Why your new EV is making funny noises Car firms offer a new sounds to motorists

Previously Damaged EV Truck Catches Fire All Over Again At Nikola Headquarters An electric semi-truck fire that broke out at Nikola Motor’s headquarters back in June has come around again for Fire 2: Electric Drivetrain Boogaloo over the weekend. Read more…

How EV range is determined and why the process is flawed Some say the process used to determine those electric vehicles ranges is flawed, and consumers need better guidance on how far an EV can travel.

What If Americans Say ‘No’ To An EV Revolution? I’ve always questioned the idea that Americans could get fully on-board with electric cars. Living through Covid, where Americans more or less chose/are choosing to ignore a pandemic and do little to nothing in response didn’t make me more confident that they’d be inclined to respond when faced with extinction.… Read more…

How the Middle East is preparing for the post-oil, EV era of transportation From Saudi Arabia to the UAE and Israel, the electric vehicle revolution is coming.

‘Welcome to EV dongle town’ I want to be very clear: this is not my car. An Audi E-tron parked across multiple spots in order to access a Tesla Supercharger. | Image: Umar Shakir / The VergeEarlier this year, I purchased my first electric vehicle, a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Pro S — moonstone gray, moon roof, all-wheel drive. I knew that the car would start losing value as soo…

Tesla’s surprising new route to EV domination Become more like the industry you disrupted

Deep-Sea Mining For EV Metals Is More Harmful Than Previously Thought The effects of mining for polymetallic nodules and other EV battery metals in the deep sea are becoming clearer now that scientists are devoting studies to this so-called “sustainable mining” practice. And it seems deep-sea mining has twice as much potential to harm ecosystems that we know precious little about than… Read more…

Hyundai Really Wants Its Ioniq 5 N EV To Feel Like A Race Car People like to complain about electric cars. They argue that 200 miles of range isn’t nearly enough, say they sound like washing machines and claim that they aren’t fun to drive. But that’s not all true, and now Hyundai is here to really silence the haters with its new Ioniq 5 N electric SUV. Read more…

Ford Doesn’t Want To Rule Out A Fiesta EV, But It Also Can’t Make One Right Now Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 12, 2023 and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz is going to use Tesla’s EV charging too Image: Mercedes-Benz AGMercedes-Benz is the latest automaker to commit to adopting Tesla’s electric vehicle charging connectors for its vehicles, bringing Elon Musk’s company one step closer to total EV charging dominance. Starting in 2024, the German automaker will offer adapters to its customers so they can access Tesla Supercharger stations,…

VW in talks to adopt Tesla’s EV charging plug, but Toyota is staying silent Image: GettyTesla has racked up a series of EV charging wins in recent weeks, with Ford, GM, Volvo, Polestar, and Rivian all announcing plans to adopt the company’s charging connectors for their vehicles. But there are still a number of notable holdouts — although that could shift dramatically in the days to come. Volkswagen, one of the world’s…