Cadillac unveils Optiq EV compact crossover, to be announced in 2024 Cadillac has unveiled plans for its latest forthcoming electric vehicle (EV), the Optiq EV, which it says it will officially reveal to the public in 2024 alongside pricing and other details. On Friday, the General Motors (GM) subsidiary said it plans to reveal the…
Cruise CEO apologizes to workers, offers limited share sales to GM The CEO of General Motors’ (GM’s) self-driving unit Cruise shared an apology for the company’s situation this weekend after an accident last month halted all operations and sparked multiple external and internal investigations. After it was reported on Thursday that Cruise had suspended an…
Tesla offers limited-time transfers on free unlimited Supercharging in China After Tesla launched the ability for customers to transfer its free unlimited Supercharging in North America last month, the automaker’s business in China has followed suit. Tesla China is now offering transfers for customers with the free unlimited Supercharging benefit, so long as they take…
Nikola CFO resigns in truck maker’s latest executive shake-up Zero-emission semi-truck manufacturer Nikola said this week that its CFO has resigned after succeeding the role’s former executive earlier this year. On Friday, Nikola announced that CFO Anastasiya Pasterick is resigning to “pursue other opportunities,” following her succession of Kim Brady in March (via Reuters). Pasterick…
Hyundai and Kia say they’re seeing strong demand for EVs in the U.S. While many traditional automakers have aired concerns about electric vehicle (EV) demand slowing in recent months, Kia and parent company Hyundai say they aren’t worried about consumer interest for its products. Instead, senior executives for the company have said that EV demand…
Data from 10,000 EVs and 18 models shows a roughly 30 percent lower range in winter on average.
New record for largest Tesla light show clinched by owners in Finland Owners participating in a massive coordinated light show in Finland have clinched the new record for the largest Tesla light show as of this week. In a post from Helsinki, Finland, on Saturday, X user IMettomaki shared videos of what seems to be…
GM and UAW have ratified labor agreement through 2028 After an unnerving couple of weeks for General Motors (GM) that highlighted the possibility of not passing the recently proposed United Auto Workers (UAW) contract, the automaker has officially managed to ratify the agreement. Set to last through 2028, it appeared at times over the last…
Tesla owner’s manuals outside North America hint at FSD beta rollout Tesla has begun including Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta information in some of its newer owner’s manuals across Europe, China and Australia, further suggesting that the automaker may be inching toward a release of the system beyond North America. The FSD beta was spotted being…
Tesla lawsuit alleging repairs and parts monopoly has been dismissed A judge has ruled in Tesla’s favor in a lawsuit claiming that the automaker has monopolized parts and services and forced customers to pay high prices alongside long wait times. The lawsuit was filed earlier this year in a federal court by Model S owner…