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EV Prices Set to Drop in 2024, Offering More Affordable Green Options

Tesla

Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk’s $1 Trillion Payday As European Sales Crater And U.S. Faces Post-Tax-Credit Collapse

Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to approve CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented $1 trillion compensation package, potentially making him the world’s first trillionaire—despite collapsing European sales, mounting brand damage from political controversies, and serious questions about whether the world’s largest executive pay package will solve any of Tesla’s actual business problems. The vote passed with

Haye KestelooNov 7

Ford

Ford F-150 Lightning Faces Cancellation As Post-Tax Credit Reality Hits Home

Ford Motor Company executives are actively discussing whether to permanently discontinue the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, according to a Wall Street Journal report published November 6, 2025. The deliberations mark a dramatic reversal for a vehicle Ford once compared to Henry Ford’s Model T and position the Lightning as potentially the first major casualty…

Haye KestelooNov 7

Honda

Honda Slashes Profit Forecast And Confirms 20% EV Target As Chip Crisis Compounds Retreat

Honda Motor Co. cut its annual profit guidance by 21% on Friday, citing a critical semiconductor shortage and plummeting Asian demand while confirming the Japanese automaker now expects electric vehicles to comprise just 20% of global sales by 2030, reports Bloomberg. The announcement marks the latest setback in Honda’s year of cascading retreats from electrification…

Haye KestelooNov 7

BMW

BMW i4 Gets Final Power Boost Before Neue Klasse Arrives With 593-HP M60 and 300+ Mile Range

BMW has rolled out significant updates to its best-selling i4 electric sedan for 2026, bringing improved range and a more powerful flagship variant just as the German automaker prepares to transition to its revolutionary Neue Klasse platform. The updates, announced by BMW and detailed across automotive publications, represent the i4’s final evolution before next-generation models…

Haye KestelooNov 6

Tesla

Tesla Sales Crater Across Europe As Shareholders Vote On Musk’s $1 Trillion Payday

Tesla’s October 2025 sales collapsed across Europe, with registrations plummeting by double-digit margins in nearly every major market—just as shareholders vote today on CEO Elon Musk’s nearly $1 trillion compensation package. The timing couldn’t be worse for the embattled EV maker, as the catastrophic sales figures underscore growing questions about whether Musk deserves the largest…

Haye KestelooNov 6

Lucid

Lucid Cuts 2025 Production Forecast To 18,000 As Supply Chaos And Weak Demand Squeeze Luxury EV Maker

Lucid Motors slashed its 2025 production forecast to 18,000 vehicles on Wednesday, marking the second consecutive cut in three months as the Saudi-backed luxury EV maker struggles with supply chain disruptions and collapsing post-tax-credit demand. Interim CEO Marc Winterhoff told Reuters the company would hit the lower end of its August guidance range of 18,000-20,000…

Haye KestelooNov 6

2026 Kia EV4 Unveiled: Affordable Style Meets Electric Range for Everyday Drivers

Tesla

Automakers Face $200-$300 Per Vehicle Port Fee Hit Despite Trump-Xi Trade Truce

Automakers shipping vehicles to the United States could face $200 to $300 per vehicle in additional costs, the CEO of major car carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen warned Wednesday, as the company moves to pass new U.S. port fees onto customers. The announcement comes despite a late-October trade agreement between Presidents Trump and Xi that was supposed…

Haye KestelooNov 5

Tesla

Tesla Board To Shareholders: Give Musk $1 Trillion Or Watch The Company Collapse

Tesla shareholders face an unprecedented decision Thursday as they vote on CEO Elon Musk’s nearly $1 trillion compensation package—with Board Chair Robyn Denholm warning that rejecting it could trigger Musk’s departure and send the company’s stock into freefall. The vote, taking place at Tesla’s annual meeting on November 6, has divided major institutional investors and…

Haye KestelooNov 5

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