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Elon Musk is hinting at Tesla making bigger electric cars, but you shouldn’t hold your breath as it’s not the first time he said that. In the last few hours, Musk responded to two fans on X, asking Tesla to build bigger vehicles to support larger families. Musk often promotes the idea of having bigger

Paul Mescal praised fellow Irish star and friend Saoirse Ronan for speaking out about women’s safety in a TV talk show clip that went viral. The two Oscar nominees appeared on The Graham Norton Show, where Eddie Redmayne was talking about how he trained for his role as a lone assassin in Sky Atlantic series

The all-electric luxury electric SUV is getting significantly cheaper. Lexus launched a new entry-level 2025 RZ trim with starting prices over $10,000 less than last year’s model. And you get just as much driving range. 2025 Lexus RZ electric SUV prices and driving range Lexus launched its first dedicated EV last year, the RZ electric

Nissan introduced its newest EV, a sleek all-electric sedan, at the Guangzhou Auto Show this week. The N7 is the first Nissan electric vehicle under its new strategy to spark life back into the brand in China. Nissan hopes new N7 EV can compete in China Like most foreign automakers, Nissan is struggling to stay

Hyundai has a new secret weapon it’s about ready to unleash. To revamp the brand in China and counter BYD’s surge, Hyundai is launching a new AI-powered EV next year. The new model will be Hyundai’s first dedicated electric car for the world’s largest EV market. With the help of Haomo, a Chinese autonomous startup,

Tesla has announced that it will finally deliver 500 kW charging as it is about to install its long-awaited V4 Supercharger cabinets. The rollout of Supercharger V4 has been a strange one, to say the least. Tesla has been deploying the new charging stations for two years and calling them “Supercharger V4”, but it has

Tesla is now offering ready-to-deliver Cybertrucks in its new vehicle inventory as it clearly isn’t working with a reservation backlog anymore. Despite its polarizing nature, we have often noted that we can’t deny the Cybertruck is popular considering the fact that Tesla had over 1 million reservations for the vehicle. However, we had some doubts

Image: Renew Home Texas is about to get a major power boost – a new AI-powered virtual power plant (VPP) delivering capacity equivalent to 200,000 homes during peak demand. NRG Energy is teaming up with Renew Home to bring nearly 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity to the Texas grid by 2035, aiming to make it

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is to officially join Trump’s administration as the co-head of the new US Department of Government Efficiency – a second federal department with the goal of making government spending more efficient. You can’t get more ironic than that. Throughout the elections, Musk, who is already CEO of Tesla, and SpaceX, a

EPA nominee Lee Zeldin. Photo by SecretName101 on wikimedia It looks like the next EPA head will likely be Lee Zeldin, a former New York Congressman and failed gubernatorial candidate, and he’s already promising policy moves that would make the air dirtier and increase health and fuel costs for Americans. The nominee doesn’t have a

Like most legacy automakers, Toyota is struggling to keep up in China’s intensifying EV market. However, the company isn’t planning to back down like some of its peers. Toyota wants to make “even better cars” while ramping output to keep pace with domestic leaders like BYD. Toyota wants to build as many as 3 million

Tesla is turning back to free Supercharging and offering big discounts in Europe to boost sales in its toughest market for a record quarter. There’s no hiding it. Tesla is not doing well in Europe this year. According to EU-EVs, the automaker has delivered about 85,000 fewer vehicles in Europe so far this year: In

Australian Parliament. Photo by Marcus Reubenstein on Unsplash The Australian government has announced that it plans to allow EVs in the country to use V2G/bidirectional charging as early as Christmas of this year, right at the start of an Australian summer that promises to be one of the hottest ever. Australia has been struggling with

With Camp Mode, Tesla started a new era for car campers. Quiet climate control, a multimedia entertainment display, a glass roof, and a large rear flat compartment area that easily fits most 6′ adults with a mattress mean that hotels on long solo drives are now optional. It can also be a nice camping option

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) has surged to a $1 trillion valuation – seemingly over the assumption that the Trump and Musk relationship is going to benefit the automaker. The company is virtually worth more than the next 10 biggest automakers combined. Tesla has extended its post-election rally another 7% this morning – resulting in its valuation

Photo: Trina Solar Trina Solar is selling its Texas solar panel factory as the US scrutinizes Chinese companies cashing in on Inflation Reduction Act tax breaks. FREYR Battery is acquiring Trina Solar’s 5 gigawatt (GW), 1.35 million-square-foot solar panel factory in Wilmer, Texas, that only just came online on November 1. FREYR, which was founded

Finally, Bentley says it has found the winning formula to giving an all-electric vehicle the Bentley stamp of approval. It’ll scream luxury and likely cost a bloody fortune. The British ultra-luxury brand, owned by Volkswagen AG, is once again pushing back its target to exclusively offer BEVs by five years to 2035, but says it

Battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution just announced that its Arizona subsidiary has signed a long-term supply agreement with US automaker Rivian for 4695 cylindrical batteries. The cells will be produced at LG Energy Solution Arizona’s new standalone US facility beginning next year and will power Rivian’s upcoming R2 BEVs. LG Energy Solution (LGES) is a

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I’d like to remind them that, as a trusted media personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves cobalt mines. We’ve also got the world’s quickest police pursuit vehicle, an Amnesty International report

Amnesty International recognized Tesla and Mercedes-Benz for their “human rights diligence” in manufacturing their electric vehicles. There have been concerns about the rise in electric vehicle adoption leading to human rights issues, especially due to the increased need for some metals related to battery production, which are sometimes mined in difficult conditions. The bulk of