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Upstate New York winters are no joke. Up where I live, we started getting bombed with January- and February-style cold weather as early as Thanksgiving, sending the high temperatures down into the low 30s most days if we were lucky. There are lots of ways to deal with this. One method I highly recommend is to invest in some high-quality wool socks; an even better idea is to get a plane ticket to somewhere warmer.  But if you’re an electric vehicle owner and you need to leave your car alone for a few weeks at a time, and you know…

Rivian is looking to patent heated headlight lenses to help increase the performance of the lighting on its electric pickup trucks and SUVs in snow, ice, and rain. The LED headlights that have become the standard in the auto industry don’t give off so much waste heat all the time as previous HID or halogen lights, which can often melt any accumulated moisture by themselves. That’s what Rivian is trying to address with this patent, which was submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jun. 21, 2023, but only published by that office Dec. 26, 2024. Rivian…

Zeekr will launch a large SUV this year that will feature the Nvidia Drive Thor-based smart driver domain controller. It will begin delivering mass-produced Zeekr RTs to Waymo for further testing this year in preparation for a future public robotaxi launch. (Zeekr’s booth at CES 2025. Image credit: Zeekr) Zeekr (NYSE: ZK) is showcasing its electric vehicle (EV) technologies at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show 2025 (CES 2025), marking the third consecutive time the Chinese EV maker has participated in the tech gala. The company released a domain controller built on Nvidia’s Drive AGX Thor overnight in Las Vegas, saying…

Sony Honda Mobility has introduced its AFEELA 1 EV at the Consumer Electronics Show, finally giving a (nearly) full unveil to the car that’s expected to go on sale in California in 2026. Sony has been teasing us with an EV project for years now, starting back in 2020 with a surprise unveil at its CES keynote. At the time, it was called the VISION-S project and we thought there was no way it would happen… but later Sony partnered with Honda, then the car got the name “AFEELA” in 2023, and a 2026 release date. Today Sony gave us…

Here’s a question: How much is playing Fortnite natively in your car really worth it? If it’s worth at least $102,900, consider being one of the first in line to reserve the Sony-Honda Afeela 1. The electric sedan, a joint venture between two of Japan’s top consumer technology companies, was revealed in production spec this evening at CES. And it’s definitely not going to be cheap.  Photo by: InsideEVs The Afeela 1’s debut model, the Signature series, will start at $102,900 and deliveries are slated to start in mid-2026. If that’s a bit too steep for you, consider waiting until…

Woven City is a key project in Toyota’s shift to a mobility company Will test ideas, products, and services for mobility Could affect in-vehicle software, or the shape of urban vehicles, among many areas At CES 2025 in Las Vegas on Monday, Toyota provided an update on its Woven City project that was first presented in concept form at CES 2020.  Woven City serves as a test course for mobility—looking beyond cars and the traditional forms of mobility Toyota has produced. Toyota reported that it has finished the initial buildings for Woven City In Shizuoka, Japan, and it has renovated…

In the fourth quarter, BYD sold 595,413 passenger BEVs and 918,556 passenger PHEVs. BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) saw a new sales record in December, selling more than 4 million units for the first time annually. The company sold 514,809 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in December, marking the third time it has surpassed the 500,000 mark and the seventh consecutive month of record sales, according to data released today. This is a 50.95 percent increase from 341,043 in the same period last year and a 1.58 percent increase from 506,804 in November. BYD ceased production and sales of vehicles powered…

In the fourth quarter, Nio Inc delivered a record 72,689 vehicles, within the guidance range of 72,000 to 75,000 units. Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) saw record deliveries in December, as volume for the Nio main brand rebounded and deliveries for the Onvo sub-brand picked up speed. The electric vehicle (EV) maker delivered a record 31,138 vehicles in December, marking the first time it’s seen single-month deliveries exceed the 30,000 mark, according to data released today. This is up 72.87 percent from 18,012 in the same month last year and up 51.34 percent from 20,575 in November. The Nio main brand…

The Lucid Gravity will initially be offered in Grand Touring trim starting at $94,900. The cheaper Touring trim at $79,900 won’t go on sale until late 2025. These first few crossovers are headed to friends, family and Lucid employees.  CEO Peter Rawlinson says that Gravity production is structured in a way to ensure high-quality for customers.  Lucid has been angling hard to improve its straits for the future. It’s no secret that 2024 wasn’t great. This year, only an unfortunately low number of units of the Air sedan were sold, but CEO Peter Rawlinson is trying to right the ship.…

FX 5 and FX 6 would together span $20,000-$50,000 price range California EV maker has shipped prototypes from “collaboration partners” in China Would offer EVs with/without gasoline range-extenders; claims to be entering U.S. regulatory testing Faraday Future plans to show prototypes of affordable electric vehicles at CES 2025, scheduled for Jan. 5-7 in Las Vegas. The prototypes are part of a new sub-brand called FX (short for Faraday X) that Faraday outlined in a September investor presentation. At the time, the company said it was planning two models called FX 5 priced at $20,000-$30,000 and FX 6 priced at $30,000-$50,000.…