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German automaker and VW Group subsidiary Audi is flirting with the idea of implementing EV production on US soil, so its vehicles can once again qualify for federal tax credits under new terms outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act. Audi CEO Markus Duesmann recently shared a couple of possibilities Audi is considering in a potential

Nissan is taking a big step with its latest endeavor to combat emissions. The automaker will now be delivering new vehicles in fully electric, heavy-duty trucks in a new trial with Nikola and Kenworth. After jumping out to an early start with the LEAF, introduced in 2011, Nissan has fallen behind as most automakers have

The blown-up newspaper pages displayed through the windows of an otherwise sparse, all-white gallery space in London’s busy Mayfair district stop you in your tracks. “Greta Thunberg, who has died aged 19, enjoyed a meteoric career as a climate activist,” begins one, the text surrounding a photograph of the young campaigner speaking into a mic;

Volkswagen is going to put recycled materials in the rest of the ID. series that have already been mass-produced in the ID. Buzz. The Volkswagen ID. Buzz’s interior is made up of a sizable amount of recycled materials, and those materials will be gradually introduced in the ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, and ID.7. For example, many

While spring doesn’t start officially until next month, it’s time start looking at ways that we can work on cleaning the house when the weather fully warms up. Sun Joe’s 1,550 PSI electric pressure washer is up to the task of blasting away winter grime and salt built-up from both your vehicle and home, and

Tesla is set to announce a move to a new ‘California Engineering Headquarters’ in about an hour with both CEO Elon Musk and Governor Gavin Newsome participating in the announcement. California has been critical to Tesla’s success over the last 20 years. The state has helped Tesla in its time of need, and its strong

Mercedes-Benz announced multiple newsworthy innovations during its Operating System Strategy Update in Sunnyvale, California earlier today. The German automaker announced it is building its own proprietary operating system called MB.OS which will offer features like navigation and maps from Google. Additionally, Mercedes announced it is expanding upon a previous partnership with lidar specialist Luminar in a

Tesla is shifting its battery cell production capacity from Germany to the US as it expects that it is going to be more useful there, giving the automaker’s buyers access to the $7,500 federal tax credit. For the last three years, Tesla has been working to build its battery cells with a new 4680 format.

After building the anticipation, Hyundai has finally revealed prices for its electrified streamliner sedan everyone’s been talking about. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 will have a starting MSRP of $41,600, with most trim levels available at US dealerships starting this spring. Hyundai’s second electric vehicle, behind the wildly popular IONIQ 5, is about ready to hit

Solar contractor SALT Energy has installed a rooftop solar system in Florida that’s now the state’s largest rooftop solar system, as well as its largest privately owned solar project. The 3.24 megawatt (MW) solar project is installed on the roof of Badia Spices’ 300,000-square-foot factory in Sweetwater, Florida, which is in Miami-Dade County. The project is currently

Tesla is reportedly considering buying Brazil-based lithium miner Sigma Lithium, which is currently valued at $3 billion. With the rapidly rising costs of key minerals for battery production, Tesla has been considering venturing into the mining world. For example, in response to the rising cost of lithium, CEO Elon Musk said last year that Tesla “might”

Tesla overnight dropped the price of its CCS Combo adapter to just $175 making the prospect of fast charging at any DC fast charging station a relatively easy prospect for most Tesla owners. The adapter which has cost $250 previously, is now 25% off, however the company isn’t advertising the price as a sale so

Ram Trucks has officially closed reservations for its first electric truck, the Ram 1500 REV, after opening them on Super Bowl Sunday. Ram closes reservations for the 1500 REV electric truck The highly anticipated electric truck was officially revealed in its production form this past Sunday during the super bowl. After showing its Ram Revolution

A Tesla Semi prototype and a Cybertruck prototype were spotted with a massive new lidar sensor in the front – likely to ground truth data for the Autopilot/self-driving sensor suite on those new vehicles. Lidar stands for Light Detection and Ranging, and it is a method for determining ranges by targeting an object with a

Tesla has released a blog post defending itself against allegations that it fired employees at Gigafactory New York over a push to unionize. As we reported earlier this week, workers doing Autopilot data annotation at Gigafactory New York announced their intent to unionize. Yesterday, the organizers behind the unionization effort filed a complaint with the

Volkswagen’s best-selling SUV, the Tiguan, will live on in the electric age. The electric SUV will be built at its main plant in Wolfsburg and is tipped to be called the ID.Tiguan. VW is set to launch an electric Tiguan SUV At a works council meeting Thursday at Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg headquarters, where Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Paul Rudd says he has no idea if this Marvel film will be his last. The third in the Ant-Man series, following 2015’s Ant-Man and 2018’s Ant-Man And The Wasp, it’s the first of the films he hasn’t also co-written. “Maybe it is the end of Ant-Man,” Rudd told Sky News. “I don’t really know.

Tesla has sold out the Model Y for the quarter in the United States with no more production builds until April, even though we are just halfway through the quarter. With the significant price drops and the new $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles, Tesla has seen a surge of orders in the United

Ram Trucks just revealed its first electric truck, the Ram 1500 REV, but the auto manufacturer is already working on a midsize EV pickup it will unveil to dealers next month. Ram to reveal midsize electric truck in March After discontinuing the Dakota in 2011, Ram has been left with a glaring hole in its

The Tesla Model Y and Model 3, California’s #1 and #2 best-selling vehicles, are once again eligible for California’s $2,000 electric car rebate after steep price drops last month which bring them back under the MSRP cap for eligibility. California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program has issued over a billion dollars in total rebates since the