Electric Car

Porsche has unleashed a new beast onto the Nurburgring, smashing its own records with the upcoming Taycan Turbo GT. This electrifying pre-series model has clocked an impressive 7:07.55-minute lap time, sending shockwaves through the electric car realm and putting the Tesla Model S Plaid on notice. Although Porsche has not confirmed…

Elon Musk’s electric car company has suffered a reversal of fortune in its ongoing battle with Sweden’s labour unions. Turns out, Teslas won’t be getting license plates in the nordic country—at least, not for the foreseeable future. Tesla has been in deep shit with the unions of Scandinavia ever since…

Recent reports indicate that Tesla’s entry into the Indian market is imminent, with the government finalizing regulations for importing the American automaker’s electric vehicles. Tesla is expected to establish a production unit in India within 24 months of its official entry, and an announcement may be made at the Vibrant…

The UAW strikes hitting the Detroit Three automakers — GM, Ford and Stellantis — could widen the electric vehicle gap between them and Tesla, which already controls 60 percent of the EV market. The three Detroit automakers all use union labor, and those workers are represented by the United Auto…

A U.S. civil rights agency sued Tesla on Thursday, claiming the maker of electric cars has tolerated severe harassment of Black employees at its flagship Fremont, California, assembly plant, in charges similar to cases brought by the state and by Tesla employees. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in…

Li Auto, a Chinese electric car manufacturer, recently hired some talent from the smartphone industry, which sparked speculation that the company is looking to enter the smartphone market as well. Similar to Nio, which is about to announce its first smartphone on September 21. And it shapes up to be…

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Let's start with three very important things worth mentioning about Jeep's Avenger. One, this is Jeep's very first fully electric car. Two, it has already been named European Car of the Year for 2023. Three—and somewhat staggeringly, considering these first two significant details—it's not going on sale in the US.…

French car battery startup Verkor has secured €2bn to build its first manufacturing plant in France, at a time when Chinese competitors are rapidly gaining market share in Europe.   The funding round includes €650mn in French subsidies, a sizeable level of state support indicative of the government’s commitment to boosting…

When I was younger I went on group road trips from Adelaide to Darwin and Perth to the Kimberley. It’s great to hear that within a few years these trips will be possible in all brands of long range electric cars, not just Teslas which have been the pioneers of…