Tesla Magic Dock Supercharger installations increasing at a rapid rate Tesla Magic Dock Supercharger installations are rapidly ramping up in the United States, based on data from a community-run, open-source website. The Magic Dock Supercharger ramp enables more non-Tesla vehicles to use Tesla Supercharger stations across the United States. According to supercharger.info data, Tesla has been steadily…
Samsung to double EV battery production in Michigan Samsung SDI America, Inc. plans to double the electric vehicle (EV) battery plant’s manufacturing capacity in Auburn Hills, Michigan. “Samsung SDI America is proud to be expanding our facility in Auburn Hills,” stated Samsung SDI America General Counsel Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs Joe Pittel….
Elon Musk shows off Tesla’s finished Giga Texas entrance, reception desk Tesla completed the main entrance to its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, as can be seen in a photo posted by CEO Elon Musk. In addition to the photo of the entrance, Musk also showed off the new reception desk, featuring an angular design not…
U.S. should electrify commercial vehicles first, suggests report A new report shows that commercial vehicles are much higher polluters than passenger vehicles despite making up a much smaller portion of cars on U.S. roads. For this reason, the study’s authors say the U.S. should prioritize electrifying the commercial vehicles sector rather than just focusing on…
Sec. Granholm’s EV mishap prompts Republicans to open a probe Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s mishap with her electric vehicle road trip, which resulted in the police being called as members of her team inadvertently ICE’d a charging station, has prompted House Oversight and Accountability Committee Republicans to open a probe. “This taxpayer-funded publicity stunt…
CarMax says that SUVs and Toyota models are the top traded-in vehicles for buying a used EV.
Rivian R1T gets serious off-road treatment–now it looks like the Cybertruck’s less triangular cousin The Rivian R1T is a powerful and fast truck, but it is not exactly the most intimidating on the road. Its rounded “stadium” headlights give the R1T a pretty soft look, and its sleek body panels give it a very modern…
Tesla Megapack 10.3/20.6 MWh project in Austria goes live Austria’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS), made of Tesla Megapacks, recently went live. The official X account for the Tesla Megapack announced that the 10 MW/20 MWh BESS project in Ardnolstein is live and supporting the transmission network. “The focus is initially on supporting the…
Ford pauses Michigan EV battery plant construction On Monday, Ford announced that it paused construction of its electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Marshall, Michigan. “We’re pausing work, and we’re going to limit spending on construction at Marshall until we’re confident about our ability to competitively run the plant,” Ford spokesman T.R. Reid told The Detroit…
EV chargers increasingly a ‘necessity’ at LA apartments and stores As the auto industry transitions to electric vehicles (EVs), many have aired concerns that there will not be enough charging stations. According to one new report, many landlords and real estate owners in Los Angeles, California are rushing to construct new EV charging hardware at…