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Tesla plans to build a $25,000-euro (just under $27,000 at current exchange rates) EV at its factor near Berlin, according to a Reuters report published Monday. The report, cites an anonymous source with knowledge of the matter, but the source did not say when production would begin. CEO Elon Musk announced plans for the lower-priced EV during a visit to the factory Friday, the source told Reuters. The factory currently builds the Model Y, which is Europe’s top-selling EV right now. 2023 Tesla Model Y – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc. As Reuters points out, citing data from research firm JATO…
Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) – literally, cars that run and add new features primarily through software updates – are quickly changing the automotive landscape, unlocking possibilities that were unthinkable a decade ago. Pushing software updates to vehicles over the air (OTA), a technology pioneered by Tesla, is becoming mainstream now as electric vehicles – which enable the highest integration with software-defined tech – are gaining ground. Audi, for example, is reportedly looking to expand the range of features available “on demand” in its next-generation vehicles, Audi’s technical development chief Oliver Hoffmann told Autocar. “With our next generation of electronic architecture, we will bring…
A labor agreement between Stellantis and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has revealed the timing for several upcoming Jeep and Dodge EVs. A document published by the UAW detailing the terms of the agreement includes commitments Stellantis made during the negotiations for vehicle assembly at its unionized plants. That in turn confirms several… Source link
Shanghai has opened a total of 926 roads for autonomous driving tests, with a total mileage of 1,800 kilometers. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/11/07204656/2023110712465672.mp3 (An image from the Shanghai municipal government’s Weibo.) Shanghai will allow autonomous buses to operate in the city’s downtown area on a pilot basis, marking an important support for autonomous driving technology in the eastern Chinese megacity. Shanghai will begin operating autonomous buses on a pilot basis in the central city at specific times of the day and on specific roads, local media outlet The Paper said in a report today. Shanghai already has extensive autonomous driving test road scenarios,…
Tesla will raise the prices of the long-range versions of the Model 3 and Model Y in China on Thursday, November 9, local media quoted the company as saying. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/11/07200435/2023110712043520.mp3 (Image credit: CnEVPost) Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) will raise Model 3, Model Y prices in China two days later, after information shared by multiple salespeople on social media sparked widespread discussion. Tesla will raise the prices of the long-range versions of the Model 3 and Model Y in China on Thursday, November 9, and the prices of the standard-range versions of the two models may also go up in the future,…
CATL and BYD’s shares in January-September both declined slightly from January-August. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/11/07162727/2023110708272747.mp3 CATL and BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) both saw their shares of the global electric vehicle (EV) battery market decline slightly in January-September from January-August, while the shares of the other battery makers remained mostly stable. In the January-September period, global EV battery consumption totaled 485.9 GWh, up 44.4 percent from 336.6 GWh in the same period a year ago, according to data released on November 7 by South Korean market researcher SNE Research. CATL’s battery installations from January to September amounted to 178.9 GWh, up 52.1 percent from 117.6…
Ram has confirmed first details for a pickup that no other automaker has dared yet build, yet one that might possibly offer the best of both worlds: a plug-in series-hybrid truck. The truck, which Ram calls the Ramcharger, is claimed to offer “class-shattering unlimited battery electric range.” The Ramcharger always has electric propulsion at the wheels, but it’s backed up with electricity from an internal combustion engine. Ram is claiming a 4.4-second 0-60 mph time for the 1500 Ramcharger, which will be rated at 663 hp and 615 lb-ft of torque. With a 92-kwh battery pack, the Ramcharger will go…
The all-new 2025 Ram 2025 full-size pickup truck is here (at least in official photos – more on this in a bit), and it will be available in multiple versions, including gasoline- and battery-powered. We’ll leave the full-on gas-guzzling variants for our colleagues at Motor1.com to cover. Still, we’re not too far from the tailpipe emissions here at InsideEVs either, because Stellantis – which owns Ram – decided to set itself apart from the rest of the industry and offer an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV, in the form of the 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger. A full-electric version dubbed the…
The Biden administration just announced $16.4 billion to upgrade the Northeast Corridor’s rail infrastructure – here’s why that’s going to impact a lot of people. The Biden administration’s Infrastructure Law, which passed in November 2021, earmarked $66 billion for rail investment – the most significant (and well overdue) investment in passenger rail since Amtrak was created in 1971. The $16.4 billion isn’t more money being spent; it’s coming out of the Infrastructure Law budget. And it’s going to pay for 25 passenger rail projects on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. The investments announced today will rebuild 12 tunnels and bridges that are…
Lucid has just announced the adoption of the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging standard in its electric cars. The company will begin the switch from its current CCS1 charging inlet to the NACS inlet in North America in 2025. This is when Lucid will integrate NACS into its new vehicles and introduce an adapter so the existing CCS1-compatible cars will be able to use the NACS charging infrastructure as well. As a result, all new and older Lucid electric cars will gain access to the Tesla Supercharging network of more than 15,000 stalls across North America, the company…