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Electric Vehicle News and Reviews (Page 100)

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.

By Jeremy Johnson on December 10, 2022 - 3:47PM
We have a video showing Tesla's astounding profit margins compared to Toyota. Tesla is 9 times more profitable per vehicle.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 10, 2022 - 2:53PM
The Tesla Cybertruck is going to begin production next year. Will it have 500 miles of range or 300 miles of range? How much will it cost?
By Jeremy Johnson on December 10, 2022 - 2:30PM
There are reports that Tesla is going to be suspending output of the Tesla Model Y in China. Is something bad going on, or is there a good reason for this?
By Denis Flierl on December 10, 2022 - 7:22AM
Subaru gets a new SUV, and the first 2023 Solterra EV customers took delivery last month. How successful will the new all-electric compact SUV be?
By Justin Hart on December 10, 2022 - 4:49AM
Kia recently announced that they are planning to move production of their forthcoming EV9 all electric SUV to their existing U.S. manufacturing plant in the state of Georgia. This is good news both for U.S. consumers because it should create opportunity for better pricing on this highly anticipated Kia vehicle, and for the people of Georgia and Kia’s employees there.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 9, 2022 - 11:51PM
We have an image floating around of what appears to be a Cybertruck casting. This comes from Kim Java's latest video about Tesla having leaks hidden in plain sight.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 9, 2022 - 7:54PM
Tesla has some secrets hiding in plain sight, including secrets about the Cybertruck. Let's take a look at what Kim Java has discovered.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 9, 2022 - 4:02PM
Last month Tesla's Giga Press supplier, IDRA, announced that it has completed assembling and testing a new 9000-t Giga Press that will be used to build the Cybertruck's body. And today, after being disassembled and shipped to the US, the 9000-t Giga Press has finally made it to Giga Texas.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 9, 2022 - 10:14AM
It's no secret at this point that Tesla is working on an update to the Model 3. The relaunch of the electric sedan basically means that assembly lines have to be updated as well, which is already happening at the factory in Fremont, California.

By Jeremy Johnson on December 9, 2022 - 1:52AM
There is starting to become pressure from retail investors and analysts against Tesla to make their $30,000 hatchback vehicle in order to compete in international markets and with BYD in China. Here's how I think Tesla can accomplish this.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 9, 2022 - 12:59AM
Tesla is going through a period with a lot of FUD and retail investors are getting stressed. What is going on?
By Mary Conway on December 8, 2022 - 10:52PM
GM also has first Canadian BrightDrop customer with DHL Express Delivery company.
By Armen Hareyan on December 8, 2022 - 10:11PM
The all-new 2022 Grand Cherokee 4xe is the first Grand Cherokee to offer a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant. With the 2022 Grand Cherokee Overland plug-in hybrid Jeep makes an important step toward realizing its global vision of zero-emissions freedom (as they put it), and by 2025 Jeep plans to offer an all-electric Jeep vehicle in every SUV segment.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 8, 2022 - 10:10PM
We see a video of a covered up Tesla Model 3 that could be the new design that is being tested for 2023.
By Marc Stern on December 8, 2022 - 6:11PM
As Ford and its partner plow ahead in their battery factory fab, it looks like the automaker and its partner will be on track to make 88 gigawatts in the next couple of years.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 8, 2022 - 4:25PM
Since Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter, Tesla's stock price has gone down by 47% or by around $500 billion. However, there might be more bad news for Tesla investors as a new report suggests Musk is reconsidering taking out a Tesla-backed margin loan to ease Twitter's Debt burden.
By John Goreham on December 8, 2022 - 9:07AM
We all know Tesla is the hottest EV brand in America. But which models from which brands are being searched for and discussed the most if we look past the top brand? One new study helps illustrate other EVs on consumers’ minds today.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 7, 2022 - 4:16PM
Tesla recently removed radar from the company's vehicles and moved to a camera-based pure vision system. However, today we have gotten conflicting information that suggests, Tesla is planning to bring back updated HD radar to the company's vehicles with the upcoming Autopilot Hardware 4 upgrade.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 7, 2022 - 3:52PM
The Tesla Cybertruck will get ultra-fast charging technology, coming directly from the Tesla Semi. Additionally, Tesla´s chief designer also specified some aesthetic issues about the vehicle, such as why it is taking so long to ramp up production, or the fact that its image is actually highly aerodynamic.
By John Goreham on December 7, 2022 - 9:30AM
The competition has passed Tesla by when it comes to automated assisted-driving technology. Here is a look at where the industry stands with regard to hands-free automated driving technology.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 6, 2022 - 8:17PM
The Tesla Model Y is the king of all EVs and will be for some time. It has the perfect blend of range, performance, and space.
By Justin Hart on December 6, 2022 - 6:29PM
In what I sincerely hope is a thinly veiled U2 reference, the headline of Car and Driver’s recent review of the 2023 Kia Niro plug-in hybrid (PHEV) proclaims that they have found what they’re looking for in this PHEV and that it now “makes a lot more sense”.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 6, 2022 - 2:14PM
The final presentation and the first deliveries of the Tesla Semi have opened the door to speculation about its viability; the company did not actually tell everything about its new electric truck: battery capacity, total weight and price, and advantages as compared to regular, legacy diesel trucks.
By Timothy Boyer on December 6, 2022 - 10:38AM
Here’s a recent take by a Ford F-150 Lightning EV owner on why it is a winter disaster compared to non-EV models that you may want to avoid. Plus, find out why you might also be better off waiting a little while longer and saving for a GM model that is predicted to be the EV truck of tomorrow that the Ford Lighting is not today.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 5, 2022 - 8:02PM
There are reports of a production crisis for Tesla in China that say Tesla is reducing Model Y production by 20%. Is this true?
By Tinsae Aregay on December 5, 2022 - 6:23PM
Elon Musk has said that in the future Tesla will "make an international version of Cybertruck that will be kinda smaller, kind of like a tight Wolverine package." And today we have seen our first glimpse of a smaller, 2 door Cybertruck design directly from Tesla.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 5, 2022 - 11:08AM
Production of electric cars at Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory is steadily ramping up, with amazing output numbers. The brand has just announced that last November it produced more than 100,000 electric vehicles, a new record for the factory.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 4, 2022 - 8:43PM
Winter is coming, with warm clothes, movie nights and a blanket at home, Christmas lights and decoration and inevitably, the cold on the road and lots of snow in some areas. Having an electric car is not a problem at all to having a good driving experience during these months though, even in the coldest northern countries; on the contrary: an electric vehicle works down to around -40ºF, even in colder conditions than a diesel, which usually has a limit of around -13ºF.