“Demand is off the charts!” Elon Musk crowed at the end of 2023, citing more than a million reservations for Tesla’s polarizing polygonic pickup—so why has it still sold less than 50,000? Source linkContinue Reading
When surveys ask potential car buyers why they’re not going electric, the answer is consistent: It’s the charging. Drivers understand gas; plugging in, less so. They’re worried about waiting around for a charger, which, depending on its power, can take anywhere between 20 minutes and eight hours to fill upContinue Reading
Tesla said Thursday it would recall nearly all the Cybertrucks it has produced to repair a stainless steel trim panel that the carmaker said could become detached from the vehicle while driving. It’s the eighth recall for the distinctive all-electric pickup, which hit US roads just over two years ago.Continue Reading
There aren’t many cars that are expected to sell out before anyone has even seen the interior, but the Renault 5 Turbo 3E could well be one of them. Three years on from the concept launch at the Paris Motorshow in 2022, the anticipated hyper-hatchback and the electric reboot ofContinue Reading
Likely referring to the significant negative coverage of Musk’s efforts leading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the president committed to buying a Tesla via TruthSocial on Tuesday morning, stating that Musk “was ‘putting it on the line’ in order to help our Nation, and he is doing aContinue Reading
However, there has been the feeling that at least some of the fall could be due to anger over Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s political activism and the decisions made by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency under his leadership. Since mid-February, Tesla showrooms have attracted protesters in 100 or soContinue Reading
Hyundai is on a roll, part of a wider South Korean culture and design boom. But can the magic extend to a plus-size, pure electric people carrier? The Ioniq 9 is here to rearrange your preconceptions about exactly what “utility” means. It’s also stretching the brand further upmarket than it’sContinue Reading
Kia is coming after Volkswagen’s foothold on the electric camper market with the new Light Camper, built on its newly announced PV5 electric van. Hoping to rival the much-admired ID.Buzz, the Light Camper looks to be the production version of the WKNDR concept from November last year—and Kia’s boss alsoContinue Reading
“I’ve defended you guys so much over the years, and you make great products, but even I can’t stick up for you anymore,” she stated. Róbertsdóttir, now a software developer for Icelandic air traffic control company Isavia, started her tech career as founder of Iowa-based Celadon Applications. This 2009 startup developed softwareContinue Reading
Storytelling. That’s what Fiat CEO Olivier Francois says separates Fiat from the wave of affordable new (mostly) Chinese EVs. He’s quite the raconteur himself, has an Instagram teeming with A-list contacts, and cheerfully admits that the new Grande Panda needs to be a blockbuster. “Heritage is key,” he explains. “OurContinue Reading
