Tesla is not to blame for a fatal crash that involved a Model Y crossover, a Chinese court ruled earlier this week, according to local outlet Shanghai Securities News, quoted by Bloomberg. The crash that happened in November of last year resulted in two deaths and three injuries after a white Model Y abruptly accelerated…
It’s no secret that the pace of electric vehicle adoption varies greatly from state to state, with California being the undisputed leader in this respect, as opposed to some midwestern and southern states where EV sales are among the lowest in the nation. While EV adoption is on the rise nationwide, electric vehicle market share…
Toyota will be exhibiting at the Japan Mobility Show 2023, to be held from Thursday, October 26 to Sunday, November 5, with a booth themed “Let’s Change the Future of Cars―Find Your Future.” In this first announcement of models to be exhibited at the booth, Toyota reveals some of the design details for two battery…
The all-electric Jeep Avenger is driving the Jeep brand’s growing presence in the highly-competitive B-SUV segment in the European market. The European Car of the Year 2023 has now received over 40,000 customer orders since its launch at the Paris Auto Show last year. Fueled by Avenger sales in the period between January and August of…
In Europe, more and more people are realizing the benefits of hitting the road on two wheels, particularly, electric bicycles. As it would turn out, slapping a motor onto a bicycle transforms the humble bicycle into an urban mobility device with the potential to replace a car on shorter trips within the city. With multiple…
Electric vehicle startup Fisker today announced a price reduction for the Fisker Ocean Extreme, the top trim level of the award-winning all-electric SUV. In the US, Fisker is lowering the price of the Ocean Extreme trim by $7,500, to $61,499 from $68,999. This price change will go into effect immediately. Customers who have already ordered…
China has not just showcased a great political and regulatory will to embrace electric vehicle adoption, but Chinese brands have also delivered on their promises. We’re nowhere near praising US automakers for the same, at least not yet (apart from Tesla, of course). China has raced to become the world’s largest EV market, and some…
Have you ever talked to someone who is “into consciousness?” How did that conversation go? Did they make a vague gesture in the air with both hands? Did they reference the Tao Te Ching or Jean-Paul Sartre? Did they say that, actually, there’s nothing scientists can be sure about, and that reality is only as…
General Motors is reworking its EV strategy in North America and is pulling back from efforts to challenge Tesla’s lead in the US electric vehicle segment amid slowing EV sales growth, rising labor costs, and a bleak economic outlook. The company said during today’s Q3 2023 earnings call that it is also abandoning a goal…
Nissan is pretty much ready for this year’s Japan Mobility Show after it unveiled the fourth and final electric vehicle concept slated for the Tokyo-bound auto show that starts at the end of the month. Dubbed Hyper Punk, the edgy two-door crossover follows in the footsteps of the Hyper Urban, Hyper Adventure, and Hyper Tourer,…
