Electric Vehicle News and Reviews (Page 204)

Electric Vehicle News and Reviews

Electric vehicles (EVs) have come a long way in a short time. Barely a decade has passed since the ambitious Silicon Valley startup Tesla Motors introduced the world to an electric car capable of traveling more than 300 miles on a single charge. Since then, Elon Musk and Tesla have convinced many dubious onlookers that electric vehicles are not only here to stay, but that they can become the future of transportation.

Other automakers have joined the EV movement at very different rates. The Nissan Leaf, for example, debuted in 2010 and went on to become the best-selling all-electric vehicle in the world for a time. Competition from the BMW i3 followed, as well as the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt and its all-electric successor the Chevy Bolt EV, but only the Tesla Model 3 has been able to steal the Leaf's crown. Heading into a new decade, electric vehicles are set to go from strength-to-strength, with new models like the Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia Niro EV competing in the entry-level category and the Audi e-Tron, Porsche Taycan, or Jaguar I-PACE vying with Tesla at the top end of the market.

With entire classes of vehicle still lacking an electric version, such as pick-up trucks and affordable SUVs, there's huge potential for expansion and growth in the EV marketplace. For now, Tesla is still blazing the trail, but legacy manufacturers are lining up to electrify their fleets and promising startups like Rivian and Byton are waiting in the wings with exciting new electric vehicles.

The future is bright for EVs and you can keep up to date with all the latest stories right here on Torque News.

Elon Musk Establishes X Holdings Companies

By Jeremy Johnson on April 22, 2022 - 10:18AM

Elon Musk has established 3 X Holdings companies. Yes, 3 - many thought that he would only create 1 holding company, but now there are 3 that have been created according to filings and the main purpose is to try and buy Twitter.

Elon Musk Justifies Tesla’s $1T Valuation By Pointing Out It’s More Than 12 Companies In 1

By Tinsae Aregay on April 22, 2022 - 9:38AM

Elon Musk says when you consider all new things created by Tesla and are not made by other automakers, Tesla is actually more than a dozen startups in one. Here are all the different startups included in the Tesla umbrella.

Lucid Motors Earning Report Date Announced

By Anthony Donati on April 21, 2022 - 7:38PM

Lucid Motors Earning Report is announced. Here Is what $LCID investors should know.

Image showing the exterior of one of Lucid's Studio locations

Lucid Motors Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit

By James Walker on April 21, 2022 - 6:26PM

Class-action suit led by New York law firm seeks to recover losses sustained by LCID investors after the EV manufacturers IPO.

Tesla Has Record Q1, 2022 Financial Results

By Jeremy Johnson on April 20, 2022 - 10:11PM

Tesla just recorded record Q1, 2022 results with vehicle deliveries, margins, and earnings. This shows that Tesla remains the fastest growing company in history and is still just in the early stages of its growth.

Tesla And Volkswagen To Reopen Factories In China After Weeks Stopped By Pandemic

By Nicolas Caballero on April 20, 2022 - 8:02PM

Tesla and Volkswagen are ready to continue manufacturing electric cars on their Chinese production lines after the mandatory break due to the latest COVID-19 confinements in Shanghai.

Kia Plays Wait and See on New EV Pickup

By Justin Hart on April 20, 2022 - 4:22AM

Last week at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), a Kia American executive confirmed in an interview with Green Car Reports that Kia is waiting to see what sales are like for the companies now selling or soon to be selling electric pickups in the U.S. This sounds perfectly logical, but it also begs the question: is Kia being coy?

2022 Toyota RAV4 Cavalry Blue, the new color for TRD

2022 Toyota TRD Off Road: What's New in 2022

By Armen Hareyan on April 19, 2022 - 10:55PM

Coming from the TRD ( Toyota Racing Development ) team, the Toyota RAV4's TRD Off Road version is mainly aimed at off-road enthusiasts, but also for those who tow a little more often. In this review, I am going to discuss what's new in the RAV4 TRD in the 2022 model year.

Tesla Growing Faster Than Any Large Cap Company In History

By Jeremy Johnson on April 19, 2022 - 9:11PM

Tesla is growing faster than the 5 largest companies in the world and it's not even close. Let's look at some of the statistics around Tesla and why it is a once in a generation company.

Lucid Motors Is Starting To Ramp Up Production

By Anthony Donati on April 19, 2022 - 6:20PM

Find out why Lucid Motors is hiring more workers for the assembly line and what that means for the Q1 numbers. Why are $LCID investors excited

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Something Borrowed - Toyota Adopts GM’s Electric Vehicle Catch Phrase

By John Goreham on April 19, 2022 - 12:22PM

Back in 2019, GM told us its “electric future is now.” This week Toyota said nearly that exact same thing about its new EV.

Tesla's Giga Shanghai Open Back Up With Production

Tesla's Giga Shanghai Opens Back Up With Production

By Jeremy Johnson on April 18, 2022 - 11:21PM

According to Reuters, Tesla started to have workers come back to Giga Shanghai today, and tomorrow limited production will begin. What are the stipulations to this and when will production resume? Let's go over that now.

Tesla Solar Panels, courtesy of Tesla Inc.

Tesla Hits Again: Megapack Battery Park And Solar PV For Powering Boulder City, Nevada

By Nicolas Caballero on April 18, 2022 - 4:07PM

Boulder City, located in Nevada and very close to Las Vegas, has been the place selected by a group of companies for the installation of a huge project that combines photovoltaic solar energy with battery storage; a big project that has become a symbol of change for the city, capable of feeding energy from the sun to a city of 60,000 inhabitants.

Elon Musk TED Talk Interview: Every Good Minute Thinking About Tesla Translates To A Million Dollars

By Tinsae Aregay on April 18, 2022 - 8:00AM

In a heartfelt TED Talk, 2022 interview, Elon Musk opens up about how he loses sleep over Tesla and how he works to the edge of insanity, fueled by the realization that every quality minute of thinking about the EV maker translates to a million dollars.

Tesla Loses Over $2.5 Billion Due To Giga Shanghai Shutdown

By Tinsae Aregay on April 18, 2022 - 5:20AM

Tesla's China factory with the entire city of Shanghai is currently under lockdown due to a surge in COVID cases. The factory has now been shut down for 3 weeks and in that time Tesla has lost over $2.5 billion in sales.

An Epic Conversation With Elon Musk, TED2022

By Jeremy Johnson on April 17, 2022 - 9:27PM

Elon Musk was interviewed at TED2022 recently and talked about a variety of topics. Let's go over the main talking points of what he had to say.

Elon Musk Responds To Outrage Caused By Tesla Removing The Mobile Connector

By Tinsae Aregay on April 17, 2022 - 5:58AM

In an update to the company's online configurator, today, Tesla announced it will no longer be bundling the Tesla mobile connector as standard equipment that comes with the vehicle. This caused an outcry even amongst Tesla's ardant fans. However, Elon Musk listened to the concerns and has promptly responded with a remedy.

Breaking: Tesla To Soon Add A Second Screen To Model 3 & Y Suggests Tear-down

By Tinsae Aregay on April 16, 2022 - 6:55PM

One distinguishing feature of the Tesla Model 3 & Y is that the vehicles only come with a single screen for the entire vehicle. However, this might be about to change after a teardown of the vehicles' MCU revealed a currently not in use connector dubbed "2nd display".

Tesla Updates Leasing Conditions In The US: Will No Longer Allow Purchase At End Of Contracts

By Nicolas Caballero on April 16, 2022 - 4:31PM

As per the latest information available, from now on the leasing of all Tesla models will not allow their purchase at the end of the contract. In the midst of a situation in which the delay in deliveries and the price increase of new vehicles has led to a steady revaluation of second-hand markets, Tesla has decided to change its policy in the leasing contracts for customers in the US.

Finally There Is Good News for Tesla Giga Shanghai's Opening Date

By Armen Hareyan on April 16, 2022 - 10:41AM

Tesla has a $40 Trillion Opportunity

By Jeremy Johnson on April 16, 2022 - 12:00AM

Tesla has a $40 Trillion Opportunity, according to some research from Morgan Stanley. This goes well beyond the EV business for Tesla and we'll go over what their research says now.

Ford Readies for launch of the F-150 Lightning EV pickup

Ford Readies For Launch Of F-150 Lightning ‘Job 1' On April 26

By Marc Stern on April 15, 2022 - 5:26PM

Although it has seemed to take forever, the impending launch of the Ford F-150 Lightning has been rather quick. As recently as two years ago, the automaker was still teasing the pickup's launch and now it is scheduled for April 26.

Tesla Roadster Reservations Open Again, Including Europe: Good Sign

By Nicolas Caballero on April 15, 2022 - 4:21PM

During the Giga Texas opening event Elon Musk stated that the new Tesla Roadster would rise from the projects put in the fridge, and that it would finally arrive on the market in 2023; an almost traditional announcement that is made at each Tesla event ever since the first presentation of the sports car.

Elon Musk Makes Offer To Buy All of Twitter

By Jeremy Johnson on April 15, 2022 - 1:31PM

Elon Musk has made an offer to buy Twitter at $54.20 per share, which is about 15% higher than the current share price. Let's go over why Elon Musk is doing this.

ARK Invest’s New Research Gives Tesla A 2026 Bull Case Valuation Of 6.7 Trillion Dollars

By Tinsae Aregay on April 15, 2022 - 9:50AM

ARK Invest has released a new Tesla research. In this new model, ARK says Tesla can reach $4,600 per share by 2026. However, this is ARK's base case scenario, in the firm's bull case, ARK says Tesla can reach more than $5,800 per share or a $6.7 trillion market cap.

Kia NYIAS: More Details About the 2023 Niro Model Line

By Justin Hart on April 15, 2022 - 4:11AM

Earlier this week, Kia unveiled its 2023 Kia Niro lineup, including hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric (EV) versions at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). With the unveiling also came some additional details about the new models that will go on sale this summer.

2023 Subaru Solterra all-electric compact SUV features, specs, pricing

Subaru Solterra Pricing (Japan) And A New Trim Not Coming To The U.S.

By Denis Flierl on April 14, 2022 - 3:16PM

Subaru announced the 2023 Solterra EV pricing (Japan) and a new trim level unavailable for U.S. customers.

Image showing a grey Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance parked in front of a rocky hill in the desert

Lucid Announces Air Grand Touring Performance With 1000+ Horsepower

By James Walker on April 14, 2022 - 2:13PM

Grand Touring Performance variant arrives to meet demand for a huge-horsepower EV started by the Air Dream Edition.

Tesla Explains Why The Refreshed Model Y Only Has A 279 Mile Range Despite 4680 Cells & Structural Pack

By Tinsae Aregay on April 14, 2022 - 5:42AM

Tesla has finally given an explanation on why the refreshed Model Y only has a 279-mile range despite sporting the revolutionary 4680 cells and a structural battery pack.

Is This Tesla's Leaked Product Road Map?

By Jeremy Johnson on April 13, 2022 - 10:03PM

We have a Twitter post with someone claiming they have a leaked Tesla product road map. It's tough to say if this is real or not, however, in it is the Tesla Cyber Bus, and that is a product worth talking about.

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