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Isuzu Enters the EV Pickup Truck Sector, Tesla's Cybertruck Won't Worry About D-Max BEV
Isuzu Enters the EV Pickup Truck Sector, Tesla's Cybertruck Won't Worry About D-Max BEV

20 Mar 2024, 11:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The third-generation Isuzu D-Max mid-size pickup truck will soon gain an all-electric version previewed by a concept on display at the 45th Bangkok Motor Show

 
Skoda Epiq Concept Foreshadows Entry-Level BEV Crossover Slotted Below Enyaq and Elroq
Skoda Epiq Concept Foreshadows Entry-Level BEV Crossover Slotted Below Enyaq and Elroq

15 Mar 2024, 10:51 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Skoda loves its naming scheme for same-letter crossovers. So, after Kodiaq, Karoq, Kamiq, and Kushaq, the all-electric Enyaq will be joined by the little Epiq

 
Can You Trust Tesla's Numbers When Inventory Looks So Suspicious?
Can You Trust Tesla's Numbers When Inventory Looks So Suspicious?

6 Nov 2023, 20:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / In my discussion about Tesla profits, I mentioned the inventory figures, but they deserved an independent story asking just about them.

 
Unsustainable $25,000 BEVs: The Push for Them Totally Misses the Point
Unsustainable $25,000 BEVs: The Push for Them Totally Misses the Point

29 Oct 2023, 14:41 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / And I do not mean solely how long these vehicles will last, but also their repairability, the pressure they could cause on fast chargers, and a long etcetera.

 
Hertz Q3 Earnings Report Kills Two Tesla Myths With One Stone
Hertz Q3 Earnings Report Kills Two Tesla Myths With One Stone

27 Oct 2023, 19:08 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That idea that Tesla's discounts are a good thing and that its cars have low-cost maintenance went down the drain when Hertz disclosed its numbers.

 
QuantumScape's Solid State Battery Pack Could Power Your EV for 300,000 Miles, Maybe
QuantumScape's Solid State Battery Pack Could Power Your EV for 300,000 Miles, Maybe

26 Oct 2023, 10:57 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company wanted its solid-state batteries to reach 800 cycles with 80% capacity, but its 24-layer cell delivered 1,000 cycles while retaining 95% capacity.

 
ICE for REx: Mazda Missed Chance to Establish Rotary Engines as Range Extender Standard
ICE for REx: Mazda Missed Chance to Establish Rotary Engines as Range Extender Standard

18 Oct 2023, 09:53 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Developing a new engine concept to make it more efficient than the current ones was a good call, but Mazda just did not deliver many advantages with it.

 
Twenty Tesla Vehicles Affected By Fires on the Same Day in Turkey and France
Twenty Tesla Vehicles Affected By Fires on the Same Day in Turkey and France

12 Oct 2023, 09:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The causes are still under investigation, but arson is a remote possibility in at least one of these blazes, considering the circumstances.

 
Official: All-New BMW X2 and First-Ever iX2 Are Ready To Rock
Official: All-New BMW X2 and First-Ever iX2 Are Ready To Rock

10 Oct 2023, 22:02 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / BMW has unveiled the all-new BMW X2 and its electric counterpart: the iX2! These two SAVs are a stepping stone towards BMW's ambitious electrification plans!

 
BEV Price Reductions Should Condemn the Electrification Shift
BEV Price Reductions Should Condemn the Electrification Shift

10 Oct 2023, 10:18 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / People fail to see that these movements will make unprofitable cars even more of a bottomless pit for investments. Sane companies will give up before they die.

 
Are BEVs Really Winning?
Are BEVs Really Winning?

30 Sep 2023, 17:43 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / A recent article from Bloomberg got me thinking, and the truth is that winning is a pretty relative concept, particularly in the automotive world.

 
Battery Packs Are Even More Expensive Than You Thought They Were
Battery Packs Are Even More Expensive Than You Thought They Were

22 Sep 2023, 10:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If you insist on keeping the old ones, Tesla will charge you $10,000 on top of the replacement bill, which ranges from $13,500 to $21,000.

 
The Success of the $25,000 Small Electric Car Is Still a Failure – Here's Why
The Success of the $25,000 Small Electric Car Is Still a Failure – Here's Why

15 Sep 2023, 21:02 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / While everybody is discussing the "affordable" electric vehicle, we should realize that it is still too expensive for a small car.

 
Polestar Synergy Is the Single-Seat Electric Supercar We'll Never Have
Polestar Synergy Is the Single-Seat Electric Supercar We'll Never Have

4 Sep 2023, 16:02 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The idea of this IAA 2023 concept was to show what a car conceived by the Polestar Design Contest 2022 would be in real life.

 
Toyota Prius Prime Proves that Better PHEVs Will Help You Drive Electric Without Worries
Toyota Prius Prime Proves that Better PHEVs Will Help You Drive Electric Without Worries

31 Aug 2023, 20:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Ask owners of the Chevrolet Volt or the Cadillac ELR, and they will tell you that a range extender is not as bad as BEV advocates will try to convince you.

 
Buying a Gas-Powered Car in 2030 Will Be Like Building a Horse Barn in 1910: Rivian CEO
Buying a Gas-Powered Car in 2030 Will Be Like Building a Horse Barn in 1910: Rivian CEO

28 Aug 2023, 20:48 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe believes people won't buy anything other than EVs in seven years time. He's both right and wrong at the same time

 
Fremantle Highway Didn't Absolve BEVs (Yet) – It Was Just Another Journalistic Confusion
Fremantle Highway Didn't Absolve BEVs (Yet) – It Was Just Another Journalistic Confusion

28 Aug 2023, 18:59 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Boskalis helped autoevolution confirm that we still have no idea what happened with the battery electric vehicles onboard or what caused the blaze.

 
All-Electric Volkswagen ID.7 Priced From €57K in Europe, Now Available for Order
All-Electric Volkswagen ID.7 Priced From €57K in Europe, Now Available for Order

24 Aug 2023, 13:10 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The largest BEV sedan from the German brand can be configured on the German website; depending on options, deliveries can reach the second quarter of 2024

 
Giga Gruenheide Is Making Fewer Cars Than It Should – What's Tesla's Excuse?
Giga Gruenheide Is Making Fewer Cars Than It Should – What's Tesla's Excuse?

23 Aug 2023, 21:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The BEV maker produces only the Model Y in that factory. Theoretically, it does not have to stop for improvements. Will Tesla admit demand is dropping?

 
VinFast Now Worth More Than Ford or GM Shows Market Caps Have Gone Crazy
VinFast Now Worth More Than Ford or GM Shows Market Caps Have Gone Crazy

17 Aug 2023, 15:04 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / We have seen the same happen with Lucid and Rivian, but the most persistent example of market cap madness comes from Tesla.