Editor’s note: This information is current as of the evening of March 19. Further updates may follow. After several days of contradictory information, and what appears to have been a valiant attempt to keep the vehicle production lines open, Tesla issued the following statement Thursday: Despite taking all known health precautions, continued operations in certain… Read more »
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Trump’s effort to weaken auto emissions standards is foiled on two fronts
One of the Trump administration’s top priorities has been rolling back environmental regulations, and this is one area in which it has been ruthlessly efficient. The New York Times estimates that, to date, this administration has killed or watered down some 100 environmental protections. However, one big prize continues to elude the administration’s wrecking crew:… Read more »
NYC aims to electrify its entire vehicle fleet by 2040
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed an executive order that sets the city on a path to electrifying its entire municipal vehicle fleet by 2040. We’re generally skeptical of grand pronouncements of this kind, which set aspirational goals to be met many years after the leaders who set them will be out… Read more »
Three Super Bowl EV ads: LeBron likes GM’s electric Hummer, Arya adores Audi, Porsche Taycan takes off
EV ads are becoming a part of the Super Bowl tradition, and this year set a new record, as no less than three EV ads appeared. For those who follow the art form of TV commercials, the Super Bowl is the equivalent of Cannes or Sundance. Ad industry journals, car mags and the EV press… Read more »
UPS orders 10,000 electric vans from UK startup Arrival
The days of small-scale pilots in the commercial fleet market would seem to be over, and good riddance to them. It was Amazon that started the betting with its order of 100,000 vans from Michigan startup Rivian, but now the venerable Big Brown has joined game with an order of its own from UK startup… Read more »
Tesla delivers 112k vehicles in Q4, blasting through forecasts
Already riding high after reporting a profitable quarter and beginning deliveries from the Chinese Gigafactory, Tesla has delivered another body blow to the fossil auto industry. In Q4 2019, Tesla delivered 112,000 cars, exceeding expectations and blowing through the previous delivery record of 97,000 cars, which was set in Q3. We may never know to… Read more »
Turn any vehicle into an EV with Electric GT’s crate motor conversion kit
Conversion shops are the bespoke tailors of the EV world – maverick motorheads who craft custom creations for the wealthiest of car lovers. The California company Electric GT has created a “crate motor” that’s designed to make it easier for professional converters or even ambitious home mechanics to electrify vintage ICE vehicles. New York Times… Read more »
Everybody’s talking about Tesla’s Cybertruck
In show business, when you don’t like an act, but you don’t want to say anything negative, you say it’s “interesting.” Well, the word “interesting” is getting a lot of use today, after Tesla unveiled what is definitely its most radical-looking vehicle, and perhaps the most radical-looking production vehicle in automotive history. I think the… Read more »
Cree to supply SiC semiconductors to ZF for electric drives
Cree, a US maker of silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors, has partnered with German parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen to supply SiC semiconductors for electric drives. ZF will initially use Cree’s technology to fulfill pre-existing orders from several auto manufacturers for silicon carbide-based electric drives, but ZF hopes to make silicon carbide electric drivelines available to the… Read more »
The pony gets charged: Ford bets big on the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV
Is this The One? Is Ford’s new Mustang Mach-E the killer app, the tipping point, the savior of the US auto industry? We’ve been fooled too many times before to gush now, but we will say that Ford is putting some real money and prestige on the line this time. “We’ve pushed all our chips… Read more »
