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Lexus has filed trademarks that seem to indicate it is planning to launch a fully electric version of its ES sedan. The ES is the more posh version of the Toyota Camry, with which it shares its front-wheel-drive platform, so the arrival of an electric ES could also signal the eventual introduction of a cheaper […]

Once the darling of the U.S. and China, Tesla’s latest moves have had analysts, buyers, and Tesla shareholders in a tizzy. Instead of improving the brand with new products, refining its key models, or getting ahead of a hyper-competitive EV market in China, Musk has shifted to reducing headcount and even canning whole departments that comprised

One of Tesla’s biggest claims to fame in the US is its “full-self-driving” semi-autonomous driving software (that is not fully self-driving). However, it hasn’t ever offered it in China. Partially due to (likely) protectionist claims against Tesla that its cars didn’t meet China’s cybersecurity and data protection rules, but also because it didn’t have a

China keeps hitting back-to-back home runs when it comes to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. Fresh news out of Shenzen, China’s third largest city by urban population after Shanghai and Beijing, states that the number of ultra-fast DC chargers in the city now exceeds the number of gas stations. It’s a milestone for the world’s

In March, plug-in electric car sales in Europe decreased by roughly 8% year-over-year, partially because March 2023 was very strong. However, the Q1 result was still about 5% better than a year ago. According to EV Volumes data, shared by researcher Jose Pontes, 295,980 new plug-in electric cars were registered in Europe in March. The

There’s been a swell of anti-EV sentiment in popular media lately. It’s a trend as unmistakable as it is perplexing, given how it flies in the face of reality. Last year, EV sales exceeded 1.1 million units for the first time ever in the U.S. alone. New models are coming to market all of the

Just after the reveal of its more affordable R2, R3, and R3X models in March, Rivian announced plans to rejigger its production capacity at its existing plant in Illinois, to accommodate the R2 electric SUV at that plant instead of an even larger one in Georgia that remains on the drawing board. Recognizing that the

Growing EV sales in both the U.S. and China could contribute to a halving in gasoline demand in 2024, says the consultancy Wood Mackenzie. Demand is likely to rise 340,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 26.5 million bpd for the year, but that’s the slowest growth since 2020, and down from a growth rate of

Eli Electric Vehicles on Tuesday opened U.S. reservations for its Eli Zero, a tiny urban EV with a starting price of $11,990. Launched with help from crowdfunding, the Zero was first shown in 2017 and began shipping to European dealers in 2021. At the time, Eli said it was targeting a 2022 launch for the

Rivian plans to make up to 155,000 R2 SUVs annually at its plant in Normal, Illinois, the electric vehicle startup said on Tuesday. It shows just how much Rivian expects the upcoming model to juice its sales and addressable market.  In its first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, the EV maker said that upcoming upgrades to