Hacker News with Generative AI: Electric Vehicles

BYD just launched the largest car carrier to charge up its global EV ambitions (electrek.co)
BYD just launched the world’s largest car carrier to charge up its global EV ambitions
Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Business, China
36 points by zfg 2 hours ago | 23 comments
China's EV Sales Soar 40 Percent Amid Gasoline Plunge (newsweek.com)
China's electric vehicle (EV) market experienced a record-breaking year in 2024, with sales surging over 40 percent, industry data revealed Monday.
China, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry, Market Trends
10 points by thelastgallon 4 hours ago | 0 comments
Tesla Cybertruck seized after being unlawfully driven on UK roads (news.sky.com)
A Tesla Cybertruck has been seized after being unlawfully driven in Greater Manchester.
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, UK Laws, Transportation, Law Enforcement
6 points by belter 11 hours ago | 9 comments
Say bye to Tesla Cybertruck: Elon Musk announces decision after fall in sales (ecoportal.net)
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Business, Elon Musk
4 points by ColinWright 11 hours ago | 4 comments
Burning Teslas Add to Toxic Mix of Pollution Delaying LA Return (bloomberg.com)
As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected areas are being complicated by burnt-out electric and hybrid vehicles and home-battery storage systems.
Wildfires, California, Pollution, Electric Vehicles
13 points by petethomas 21 hours ago | 0 comments
Trump's DOT pick wants EV owners to pay to use roads (techcrunch.com)
Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Transportation, thinks owners of electric vehicles should pay to use roads.
Politics, Transportation, Electric Vehicles
7 points by rntn 2 days ago | 22 comments
Tesla Sales Are Tanking in Europe (insideevs.com)
Tesla is having a rough time in Europe.
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Europe, Sales
123 points by belter 4 days ago | 216 comments
Norway on track to be first to go all-electric (bbc.com)
Norway is the world leader when it comes to the take up of electric cars, which last year accounted for nine out of 10 new vehicles sold in the country. Can other nations learn from it?
Norway, Electric Vehicles, Sustainability, Transportation, Government Policy
53 points by zfg 4 days ago | 87 comments
Ford's electric Mach-E outsold the gas-powered Mustang in 2024 (electrek.co)
Who said Ford’s electric crossover SUV wasn’t a real Mustang? The Mach-E outsold the gas-powered Ford Mustang for the first time last year as one of the top-selling EVs in the US.
Electric Vehicles, Ford, Automotive Industry, Sales
93 points by zfg 6 days ago | 92 comments
Mustang Mach-E Owner's Baby Was Trapped Inside EV When 12V Battery Failed (carscoops.com)
A Mustang Mach-E owner claims his son was trapped inside the EV when the doors wouldn’t open.
Electric Vehicles, Car Problems, Safety
4 points by bookmtn 7 days ago | 0 comments
Hyundai just launched its cheapest EV in Japan (electrek.co)
Hyundai’s cheapest EV is now available in Japan. Starting at just $18,000, the new Hyundai Inster EV is the most affordable electric car in its segment, even cheaper than BYD’s Dolphin.
Electric Vehicles, Japan, Hyundai, Automotive Industry, Pricing
74 points by zfg 7 days ago | 95 comments
Tesla is just another mid-size automaker amid competition thats eating its lunch (wolfstreet.com)
Tesla is now just another mid-size automaker amid EV competition that is eating its lunch.
Tesla, Automotive Industry, Electric Vehicles, Competition
8 points by passwordoops 8 days ago | 0 comments
BYD's electric supercar jumps over potholes and spikes (drive.com.au)
Yangwang – BYD’s luxury division – has once again drawn attention online after posting footage of its electric U9 supercar jumping over potholes and tyre spikes.
Electric Vehicles, China, Automotive Industry, Luxury Cars
39 points by geox 8 days ago | 72 comments
Donut Lab's next-generation in-wheel motors (donutlab.com)
Greater torque and power. Lower cost and weight.
Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Technology, Innovation, Engineering
70 points by klemola 10 days ago | 39 comments
May Mobility reveals electric autonomous minibus at CES 2025 (techcrunch.com)
May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle technology startup, unveiled at CES 2025 the next vehicle in its portfolio: an electric, autonomous minibus made in partnership with European electric bus manufacturer Tecnobus.
Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, CES, Technology, Startups
23 points by rustoo 11 days ago | 13 comments
Is rapid charging bad for your car? Learn about battery C-Rate [video] (foxev.io)
Yes, Rapid charging generates more heat and stress on your battery, leading to faster degradation, whereas home charging at slower rates preserves battery health and extends its lifespan. Let's learn about the C-Rate to find a measure for this:
Electric Vehicles, Battery Life, Technology, Sustainability
3 points by janosch_123 11 days ago | 6 comments
Study Shows EV Batteries Maintain Nearly 90% Capacity After 200k Km (techcrawlr.com)
A recent study has shed some light on the longevity of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, suggesting that they may be more durable than we previously thought.
Electric Vehicles, Batteries, Durability, Research
11 points by bilsbie 12 days ago | 8 comments
Why Chinese EVs will not take over the world (high-capacity.com)
Many countries are worried that Chinese electric vehicles will dominate the global auto market the way that China did with solar manufacturing where it has over 80% of global capacity.
Electric Vehicles, China, Global Economy, Automotive Industry
8 points by Kortaggio 13 days ago | 6 comments
In 2025, German auto industry faces make-or-break year (dw.com)
The German auto industry was in crisis mode last year, amid stuttering sales of electric vehicles in Europe and falling demand for fossil-fuel-driven cars in China. Will it survive another year in the doldrums?
Auto Industry, Germany, Electric Vehicles, Economy
7 points by rntn 13 days ago | 1 comments
Tesla stock slides after Q4 delivery miss, first yearly sales decline (yahoo.com)
Tesla stock (TSLA) skidded to start 2025 following a big fourth quarter delivery miss and an overall down year for the electric vehicle maker.
Tesla, Stock Market, Electric Vehicles, Business
29 points by this_weekend 15 days ago | 4 comments
Tesla confirms delivery of 495,570 EVs, way below its own guidance (electrek.co)
Tesla (TSLA) released its production and delivery results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 today.
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry, Financial Results
12 points by etimberg 16 days ago | 5 comments
Tesla Is Recalling Cybertruck Batteries (cleantechnica.com)
Tesla has been quietly replacing their battery packs, seemingly a lot of them.
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Battery Technology, Recalls
17 points by taimurkazmi 16 days ago | 6 comments
China's BYD closes in on Tesla as sales jump (bbc.com)
Chinese car maker BYD saw its sales jump at the end of last year, as it competes with Tesla to be the world's best-selling electric vehicle (EV) maker of 2024.
China, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry, Tesla, Business
4 points by peutetre 16 days ago | 0 comments
One dead after Tesla Cybertruck catches fire outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas (theguardian.com)
One person died and seven more were injured on Wednesday when a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, authorities said.
Tesla, Accidents, Las Vegas, Electric Vehicles
13 points by n1b0m 16 days ago | 9 comments
A Tesla Cybertruck 'blew up' outside Trump's hotel in Las Vegas (theverge.com)
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded just outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday morning, law enforcement authorities have just confirmed.
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Accidents, Las Vegas, News
77 points by wslh 16 days ago | 37 comments
BYD is automaker with the most R&D staff (electrek.co)
China’s BYD now has the world’s largest R&D workforce of any automaker after its latest hiring spree. With over 900,000 employees, BYD aims to continue climbing the global sales charts as it advances new tech to promote longer-range, more affordable EVs.
Automotive, Electric Vehicles, China
98 points by teleforce 18 days ago | 247 comments
Hertz continues EV purge, asks renters if they want to buy instead of return (arstechnica.com)
Apparently Hertz's purging of electric vehicles from its fleet isn't going fast enough for the car rental giant. A Reddit user posted an offer they received from Hertz to buy the 2023 Tesla Model 3 they had been renting for $17,913.
Electric Vehicles, Business, Automotive, Rentals
17 points by pseudolus 19 days ago | 15 comments
Nissan Starts Selling Portable Power Source with Old Leaf EV Batteries [2023] (insideevs.com)
Nissan, in cooperation with JVCKenwood Corp. and 4R Energy Corp., has developed a portable power source that uses reclaimed modules from old Leaf electric hatchbacks, in a bid to offer a second life for used high-voltage EV batteries, according to the Associated Press.
Nissan, Electric Vehicles, Batteries, Sustainability, Reusing Materials
7 points by Bluestein 20 days ago | 4 comments
China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn't Reached 2020 Nuclear Target (cleantechnica.com)
On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric. Per projections from HSBC, UBS, Morningstar, and Wood Mackenzie, that’s actually going to happen in 2025, a full decade early, with of course hydrogen cars at perhaps 0.02%, approaching zero.
China, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Predictions, Nuclear Power
8 points by xbmcuser 21 days ago | 4 comments
Volkswagen Data Leak Exposed 800k EV Owners' Movements (carscoops.com)
Many people worry about hackers stealing their personal data, but sometimes, the worst breaches come not from shadowy cybercriminals but straight from the companies we trust. According to a new report from Germany, the VW Group stored sensitive information for 800,000 electric vehicles from various brands on a poorly secured Amazon cloud—essentially leaving the digital door wide open for anyone to waltz in. And not just briefly, but for months on end.
Data Breaches, Privacy, Volkswagen, Electric Vehicles, Cloud Security
8 points by Vinnl 21 days ago | 2 comments