Electric Cars News

The European Union could produce enough batteries by 2025 to power its fast-growing fleet of electric vehicles without relying on imported cells, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said.

Tesla Model S now gets a range of 658 km, instead of 647 km earlier.

Porsche notes the world record was achieved in 55 minutes by driving in a watered circle at the Hockenheimring, in Germany.

GM's pitch to investors focuses on the company's Ultium battery technology, which GM said will now offer electric driving range of up to 450 miles on a single charge, up from 400 previously stated.

Asked whether the order applied to workers at Tesla's Fremont factory, the California Department of Public Health in a statement said it did not apply to employees deemed essential workers, with manufacturing listed as an essential workforce.

The Honda e also won the New Energy Car of the Year and was competing against the Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen ID.3, Polestar 2 and BMW Alpina B3 for the top honour.

General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said the Detroit automaker is accelerating an "all out pursuit of global EV leadership," challenging electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc with increased spending and sped-up vehicle production targets.

This update is likely to come in December on the basis of Musk's tweets. Through one should not confuse this update for the full self-driving beta.