With more and more sightings of the Model Y in the wild, it’s looking increasingly likely that the first deliveries of Tesla’s latest vehicle will take place ahead of an already accelerated schedule. What will Wall Street analysts (previously concerned that there was “no demand” for what turned out to be the best selling EV […]
William Boston in Berlin and Mike Colias in Detroit bring news of fraud in a story for the Wall Street Journal: The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into whether German luxury car maker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG manipulated sales figures, according to people familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal Fraud? The regulator is […]
Legacy auto doesn’t want you to know how far behind their electric vehicle technology is and what a big impact that makes on the end-user experience. But I have bad news for big auto and lazy journalists: Today we’re going to take a deep dive into electric vehicle range, and explain why it’s about so […]
In a shocking turn of events that nobody could have seen coming, the Volkswagen ID.3’s Europe-only launch will be delayed: The compact car has been in production since the beginning of November , but according to a media report, the developers are still struggling “with massive software problems”. Ecomento.de So… they’re already making the cars but the […]
The news just broke at The Wall Street Journal: Peugeot maker PSA Group and rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have agreed to a binding merger agreement that includes sweeteners to make the trans-Atlantic tie-up more attractive to U.S. regulators and PSA shareholders, the companies said Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal Sweeteners? The two boards voted to sign a memorandum […]
Carmen Reinicke has an interesting story today over at Markets Insider. I’ll start with the headline: One of Tesla’s fiercest bears admits the company has an enormous leg up on competitors when it comes to battery production (TSLA) Markets Insider An enormous leg up on competitors you say? When did you realize this? Sometime between […]
After reporting that congress was likely to extend the tax credit for new electric vehicles, we’ve reviewed the text of one draft bill that may be in consideration. Now, it’s important to note a few things: We don’t know that this draft bill that was introduced in the house is what’s going to make it […]
Gabrielle Coppola brings us a new story with a great headline as she reports that Mercedes has delayed the EQC electric SUV for 1 year, until late 2021: Mercedes-Benz is putting off the U.S. debut of its first electric vehicle by a year in the latest sign of just how difficult a time automakers are […]
The image above is from Jalopnik, who gave the story this headline: The Porsche Taycan Turbo’s EPA Range Of 201 Miles Is So Bad Porsche Requested An Independent Test Jalopnik Yes, you read that right. The car that was supposed to get 300 miles of range is struggling to barely slip by the 200-mile mark. […]
So, you placed your order for a Mustang Mach-E. You’re all set and know what car you’re going to get and how much you’re going to have to pay for it… right? Don’t be so sure. Gustavo Henrique Ruffo makes a great point over at InsideEVs with an article titled “Ford Still Carries an Extra […]
