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New Porsche Cayenne Electric is a beast. 186 miles in this test. In 15 minutes of charging it did 10-78%, added 80.3kWh and averaged 320kW 🤯. Charging at IONNA This uses LG Chem pouch cells

2027 Silverado EV and Sierra EV order guides out. Not a ton of changes. Adds NACS port, cabin view cameras, trailer camera, new colors, etc.

The 737 Max-10 just completed its final certification flight. Now’s it’s all paperwork and review it appears. The Max-7 finished its flight tests within the last month or so I believe. Boeing says certification later this year and first deliveries early 2027...

The 2026 OPTIQ has started to get an OTA to allow Plug & Charge at Tesla Superchargers. This will apply to all 2027+ GM EVs too. GM EVs are now the most hassle-free EVs to Fast Charge because you can Plug & Charge at: • IONNA • Tesla Supercharger • EVGo • ChargePoint • EV Connect • Flo...

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GM’s (now) excellent EV route planning software has been getting these locations into their database with live status and pricing within 24hrs. Great to see these sites being used for route creation so fast!

Walmart opened 5 charging locations just yesterday. Finally got a chance to charge there recently at an ABB A400 equipped site (vs the Alpitronic HYC400 sites). “Dry” cables. No liquid cooling - for better reliability. The CCS1 connector uses a two-phase pin cooling system to output 600A...

Ford is going to use an integrated Apple Maps app for UEV. Integrates Blue Cruise routes and EV route planning and battery preconditioning. Sounds just like what GM does with Google Maps. The Ford website has the press release.

GM has been going gangbusters on my LYRIQ lately with software updates. These 6 OTAs in the last 2 months plus the Google Gemini upgrade and the “Themes” graphics app. I did have a dealer VWP a few months before this though (free). It seems like they’ve been doing LYRIQ first and then working...

Total brand sales.

Just Chevrolet in just the USA outsells Tesla’s total global sales, YTD 2026. So it seems they do.

On the other hand, the Cybertruck has had widespread motor/drive unit failures. The Out of Spec Cybertruck needed BOTH the front and rear drive units replaced in the first 1 year / 27,000 miles

Nice work. You gotta-do-what-you-gotta-do sometimes. I’ve had Elmendorf AFB listed as an alternate when flying into Anchorage. I’d prefer not to do that - sounds like a hassle to me…

The Cadillac CT5 is a sedan that is currently in production. Production ends at the end of 2026, with a 2nd-gen CT5 (and Buick sedan and some form of new-Camaro) coming soon. The CT5-V Blackwing is one of the best sports sedans ever made.

👍. There’s even rumors of GM starting to build next-gen models off their Chinese-market EV platforms. OPTIQ specifically to start. Possibly the 900v platform on the new Buick Electra E7. Tons of upgrades to be had without “new models”. New batteries and next-gen platforms are coming. Equinox...

Wouldn’t be surprising. Current models have lots of room to improve strictly through upcoming battery upgrades and software updates. Sounds like new LFP and/or LMR batteries are coming soon for the Chevrolets, as well as GEN 2 NMCA cells for Cadillac, Hummer EV and maybe Sierra EV.

Check into insurance rates too. Insurance rates on Teslas are generally quite high compared to non-Tesla EVs. I’d bet a Bolt would be much cheaper to insure than a Model 3. I’d take a Bolt over a Leaf comparing those two. Older Leaf batteries aren’t liquid cooled, so they’re about the only EV...

Automatic transmissions are one of the main reasons I tried an EV in the first place. Was a die-hard manual driver. I owned a couple ZF 8-speeds and those are still really bad, despite being the “best”. Once I went direct-drive and electric motors, with massive, instant torque, it was obvious...

I was hoping it would survive long-enough to get GM’s upcoming LFP and/or LMR packs. Was a good option along with Blazer EV for a larger/roomier choice than Model Y, Equinox EV, IONIQ5, Mach-e, ID.4, etc.

Autoline has been reporting that Chinese-brand car ownership in Europe has been quite rough for many people. Parts and service are extremely challenging in many case. That, and other factors has led many insurance companies to stop providing coverage on many models.