Driver was behind wheel at time of Texas Tesla crash, NTSB says
DETROIT — A driver was behind the wheel when a Tesla electric car crashed and burned last April in Houston, killing two men, neither of whom was found in the driver’s seat. The National Transportation Safety Board announced the findings in an…
Is servicing and maintenance cheaper on an electric car?
© Provided by Motoring Electric BMW i3 electric car and mechanic © Provided by Motoring Electric BMW i3 electric car and mechanic Let’s get straight to the good news. In the vast majority of cases, an electric vehicle will be cheaper to maintain than a…
Tesla Profits Surge On Higher Auto Sales Despite Chip Crunch
Tesla’s third-quarter profits more than quadrupled on sharply higher sales despite a global semiconductor shortage that has plagued the auto industry, according to results released Wednesday. Elon Musk’s electric car company posted a record…
Elon Musk’s Tesla reports record sales and profits
Electric car maker Tesla has brushed off supply chain issues and the global microchip shortage to report record quarterly sales and profits. Revenues rose to $13.76bn in the third quarter of the year, up from $8.77bn 12 months earlier. The company, led…
Lucid Air Canadian Pricing Announced, Luxury EV Projected to Have Over 600 KM of Range
High-end electric car startup Lucid has announced Canadian pricing for the production version of its Air luxury sedan. © https://www.autotrader.ca/ Lucid Air Exterior 7 Lucid Air pricing starts at $105,000 for the entry-level Pure trim level, whose…
Tesla achieves annual run rate of 1 million electric cars – incredible milestone
Tesla has confirmed that it has achieved an annual run rate of 1 million electric cars per year at the end of last quarter. After Tesla reported production of 237,823 vehicles and the delivery of 241,300 vehicles last quarter, we declared that Tesla has…
Mercedes-Benz cars to cost less owing to its strong localisation push
© Provided by Business Today Mercedes-Benz cars to cost less owing to its strong localisation push German automobile maker Mercedes-Benz is all set to go local. And why not? India has one of the toughest tax regimes making it difficult for luxury car…
Apple Supplier Foxconn Is Now Building Its Own Electric Cars
Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn showcases several concept vehicles, indicating it’s serious about EVs. Could it one day make the Apple car? Foxconn, one of Apple’s major supply partners, has unveiled plans to produce its own electric…
The first electric car made by every major car maker
Almost every car manufacturer in the world has now committed itself to a future of building electric vehicles. Clearly, this process had to start somewhere. In several cases, it began quite recently, in others over a century ago. Here we list,…
Paddon to debut electric rally car
© Getty Hayden Paddon and co-driver Britain’s Sebastian Marshall steer their Hyundai N i20 Coupe WRC at the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship in 2018. There will be plenty of engine noise…