The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (DKE) have published a new standard to help companies implement the mandatory EU-wide digital battery passport, which comes into effect in February 2027. The standard, DIN DKE SPEC 99100, “Requirements for Data Attributes of Read more
Tesla’s stores, vehicles, and chargers have continued to face protests and acts of vandalism in recent weeks, as people have been targeting Elon Musk’s company for his recent work within the newly created government efficiency division under the Trump administration. Over the weekend, Tesla’s Charging account on X responded to Read more
Tesla has shed new details on the Cybercab, specifically its long-distance capabilities relating to things like road trips and cross-country traveling. The narrative surrounding the Cybercab has been that it will be centrally focused on short distances and ride-sharing within cities, at least at first. Tesla said it would launch Read more
Tesla has made a decision regarding the future of its flagship vehicles, the Model S and Model X, which both have been sticking around for “sentimental reasons” and have no true alignment with the company’s future goals of growth. The Model S and Model X were Tesla’s first two vehicles Read more
Tesla owners have hosted the largest synchronized light show yet in Europe, with over 1,100 vehicles participating. On Sunday, owners joined 1,150 vehicles together at DronePort, Sint-Truiden, Belgium for the world’s largest Tesla light show yet. The gathering is more than the over-1,000 Teslas that participated in a light show Read more
Polestar wants to poach some of Tesla’s customers with a new trade-in promotion for leases on its latest electric vehicle (EV) and first SUV. On its website last week, the automaker said buyers can save up to $20,000 when trading in a Tesla vehicle and leasing a Polestar 3 SUV. Read more
Tesla Cybercabs have been spotted being tested in increasing volumes at the company’s Texas Gigafactory, as spotted this week in drone footage from the Austin plant. In posts on X and from a construction update video on Monday, Giga Texas observer and drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer shared photos of the Read more
On today’s energized episode of Quick Charge, a Tesla executive leaks news of a new Model S and X as protests at retail locations escalate and key staff continue their exodus from the troubled brand. Plus: 0% financing deals on EVs and PHEVs and Volvo brings off-grid power to bauma. Read more
Industrial automation specialist Rockwell Automation is working with Toronto-based silicon anode active materials company NEO Battery Materials to help NEO set up its first North American facility, a 240-ton facility with the capacity to expand to 5,000 tons of silicon anode material per year, in Windsor, Ontario. Silicon anode materials Read more
Shortly after announcing that it would make its electric delivery vans—originally developed in collaboration with Amazon—available to all commercial fleets, Rivian has launched the new Rivian Upfit Program for fleet customers. Upfitting is the process of customizing a chassis to create a specialized vehicle for a customer. Unlike in the Read more