Nissan Follows Ford, GM and Adopts Tesla Charging
Nissan is the latest car manufacturer to ensure that its electric vehicles can use Tesla chargers. Nissan announced an agreement with Tesla on Wednesday to adopt the North American Charging Standard, or NACS, beginning in 2025. Nissan’s first battery-powered SUV, the Nissan Ariya,…
Tesla Prepares To Double Berlin Factory Size, Aiming For 1 Million EVs Annually
TSLA, steered by the visionary Elon Musk, is gearing up to double the size of its Berlin factory. The ambitious plan aims to churn out up to one million electric vehicles annually, potentially transforming the facility into Germany’s largest auto manufacturing plant. …
Ford Slashes Electric F-150 Prices And Ramps Up Production Amid Competition With Tesla
Ford is lowering the price of some models of its electric F-150, known as the Lightning, by as much as $10,000, the automaker announced Monday after a series of price hikes over the past two years—as the automaker seeks to compete with…
Tesla Has a New Rival Producing Electric Sedans in US
Electric vehicle producers across the industry have ambitious goals for the remainder of this year, even if it might mean lowering some prices to drive sales, especially in China. General Motors reportedly lowered its Cadillac Lyric base price, Tesla reduced…
VW In Talks To Adopt Tesla’s EV Charging Plug, But Toyota Is Taying Silent
Tesla has racked up a series of EV charging wins in recent weeks, with Ford, GM, Volvo, Polestar, and Rivian all announcing plans to adopt the company’s charging connectors for their vehicles. But there are still a number of notable holdouts — although that could shift…
Tesla Reported 466,140 Deliveries For The Second Quarter, And Production Of 479,700 Vehicles
The numbers beat analysts’ expectations and indicate that deliveries rose 83% year-over-year for Tesla after Elon Musk’s auto business added manufacturing capacity, and ramped up production at its vehicle assembly plant in Austin, Texas. Tesla groups deliveries into two categories…
Rivian to adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard
Rivian is the latest automaker to jump on Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS). This comes just weeks after Ford and General Motors announced that their upcoming electric vehicles would have the proper equipment to recharge using Tesla Superchargers. Current Rivian vehicles will get…
Tesla Sweeps Top Spots in Cars.com American Made Index
Tesla swept the top four spots on the Cars.com CARS –2.19% annual list of the most American-made cars, quite an achievement for Elon Musk’s company. But the big surprise is who didn’t make the top 10 list. The 2023 top 10 vehicles, in order, are: The Tesla TSLA –5.46% (TSLA) Model Y,…
Tesla’s NACS EV Fast-Charging Standard Lags In Locations vs. CCS
Ford and GM recently both announced plans to install the Tesla NACS port in future vehicles, and together, this could mark the start of a more effective electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the U.S. But things may look even more uncertain…
US EV Sales Up 79% YoY in Q1 2023 Helped by Tax Credit Subsidy
US passenger electric vehicle* (EV) sales soared over 79% YoY in Q1 2023, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s USA Passenger Electric Vehicle Model Sales Tracker. This strong growth helped the US surpass Germany to become the world’s second-largest EV market, the largest being…
