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Elon Musk is teasing Tesla doing “the most epic demo ever”, but we heard him claim that before and nothing came of it. more…

GM is preparing to begin converting production lines at its battery plant in Tennessee later this year for low-cost LFP EV batteries. GM’s joint venture, Ultium Cells, announced additional upgrades at the facility on Monday as it prepares for a new era. more…

The Goodwood Festival of Speed happened this weekend, and Ford’s electric SuperTruck managed to beat every other vehicle, gas or electric, to the top of the hill. more…

While Tesla sales continue to slide, its main battery supplier is going all guns blazing with local battery production in the U.S.

The Volkswagen ID.4 is getting a major Tiguan-inspired overhaul next year. In fact, it’s being described internally as the “electric Tiguan.”

Tesla has finally completed the construction of its highly anticipated Diner, Drive-in, and Supercharger in Los Angeles, and recent photos of the interior’s “retro-futuristic” style are making their way around the internet. X user Brad Goldberg shared photos from the Tesla Diner site last Tuesday, depicting some of the Supercharger Read more

Tesla is rolling out its second update to its Robotaxi app after it launched the driverless ride-hailing service less than a month ago in Austin. Among the changes, Tesla has expanded its service area, added walking directions to both the pickup and dropoff areas, added closing times for dropoff destinations, Read more

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated a physics-informed neural network (PINN) model that they say can predict battery health nearly 1,000 times faster than traditional models. NREL’s PINN replaces the traditional, resource-intensive battery physics model with an approach based on AI that Read more

Finnish marine and energy equipment manufacturer Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for four new vessels being built for Dutch ship owner and maritime service provider Vertom. The solution includes the Wärtsilä 25 engine, NOx reducer, gearbox, controllable pitch propeller (CPP), transverse thruster and the Wärtsilä ProTouch remote Read more

Chinese EV battery swapping stations provider U Power has installed the first of 55 smart battery swapping stations it has planned for Hong Kong. The company aims to create a battery-swap ecosystem that can support the transition of Hong Kong’s fleet of 18,000 taxis to EVs. It will be able Read more