Tesla confirms megawatt charging tech for Cybertruck, Semi

Tesla Semi aeroTesla confirmed that it plans to use a new immersive cooling method for its Supercharger V4 charging cable, capable of handling up to 1 megawatt. “It’s going to be used for Cybertruck, too,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday night. The tech upgrade is coming to Superchargers next year, he added. Tesla didn’t confirm that...

Will EPA’s plan for broadened biofuels delay EV adoption?

2022 Ford E-Series Flex-Fuel  -  E85 compatibleThe EPA is preparing to set new standards that broaden biofuels incentives and could provide cleaner electricity for EV charging. But the proposal faces criticism from some environmental groups who claim it inadvertently supports the market for internal combustion engines instead. The agency on Thursday released proposed Renewable Fuel Standard...

Tesla offers $3,750 December discount—same as EV tax credit

2022 Tesla lineup  (Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.)Some Tesla purchases will qualify for at least $3,750 off under the revamped EV tax credit starting January 1. But the automaker on Thursday started this rolling a little early—as a discount of $3,750 on its most popular Model 3 or Model Y electric cars. Based on searches on Tesla’s retail site, the offer doesn’t appear to be...

Aptera confirms Tesla charge port for its solar EV

Design for new Aptera electric car, Aug 2019Aptera this week confirmed that its solar-supplemented three-wheel production EV will offer a Tesla connector and corresponding charging equipment, both produced by the charging-hardware maker Lectron. The California startup's adoption of the Tesla standard, now called NACS, was already all but a given. The company had made earlier assertions it...

Honda sees a future for hydrogen fuel-cell tech—in the CR-V

2022 Honda CR-V HybridHonda announced Wednesday that it is planning to use the latest CR-V crossover as the basis for its next hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle—one that, for the first time, will include home-charging capability. Production of the CR-V Fuel Cell—if Honda opts to keep the nomenclature it used for its last such vehicle using the tech, the Clarity...

Ford has made 150,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs

150,000th Ford Mustang Mach-E builtFord on Wednesday confirmed that it’s already produced 150,000 of its Mustang Mach-E electric crossovers. The milestone highlights how much Ford has already accelerated production of the popular electric vehicle, which executives originally suggested was bound for 25,000 to 30,000 U.S. sales annually—with a total achievable volume of...

Mercedes electric vans may raise the efficiency bar, test suggests

Mercedes-Benz eSprinter range and efficiency testMercedes-Benz has revealed some very encouraging efficiency news for its upcoming eSprinter electric vans, set to be built in South Carolina later in 2023—and for the carbon footprint of the companies they’ll be serving. The automaker recently conducted a real-life cargo-delivery-van range and efficiency run with the eSprinter, and it...