Wireless Tesla EV charging might have roadmap with German firm

Tesla Model 3 equipped with WiTricity wireless charging systemTesla hinted just a few months ago that it could be planning to offer wireless charging for its vehicles. Now, one of the company’s recent acquisitions might help it tap into the tech it needs to make that possible. Although no public statement has been made yet, Tesla appears to have recently purchased Wiferion, a German company that...

2023 Tesla Model 3, Model Y investigated for loss of steering control

2023 Tesla Model 3The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into alleged loss of steering control in 2023 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y electric cars. The investigation—officially known as a Preliminary Evaluation—is based on 12 complaints alleging steering issues in the affected vehicles. Five complaints...

Report: Tesla seeks $100M from US for Semi charging route

Tesla Semi  (Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.)Tesla is seeking nearly $100 million in U.S. government funding to build nine semi-truck charging stations on a route from the southern border of Texas to the automaker's original factory in Fremont, California, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The plan reportedly calls for each site to have eight 750-kw chargers for the Tesla Semi plus four chargers...

2025 Volvo EX30: Next year’s most important EV comes from China?

2025 Volvo EX30What makes the 2025 Volvo EX30, in rear-wheel-drive form with a projected range rating of 275 miles, possible at its remarkable starting price of around $35,000—the price that tripped up Tesla some years ago? It’s undoubtedly the EX30’s manufacture in China, where labor costs are roughly akin to those in Mexico. The EX30...

Ford lowers EV targets for 2023, points to cost

Ford Mustang Mach-E at Port of Drammen, NorwayFord is lowering its 2023 EV production targets, pointing to vehicle prices as a reason for the slowdown. The automaker now expects to be building 600,000 EVs a year sometime in 2024, Ford CEO Jim Farley said Monday in a discussion of the automaker's quarterly earnings report. Ford has been saying since 2021 (when it doubled EV targets) that it...

Chevy nixes $44,495 Blazer EV, hails $30,000 Equinox EV and future Bolt

2024 Chevrolet Equinox EVChevrolet has canceled plans for a base 1LT version of the Blazer EV, the brand confirmed to Green Car Reports on Monday. The detail, which GM hadn’t yet confirmed publicly, came in follow-up queries regarding its announcement regarding first deliveries of the 2024 Chevy Blazer, initially in RS AWD versions. Chevrolet clarified that the...

2024 Chevy Blazer EV deliveries start with AWD, 279-mile range

2024 Chevrolet Blazer EVGM reported on Monday that first shipments of the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV from its assembly plant in Mexico have started, with dealerships due to start getting initial Blazer EV RS AWD versions in August. With the confirmation, GM rolled out more pieces of Blazer EV news including new pricing details, some confirmed EPA range ratings, and a...

Mazda MX-30 EV cut from US lineup, rotary version too

2023 Mazda MX-30 EVMazda on Friday afternoon revealed that its MX-30 lineup will not be returning for U.S. sales after the 2023 model year. For longtime Mazda fans, that piece of news also means that Mazda’s Wankel rotary engine won’t be coming back to America anytime soon. The MX-30 EV arrived for first deliveries in late 2021, and with its 100-mile EPA...