My Dream Electric Car
A lot of people are not able afford today’s EVs, even used. If we are to get rid of the old, polluting cars around us, we need a new class of car for them.
A lot of people are not able afford today’s EVs, even used. If we are to get rid of the old, polluting cars around us, we need a new class of car for them.
In Tesla’s 2020 shareholder meeting, one shareholder proposal would have required the company to investigate the poor treatment of cobalt miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
This year has been incredibly challenging for many people. This year also saw the rise of a new anti-EV bill, as many refer to it, in Michigan.
Silicon is the silent killer of graphite behind a new generation of fast-charging, long range, low cost EV batteries.
November saw the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market stay at full charge, with 9,910 registrations representing the market’s best score ever if we exclude December months, which are prone to incentive-derived year-end rushes.
The news this month is that Cruise is beginning to roll out fully self-driving vehicles — with no drivers at all — on the streets of San Francisco.
The day after Tesla’s long-anticipated Battery Investor Day, Tesla stock fell about 10%, and it remained at that price for a while. Elon Musk admitted the media reaction to Battery Investor Day made him “sad,” and that not enough credit was given to manufacturing.
150 out of Cadillac’s 880 dealers have chosen to stop selling the brand’s cars to avoid getting into EV sales. Costs for dealer upgrades may have been the deciding factor, but dealers continue to be an obstacle to electrification.
Safety is rightfully defined as the number one priority for all regulators who make decisions about vehicle systems like driving assist or autonomous driving on European roads and it’s fair to assume all people involved try their best to accomplish it.
Ford has sent a letter to the heads of other car companies encouraging them to drop their resistance to tougher exhaust emissions and join together to accept the current regulations put in place by CARB.