A solar electric truck climbed the world’s highest volcano using solar power alone – and set a new world record for altitude for an EV. A Swiss team called Peak Evolution, which is sponsored by Austrian transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss, successfully climbed the western edge of Ojos del Salado, 6,500 meters above sea level […]
Volkswagen’s EV woes in China continue. After launching last week, the brand’s flagship ID.7 electric sedan received only 300 orders in three days. Volkswagen ID.7 Vizzion fails to impress buyers in China In April, Volkswagen unveiled the ID.7 Vizzion at the Shanghai Auto Show. Pre-sales began in November, with starting prices of 237,700 yuan ($33,200). […]
Tesla has been partnering with major new home builders all over the US to deploy solar and Powerwalls, and it now claims to have deployed “over 600 solar neighborhoods”. Tesla neighborhood is a term that is being used for new developments where all the homes integrate all or part of Tesla’s power ecosystem, including the […]
Credit: Genesis The Federal Highway Administration announced today that it will seek feedback on how government rules should be updated to account for the new NACS/J3400 charging standard, potentially unlocking $7.5 billion in federal subsidies for the Tesla-developed charging connector. As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the US government has allocated $7.5 billion in […]
Red means stop, green means go – and turquoise now means automated driving: Mercedes-Benz is the first automaker permitted to use exterior marker lights, which means automated driving is activated, in California and Nevada. Turquoise is the color In California, Mercedes can now test turquoise marker lights for automated driving – its DRIVE PILOT system – on freeways. […]
Lexus is already updating its first all-electric model. The 2024 Lexus RZ lineup is gaining a new RZ 300e model with more range and a cheaper starting price. 2024 Lexus RZ gains longer-range, cheaper 300e option Last April, the luxury brand unveiled its first electric vehicle, the 2023 RZ 450e. The EV is the start […]
VW, Audi and Porsche have all committed to use the Tesla-developed NACS connector starting in 2025. It’s one of the last dominos to fall towards universal adoption of the connector. NACS has taken the industry by storm this year, after Tesla released specifications of its charging connector in November 2022. It called it the “North American […]
Jim Cramer ran through all 33 stocks in his Charitable Trust portfolio during the December edition of the CNBC Investing Club’s Monthly Meeting.
LUMA Vision, maker of a 4D cardiac imaging and navigation platform that uses machine learning, announced it secured $22 million in Series A3 financing. The round was led by existing investors ABV Uni Fund, imec.xpand and EQT Lifesciences, and included new investors Bayern Kapital, Atlantic Bridge Growth Fund and an undisclosed strategic investor. WHAT IT DOES […]
Rivian (RIVN) is taking another big step toward opening its second manufacturing facility. The EV startup revealed it had chosen Clayco as its partner to build the massive $5 billion EV plant. Rivian taps Clayco as partner to build Georgia EV plant Clayco, one of the largest full-service design, engineering, and construction firms in the […]
