Electric vehicle

Biden: I want standard EV chargers made in America by 2024 – get on it

So Tesla's gonna open up its proprietary tech?

Personal Tech16 Feb 2023 | 89

Used EV car batteries find new life storing solar power in California

Putting theory into practice, hopefully without a lithium fire

Systems08 Feb 2023 | 38

India sidelines Big Tech in push for farming cloud, goes open source instead

Also cuts import duties to attract EV-battery makers and keep smartphone factories humming

Software02 Feb 2023 | 1

Beijing grants permit to 'flying car' that can handle 'roads and low altitude'

X2 eVTOL doesn't have wheels but paves the way for sedan-like X3

Offbeat31 Jan 2023 | 38

Musk: Tesla's doing great. I mean, have you seen my Twitter follower count?

Elon conflates 'popularity' on unrelated platform with successful year for EV maker

Personal Tech26 Jan 2023 | 61

Tesla eyes Nevada for Semi electric truck plant, battery factory

Two facilities to cost $3.6B, some truckers unimpressed with the machines

Offbeat25 Jan 2023 | 25

Tesla faked self-driving demo, Autopilot engineer testifies

Elon should stick to throwing rocks at his truck windows

AI + ML18 Jan 2023 | 47

Plugging end-of-life EV batteries into the grid could ease renewables transition

Study says this would give old power units years of useful life once unsuitable for cars

Science18 Jan 2023 | 33

Wyoming's would-be ban on sale of electric vehicles veers off road

Like crude oil and water, cowboys and EVs don't mix

Personal Tech17 Jan 2023 | 144

Self-driving car computers may be 'as bad' for emissions as datacenters

Oh, great – another source of carbon fumes we forgot to factor in

Personal Tech13 Jan 2023 | 79

Fat EVs may cause 'more death on our roads' – watchdog

Is there a weight watchers for Hummers?

Offbeat12 Jan 2023 | 149

BMW updates 90% of EVs sold in the US over power software bug

BMW i4, i7 and iX drivers need a fix

Software09 Jan 2023 | 21

Chinese Tesla owners protest another round of price cuts

Models 3 and Y are up to 24% cheaper than last year, and buyers said to want compensation

Personal Tech09 Jan 2023 | 29

Oh, no: The electric cars at CES are getting all emotional

Not all of these concepts will end in tires

Personal Tech06 Jan 2023 | 102

From execs to factory products, Tesla's China unit is gaining prominence

Country boss now second in command, general manager vows to take 'Made in China' overseas... like everything else?

Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 4

Forget the climate: Steep prices the biggest reason EV sales aren't higher

Consumers around the world want to go electric, says Deloitte, but sticker shock is keeping them at bay

Personal Tech05 Jan 2023 | 312

Nvidia chips and sensors to feature in Foxconn electric vehicles

CES Foxconn targets EV portfolio growth and brings Nvidia along for the ride

Systems04 Jan 2023 |

Tesla misses Q4 delivery expectations as stock keeps sliding

How many more straws can you fit on an electric car company's back?

Personal Tech03 Jan 2023 | 30

US postal service electrifyies its next-gen delivery fleet

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor lack of gas will stay these NGDVs from carbon-free completion of their appointed rounds

Personal Tech20 Dec 2022 | 31

Rivian abandons electric van partnership with Mercedes-Benz

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a ... oh

Personal Tech14 Dec 2022 | 50

US Department of Energy 'flooring the accelerator' with $2.5bn battery loan on battery plants

General Motors and LG building three manufacturing sites for energy security

On-Prem13 Dec 2022 | 10

Biden administration earmarks $13b to modernize electric grid

We need more transmission capacity, and we needed it yesterday

Networks21 Nov 2022 | 48

Croatian EV maker Rimac claims 412km/h speed record

You can go (nearly) that fast too, if you have a spare €2 million lying around

Personal Tech16 Nov 2022 | 64

Shocker: EV charging infrastructure is seriously insecure

What did we learn from the IoT days? Apparently nothing.

Security15 Nov 2022 | 42

Tesla rival Rivian posts losses of $1.7b, with worse to come

Taps mic: Elon? Elon are you there? Care to comment?

Personal Tech10 Nov 2022 | 24

US orders safety recall of Tesla Cyberquad-for-kids ATV

Won't somebody please think of the Cyberquad children?

Personal Tech27 Oct 2022 | 26

GM: Seeing as all y'all like our electric cars, we'll double output next year

EV sales still barely more than fringe in USA

Offbeat26 Oct 2022 | 32

Foxconn shows off pair of EVs, boasts of bulk orders for last year's model

Now selling vehicles others can brand, plus software any auto-maker can access

Offbeat18 Oct 2022 | 27

Sony, Honda collaborate on 'premium' electric vehicles that are born in the USA

Get your own Playstation-on-wheels beginning in 2026, and be prepared to pay subscription fees

Personal Tech13 Oct 2022 | 31

GM races after Tesla with battery pack tech and solar deal

Gah, for a few milliseconds there, we were willing a cold, faceless corporation to succeed

Science12 Oct 2022 | 8

Delta Air Lines throws $60m at flying taxi startup Joby Aviation

Will fly passengers to and from city airports, if it ever takes off

Offbeat12 Oct 2022 | 22

People still seem to think their fancy cars are fully self-driving

This is despite a history of assistive software being involved in crashes

AI + ML11 Oct 2022 | 123

Rivian recalls nearly every vehicle it has sold

A faulty fastener could leave drivers with wheel in hand and no steering control

Offbeat10 Oct 2022 | 34

Charge a future EV in less than five minutes – using literally cool NASA tech

Well, yeah, when the batteries and power supplies can handle it, too

Science05 Oct 2022 | 95

Ford buys into Middle Kingdom market with China EV subsidiary

As Intel expands its collaboration with Chinese car-maker Geely

AI + ML28 Sep 2022 | 4

Larry Page's flying taxi startup Kittyhawk calls it a day

More proof, if it were needed, that not everything connected to Google is gold

Offbeat22 Sep 2022 | 18

Emissions-slashing hybrid trains to hit tracks in Europe

Battery, cable, and diesel combo as there are plenty of non-electrified lines

Offbeat21 Sep 2022 | 46

Heart now pledges 30-seat hybrid electric commercial flights by 2028

We've heard something like this before ... Boss suggests earlier design wasn't that useful to industry

Bootnotes16 Sep 2022 | 75

Actual real-life hoverbike makes US debut at Detroit Auto Show

'I feel like I'm literally 15 years old and I just got out of Star Wars and jumped on their bike,' says test driver

Offbeat16 Sep 2022 | 62

Biden administration to dole out $900m for electric vehicle infrastructure

34 states and Puerto Rico sharing pot to fund chargers along interstate highways

Science15 Sep 2022 | 21

California asks people not to charge EVs during heatwave

Not a great look for the state that just vowed to phase out gas-powered cars in favor of battery-powered ones

Personal Tech01 Sep 2022 | 171

Toyota plans to spend up to $2.5b expanding North Carolina EV battery factory

All part of an extra 40GWh of production capacity in US, Japan by 2026

Personal Tech31 Aug 2022 | 1

California to phase out internal combustion vehicles by 2035

Air board votes unanimously to approve wind down of gas guzzlers

Science25 Aug 2022 | 219

US military fuels eVTOL research with $75m contract

The renewed agreement more than doubles the DoD's deal with Joby Aviation

Science12 Aug 2022 | 11

Apple's secret car team tosses keys to Lamborghini lead

Just what we expect from the iGiant: Reasonably affordable, low margin, mass market technology

Personal Tech28 Jul 2022 | 27

General Motors goes electric with $2.5b US government loan for battery plants

Tesla is not the only biz that can take billions from American taxpayers

Science26 Jul 2022 | 17

Trees may help power your next electric car

No, we're not reverting to steam power – lignin just makes great cathodes

Science22 Jul 2022 | 24

American Airlines reserves 50 flying taxis

Making down payment to Vertical Aerospace for VX4 electric VTOL fleet

Offbeat18 Jul 2022 | 19

Panasonic picks Kansas for $4b EV battery plant

Tesla's biggest battery supplier will reportedly hire 4,000 staff

Science14 Jul 2022 | 10

US EV drivers won't be able to choose vehicle safety alert sounds

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration denies proposal after public consultation

Offbeat13 Jul 2022 | 75

China may be the future for Mercedes-Benz

Partnership with Tencent is the latest sign automaker sees Middle Kingdom innovation as key to its success

AI + ML12 Jul 2022 | 5

Not much of this actually from 'China anymore,' says Northern Light Motors boss

UK outfit's all-electric 630 three-wheeler is eccentric, but supply chain issues are less whimsical

Personal Tech28 Jun 2022 | 58

Toyota, Subaru recall EVs because tires might literally fall off

Toyota says 'all of the hub bolts' can loosen even 'after low-mileage use'

Personal Tech27 Jun 2022 | 22

Totaled Tesla goes up in flames three weeks after crash

A pit and 4,500 gallons of water were needed to put it out

Personal Tech23 Jun 2022 | 173

Toyota wants 'closed loop' EV batteries in its future cars

Automaker wants to develop recycling, remanufacturing processes

Personal Tech21 Jun 2022 | 27

EV battery can reach full charge in 'less than 10 minutes'

Silicon-anode power units could come to market soon, accelerating adoption of electric vehicles

Personal Tech14 Jun 2022 | 151