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Electric vehicle “charging deserts,” places where electric-vehicle recharging stations and the number of charge ports are in short supply, stretch across states, largely divided by economic and racial lines, according to new analysis by Bumper.com. Looking at a range of fiscal and societal...

Gas- and diesel-powered vehicles catch fire way more often than EVs, but you wouldn’t know that from the headlines. https://www.motortrend.com/features/you-are-wrong-about-ev-fires/

I wonder if algorithms for reporting battery 'SoH' estimates might also be designed to boost SoH in early years and get more realistic as the battery ages. Tesla years ago began exaggerating its vehicles’ potential driving distance – by rigging their range-estimating software. The company...

The report deals with repairs caused by accidents that result in insurance claims. I edited the title to reflect this.

The research, published by Thatcham Research and funded by the Government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, highlights the technical and practical differences between battery electric vehicle (BEVs) and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle insurance claims processes. Despite newer BEVs...

Ever heard the word “inverter” thrown around but you don’t really know what it means? You’re in luck. Lucid Motors may be experiencing a little financial trouble lately, but the technology that underpins its electric vehicles is some of the best—if not the best—in the industry. Not only is the...

Have to keep an eye on you Mancs.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/electric-porsche-stopped-by-police-27279799

https://www.motor1.com/news/675809/porsche-north-america-ceo-exit-company/ https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2023/company/porsche-kjell-gruner-to-leave-porsche-cars-north-america-33011.html

What happens when the comms/nav screen goes black with spinning circle? Or, red indicator: Electrical System Fault - Land Immediately?

"The biggest impact on the mass market car will be with smaller battery packs. My vision is could we get to six miles per kilowatt-hour? We're at 4.6 now. Could we get to six miles per kilowatt-hour with a fast-charging infrastructure, with overnight charging? The electric car of the future only...

Tesla has started to deliver new Model S and Model X vehicles in the UK with a grabbing stick after they forced buyers to get left-hand-drive vehicles. https://electrek.co/2023/06/30/tesla-gives-new-owners-uk-grabbing-stick-after-forcing-left-hand-drive/

https://abc7.com/lapd-hit-and-run-investigation-porsche-taycan-caught-on-video/13435279/

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230622865136/en/Quality-Takes-a-Back-Seat-to-Innovation-as-Problems-Reach-a-Record-High-J.D.-Power-Finds

A California lawyer who swindled clients out of more than $8 million and blew the funds on Las Vegas gambling sprees has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges. King could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison when she is sentenced. She also has agreed...

When millions of cars migrate from liquid fuel to electric current, the changes can be profound. Consequences appear that no one ever anticipated, in places no one thought to look. In this case, the unexpected conflict is between the very large — the grid moving electricity across long distances...

My Porsche wishes are more mundane: a cabin heater that lasts at least 4 years, and, if required, HV battery replacements/repairs completed in less than 3 - 4 months.

Jaguar is recalling more than 6,000 I-Pace electric SUVs in the U.S. due to the risk of the high-voltage battery catching fire, and it’s telling owners to park them outdoors. Edit: The documents say the vehicle batteries were made by LG Energy Solution, which is under investigation by the...

Future production Porsches will use an advanced sensor suite from Mobileye, the two companies announced on Tuesday. Called "SuperVision," it uses a mix of cameras and radar sensors and will enable a range of advanced driver-assistance systems (better known as ADAS) in coming models, including...