Tesla has announced it will build a new Megafactory in Shanghai, China, where the massive Megapacks will be manufactured at a rate of up to 10,000 units per year. This will be the second so-called Megafactory in Tesla’s portfolio, after the one that opened in 2022 in California, and will supplement the production from the […]

Toyota Motor North America (Toyota and Lexus brands) reports that its vehicle sales in the United States, during the first quarter of 2023, amounted to 469,558 units. That’s an 8.8 percent decrease year-over-year. That drop was related to the Toyota brand, as Lexus managed to slightly increase its sales. Results in Q1: Toyota: 401,306 (down

Tesla Inc. will build a new battery factory in Shanghai, increasing investment in China at a time of brewing tensions between Beijing and Washington. Tesla will manufacture Megapack large-scale energy-storage units in the new facility, which adds to its factory for electric vehicles in Shanghai. Tesla made the announcement at a signing ceremony for the

Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) reports that its vehicle sales in the United States during the first quarter of 2023 decreased by nearly 21 percent year-over-year to 20,938. That’s the fifth consecutive month of decreasing sales (year-over-year), although the Japanese manufacturer says that the reason is not related to lack of demand but production constraints.

However, there is a flip side to this. More and more automakers are integrating Google properly into their systems, which gives Google, the company with the most information on the planet, even more information. If a company isn’t selling your data but using it anonymously to improve its business, then that’s an improvement in privacy.

The other benefit has been the investment into a country-wide charging network. The administration has created grants and programs that have invested over $10 billion alone into establishing over half a million chargers all across the US. The government appears to be doing everything it can to make electricity our future and be in line

In March, new passenger car registrations in the United Kingdom increased by over 18 percent year-over-year to 287,825. That’s the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year growth. After three months of 2023, the total number of new registrations exceeded 494,000 (up 18.4 percent). Plug-in electric car sales are increasing at a similar rate (actually slightly lower,