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Kia was initially targeting a starting price of $35,000 for the EV3. It’s gone even lower than that. Kia is also bringing a GT trim with simulated manual gear shifts. It will rival the Chevy Bolt and the Nissan Leaf. Kia has finally announced pricing for the long-delayed EV3, which will start at $31,385 in the U.S. for the entry-level trim, including $1,495 in destination charges. That makes it Kia’s cheapest EV in the U.S. and among the most affordable EVs in America. The EV3 has been on sale in Europe and other overseas markets for nearly two years. But…
Tesla has filed paperwork in Texas for a second massive manufacturing project in the same week it locked down its chip fabrication site, this time for a $10.1 billion solar cell plant in Fort Bend County. The filing, submitted July 22 under the state’s Jobs, Energy, Technology and Innovation Act and first surfaced by Sawyer Merritt on X, lists an internal project name of “Project Crystal Sun” and targets a site off FM 762 and FM 1994 near Richmond, about 40 minutes outside Houston. Tesla is planning to build a $10.1 billion vertically integrated solar cell manufacturing facility in Fort…
Kia’s affordable electric SUV is now on sale in the US, starting at $29,890. The 2027 Kia EV3 also now has an official EPA-estimated driving range of up to 321 miles. Here’s what else to know. 2027 Kia EV3 prices and EPA driving range by trim It’s finally here. After launching the EV3 in the latter half of 2024 (which we already got to test-drive), the compact electric SUV quickly became a top-selling EV in Europe, the UK, South Korea, and other global markets. The 2027 Kia EV3 is now on sale in the US, starting at just $29,890. That’s for…
If you’ve already excited that you’re looking at a wacky French car, perhaps made wackier by its Wankel rotary power, then I do believe you must keep reading as you’re in good company. This incredibly rare nugget is a 1970 Citroën M35 prototype that was never originally made available for sale from Citroën to the general public. But by the graces of fate and Broad Arrow Auctions, you could potentially own one of very few left in existence, as soon as this weekend. That’s not to say no one has owned a Citroën M35 independently before. This particular M35 actually…
SpaceX’s massive investment in AI will make it a big winner, Argus Research said after the company’s successful earnings call last week. The firm also upgraded shares to a Buy from Hold and set a $160 price target. SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) is currently recovering from its heavy AI infrastructure investments, as it spent nearly $16 billion in Q2 alone. The company did this primarily by monetizing high-demand GPU compute capacity at a much faster pace than traditional data center economics would suggest. Company CFO Bret Johnsen said that SpaceX would be able to pay back anything on new deployments within…
Tesla’s next-gen Roadster is due for its unveiling, again, this month. The automaker’s design boss says that the release will be very soon. Even Jay Leno is jabbing at Tesla for dragging out the car’s release for “just shy of 10 years.” If you’re one of the people who dropped $250,000 for a Tesla Roadster when it was announced in 2017, you’re probably kicking yourself over what that money could have done in an index fund instead of sitting in Tesla’s books for the better part of a decade. You’re also probably tired of hearing the vague answer of “soon”…
The new Hyundai IONIQ 9 Black Ink edition sits above the Calligraphy as the new range-topping trim. Meet the Hyundai IONIQ 9 Calligraphy Black Ink Hyundai’s three-row electric SUV is already impressive inside and out, but the new Black Ink trim takes it to the next level. We were among the first to see it when Hyundai first unveiled it in April at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Savannah, Georgia. Now, Hyundai is introducing the range-topping variant overseas. The new model is positioned above the current IONIQ 9 Calligraphy as the new flagship trim. As you could guess,…
SpaceX’s massive investment in AI will make it a big winner, Argus Research said after the company’s successful earnings call last week. The firm also upgraded shares to a Buy from Hold and set a $160 price target. SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) is currently recovering from its heavy AI infrastructure investments, as it spent nearly $16 billion in Q2 alone. The company did this primarily by monetizing high-demand GPU compute capacity at a much faster pace than traditional data center economics would suggest. Company CFO Bret Johnsen said that SpaceX would be able to pay back anything on new deployments within…
Tesla has issued a recall for 20,349 Model 3 and Model Y EVs built or serviced between 2017 and 2023. The recall stems from a finding in 2024 that some cars’ headlights could be more than double the permitted brightness in certain measured zones. NHTSA previously denied a petition to avoid a recall for something Tesla deemed to be an “inconsequential” defect. The feds blasted Tesla for its ultra-bright headlights last month. The public lashing came after Tesla said that the brightness was an “inconsequential” safety concern, something that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration clearly didn’t agree with. Today a new…
Cadillac is giving buyers the opportunity to customize the flagship electric SUV through its bespoke program, which will be hand-built in Michigan. The catch? It’s not going to be cheap. Cadillac Escalade IQ gets the hand-built treatment If you’ve ever wanted to design your own custom Escalade down to the last detail, now’s your chance. Cadillac launched “Curated by Cadillac Escalade IQ” on Tuesday, a bespoke, ultra-exclusive customization program that lets you create a one-of-one vehicle from millions of design combinations. “We’re extending the hand-built CELESTIQ experience to deliver true customization capabilities for a select number of ESCALADE IQ clients,”…