Browsing: Carmakers
Smartphone maker Xiaomi switches from Apple to Tesla challenger as its first EV racks up 120,000 orders in 36 hours
Anyone who’s tried a Xiaomi smartphone knows it’s a worthy competitor to the iPhone. Now the question is, will Xiaomi…
Tesla challenger Fisker, flirting with bankruptcy, gets both a design award and another scathing review in the same week
To call Fisker a “Tesla rival” might be a stretch at this point. The electric-vehicle maker’s market cap has plunged…
Ex-Ford CEO warns of ‘real financial trouble’ for EV startups as adoption takes longer than expected
It’s been a bad year so far for startups offering electric vehicles. It could get a lot worse. The problem…
NTSB investigates fatal crash possibly involving partially automated driving system—and this time Tesla Autopilot isn’t involved
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, involving a Ford electric vehicle that…
Trump says he’d hit cars made in Mexico by Chinese companies with 100% tariff, brushes off retaliation by Beijing: ‘You screw us and we’ll screw you’
Donald Trump said he would hit cars made in Mexico by Chinese companies with a 100% tariff, double the levy he…
Tesla has chance to ‘grow their market share even more’ thanks to EV startups faltering and legacy automakers focusing on hybrids
Tesla has had a rough 2024, with its shares down 34% year to date. But the electric-vehicle space in general…
Hertz’s electric vehicle and CEO about-face is the latest twist after a COVID bankruptcy filing and a deep relationship with Carl Icahn
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Now we know better. Hertz, reeling from a bankruptcy and the…
EV competition in China is so fierce that built-in fridges are passé and Tesla-beating BYD offers drones and gaming-friendly detachable steering wheels
In China, electric vehicles with built-in fridges and even in-car karaoke systems are considered passé. Instead, carmakers are turning to increasingly novel…
Tesla rival Rivian’s market value jumps by over $1.7B after it unveils R2 and halts $5B factory—cutting costs ‘massively’ as Elon Musk suggested
Tesla rival Rivian faced a make-or-break moment this week as it unveiled its latest model, the R2 SUV. Judging by…
Eco-terrorists strike $1 billion blow against Tesla plant in Germany and Rivian halts $5 billion Georgia factory as activists cheer
Many people who buy electric vehicles do so for environmental reasons. But they might not be so thrilled about having…












