The Firefly project was set up with a view to the global markets rather than focusing on a single market.
This is not just a consideration from the perspective of sales potential, but the times have changed, the president of Firefly said.
Singapore launches tender for 660 electric buses
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) wants to add new electric buses to the country’s fleet. It would more than double the number of electric buses in the country. Read more…
European premiere of Smart #5 – price and launch date for Germany announced
On Friday, Smart celebrated the European premiere of its electric SUV #5. The first prices were also announced: when orders open on 26 April, the EV will be available for €45,900 to €56,900. Read more…
Another YouTuber Attempted To Fool Tesla’s FSD With A Fake Wall
The results of this test are better, but with one big caveat. Read more…
EVs power up, oil demand growth slows: 2024’s rapid global energy shift – IEA
Global energy demand spiked in 2024, driven largely by surging electricity use, according to a new report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Electricity consumption jumped by nearly 1,100 terawatt-hours – a hefty 4.3% increase – nearly twice the annual average growth of the past decade. Read more…
Huawei, SAIC plan to officially launch joint brand on Apr 10, report says
Huawei and SAIC’s joint brand Shangjie will be officially launched on April 10, when more information about the brand and its products is expected to be released, according to local media.
Shangjie will be the fifth brand under Huawei’s HIMA business after Aito, Luxeed, Stelato, and Maextro.
CPCA expects China Mar NEV retail sales to rebound to 1 million units
The CPCA expects China’s NEV retail sales to rebound to 1 million units in March, with penetration rising to 54.1 percent.
Overall retail sales of passenger cars in March are expected to be around 1.85 million units, a year-on-year increase of 9.1 percent and a month-on-month increase of 33.7 percent.
Tesla Full Self-Driving is stagnating after Elon said it is going exponential
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) is stagnating with no real improvement in miles between disengagement in months just as CEO Elon Musk said it is going exponential. Read more…
BMW is selling more EVs than Audi and Mercedes COMBINED – here’s why
We already know that BMW closed off 2024 with a banner year for its electrified “i” models – but it took a while for the larger picture to become clear. Not only is BMW succeeding with EVs, the Bavarians are outselling their two closest competitors combined. (!. Read more…
Everyone’s missing the point of the Tesla Vision vs. LiDAR Wile E Coyote video
A video came out last week comparing two approaches to autonomous vehicles: cameras and LiDAR. The video was fun, as YouTube videos are wont to be, but the fallout from it has been anything but fun, with pretty much everyone missing the point of the video in the first place. Read more…
BYD launches Qin L EV electric sedan with smart driving features, starting at $16,530
The BYD Qin L EV is similar in size to the Tesla Model 3, but costs only half as much.
The BYD Qin L EV comes standard with the free God’s Eye C smart driving system and a CLTC range of up to 545 km.
The Dodge Charger Daytona EV Can Smoke Ford’s Best Mustang
The electric Charger had no trouble showing the Ford Mustang Dark Horse its taillights thanks to its superior straight-line punch. Read more…
All the best EV (and PHEV) cash back deals we could find for March 2025 [Updated]
Cynics will point at big rebates and claim they mean the vehicle isn’t selling, but that just exposes them as industry noobs. A rebate is a powerful financial tool that helps dealers overcome obstacles like negative equity, poor credit, down payment requirements, and interest rate objections so you can drive home in the car of your dreams today. Read more…
Study: Tesla, Rivian charging networks have far fewer problems
Owners report more than ten times the issues with Shell Recharge, EVgo, or Blink than with Tesla Rivian’s own charging network was second only to Tesla Hardware-related issues have become more prevalent than payment problems Charging networks operated by Tesla and Rivian tended to have fewer problems than non-automaker efforts, according to a… Read more…
Tesla’s Sentry Mode will get better at trying to deter thieves and vandals
Following its impromptu all-hands meeting, Tesla made a few cosmetic changes to its Cybertruck pages, and hid an Easter egg in plain sight. On the part detailing Sentry Mode, there’s now the following text (seen also in the screenshot below): “Enable Sentry Mode to monitor your unattended vehicle or trailer, and automatically activate the alarm, increase the touchscreen brightness, and… Read more…
Elgo-Plus Springer Max-EB electric micro excavator asks: Can you dig it?
If you’re a middle-aged suburbanite looking to throw down the landscaping gauntlet on a rival dad, the Elgo-Plus Springer Max-EB battery electric micro excavator is absolutely the one-up yard machine you’ve been waiting for. Read more…
ZQUIP modular power lets job sites switch from diesel to EV on the same machine
MOOG Construction’s energy skunkworks ZQUIP made headlines last year by bringing the cordless power tool battery model to the world of industrial-grade heavy equipment – now, they’re making it even easier for job sites to make every kilowatt count by enabling them to switch from diesel to electric and back, on the same machine. (!. Read more…
Xiaomi shows off battery safety tech – by dropping fruit off a 6 floor building
Xiaomi is building some of the best, most capable high-performance electric cars in the world right now – and Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun wants you to know that they’re among the safest, too. To prove it, he’s wrapping a watermelon in the company’s “bulletproof” battery armor and dropping it off a six-storey building. Read more…
Yamaha previews electric golf carts with new in-house-developed LFP battery technology
Yamaha Motor has announced the debut of two new five-seat golf cart models that utilize new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries that it has developed and begun manufacturing. Two variants are available, the electromagnetically-guided G30Es and the manually-operated G31Eps. Both models are 144.5” in length, 49.5” in width, 73” in height and have an 84.25”… Read more…
California Now Has More EV Chargers Than Gas Pumps
In the heart of American culture, the electric vehicle reigns supreme. There are nearly 50% more chargers than gas nozzles in the state. Read more…
