Kia has unveiled the characteristics of the EV6 electric hatchback – the brother (but not the twin) of the previously announced Hyundai Ioniq 5. Like a relative in the concern, the Kia EV6 is offered with two options for traction batteries and two options for power plants: the car can...
Updated information about the colossal investment that Xiaomi has already made and plans to invest in the smart electric vehicle business in the coming years has appeared. In the original post, it was misleading information that Xiaomi was going to invest $ 100 million in the project over the next...
Tesla is building a new production line in a new building near its Gigafactory Nevada and plans to build Tesla Semi electric trucks there. Electrek learned last year that Tesla had acquired a large building of nearly 50,000 square meters in the industrial park where Tesla’s Gigafactory Nevada is located....
Renault subsidiary Dacia has removed the head unit from its new Sandero with a smartphone-replaceable screen. In order to use a smartphone, it is enough to install a special application that can be configured and display shortcuts of frequently used applications on the screen. The smartphone is installed in a...
General Motors has auctioned the first GMC Hummer EV electric pickup truck. Recall that this electric car with a power plant with a capacity of 1000 hp, acceleration to 97 km / h in 3 seconds and a power reserve of 563 km was presented in October last year, and...
Tesla has been testing the near-full Self-Driving Beta system for some time now. In the first round, about 1000 people took part in testing, now their number has doubled. In the video below you can see how the autopilot’s machine vision works and how the car itself “sees” the surrounding...
Last week, the Lexus IS Wax Edition was unveiled, which is a modified Lexus IS 2021 sports sedan with a working turntable. The turntable is located in the glove compartment and is suitable for playing full-size 12-inch vinyl records. High-quality sound is delivered through the Mark Levinson Premium Surround Sound...
Mercedes-Benz announced the Hyperscreen MBUX multimedia system at the very beginning of January, and has now shown it in the interior of the finished EQS car – the electric analogue of the flagship S-Class. As you can see, the backlit Hyperscreen MBUX takes up almost the entire front panel space....
The Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup truck is getting closer to its market launch. Production should begin at the end of this year, and the announcement of the production car is scheduled for next quarter. How will the production pickup differ from the concept? So far, there is little information, but...
PepsiCo says it expects 15 Tesla Semi electric trucks by the end of the year. The Tesla Semi’s launch has been delayed several times, but it looks like the automaker is finally getting ready to start production and supply. Last summer, CEO Elon Musk told employees in an email that...
Honda is about to begin sales of the new Honda Breeze crossover, which is based on the Honda CR-V, with the car being equipped with a hybrid power plant. The fuel consumption of this hybrid is only 1.3 liters per 100 kilometers, while the Honda Breeze can travel 85 kilometers...
Apple’s first car could get infrared headlights, which will improve nighttime visibility. This is indicated by a patent issued to the Cupertino giant. The document describes a night vision system that combines sensors operating in the visible range, near infrared and far infrared. All this is needed not by the...
Tesla has begun offering its customers a new payment option – with bitcoins. This was announced by the head of the company Elon Musk on his official page on the social network Twitter. Musk noted that the company uses internal open source software to work with bitcoins and does not...
Tesla will very soon stop assembling Model S and Model X in Tilburg, the Netherlands. At the end of January, the models were redesigned, which changed the manufacturing process in the United States so that assembly in the Netherlands is no longer possible. Despite the fact that there are few...
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas has published a report on the decline in the cost of electric vehicles: according to him, within 10 years the cost of a car with an electric power plant will drop to $ 5,000. In his report, the analyst relies on the opinions of people...
Jeep has unveiled the Wrangler Magneto SUV concept, which combines an electric powertrain with a manual transmission. It sounds strange, but in fact, the car as a whole is quite unusual. Externally, this is actually a regular Wrangler Rubicon, which is known for its off-road capabilities. It is simply impossible...
