Rob Stumpf

1 week ago | insideevs.com | Rob Stumpf

Ford is one of several automakers that has dialed back its electric-vehicle plans in recent years amid an uneven market and headaches with getting batteries built at scale. But that doesn't mean it's backing off entirely. The Blue Oval is still working the game from behind the curtain with a cheap EV platform on the horizon. Its benchmark: China. And the goalpost is cost-parity. Welcome back to Critical Materials, your daily roundup for all things electric and tech in the automotive space.

1 week ago | insideevs.it | Rob Stumpf

Un hacker appassionato di Tesla ha appena scoperto una nuova configurazione della Model Y. Si tratta di un aggiornamento della gamma che forse non stuzzicherà gli entusiasmi degli amanti della velocità, come farebbe invece la versione Performance del SUV elettrico, ma interesserà sicuramente le famiglie più numerose.

1 week ago | insideevs.com | Rob Stumpf

Photo by: Tesla Tesla could be readying a long-rumored six-seater Model Y for sale. A longer wheelbase could accompany the new seating arrangement. This configuration was speculated to be exclusively for the Chinese market; however, the latest leaks indicate that may no longer be the case. An eagle-eyed Tesla hacker spotted a brand new configuration for Tesla's recently refreshed Model Y.

1 week ago | insideevs.com | Rob Stumpf

Cars.com has released the 20th edition of its American Made Index. Tesla has once again topped the charts, taking the first four places for the Model 3, Y, S, and X (respectively). In fact, EVs made up 60% of the top-10 spots. If there's one thing that many consumers learned over the last year, it's that even the most made-in-America cars aren't entirely made in America. Parts come from everywhere, causing most cars to be much more international than people think.

1 week ago | insideevs.com | Rob Stumpf

Left punch, right punch. That's what it must feel like to be the electric vehicle tax credit in Washington right now—the House and Senate are both coming after it, and the gloves are off to decide which arm's megabill will rip the $7,500 EV tax credit from the consumer. Welcome back to Critical Materials, your daily roundup for all things electric and tech in the automotive space. In today's edition, we get more information about how—and when—the EV tax credit faces the reaper.