Xiaomi founder, chairman and chief executive Lei Jun on Wednesday marked the roll-out of the firm’s 100,000th electric vehicle (EV) from the assembly line with a social-media post of himself sleeping on the factory floor, paying homage to what Elon Musk did during the early days of Tesla. In a post published at 7:57am on … Read more
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has embarked on a new camera-based technology to enhance autonomous driving, fitting it into the P7+ sedan that it plans to launch in the local market starting next month. Its new self-driving system fitted with Eagle Eye hardware and software has proven to be more accurate in information collection, … Read more
Jiyue, a premium electric vehicle (EV) maker backed by China’s search-engine giant Baidu, is doubling down on autonomous-driving technology as it launches its second model and fights to gain traction in the country’s cutthroat market for battery-powered cars. The Jiyue 07, a fully electric sedan expected to take on Tesla’s Shanghai-made Model 3, will feature … Read more
Before Canada said this week it was imposing a 100 per cent duty on Chinese-made electric vehicles, Tesla approached Ottawa and asked for a lower tariff on its autos, a Canadian government source told Reuters on Wednesday. Canada, following the lead of the United States, said on Monday it was setting the tariff for all … Read more
The Tesla Model 3 is already one of the most popular electric vehicles, thanks to its large selection of great EV features and a reasonably low price compared to other electric cars. But it seems like Tesla is working on making the car even cheaper and has released a more affordable Model 3 with a … Read more
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi is seeing continued strong demand for its first electric vehicle (EV) – the SU7, short for Speed Ultra 7 – even as potential buyers face delivery wait times of more than five months, the South China Morning Post has learned. Buyers of the standard SU7 model, which costs 215,900 yuan (US$29,859), … Read more
Tesla’s upgraded Model 3 sedan has been available in the U.S. since last month, and on Wednesday designers and engineers at the automaker appeared in a video (below) showing off the refreshed design. The Model 3 launched in 2017 and is Tesla’s most affordable electric vehicle. The refresh was a long time coming, and should … Read more
Rental firm Hertz Global Holdings said on Thursday it would sell about 20,000 electric vehicles, including Teslas, from its U.S. fleet due to higher expenses related to collision and damage, and will opt for gas-powered vehicles. Shares of the rental company, which also operates vehicles from Swedish EV maker Polestar among others, fell about four per cent. Tesla’s stock was down about … Read more
The day is here! When Tesla originally unveiled the redesigned Model 3 back in September 2023 and everyone lost their minds, one of the reasons for doing so was the fact that the redesign would not be available in the United States at launch. Instead, Tesla started rolling out the redesign in other markets first … Read more
Tesla is recalling more than two million vehicles it sold in the U.S. and 193,000 sold in Canada to fix a defective system that is supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot. Documents posted Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators say the company will send out a software update to fix the problems, and notification … Read more
