CNBC reports that VinFast aims to sell “40,000 to 50,000" EVs in 2023, which would be a staggering number for any brand that’s still proving itself to buyers. Even Tesla, by now an established member of the auto marketplace, only sold 66,700 Model S sedans and Model X crossovers last year — combined. VinFast’s sales…

“Company provides police with video footage of people trying to steal/damage company’s property after the police follow proper legal procedures” doesn’t exactly sound like a big deal

The 737-Max is a bases load home run sales-wise.

Do you really still expect anyone employed here to commit journalism?

Don’t bring research and facts into these articles!

The onboard engine can recharge the car’s batteries at a rate of 49.05 kWh

Sounds like the previous renter who reported it stolen only to find a block over where they parked it (and not call police back to expunge the stolen vehicle report) is the the one who really screwed up here. 

Notice how I wrote “random violent crime”.

Something like 99% of EV owners charge exclusively in their own attached garage.

Something like 99% of EV owners charge exclusively at home in their garage. Public charger usage is relatively rare, statistically.

Never having to pump gas again is one of many advantages to buying an EV.

If you are going to have a gun on your hip during a traffic stop, don’t then also be aggressive to the cops. He didn’t get killed just for having a gun. You also might have missed that the gun was on the floorboard, out of its holster, meaning he either unholstered his gun or had a loose gun available during the stop.…

This would never have happened with a real car, worst case would be a recovery guy came out with a can of gas.

No one is trapped in the Tesla. There are mechanical releases for the front doors within reach. Corvettes have had electric doors with separate mechanical releases for years. I do agree that as a rental that Hertz is to blame. There is driver education needed here. The L2 J1772 adapter is pointless, they should have…

not sure about the S or X models, but the 3 and i’m pretty sure the Y, both come with wheel covers. It’s an aero thing.

I think this is not much different than Tesla selling their carbon credits, the more revenue they can generate from competing cars the more diversified they are.  I will not be surprised when one day "superchargers" are spun off as an I dependant company

ohh such a breaking news story

The 5-10% of usage that needs to use the generator during peak usage doesn’t make the remaining 90% moot.

Seems like a good idea to have a backup. If they lose power (which does happen) there’s a lot of people stuck out there in the middle of nowhere. Are we sure what exactly this diesel generator is for? Is it for backup? Is it just for the chargers, or is it for the gas station and other facilities in general. Lots of…

When are the diesel generators used? My guess is that its surge capacity only . Can you imagine what kind of a load 98 EV’s charging would take? Even if we assume a relatively slow charging rate of 100 KW you are talking about 10 MEGAWATTS of power. Allow me to illustrate 10 megawatts of solar.