China’s exports of electric trucks to other Asian countries have spiked, adding to a surge in domestic sales as higher fuel costs as a result of the Iran war accelerate regional electrification. China’s rapid adoption of e-trucks – from lighter vehicles to tractor-trailers – has partially shielded the world’s biggest auto market from the impact…
BMW will introduce the second member of its Neue Klasse family of EVs later this month when it unwraps the new i3 saloon – the electric version of the next-generation 3 Series. Reprising a badge last used for the seminal electric hatchback of the 2010s, the new i3 will make its debut on 18 March…
Hong Kong’s decision to end tax breaks for private electric cars has sparked a rush to the showrooms, with some residents even selling their eligibility for the incentive scheme. A car dealer told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that sales had surged seventeen times, adding that one customer broke into tears just after…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris took a swipe at her onetime boss, Joe Biden, calling his 2021 decision to exclude Elon Musk from a White House electric vehicle event a “big mistake” — comments that came as the 82-year-old former president undergoes radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Harris, who appeared Tuesday at Fortune’s Most Powerful…
Federal regulators are investigating nearly 3 million Teslas following reports of crashes linked to the automaker’s self-driving technology. The US National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it was focusing on incidents in which Teslas failed to stop at red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road — sometimes slamming into…