Tag Archives: Electric

As gas prices top $5.00 a gallon nationwide and economists ponder when demand destruction will really kick in, many wonder whether the electric vehicle (EV) industry is benefitting. Data shows that new EV purchases jumped in Q1, and many industry watchers speculate high gas prices are driving this behavior. But a new study from Autolist — an online car shopping platform— shows gas prices actually are not driving more EV consumer sentiment. “This was a little bit of a surprise for us,”… Source link

Land Rover revealed the newest addition to its lineup, an all-new Range Rover Sport. It’s a cult favorite among the brand’s fans, with the mid-size SUV known more for its street prowess than its performance off pavement. But since it is a Range Rover, it can go off-road if needed with its advanced all-wheel drive system. But the even bigger news is that the new Range Rover Sport, in addition to being offered with mild hybrid, plug-hybrid, and traditional V8 power, will have an all-electric… Source link

The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake, is best known for increasing salinity and receding shoreline over the course of multiple decades that led to the health crisis and a massive die-off of the area’s wildlife. That is changing as a White House push to rid cars of fossil fuels and a global hunt to source critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries is recasting the region 160 miles southeast of Los Angeles as an El Dorado for the country’s hopes to tackle climate change. “This is… Source link

Move over Tesla Model S (TSLA) and Mercedes-Benz EQS (MGB.DE), a new top of the line electric sedan is here. BMW (BMW.DE) took the wraps off its all-new top-of-the-line 7 Series, with three new models, including an electric version for the first time. Dubbed the i7 xDrive60, the all-wheel drive EV version features two electric motors with a combined output of 536 horsepower and 549 lb-ft of torque. The car can hit 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds, BWM says, and will have an estimated range of 300… Source link

Lamborghini (VOW.DE) took the opportunity to give its fans a real treat at this year’s New York Auto Show – a new V-10 powered supercar. And its CEO also gave a hint of what the company’s electric future vehicle could look like. Up first though, is the new Huracán Technica. “It combines performance, lifestyle, and fun to drive,” Lamborghini global CEO Stephan Winkelmann said in an interview with Yahoo Finance from the floor of the show. “It’s a car which is very close to our heart because… Source link

Google is preparing to bring its employees back to the office this week, and as an added bonus, it’ll be offering them free electric scooters to help ease the transition. The tech giant is teaming up with e-scooter maker Unagi to launch a new program called “Ride Scoot,” in which most of Google’s US-based workers can get reimbursed for the full cost of a monthly subscription to Unagi’s stylish Model One scooter. The Model One, which retails for $990, is a lightweight dual-motor… Source link

In an industry prone to superlatives, here’s a new one from the automotive world: “Hyper-SUV,” courtesy of legendary British sports carmaker Lotus, with its newest EV creation, the Eletre. “The Eletre takes the heart and soul of the latest Lotus sports car – the Emira – and the revolutionary aero performance of the all-electric Evija hypercar, and reinterprets them as a Hyper-SUV,” Lotus said in a statement. Lotus had been teasing a high-performance EV SUV known as the “Type 132” for a… Source link

Unlike traditional automakers, electric-vehicle (EV) maker Tesla (TSLA) can dynamically raise or lower prices at will — and it has just done that, again. For the second time in a week, Tesla is raising prices across the board for its U.S. product range encompassing the Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X. Here are a few notable hikes: Model 3 Rear-Wheel-Drive, Tesla’s cheapest vehicle, went up $2,000 to nearly $47,000 Model 3 All-Wheel Drive jumped $2,500 to $54,500 The base version of… Source link

<legend role=”h2″>-Lucid announces long-term plan to bring advanced automotive manufacturing to Saudi Arabia to address global demand.</legend> <legend role=”h2″>-Lucid estimates that the location of Lucid’s first international manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia may result in up to $3.4 billion of value to Lucid over 15 years.</legend> <legend role=”h2″>-New international manufacturing plant targets 150,000 vehicles per year at the King Abdullah Economic City will leverage U.S. engineering,… Source link

Electric vehicle (EV) company Fisker (FSR) unveiled its Ocean EV SUV in late November at the Los Angeles Auto Show with the goal of making the car “the world’s most sustainable vehicle.” The base model, named the Ocean Sport, will start at $37,499 before any government incentives. CEO and chairman Henrik Fisker said that customers may be able to get their hands on the Ocean later this year. “We have seen [that] the first parts coming in [for the Ocean] are very high quality for this… Source link