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Earlier in April 2023, Texas legislators proposed a new $200 annual “registration” fee for electric vehicle owners. The proposal was to make up for the falling gas tax revenues mostly channeled to fixing the state’s roads. On Thursday, April 27, the Texas legislature unanimously passed Senate...

On April 26, Honda Motor Company revealed its plan to unveil its first e:Architecture-based electric vehicle in North America in 2025, a year earlier than it originally proposed. The proposed in-house vehicle platform will lay more emphasis on software and over-the-air updates. Honda also...

Lucid Group, a luxury electric vehicle maker, revealed on April 25 that it has started testing its large SUV known as Gravity on public roads in the United States. This is an important milestone as the automaker gears up for the launch of its next model in 2024. Their first luxury sedan, the...

General Motors has revealed that it will put an end to the production of its electric Chevrolet Bolt by the end of 2023. The revelation was made by the company’s CEO Mary Barra while discussing first-quarter earnings with investors. Chevy Bolt is one of the most affordable EVs in the U.S. market...

In February, Tesla announced that it was opening some of its charging networks to other brands. Although Rivian’s charging network is nowhere near the size of Tesla’s, the Irvine-based electric vehicle maker is towing the same line. Regardless of the size, opening the company’s Adventure...

Toyota Motor Corporation seems to be running into “a sense of crisis” in its China business. This was disclosed by the company’s new Chief Executive Koji Sato who pledged to boost local electric vehicle supply chains following the intensification of geopolitical and technological challenges. In...

The government of Australia on April 19 unveiled new standards that target vehicle emissions. The wide-ranging roadmap is intended to fast-track electric vehicle adoption, give Australians the choice of better EVs, and promote cheaper-to-run vehicles. This is Australia’s attempt to catch up with...

French automaker Renault has harshly criticized Tesla’s electric vehicle price cuts saying the move could “kill” the vehicle’s second-hand value. The comments came from Thierry Piéton, Renault’s finance boss hours after Tesla CEO Elon Musk pledged to sustain price reduction to boost sales. On...

On Wednesday, April 19, Elon Musk said that Tesla will likely launch full self-drive technology before the year runs out. Musk also said the launch will help the company to generate significant profits to balance some of the margin pressure the company is facing due to recent price cuts...

Barely two days after the Treasury Department issued a new guideline for electric vehicles to qualify for the tax credit, Volkswagen has announced that all trim levels of its flagship ID.4 crossover SUV are back on the list—the first non-U.S. automaker to qualify for full $7,500 tax credit...

The electric vehicle tax credit keeps changing and the Treasury Department has issued a new guideline on the vehicles that will qualify. The new guidelines have seen more EV models drop off the list. However, some of the popular EVs still qualify, according to the April 17 announcement. The new...

For a long while, Volkswagen has been working on the flagship all-electric ID. series. The mid-sized sedan known as ID.7 debuted on April 17 and is expected to be launched in North America, China, and Europe. Recently released images show that the ID.7 borrows design elements from Tesla Model 3...

The lifespan of electric vehicle (EV) batteries is a hot topic in the automotive industry. While there is limited data on how long these batteries can last, initial observations suggest that they exceed expectations. Many EV batteries outlast their warranty period of 8 years and 100,000 miles...

Italy’s antitrust authority said on April 14 that it had launched an investigation into Enel’s potential abuse of its dominant position in electric vehicle charging points. Enel is the largest utility company in the country with nearly 60-gigawatt of installed capacity. The probe involves the...

On April 11, 2023, Hyundai Motor Group announced its plans to invest 24 trillion won ($18.1 billion) in South Korea’s electric vehicle industry through 2030. The announcement is coming barely a week after its sister brand Kia announced a 32 trillion won (approx. $24 billion) investment in the...

On April 12, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed emission cuts for new vehicles and trucks through 2032. The move could mean that two-thirds of vehicles sold in the next decade by automakers will be electric. The announcement is considered the most ambitious auto...

Ford Motor has unveiled plans to invest $1.3 billion in the Oakville Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada. According to an April 11 statement from the automaker, the goal is to transform the facility into an electric vehicle hub. The plant will be renamed the Oakville Electric Vehicle Complex and...

Self-driving cars are regular sights but that trend is moving to commercial bus fleets. The Scottish government has concluded plans to bring self-driving tech into the mainstream. From May 2023, five fully autonomous buses will ply the streets close to Edinburgh according to Stagecoach, the...

Cruise, a General Motors robotaxi unit, has announced a voluntary recall of 300 vehicles to update their automated driving software. The move was necessitated by the recent crash of one of their self-driving vehicles into the back of a San Francisco bus. The collision which occurred on March 23...

Lyft, a California-based ride-hailing service provider announced that it will relaunch a feature that will enable riders to request hybrid or electric vehicles for their next pickup. In the first phase, the service known as Lyft Green will be available in a few cities and will be open to...