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We are one year removed from the end of production of the BMW i3. While its makers look to inevitably introduce a successor to the affordable compact EV, don’t expect anything as radical looking. As BMW looks toward its “Neue Klasse” chapter in electrification, a development boss for the company says anything remotely resembling the i3 has no place in the brand’s future. Whether you love it or despise it, the i3 will forever be known as BMW’s first mass-produced, fully-electric model that one could argue, kicked off the brand’s current journey into its Neue Klasse of EV architecure (concepts…
Today, Tesla increased the price of the top-of-the-line Model X Plaid version in the United States by $5,000, or almost six percent. The Tesla Model X Plaid now starts at an MSRP of $94,990 (plus $1,640 in obligatory fees), but it’s still way less expensive than it was before the huge price cut applied to all Model S/Model X versions in September. The Model X Long Range AWD starts at $79,990, which is very important because a price increase beyond $80,000 would prevent it from being eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit. This time, there are no other price…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk adopted a rather pessimistic tone on Wednesday’s third-quarter earnings call, and it was not just about the Cybertruck – the Giga Mexico plant was also mentioned in the same bleak context. While he said he wanted to “temper expectations” about the Cybertruck, blaming the product’s unique complexities for the slow production ramp-up, he was also cautious when talking about the company’s future plant in Mexico. He noted that Tesla is moving forward on plans to build the Giga Mexico facility to produce affordable vehicles, but the company is not in a rush to do so because…
Stellantis will bring four electrified pickup trucks to the U.S. over the next two years, the automaker announced Thursday during the launch of its Pro One commercial-vehicle business unit. The four trucks will be part of a “North American offensive” and include the 2025 Ram 1500 REV scheduled to launch next year, as well as “a new hydrogen solution to come,” the announcement read. The company has said that the Ram 1500 REV lineup will include a fully electric pickup as well as a range-extended XR—with fleet versions of both powertrains to come. Unveiled at the 2023 New York auto…
By the end of 2022, Rept had a production capacity of 35.2 GWh, and by 2025 it is expected to have a capacity of more than 150 GWh. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/10/20205539/2023102012553917.mp3 (Image credit: Rept Battero Energy) Rept Battero Energy Co Ltd, a power battery maker backed by Chinese stainless steel and nickel giant Tsingshan Industry, plans to list in Hong Kong, set to become the latest local battery maker to tap the capital markets. Rept filed an offshore listing filing with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and plans to issue up to 828,307,800 ordinary shares and list them on the Hong…
Ford is recalling nearly 35,000 Mustang Mach-E EVs from the 2021 and 2022 model years due to an issue with a key propulsion-system component that potentially can’t handle the heat from fast charging or when drivers floor it too many times in a row. “Overheating may lead to arcing and deformation of the electrical contact surfaces, which can result in a contactor that is prevented from closing or a contactor that welds closed,” Ford explained in recall documents published by the NHTSA Wednesday but dated Oct. 13. That can can lead to a loss of power and potential increased chance…
These vehicles may fail to give an alert when the brake fluid level is low, which in extreme cases can affect the vehicle’s braking. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/10/20171932/2023102009193267.mp3 (Image credit: CnEVPost) Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is recalling thousands of Model X electric vehicles in China, and will offer fixes with a software update. Tesla is recalling a total of 4,787 imported Model X vehicles with production dates between October 13, 2021 and September 28, 2023, starting October 20, according to an announcement today on the website of China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). Vehicles covered by the recall may fail to alert when…
Repairs for Tesla EVs cost $5,552 on average in the third quarter, according to a report from collision repair management software provider Mitchell, quoted by Automotive News. That’s $1,347 more than combustion vehicles and $1,078 more than non-Tesla EVs. As a group, EVs were $950 more expensive to fix on average than ICE cars. In other words, Teslas are costlier than EVs made by other companies when it comes to making them road-worthy after an accident, but there’s more to the story than just the prices, starting with the age of cars that were included in the research. Mitchell, which…
The Nio F2 plant achieves efficient, flexible production with 756 robots in the body shop for automated production, it said. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/10/20152250/2023102007225047.mp3 (Image credit: Nio) Nio (NYSE: NIO) is making its F2 factory at NeoPark in Hefei, Anhui province, available for public tours, having opened the world’s largest Nio House at the park two months ago. Visitors wishing to tour the plant will need to make reservations 30 days in advance using the Nio App, and each ticket will cost 500 Nio Credits, worth 50 yuan ($6.80), the company said today. The plant is open to the public from 1:30 pm…
Buick is responding to increasing competition in a way that’s common for local automakers — lowering the price of its cars by removing some comfort features. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/10/20141503/2023102006150396.mp3 (Image credit: CnEVPost) General Motors’ Buick brand has added a lower-priced version of its first electric vehicle (EV) model based on the Ultium platform, the Electra E5, in China, responding to increasing competition in a way that’s common among local automakers. Buick today added a version of the Electra E5 called the Pioneer Edition, with a starting price of RMB 169,900 ($23,220), which is RMB 39,000 ($5,330) lower than the previous least expensive…