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“Audi should have a sports car, for sure,” CEO Gerald Döllner said. And a new concept due out this year could show where Audi is going.

Tesla’s Q1 2025 All-Hands meeting saw CEO Elon Musk share a key update about the company’s most ambitious product yet — Optimus. As per Musk, Tesla is aiming to start the production of Optimus this year, and its first run will be no joke.  Tesla Optimus’ Quick Evolution Tesla initially Read more

The last two gas-powered Cadillac sedans, the CT4 and CT5, could be traded in for a pair of EVs. GM reportedly has no plans for a next-gen Cadillac CT4 or CT5 with an internal combustion engine, but an electric version could replace it. more…

Elon Musk attempts to rally the troops, and investors, with a variation on the same act: Robots, space travel, don’t sell your stock.

Tesla has begun exporting Megapack battery systems from its Shanghai Megafactory, with the first shipment departing for Australia on Friday. This marks a key step in Tesla Energy’s expansion into the global energy storage industry, utilizing its new China-based Megafactory to supply several new markets. Tesla Asia celebrated the Shanghai Read more

US battery technology company Pure Lithium has been awarded funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Vehicle Technology Office to scale production of lithium metal anodes from recycled lithium metal, in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). Pure Lithium will work with ANL to recover lithium metal from waste Read more

C-BATT, a joint venture between US lithium-ion battery components producer X-BATT and carbon and graphite products manufacturer CONSOL Innovations, has developed its US-sourced Obsidia high-capacity battery anode material, which is designed to increase battery energy density and cycle life. Silicon-carbon-based Obsidia and its blends hold more lithium per gram than Read more

Microgrids are the coming thing in EV charging—incorporating battery storage can mitigate the need for high-power grid connections, making installations quicker and cheaper. ElectricFish has launched a new, fully redesigned version of its microgrid-based EV charger. Called the 350Squared, the system features battery integration and a proprietary power electronics design Read more

Curbside EV charging is the solution to the problem of EV drivers who aren’t able to install chargers at their homes. It’s a red-hot field, and one of the companies targeting this market is Voltpost, which makes an EV charging platform that can be retrofitted to existing lampposts. Now Voltpost Read more

The Hamilton police in Ontario announced that over 80 Tesla vehicles were damaged in a vandalism attack at a Tesla service center. It’s the latest example of a series of vandalism attacks against Tesla over the last few weeks. more…