Author: Sofia
It’s always tricky to look at range in different countries, as different markets have different testing standards. For example, the U.S. EPA’s range tests are more conservative than any other, since they’re designed to better show real-world range. While other tests, like the Euro WLTP or China’s CLTC are far more lenient. So when BMW said that it just completed its own range test in the Chinese-market iX3 50L and achieved a whopping 640 miles on one charge, I was skeptical. However, instead of using any specific standardized test, it just drove from one place to another that was 640…
Cuba is struggling with a US-imposed blockade on fuel shipments, which has led to many crises, including a breakdown in garbage collection in Havana. But a startup is stepping up to collect garbage in one neighborhood, using electric three-wheeled vehicles powered by solar. Cuba has found itself in the crosshairs of the current squatter in the US White House (who cannot legally hold office in the US), who feels as if causing misery to a populace will somehow make that populace have a more positive opinion of the country causing that misery. In this case, that misery takes the form…
SpaceX has achieved an incredible milestone by launching its 11,000th Starlink satellite into orbit. This accomplishment occurred during the Starlink Group 17-50 mission, which lifted off on August 19 at 04:01 UTC from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Falcon 9 launches 24 @Starlink satellites from California pic.twitter.com/UscpmAxDls — SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 19, 2026 A Falcon 9 rocket carried 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on this flight, successfully deploying them into low Earth orbit approximately one hour after liftoff. The first stage booster, identified as B1097 on its twelfth flight, landed successfully on the…
Lucid and Tesla aren’t exactly the friendliest of car brands. Lucid’s founder and former CEO Peter Rawlinson was the engineer behind the brilliance of the Tesla Model S. After he formed his own company, the two brands have become direct rivals. So it’s funny to watch a Lucid Gravity charge up a Tesla Model 3, using the NACS charging port that Tesla made popular. However, Lucid’s vehicle-to-vehicle charging system doesn’t discriminate against the cars plugged into it. It charges blindly, as it should. The Lucid Gravity’s vehicle-to-vehicle charging system is called RangeXchange and uses its native NACS port to charge…
Photo: ChargePoint Portland International Airport (PDX) in Oregon can now charge up to 20 rental EVs at once without sacrificing valuable floor space, thanks to a new overhead ChargePoint fast charging system. ChargePoint installed 10 dual-port fast-chargers at PDX’s Quick Turnaround Facility (QTA), where rental companies clean and service cars between customers. The chargers, each rated at 200 kW, are mounted above the cars, with retractable cables that operators pull down when needed. Putting the equipment overhead keeps chargers and cables out of the path of rental cars moving through the busy facility. It also leaves more room for staff…
Hennessey Performance unveiled the new Blackbird hypercar at Monterey Car Week. Demand was such that all 71 units were sold out in just 4 hours after its public debut. According to the company, 60 out of the 71 units were sold even before the car was revealed to the public. As the car was unveiled at The Quail, just a handful of build slots remained, which were allocated within four hours. Founder and CEO John Hennessey said, “None of us expected such an overwhelmingly positive response. Selling out so fast is testament to the stunning design and our team’s appreciation…
Tesla got its largest order for the all-electric Class 8 Semi yet, a 500-unit order from Einride AB, a Swedish trucking company. Einride made the announcement this morning following its second-quarter earnings call. The company said it plans to use 500 Tesla Semi units on its fleet intelligence platform, called Saga AI. The deployments will serve large companies like Amazon and will extend Einride’s electric freight network across logistics routes in California, New Jersey, Texas, Illinois, and Georgia. 🚨 Tesla has received a MASSIVE order from Swedish freight company Einride AB, which placed an order for 500 Tesla Semi trucks…
Lucid unveiled its 2027 Air lineup, streamlining the options across its electric sedan range and adding a new Stealth & Sound Package for the entry-level Air Pure. The Air Grand Touring keeps its title as the longest-range EV on sale at up to 512 miles, and pricing holds flat across all four trims for the new model year. What’s new for 2027 The biggest change is in the configurator, not the car. Lucid says the 2027 pricing guides “reflect a more focused set of available options for Air Pure,” trimming the entry model’s long à la carte menu down to…
A former Tesla president says the endlessly delayed next-generation Roadster is being held up by SpaceX “hovering” technology — and that the project is really about pulling Tesla and SpaceX closer together. Jon McNeill, Tesla’s president from 2015 to 2018 and now co-founder of VistaShares and CEO of DVx Ventures, made the comments as Tesla preps a long-promised Roadster demo nearly nine years after the car was first unveiled. What the ex-president said Speaking about the upcoming demonstration, McNeill said the event could show off the car’s most extreme party trick. “I don’t know if we’re going to see flying,…
Volkswagen’s head of quality admits the automaker went too far by replacing conventional controls with touch surfaces and sliders. At the time, VW believed EVs represented a new beginning and that their interiors needed equally futuristic controls. The company eventually learned that EV buyers wanted electric powertrains, not spaceship-like cabins, prompting a return to physical buttons and knobs. Volkswagen is in the midst of undoing one of its most controversial interior-design decisions: replacing conventional buttons and knobs with touch-sensitive keys, sliders, and capacitive steering-wheel controls. Early signs are encouraging, with the ID.3 Neo bringing back more traditional buttons while eliminating…