Kandi electric car open to US orders August 18, with $20,499 starting price

Kandi K23 electric carWhen will electric vehicles be priced as low as comparable gasoline vehicles—or even lower than them? Those who closely follow EV adoption have been asking that question for years. And while most brands haven’t yet scaled up and cut battery costs to the point where they can reach that affordability point, a Chinese import called Kandi...

GMC Hummer EV video teases Adrenaline mode, Crab mode, frunk space

2022 GMC Hummer EV SUV profileGeneral Motors released a video Wednesday teasing the upcoming reveal of the GMC Hummer EV, with a first look at the pickup and SUV versions in profile plus the first mention of several new features for the electric truck family The video included mention of Adrenaline and Crab modes—likely pertaining to high-performance driving and to...

German automakers acknowledge Tesla EV lead, express envy, plot revenge

2021 Mercedes-Benz EQS prototype and Vision EQS conceptMercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, and Volkswagen have over decades collectively held on to a reputation that they were on the leading edge, as other automakers around the world seemingly scrambled to follow their tech, design, and engineering. Over the past several years, some might say that reputation has been usurped by a company from California: Tesla...

Electric cars are better for drive-in movies

Guerrilla drive-in movieOne of the greatest comebacks in this trend-breaking year has been the resurgence of the drive-in movie. And the best kind of modern vehicle to take in a drive-in movie is an electric car. Hemmings recently outlined several style-setting ways to go to the drive-in movies—including a 1955 Pontiac Starchief, a 1969 Chevrolet El Camino SS, a...

Rivian electric trucks: R1T and R1S delayed to summer 2021

Rivian R1TElectric truckmaker Rivian announced Friday that its pilot production line has started up at the company’s factory in Normal, Illinois. With a precise perspective on what needs to be done between that and the trucks’ arrival, Rivian reported that deliveries of its R1T electric pickup and R1S electric SUV will start in June 2021 for the...

Tesla Model 3 battery change for China will free up cells for Semi

2020 Tesla Model 3Tesla's Gigafactory Shanghai will make some Model 3 sedans with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries starting later this year. CEO Elon Musk confirmed the move, which had been reported by business press and insiders for months, during a Q2 financial update call Wednesday. And he clarified the motivation behind the move: to free up more...

Tesla Model 3 battery change for China will free up cobalt cells for Semi

2020 Tesla Model 3Tesla's Gigafactory Shanghai will make some Model 3 sedans with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries starting later this year. CEO Elon Musk confirmed the move, which had been reported by business press and insiders for months, during a Q2 financial update call Wednesday. And he clarified the motivation behind the move: to free up more...

Tesla chooses Texas to build Cybertruck, reports another profit in Q2

Tesla Cybertruck prototype  -  Nov. 2019Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday in a quarterly financial call that it picked the area near Austin, Texas, to build its next Gigafactory that will assemble the Cybertruck and other models. The Austin factory, Musk confirmed, will assemble the Cybertruck, the Semi, and Model 3 and Y for the Eastern half of North America, while the Fremont...