E-Cars

If you’re not already excited for the debut of the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, just listen to the wail of its flat-plane crank V-8. Two videos of the Z06 revving to its 8,600-rpm redline, one shot on a dyno and another shot while parked, were recently posted by YouTube personality Emelia Hartford on Instagram. Hartford […]

Passenger car sales in Europe (26 European markets, monitored by JATO Dynamics) once again declined due to the chip shortage. The number of registrations amounted to 964,800 (down 25% year-over-year). Because of a few weak months, the year-to-date number is now just 7% above the level of 2020. Felipe Munoz, Global Analyst at JATO Dynamics,

Here is a TeslaCam video registered by a Tesla Model 3 that shows an unfortunate incident that happened when the car was charging. The owner of another car, which happens to be a Chevrolet Volt, wanted to avoid driving over the Tesla’s charging cable but failed to throw the cable properly over his car as

“A bottleneck is any resource whose capacity is equal to or less than the demand placed upon it.” “A non-bottleneck is any resource whose capacity is greater than the demand placed on it.”  From “The Goal” by Eliyahu Goldratt Eli Goldratt revolutionized manufacturing production analysis with his “Theory of Constraints” view of prioritizing attention on the

Canoo is the latest electric vehicle manufacturer to announce a battery supply agreement with Panasonic. Cells made by the Japanese company will power Canoo’s Lifestyle Vehicle, scheduled to enter production in the fourth quarter of 2022. The EV, which will be made by Dutch contract manufacturer VDL Nedcar for US and EU markets, will feature

Back in 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that the automaker would have robotaxis on the road by 2020. By robotaxis, it’s widely assumed that Musk was talking about Tesla cars that drive themselves with no interaction from a human driver. Musk has always been ridiculously optimistic, and it’s clear that his early estimate hasn’t

The rental-car giant Hertz on Monday announced plans to add 100,000 Tesla vehicles to its fleets in North America and Europe by the end of 2022, along with some of its own charging infrastructure.  Starting in November, customers will be able to rent the Tesla Model 3 at airport and neighborhood locations “in U.S. major

The surge of the EV demand surprises even Tesla. Hertz opts to add at least 100,000 Teslas because of, in part, the experience and Supercharger network. Apple and Tesla are both looking for the same kind of batteries. The Mercedes EQC is back on, albeit not for a few years. And VW’s U.S. CEO says

American EV startup Canoo announced that it has reached an agreement with Panasonic to supply the batteries for its upcoming Lifestyle Vehicle. This currently in development EV sits upon Canoo’s multipurpose platform which includes a structurally integrated battery module and proprietary battery system technologies. Canoo ($GOEV) is an LA-based EV startup founded in 2017 by two former

Medium and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric Co. recently announced a conditional purchase order from Student Transportation of Canada (STC) for 1,000 of its all-electric Lion C school buses. The PO is dependent upon a grant of non-repayable contributions to STC under Canada’s Zero-Emission Transit Fund (ZETF). If approved, STC would become the largest operator