Haye Kesteloo

Haye Kesteloo

Haye Kesteloo es redactora jefe y fundadora de EVXL.codonde cubre todas las noticias relacionadas con vehículos eléctricos, cubriendo marcas como Tesla, Ford, GM, BMW, Nissan y otras. Desempeña una función similar en el sitio de noticias sobre drones DroneXL.co. Puede ponerse en contacto con Haye en haye @ evxl.co o en @hayekesteloo.
Toyota Opens $14B North Carolina Battery Plant, Commits $10B More As Trump Policy Shift Vindicates Hybrid Strategy

Toyota Opens $14B North Carolina Battery Plant, Commits $10B More As Trump Policy Shift Vindicates Hybrid Strategy

Toyota began production Wednesday at its $13.9 billion North Carolina battery plant and announced an additional $10 billion investment over five years—a massive bet on hybrid vehicles timed perfectly with the Trump administration’s rollback of EV mandates. The facility in…

Rivian’s $120M Supplier Park In Illinois Signals Ev Production Boom By 2026

Volkswagen Admits Rivian Tech Could Power Gas Cars As EV Strategy Wavers Post-Tax Credit

Volkswagen suggested Wednesday that technology developed through its $5.8 billion partnership with Rivian could eventually be used in internal combustion engine vehicles, marking a notable shift in messaging just six weeks after the federal EV tax credit expired and triggered…

Virginia Unveils $22M Investment For 35 New Ev Charging Locations

IEA Reverses Course On Peak Oil, Projects Growth Through 2050 As EV Adoption Slows

The International Energy Agency has dramatically reversed its stance on peak oil demand, reinstating a scenario where global consumption continues growing through 2050—a stunning pivot driven primarily by slower-than-expected electric vehicle adoption worldwide. The Paris-based IEA released its World Energy…

Mercedes-Benz Exits China'S Ev Venture As Luxury Market Cools

China’s EV “Miracle” Exposed: Fake Sales, Zero-Mile Used Cars Reveal $230 Billion Subsidy Disaster

Chinese automakers are gaming their sales numbers by registering unsold electric vehicles to dealerships, who then dump them as discounted “used” cars that have never been driven. The practice has become so widespread that China’s Communist Party is now trying…

Tesla'S Giga Shanghai Hits 5 Million Battery Pack Milestone As China Sales Crater To 3-Year Low

Tesla’s Giga Shanghai Hits 5 Million Battery Pack Milestone As China Sales Crater To 3-Year Low

Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory reached a significant manufacturing milestone on November 12, 2025, producing its 5 millionth battery pack since operations began in late 2019. The achievement highlights the factory’s role as Tesla’s highest-volume manufacturing complex, yet it arrives amid the…

Tesla Bets Big On Energy Storage With $200M Houston Megafactory As Ev Business Stumbles

Tesla Bets Big On Energy Storage With $200M Houston Megafactory As EV Business Stumbles

Tesla is ramping up hiring for its $200 million Megapack battery factory in Brookshire, Texas, just outside Houston, with 41 positions currently posted and a job fair scheduled for the week of November 10, 2025. The facility represents Tesla’s aggressive…

Tesla'S China Sales Crater To 3-Year Low As Xiaomi Dominates Despite Safety Scandals

Tesla’s China Sales Crater to 3-Year Low as Xiaomi Dominates Despite Safety Scandals

Tesla’s China sales collapsed to 26,006 vehicles in October 2024, marking a three-year low as the electric vehicle maker struggles with tepid demand in the world’s most competitive EV market. The 35.8% year-over-year decline represents a stunning reversal from September’s…

Ford F-150 Lightning Outpaces Tesla Cybertruck In Q1 2025 Ev Pickup Race

Ford Offers No Timeline To Restart F-150 Lightning Production As Cancellation Rumors Swirl

Ford Motor Company declined to provide any timeline for restarting production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, fueling speculation that the automaker may permanently discontinue its flagship EV amid mounting losses and weakening demand following the September 30 federal…

Tesla Cybertruck Prices Plummet As New Models Hit The Market

Tesla Loses Model Y And Cybertruck Program Managers On Same Day, Completing Vehicle Leadership Exodus

Tesla lost two of its most critical vehicle program managers on the same day, with Model Y chief Emmanuel Lamacchia and Cybertruck lead Siddhant Awasthi both announcing their departures Sunday. The double exit marks the final collapse of Tesla’s vehicle…