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How Tesla"s NACS plug won over automakers

Tesla's charging connector is slimmer and easier to handle than the competing CCS standard. But what really convinced rival automakers to switch was Tesla's superior charging network, analysts say......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsAug 8th, 2024

Lucid teases midsize model for 2026; says Gravity EV will use Tesla"s NACS plug next year

Lucid's three-row Gravity crossover will use Tesla's NACS plug next year while its lower-cost midsize model will target the Tesla Model Y in 2026, CEO Peter Rawlinson tells Automotive News......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Lucid teases "midsize" model for 2026; says Gravity EV will use Tesla"s NACS plug next year

Lucid's three-row Gravity crossover will use Tesla's NACS plug next year while its lower-cost 'midsize' model will target the Tesla Model Y in 2026, CEO Peter Rawlinson tells Automotive News......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Tesla told Autopilot trainers to ignore ‘no turn on red" signs, report says

A former worker at a Tesla data annotation center said the company wanted its cars to ‘drive like a human would, not a robot that's just following the rules.'.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Rivian joins Tesla and Lucid with fresh referral programs

Rivian's new rewards program offers a $750 credit and six months of free charging to the Rivian owner making the referral and to the buyer of a new R1T pickup or R1S crossover, the company said......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Daily 5 report for Sept. 6: Sales reports, dealer sentiment give Fed good reason to cut interest rates

The bottom line, as sales stagnate and inventories rise, is that automakers and their customers need interest rates to come down soon......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 7th, 2024

This EV will make you grin from ear to ear—the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

Hyundai N's attention to detail is on vivid display with this performance EV. Enlarge / Other automakers have half-heartedly tuned their EVs, but Hyundai's N brand has gone all-out with the Ioniq 5, and the results are spectacula.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Toyota cuts 2026 global EV output plans by a third, report says

Toyota will build one million EVs in 2026 instead of 1.5 million, a Japanese newspaper said. Other automakers have scaled back EV plans as sales slow......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Ditching EVs For Hybrids Is Already Paying Off For Automakers

Ditching EVs For Hybrids Is Already Paying Off For Automakers.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Volvo lowers 2026 profit margin target

Volvo, like other automakers, is seeing slowing demand for EVs due in part to high sticker prices and is also bracing for the effects of extra EU tariffs on EVs made in China......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Volvo cashes in on hybrid hype with updated XC90 crossover

The 2025 Volvo XC90, which has mild hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants, sports styling cues from its new battery-powered sibling......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 evolves in a more outdoorsy direction

The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 gains an off-road-inspired trim level, more range, and NACS charging compatibility......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

Volvo’s updated XC90 continues to make the case for plug-in hybrid SUVs

Small updates aim to remind customers about the Volvo XC90 SUV's efficient plug-in hybrid powertrain......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

Hyundai updates Ioniq 5 with bigger battery, Tesla-style port

There's also an off-road focused variant called the Ioniq 5 XRT. Enlarge / The lifted, rugged, off-road version-of-normal trend has come to the Ioniq 5 with the new XLT. (credit: Hyundai) The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is one of ou.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Tesla plans six-seat Model Y, production slated for 2025 in China, report says

The addition of a six-seater variant underscores pressure in China from domestic rivals such as Nio and Zeekr......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Tesla readies robotaxi reveal at California Warner Bros. studio, report says

Tesla is targeting a reveal of its robotaxi at Warner Bros. Discovery's movie studio in the Los Angeles area, sources told Bloomberg......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 2nd, 2024

JP Clausen brings auto, tech experience to GM manufacturing

JP Clausen, who previously worked for Tesla, Google and Lego, joined GM in April to succeed the retiring Gerald Johnson executive vice president of global manufacturing and sustainability......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

Texas judge decides Texas is a perfectly good venue for X to sue Media Matters

Judge says Musk critic "targeted" advertisers in Texas, denies motion to dismiss. Enlarge / Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at Tesla's "Cyber Rodeo" on April 7, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (credit: Getty Images | AFP/Suzanne Cordeiro).....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

Vinnie Johnson"s Piston Group wins scathing verdict in longtime minority certification fight

The verdict ends a legal feud that’s been stewing since early 2021. At stake was a lucrative minority certification that helped the auto supplier win business from automakers. The fast-growing supplier has topped $3 billion in revenue and employs 1.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

Elon Musk’s Boring Company can’t get Tesla FSD to work in tunnels

Despite "full self driving," Teslas still can't cope with one-way tunnels. Enlarge / Human driver will continue to be a job at the Boring Company Las Vegas Loop for the foreseeable future. (credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Gett.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

Toyota, Lexus top Consumer Reports" reliability rankings for used cars

At the bottom of Consumer Reports' rankings were Tesla, Dodge and Chrysler......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 27th, 2024