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South Africa Could Get Tesla Battery Plant In Exchange For Starlink Deal: Report

Musk's South African roots are calling him home. Okay, well, maybe not him, but at least his companies. According to a recent report by Bloomberg, Musk's talks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa could lead to a bit of quid pro quo for two of Musk's heavy hitters: Tesla and SpaceX.

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GM Wants To Build Batteries Shaped Like Upside-Down Tacos

Forget about jellyrolls, a new patent published by General Motors reveals that it doesn't just want to give you a snack-shaped battery, anymore. Instead, it wants to feed you a whole meal.

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Tesla's Decade Of Growth Ends, Annual Sales Slip Despite Record Q4 Sales

Tesla has just released its Q4 2024 production and delivery report. In Q4 2024, the automaker delivered a total of 495,570 vehicles. This soundly beats the 462,890 vehicles that Tesla sold in Q3 2024.

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Major Suspension And Steering Issue Prompts Ford F-150 Lightning Recall

Ford ended 2024 with an F-150 Lightning recall highlighting a serious issue that could cause a loss of steering while driving. The problem stems from front suspension components that may have been improperly tightened at the factory and could come loose and separate, potentially leading to a serious accident.

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Tesla Cybertruck Explodes Outside Trump Hotel In Las Vegas (Updated)

One person is dead and at least seven others were injured after a Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames outside of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas earlier this morning.

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Cool New EVs Are Coming In 2025. Are They Enough?

It’s a confusing time for electric vehicles. On the one hand, EVs are getting better and more popular than ever. On the other, the EV industry just went through a rockier-than-expected year of sales and is staring down four years of whatever fresh hell Donald Trump is cooking up for it.

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This Tesla Model 3 Rival In China Is Affordable Absurdity

Chinese car buyers have a dizzying variety of affordable electric models to choose from. The industry producing those is not just reshaping the automotive world order but is also engaged in a Darwinian-style evolution to survive brutal competition.

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Elon Musk Rises, Tesla Slips, China Looms: 2024's Biggest EV Stories

For much of 2024, you probably couldn't go a single week without reading a headline or seeing some TV news story about how the electric vehicle market is "stalling" or "stumbling." And yet, the ongoing transformation of the automotive industry seems to be upending everything in its path.

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Lucid Delivers First Gravity Crossovers To Friends And Family

Lucid has been angling hard to improve its situation for the future. It’s no secret that 2024 wasn’t great. This year, only an unfortunately low number of units of the Air sedan were sold, but CEO Peter Rawlinson is trying to right the ship. Recently, the brand announced that the…

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You Can Get A VinFast VF8 With $0 Down And Over $15,000 In Discounts

The VinFast VF8 was the first electric vehicle sold by the Vietnamese automaker in the United States. It’s designed by Pininfarina and engineered by the same Tata Motors that’s behind Jaguar and Land Rover.

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Global EV Sales Are Projected To Jump 30% In 2025

Electric vehicles will be just fine in 2025, according to the respected auto industry analysts at SP Global Mobility. Despite some carmakers scaling back their EV goals and the uncertainties related to the $7,500 federal tax credit in the United States, EV sales are expected to grow considerably next year.

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2024 Was A Great Year For Performance EVs

Most driving enthusiasts don’t see the transition from combustion to electric as something positive since they argue burning fuel is a lot of what makes a car fun. While there’s certainly some truth to that, electric vehicles can still be really enjoyable to drive, and 2024 is a year with…

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Inventory Tesla Cybertrucks Are Getting Free Lifetime Supercharging

Tesla is offering free lifetime Supercharging for Cybertruck Foundation Series electric pickups sitting in inventory across the country. Earlier this month, we reported that the American EV maker has dozens of $100,000+ limited-edition Cybertrucks sitting unsold at delivery centers in the United States, and this latest perk might be a…

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Kia Recalls 22,000 EV9 SUVs Because Someone Forgot To Install Seat Bolts

Kia is recalling nearly 23,000 EV9 electric SUVs sold in the United States because the seats might be missing some bolts. In case of a crash, a seat that’s not fastened properly could detach, which can increase the risk of injury.

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Finally, An Electric Minivan With Six Wheels That Launches A Drone

These days, buyers all over the world have more and better choices for going electric. But one thing has been sorely missing until now: a six-wheeled EV minivan that can also launch its own people-carrying electric drone aircraft.

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Tesla Has Portable Supercharger Stations That Can Go Online Lightning Quick

Charging an electric vehicle can be daunting sometimes, but Tesla, the biggest player in the game, has long figured it out. Thanks to its extensive Supercharger network of DC fast chargers that are tightly integrated with the cars’ software, it’s extremely easy to plan a route in a Tesla EV.

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Honda's CEO Struggles To Explain Why Nissan Merger Makes Sense

Honda's CEO just had a pretty awkward press moment related to its potential merger with Nissan. When asked why Nissan would make a good business partner for the mid-sized automaker, Toshihiro Mibe struggled to find the right words before blurting out something that brought laughter to a room full of…

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Chevrolet Volt: The Used Buyer's Guide

Chevrolet built the Bolt EV. But the lineup, somewhat confusingly, also featured the Volt. How to categorize the Volt was contentious — at least if you happen to be dragooned at a dinner with car journalists and engineers.

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Toyota's Hydrogen Car Dream Is Falling Apart

Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles or FCEVs were supposed to be the future, and Toyota was arguably the biggest proponent of this technology. It promised fill-ups as easy as putting gas in a conventional combustion car and zero harmful emissions coming out of the tailpipe.

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China's EV Takeover: Why They're Winning The Electric Race

These days, you can't talk about the electric vehicle race without talking about China.

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Hyundai May Test Solid-State Batteries In 2025: Report

As I wrap up a three-week trip home to India—the world’s third-largest passenger car market after China and the U.S.—two things have been on my mind. First, in the U.S. we often overlook how global the EV transition really is. Second, electrification isn’t just about cars. It’s about all of…

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2024 Acura ZDX Type S Review: Tired Of Waiting For The Chevy Blazer EV SS?

General Motors’ Ultium revolution has seen its share of twists and turns, but the platform is now firmly on track, powering more than just the automaker's own electric lineup. That includes the Honda Prologue—which has become one of America’s best-selling EVs—and the more premium Acura ZDX.

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Think EVs Are Bad In Winter? Here's Where They Have A Huge Advantage

You probably hear this at least twice a year, if not more: "You can't drive electric vehicles in the winter." And it is certainly and unfortunately true that EVs lose range when it gets cold outside. That's because of the extra energy needed to run systems like cabin heaters and…

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'Hybrids Are A Road To Hell' In EV Race Against China: Former Nissan Exec

The battle of "electric versus every other powertrain" is an ongoing topic of debate. Automakers once had great ambitions of how quickly they expected the market to pick up battery-electric power, but have since scaled back their visions to a hybrid-heavy approach after the market failed to develop as quickly…

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