Tesla is recalling more than 63,000 Cybertrucks in the United States after regulators determined that the vehicles’ front lights are excessively bright, posing a distraction to other drivers and increasing the risk of collisions. The recall affects Cybertrucks from model years 2024 to 2026, manufactured between November 13, 2023, and October 11, 2025, with software … Continue reading “Tesla Recalls Over 63,000 Cybertrucks Due to Excessive Front Light Brightness – iShook Finance”
Panasonic has reportedly delayed its plan to ramp up production at its new battery factory in Kansas due to low demand from Tesla, its primary customer. Since 2022, Panasonic has planned to build a new battery cell factory in Kansas. The Japanese manufacturer had become a major player in batteries for electric vehicles through its … Continue reading “Panasonic reportedly delays production ramp at US battery factory due to low Tesla demand”
Ford is recalling 950 F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks because they may contain defective battery cells that could short circuit, and the company is asking owners to limit charging in the meantime. The recall of 2022-2024 F-150 Lightning trucks addresses suspect cells that, due to a manufacturing issue with a supplier, could have misaligned electrodes, … Continue reading “Certain Ford F-150 Lightnings recalled due to possible short circuit, fire”
Maserati has canceled a planned all-electric version of its MC20 supercar, citing lack of customer interest. The news was first reported on Mar. 6 by Evo, which referenced an official statement from the automaker. It’s an indication that Maserati’s commitment to phasing out gasoline cars by the end of the decade is already weakening. “The … Continue reading “Electric Maserati MC20 Folgore supercar canceled due to lack of demand”
2025 ID.4 with 82-kwh battery and 291-mile range starts at $46,520 VW promises “additional content” midyear; unclear if that’s in addition to NACS adapter Base 62-kwh versions haven’t been priced, will come later Volkswagen has put a price on some, but not all, U.S. versions of its 2025 VW ID.4 electric vehicle lineup ahead of … Continue reading “2025 VW ID.4 EV costs more vs. 2024, more features due mid-year”
The Scout Traveler SUV and Terra pickup arrive in 2027 Scout said the EVs will have up to 350 miles of range; 500 miles with the range extender Pricing is said to start at under $60,000 Scout Motors on Thursday unveiled concept versions of an electric SUV and pickup truck the new Volkswagen Group brand … Continue reading “Scout reveals electric Traveler SUV and Terra pickup, due in 2027”
Tesla’s two-passenger Cybercab, or robotaxi, is due by 2027 and will use wireless charging Cybercab will cost less than $30,000, have no steering wheel or pedals Robovan debuted with seating for 20 and greatly reduced operating costs Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday night introduced its robotaxi dubbed the Cybercab. The autonomous electric vehicle is … Continue reading “$30,000 Tesla Cybercab due “before 2027,” Robovan concept seats 20”
The Fiat 500e isn’t selling well. Stellantis paused production of the pint-sized electric car on Sept. 12 noting sluggish demand. Reuters reported on Tuesday that production is not scheduled to resume until Nov. 1. The original production halt was only slated to last four weeks with a restart date set for Oct. 11. Stellantis, Fiat’s … Continue reading “Fiat 500e production halted due to weak demand”
Photo: GM It’s an exciting week for grid resiliency-lovers in California, as Governor Gavin Newsom followed up his earlier smart grid law and signed another law this week which may require bidirectional charging on EVs in the future – though the law has no hard timeline attached, so it may be a while before we see … Continue reading “Bidirectional charging may be required on EVs soon due to new CA law”
Electric alternative to Volvo XC60 expected to launch in 2026 New crossover to be called EX60, and use next-generation SPA3 platform SPA3 vehicles to incorporate mega casting to save weight and improve production efficiencies Volvo has only introduced the SPA2 platform in the 2025 EX90 electric midsize SUV which starts U.S. deliveries later this year, … Continue reading “Volvo EX60 electric SUV due in 2026, on new scalable architecture”
