Biden right-to-repair action could benefit Tesla owners, EV economy

2021 Tesla Model S PlaidIt doesn't take long at all on the social media platform of your choice to find someone who's happy with Tesla's cars but upset about their service experience. Yet Tesla's policies can prevent neighborhood garages from doing diagnostics or standard repairs. That could soon change, thanks to a federal right-to-repair directive. President Biden is...

Pininfarina will help design Hercules Alpha electric pickup

Hercules AlphaThe Italian design firm Pininfarina will help design the Hercules Alpha electric pickup truck as well as other products, Detroit-based startup Hercules Electric Vehicles announced Tuesday in a press release. Pininfarina is a legendary name in the auto industry, with a massive back catalog that includes the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider and Ferrari...

Solid-state batteries are already being installed in city buses: Update

Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G electric busAs each automaker adds urgency to its electric-vehicle business plan and mentions solid-state battery technology as the future, remember this: Solid-state cells are already in use in vehicles, just about every day. Where are they used? No, not a skunkworks in Sweden, or a closed loop in Japan. Public passenger buses in Wiesbaden, Germany, with the...