EVS BLOGS
The Verge reports that Buick–currently in the middle of reinventing itself as an EV-only maker by 2030–has offered to buy out any of its dealerships that don’t want to pay for the necessary upgrades to sell EVs. If a dealership chooses the buyout, then it can no longer sell Buick vehicles but can still sell other General Motors vehicles. Green...
Recent reporting from Elektrek spotlights both Toyota’s recent waffling on the profitability of EVs, and the company’s even more recent announcements regarding a multi-billion-dollar investment in battery production. Toyota will invest $2.5 billion into its North...
The increasing cost of raw materials and demand are driving up the costs of electric vehicles across the board. Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, Ford, and GMC have all recently announced price hikes for their EVs–not exactly the news we want to hear. Even with the $7,500 EV tax...
New documents from the White House and reporting from Tesmanian indicate that Tesla SuperChargers will soon be open to all makes and models of EVs in the US. This new openness is occurring in conjunction with an expansion of Tesla’s SuperCharger network, as the...
As their EV line expands, Ford Motor Co. executives are building new rules for EV sales that appear to shift emphasis to online sales as opposed to on-site dealership sales. This obviously has their dealers nervous. The rules will be officially released in September,...
Want to see a Tesla in action on one of the world’s greatest speed challenges? Take a look at this drive recap from Unplugged Performance of their bid for the top of Pikes Peak in a modified Plaid they named ‘Dark Helmet’. Driver Randy Pobst grapples with a wet track,...