a surprise to the state of Brandenburg, among others. The Tesla battery factory is …
Apple Car project recruits former Tesla executives
The Apple Car project is to be supported by former Tesla executives. However, it will be a long time before the first Apple car arrives. The Apple Auto is 5 …
Elon Musk tried to sell Tesla to Apple “in the darkest days of the Model 3 program”
Elon Musk said on December 22 that he contacted Apple CEO Tim Cook “in the darkest days of the Model 3 program” to discuss the possibility of a Tesla buyout …
New 2021 Toyota Mirai can now be ordered in Europe & US
The new Toyota Mirai can be ordered in Europe and U.S.: In the second Generation, the fuel cell sedan is more dynamic, powerful and safer than ever. The new edition …
Toyota deepens its commitment to the development of fuel cell buses
Toyota Caetano Portugal (TCAP), the joint venture between Toyota Motor Europe (TME) and Salvador Caetano, is the new shareholder of CaetanoBus and Finlog. The new strategic alliance with the two …
The new VW Tiguan eHybrid can be ordered now
Volkswagen has launched an unprecedented electric mobility offensive and is currently launching numerous new electric and hybrid models. As part of this product offensive, the electrified Tiguan can also be …
Tesla has to stop clearing forests in Grünheide for the time being
The rapidly advancing construction of the Gigafactory near Berlin is controversial. Now there is a setback for the US group – at least for the time being. In an urgent …
Tesla announces capital increase of over five billion dollars
The automaker wants to reduce the debt level and bring new vehicle models onto the market. For this, Tesla is now raising capital again. The US electric car maker Tesla …
Every third person in Germany would switch to e-mobility
Only three percent of cars in Germany fill up with electricity. Other countries are already further along, as a new study shows. More environmentally friendly, cheaper, healthier – with this …
OTA software update for 750,000 BMW, finally gets Android Auto
The on-board computer operating system of many younger BMWs is getting an upgrade. In addition to new functions, it also brings more speed to familiar ones. BMW has refreshed its …
Tesla: 2013 Model S exceeds 1.2 million km
Who said a Tesla couldn’t travel such a great distance in its lifetime? Hansjörg Gemmingen, owner of a 2013 Tesla Model S P85, has exceeded 1.2 million kilometers (745,645 miles). …
Waymo opens Robotaxi service without a safety driver to more users
In the US city of Phoenix, more people should be able to call self-driving taxis. This helps especially in the corona crisis to protect drivers and guests. The Google sister …
Mercedes to launch seven electric vehicles by 2023
From the end of the year, Mercedes will begin its vast offensive on the market for electric models with no less than seven models offered by 2023. All segments will …
Hyundai Kona recall: LG Chem refutes fault in battery cells
LG Chem says that Ionic and electric buses use the same battery cells, concentrated fire only in Kona, “it is not caused by defective battery cells”. Hyundai Motor has decided …
Merkel praises the Tesla project in Grünheide as a role model for other construction projects
Critics of the planned Tesla factory in Grünheide are in great demand. Chancellor Merkel nevertheless sees “great approval” for the planned plant in Brandenburg. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel sees the …
Ford recalls over 700,000 cars in North America over faulty camera
Problems with the rear view camera have led the automaker to recall the high number of cars. The cameras will now be exchanged. The second largest US automaker Ford is …
Tesla delivers record vehicles in third quarter of 2020
Tesla delivered nearly 140,000 vehicles to its customers in the third quarter. The car manufacturer has thus clearly exceeded the previous year’s figure. While the corona pandemic is slowing the …
Electric car production expected to skyrocket in Germany
Annual production of electric cars in Germany is expected to increase to around 600,000 cars by 2022 – and to more than 1.1 million by 2025. Every fourth car will …