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25 Jun 2021, 14:28 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / At first, it may seem unfair that Kevin Shenkman decided to sue Tesla for its Supercharging for life promises. The company established a fee for people that leave their cars charging for more time than they should, which may sound entirely reasonab...
25 Jun 2021, 10:40 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback will not be replaced by the Q6 e-tron and Q6 e-tron Sportback, as previously thought. According to Autocar's Greg Kable, Audi’s electric flagship will receive a mid-cycle restyling in the second half ...
25 Jun 2021, 07:25 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Jason Hughes is one of the most trustworthy sources when it comes to anything related to Tesla. He was the man that said that SUA (Sudden Unintended Acceleration) episodes in the company’s EVs were not possible. He also said that allegations ...
25 Jun 2021, 06:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Hyundai announced it would replace the battery packs of 81,701 vehicles in February 2021: 75,680 Kona Electrics, 5,716 Ioniq EVs, and 305 Elec City Buses. All of them would have a folded anode tab due to a manufacturing mistake made by LG Energy So...
25 Jun 2021, 06:46 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The newest rumor about Renault’s electric car plans shows how the company is moving fast toward electric mobility and its dependence on French politics. According to Bloomberg, the French carmaker will announce next Monday, June 28, a deal wi...
25 Jun 2021, 05:30 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After it signed its first battery supply deal with Tesla, Panasonic bought about 1.4 million shares when the American EV maker started negotiating them at NASDAQ, in 2010. Each one would have cost $21.15, which translated into $29.61 million. Nikke...
24 Jun 2021, 15:02 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Volvo’s latest release does not mention Tesla a single time. Yet, the comparisons are inevitable when the Swedish carmaker states that the next-generation XC90 will be a fully electric SUV. More than that, it will also have a Luminar LiDAR an...
24 Jun 2021, 12:40 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Carlos Tavares gave Chrysler, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo ten years to prove they are still relevant enough to stay alive. When it comes to Lancia, what we know is that Jean-Pierre Ploué will be personally in charge of giving its future vehicles ...
24 Jun 2021, 10:37 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / With summer days and trips, we also hear a lot more cases of children and animals getting seriously hurt or even dying after being left in cars. To bring awareness to the dangers of a hot summer day, Ford created an interesting video with the help ...
24 Jun 2021, 10:07 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This story only came to our attention thanks to Sascha Pallenberg. He shared a Tik Tok video of what seems to be a brand new Tesla Model S Plaid with a loose airbag on Twitter. He did that teasing the American carmaker for removing adjustable lumba...
23 Jun 2021, 16:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / James Glickenhaus has already challenged Tesla and Volkswagen to prove BEVs (battery electric vehicles) can beat FCEVs (fuel cell electric vehicles) in competitions. We suspect he will do that more frequently after announcing Glickenhaus Zero has a...
23 Jun 2021, 14:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After Reuters anticipated Audi would produce its last ICE project in 2026, it took some days for the company to confirm that and add some details to the strategy. From 2026 on, the company will introduce only pure electric cars. Ironically, it may ...
23 Jun 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If you never heard about dendrites, they are to batteries what kryptonite is to Superman. These needle-like structures form inside lithium-ion cells, perforate the separator, and cause short-circuits, which may lead to fires. Among lithium-ion ...
23 Jun 2021, 06:09 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Lucid was supposed to release its electric sedan – the Air – in spring 2021. We are already in summer, and the EV is not yet available, but Peter Rawlinson justified that back in February. Thanks to his SPAC deal and the deep pocke...
22 Jun 2021, 17:14 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After Fisker signed its final manufacturing agreement with Magna, it is revealing more and more details about the Ocean. The company’s electric SUV will start production on November 17, 2022, it will present its production version at the 2021...
22 Jun 2021, 16:25 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / You might have never heard of Nebula Project AG, but you certainly know Aston Martin. Both companies joined forces to develop the Valkyrie hypercar. In 2016, when Aston Martin did not have the money to engineer its masterpiece, Nebula backed the id...
22 Jun 2021, 07:44 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / RJ Scaringe is a low-profile automotive CEO: he only talks about anything when it is ready or close to that. Instead of presenting Rivian to the world and asking for funds, he only revealed it with the R1T prototype and plenty of money from Ford an...
22 Jun 2021, 07:28 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Volkswagen tried to buy Alfa Romeo twice, and FCA did not want to sell it. The reason for that starts to be clear with the plans Stellantis is making to return the Italian brand to its former glory. According to Greg Kable from Autocar, one of the ...
22 Jun 2021, 07:14 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Early adopters are heroes in the sense that they volunteer to discover everything that can go wrong with a product for the privilege of being the first ones to have them. That lesson’s most recent episode came from the Ioniq 5, which can pres...
21 Jun 2021, 17:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Jérôme Guillen was considered as one of the most important executives at Tesla, apart from Elon Musk’s problem solver. When he left the company on June 3, some felt that this confirmed his transference to the truck division was a...