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Plus, Trump’s Department of Transportation pick wants EVs to pay their fair share, and America’s dealer lobby targets direct sales.

LiveWire, the electric motorcycle brand spun out of Harley-Davidson, has just announced its latest electric motorcycle model. The new LiveWire S2 Alpanista is built on the same platform as the brand’s last two models, leveraging the Arrow platform as a versatile foundation for several diverse bikes. more…

Tesla China is reportedly halting parts of its Model Y production lines in Giga Shanghai in the coming weeks.  The halt would reportedly allow Tesla to optimize Gigafactory Shanghai for the mass production of the new Model Y “Juniper.” Driving the news:  Citing sources reportedly familiar with the matter, Bloomberg Read more

Tesla Supercharger access is making its way to many non-Tesla brands. While growing pains have been slim, one has finally appeared, and it has delayed one brand from offering access to the largest EV charging network in the world to its drivers. Kia planned to enable access to Tesla Superchargers Read more

Tesla’s Supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) has been at the center of the company’s long-term strategy for years, and seeing as I’ve been covering the company and its competitors since 2020, I decided it was finally time to try it out myself. The process of scheduling a demo drive was simple: Read more

Elon Musk’s potential $56 billion pay package was the reason Europe’s largest pension fund sold its entire Tesla $TSLA stake recently, as the firm sold all of its $585 million worth of shares. A spokesperson for Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP said to Bloomberg that “We had a problem” with Musk’s pay package, Read more

Rivian, which is still considered a startup, was the largest manufacturer of electric vans in the U.S. last year.

According to a memo sent to suppliers, work on the new EV is “on hold until further notice.”

On today’s episode of Quick Charge we explore the uncertainty around the future of EV incentives, the roles different stakeholders will play in shaping that future, and our friend Stacy Noblet from energy consulting firm ICF stops by to share her take on what lies ahead. more…

Today was supposed to be the day that Kia owners gain access to Tesla’s Supercharger network, but on Monday the brand announced that access would be delayed until spring. However, some owners have figured out a way to charge on Superchargers already. more…