Hyundai launches the updated IONIQ 6 in Turkey with a sleek new look and 422 miles of range
The new Hyundai IONIQ 6 is now on sale in Turkey with an updated design, new tech, and a longer driving range.
Forbidden fruit: Buick Electra gets 435 mile range and 376 hp for $25,000
In the “Why don’t they sell that over here?” and “Why can’t we have nice things?” columns this morning, GM has announced range and pricing for its gorgeous new Electra L7 sedan in China, and it is a screaming deal.
Ford’s Fathom electric pickup to start at $28,350
Ford announced the name and price of its most important electric vehicle in years on Thursday: an electric pickup called the Fathom that starts at $28,350.
It’s the first vehicle on Ford’s new Universal EV Platform, and the company is hitting that price with no federal tax credit to lean on. That’s the whole point.
BMW fast-tracks i3 production as strong demand sparks a major ramp-up
BMW is hurrying to ramp up production of the new i3 after opening orders early due to stronger-than-expected demand.
Watch Tesla driver plea with police after FSD drove 64 mph in a 45
A police department in Parker, Colorado, pulled over a Tesla going 64 mph in a 45 mph zone whose driver insisted they weren’t responsible, because the car was running “Full Self-Driving.”
Of course, Tesla will never take responsibility for that incident, but the frustrating part is that Tesla already has the solution and yet it refuses to implement it.
Tesla starts Megapack 3 production with 28% more energy per unit
Tesla has started building its next-generation Megapack 3 grid battery, with the first units rolling off the line at the company’s new Megafactory in Brookshire, Texas.
The plant went from groundbreaking to production in 16 months and is designed to build 50 GWh of Megapack 3 a year. That’s the version Tesla says packs roughly 28% more energy into the same footprint as the Megapack it replaces.
Ford’s affordable EV pickup is named Fathom, and it will start at $28,350
Ford revealed that its affordable midsize electric pickup will be named Fathom, with prices starting at just $28,350.
World’s first sodium-ion electric haul truck gets to work in China
While Americans fret over whether or not electric vehicles are up to the challenge of hauling them back and forth to the Piggly Wiggly, Tonly is putting a fleet of advanced sodium battery electric haul trucks to work mining heavy ore.
Juiced doubles down with 120-mile range e-bike on dual-battery Scrambler Hardtail
When Juiced Bikes unveiled its new generation of Scrambler models earlier this summer, the company hinted that an even longer-range version was on the way. Now it’s here.
Juiced has officially launched the dual-battery version of its Scrambler Hardtail, giving riders a claimed range of up to 120 miles (200 km) while keeping the same moped-style design that has made the Scrambler one of the company’s signature models – and the first model to relaunch the brand’s second act.
Trump claims electric car drivers have a ‘disease’
President Trump went on another rambling tangent about electric cars at a Las Vegas rally Wednesday night, telling the crowd he “ended the electric mandate” and mocking EV owners for worrying about range – claiming they have a “disease.”
Out of the entire unhinged rant, Trump did say one accurate thing: the EV take rate in the US is roughly 7%. The problem is that he said it proudly while the rest of the world is rapidly moving to electric transport.