The Latest Breaking News on Electric Vehicles

Tesla sales jump 83% from a year ago as tax credits, broader adoption drive sales

Tesla beat analyst expectations in the second quarter, delivering 466,140 vehicles despite a difficult market, according to its earnings report released Sunday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 3, 2023

Too big, too heavy and too slow to change: road transport is way off track for net zero

The need to cut the emissions driving climate change is urgent, but it’s proving hard to decarbonise road transport in Australia. Its share of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions doubled from 8% in 1990 to 16% in 2020. New vehicles sold in Australia have barely improved average emissions performance…

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2023

A Transportation Engineer Reveals the One Surprising Problem With Owning an EV in a City

Several states and cities aiming to expand EV use are now trying to lift that barrier to ownership with “right to charge” laws.

Inverse · Jul 2, 2023

Verge Motorcycles To Adopt Tesla NACS Charging Standard On Its Bikes

Finnish electric motorcycle startup Verge Motorcycles announced plans to use Tesla's NACS charging standard on its bikes going forward as of June 2023.

RideApart · Jun 30, 2023

Rivian Starts Deploying Its Electric Van As Mobile Service Vehicle

Based on the Amazon Electric Delivery Vehicle (EDV), the Rivian Service Van (RSV) is capable of handling 80 percent of service and maintenance items.

InsideEVs · Jun 30, 2023

Tesla Gigafactory Mexico To Begin Car Production In Q1 2025: Report

The new timeframe means that the Mexican factory might start production one or two quarters later than initially expected.

InsideEVs · Jun 30, 2023

Tesla Rumored To Pause Model Y Production In Austin In Early July

Drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer claims Tesla will cancel the Model Y swing shift, redirecting workers from it to the Cybertruck production lines.

InsideEVs · Jun 30, 2023

Newcastle Clean Air Zone: Van drivers urged to prepare for tolls as report reveals grant funding latest

Latest figures show that no van drivers have yet been successful in getting funding to upgrade to newer, cleaner vehicles that will avoid the city's anti-pollution tolls

Chronicle Live · Jun 30, 2023

Truck driver jailed over crash that killed toddler

Truck driver Matthew Livingston has been jailed over a crash north of Melbourne that claimed the life of a two-year-old girl.

AAP · Jun 30, 2023

Volkswagen Confirms Talks With Tesla Over NACS Charging Standard

The Volkswagen Group might be another electric vehicle manufacturer that will sign-up for Tesla's North American Charging Standard charging connector.

InsideEVs · Jun 29, 2023