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With new low-cost Chinese flooding global markets, Ford CEO Jim Farley vows its new mid-size electric pickup is a “game changer.” Ford’s leader took a jab at BYD, vowing the company’s new electric pickup will match the costs of Chinese automakers building in Mexico. In February, Farley revealed Ford had a secret “skunkworks” team developing

Tesla has released a rare new blog post, and it’s an interesting one: Tesla is trying to standardize automotive connectivity and popularize a 48-volt architecture. After successfully standardizing its charge connector (NACS), Tesla wants to repeat this success with all the other electrical connectors inside vehicles. Tesla introduced a new 48-volt low-voltage electronic architecture in

Under a new agreement inked between Ford and LG, the companies will move production of EV batteries for the Ford Mustang Mach-E from Poland to its Michigan facility in 2025. This (of course) has everything to do with the IRA and tax credits. “To capitalize on competitive market conditions,” the new agreement moves Ford Mach-E

Hyundai gave its electric SUV an exclusive new look. The new Hyundai Kona EV Mauna Loa is “a powerful companion” with special features and accessories, but getting your hands on one will be hard. Check out the exclusive Hyundai Kona EV Mauna Loa “More freedom, more adventure,” Hyundai said after unveiling the special edition Kona

After charging up third-quarter sales, Kia plans to ramp up output of its new low-cost EV3 model. The compact electric SUV helped boost Kia’s EV sales numbers in the third quarter. Kia sold 54,000 all-electric vehicles in Q3, up 8.3% from last year. The growth was primarily due to the new EV3 rolling out. Despite

Kia sees an opportunity with its first electric PBV van launching next year. Although they are not even out yet, Kia is already finding new uses for the upcoming fit-for-purpose EV vans. We got our first look at the upcoming electric vans after Kia revealed its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) business at the 2024 Consumer

Stellantis is investing millions in innovative wind tunnel technology at its Michigan center. The company believes the new tech can help increase the driving range for upcoming EV models from Jeep, Dodge, and other Stellantis brands. Stellantis unveiled its new Innovative Ground Plane (MPG) technology this week. The company invested $29.5 million into its research

Elon Musk finally admits Tesla’s HW3 might not support full self-driving and that he doesn’t actually know what it will take. Millions of Tesla vehicles are equipped with HW3 computers. For the better part of the year, we have been reporting that Tesla can’t achieve its promise of “full self-driving on HW3, and it needs

Tesla is in talks for a Robotaxi test program in Palo Alto, according to a local official, but the scale is a bit underwhelming. Local Palo Alto news is reporting that the city has confirmed that it held talks with Tesla to use its newly unveiled Robotaxi in its rideshare program (via Palo Alto Online):

Ford commercial truck customers can score a sweet deal on a new Ford F-150 Lightning Pro, thanks to a new $7,500 Fleet Order Discount offer – but that’s just the beginning: there are even more Lightning incentives out there for fleet buyers! Before we get too deep into this new Ford Fleet Order Discount, it’s

The 2025 Kia EV9 is entering the market as the Korean automaker’s second model year, providing an encore to a three-row SUV that was widely popular following its initial launch as a 2024 model. Why mess with a good thing? For the latest model year, Kia has only increased the price of one trim and

Photo: FirstEnergy A 5.5-megawatt (MW) solar farm just came online in Rivesville, West Virginia, on a brownfield site near a shuttered coal-burning power station. Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE), completed their second utility-scale solar farm in West Virginia 10 months after bringing their first solar farm online, the 18.9-MW Fort Martin Power

Hyundai continues making EVs more affordable. After introducing a new Battery Care Lease plan in Korea, Hyundai said Casper EV prices rival gas-powered models in its class. The Casper Electric is already one of Korea’s cheapest vehicles (gas-powered or EV), starting at just $20,000 (27.4 million won). Launched last week, Hyundai’s new Casper Electric Premium

Tesla is preparing to enter limited trial production of the new Model Y “Juniper” refresh in its Shanghai factory on October 22nd, according to a Chinese car blogger. Tesla released its “Highland” Model 3 refresh last August, and it was a much more significant overhaul than we were expecting. The headline features were a new

Ford F-150 Lightning and Mach-e drivers may have to wait a little longer to plug into Tesla’s Supercharger network. After several had already received their NACS adapters, Ford emailed many to say it was replacing the unit. In the meantime, the company doesn’t recommend using the current one. Ford replacing some NACS adapters over potential

Tesla has released a new mobile app update that adds more offline functionalities, Powerwall power meter, and more. Today, Tesla pushed a new Tesla app update to the Apple app store and the release notes read: Commands can now be executed offline when in proximity to the vehicle. Requires vehicle software version 2024.38+ Add your

Lexus is giving you a massive new incentive to try out its all-electric luxury SUV. Through a new deal this month, Lexus is offering up to nearly $22,000 in lease cash on 2024 RZ models. The Lexus RZ 450e, the luxury brand’s first electric vehicle, went on sale in 2022. Lexus launched a new RZ

On today’s educational episode of Quick Charge, Ford Pro cross vehicle brand manager Nate McDonald is here to tell us about a new fleet management tool that can help give fleets a better answer to that modern question: When is the right time to electrify? If you have a commercial fleet and are interested in

Elon Musk has elevated Omead Afshar, who worked in his office in what many saw as a “chief of staff” position, to a top executive role at Tesla after the young engineer was reportedly in hot water at the automaker. This appears to be part of a broader leadership shake-up at Tesla. Afshar has had

Ford dealers just got a significant new incentive to move F-150 Lighting inventory. Through a new pilot program, Ford will pay dealers up to $22,500 for every F-150 Lightning model restocked from a Retail Replenishment Center. During Capital Markets Day last May, Ford CEO Jim Farley outlined plans to make buying an electric vehicle as