Tesla helps owners in hurricane Dorian’s path with more range/Powerwall as gas stations run out of fuel

Tesla is helping owners who are in hurricane Dorian’s path by enabling more range on some vehicles for free, giving free Supercharging and enabling Powerwall’s ‘storm watch’ feature.
That’s happening while people are leav…

Tesla Model 3 officially joins police force in Indiana, cost savings highlighted

The town police department of Bargersville, Indiana recently added a Tesla Model 3 to its patrol fleet, and the all-electric vehicle is set to take to the streets for duty today, as reported by a local news station. Alongside its new Model 3, Bargersville Police Department currently operates four Dodge Chargers although plans are in […]

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Climate Crisis Weekly: Trump no-show at G7 climate change meeting, Amazon forest fires, Great Barrier Reef in a ‘very poor’ state

Donald Trump skips the G7 climate change meeting in France.
More repercussions — both good and bad — from the Amazon forest fires.
Thousands of fires are also burning in central Africa, but it’s not quite the same as the Amazon.
Climate activis…

Tesla Pickup render imagines Elon Musk’s ‘cyberpunk’ truck as a rugged off-roader

A Georgia-based industrial designer has provided what could very well be the best and most grounded render of Tesla’s upcoming all-electric pickup truck, which is expected to be unveiled later this year. The render, which was designed by auto enthusiast Giorgi Tedoradze, depicts the Tesla Pickup Truck as a massive machine that looks as tough […]

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Aptera return, Polestar factory, Bollinger progress, Tesla insurance: The Week in Reverse

What ingredient for electric-car batteries is currently in a state of oversupply? And which electric-vehicle brand from the past dusted off the mothballs and claimed a 1,000-mile range? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at G…

Mahle presents flexibly applicable modular PHEV drive

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Mahle has developed a new, fully integrated and modular plug-in hybrid drive for vehicles from the B-segment to large SUVs from the J-segment. The core is a “bimodal hybrid arrangement” that allows both parallel and serial operation. The engineers wanted to combine the advantages of a serial and parallel hybrid for the Mahle Modular Hybrid […]

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