U.S. needs to do these 3 things to ensure majority of new cars are electric by 2030: Michigan congresswoman [Video]
Earlier this month, President Biden signed an executive order with a lofty goal: he wants over half of all vehicle sales to be electric vehicles by 2030. The CEOs of GM (GM), Ford (F), and Stellantis (STLA) attended the White House event and threw their…
Emails reveal $5,000 SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle production delayed
The SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle is apparently running behind schedule and won’t achieve its latest estimated ship date of Q3 2021, according to emails sent out by the company. SONDORS now expects shipping to take place next quarter in Q4 2021.…
Is Sony going to build a car, or what?
See Full Image Gallery >> Sony surprised us all when it unveiled a concept car named Vision-S at CES 2020. The electric sedan runs and drives, and it looks nearly ready for production, but the Japanese firm still hasn’t decided what to do…
China’s Electric Vehicle Market Is Growing Too Big Too Fast
About a month ago, President Joe Biden took a big step toward his goal of slashing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 by issuing an executive order aimed at making half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 electric. Although the U.S. electric vehicle…
Felker steamed up Pikes Peak, inspired 1st car show
William B. Felker, he’s the guy who started it all – the attraction for auto shows in car-crazed Colorado. Felker, in his Locomobile in August 1901, with a friend, Charles A. Yont, in the seat beside him, operated and pushed and carried the steamer to…
Rivian builds the first customer R1T electric pickup
A big day in Illinois. RJ Scaringe/Twitter It’s been a very long road, but today, Rivian reached a milestone. The startup company produced the first R1T electric pickup truck for a customer on Tuesday, and CEO RJ Scaringe had the honors of driving…
BART renting unused parking spaces to Tesla
FREMONT — As Tesla continues to crank out more electric cars each month from its Fremont factory, parking woes for its many thousands of employees have only become worse, so it’s turned to its next door neighbor, BART, for help. For much of this year,…
Tesla, Toyota and Honda criticize $4,500 tax credit for union-made EVs
A man attaches a charging plug to a General Motors Co. (GM) Chevrolet 2017 Volt hybrid electric vehicle (EV) at a charging station in Jeju, South Korea. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – Tesla, Toyota Motor and other automakers are…
Congress eyes $4,500 boost to EV tax credits, but Tesla’s Elon Musk isn’t happy
Tim Stevens/Roadshow Electric car tax credits could be in for a significant boost — a $4,500 boost to be clear. That’s if a bill heading to the House Ways and Means Committee finds its way to final passage in the months to come. EV tax credit…