Mercedes-Benz is backtracking on its EV plans as the luxury automaker plans to continue building gas-powered cars “well into the 2030s.”. Read more…
Ford leaks J3400 to CCS adapter for Tesla Superchargers
Ford is seemingly leaked its J3400 to CCS adapter to give its EV owners access to Tesla’s Supercharger network. Read more…
YouTuber Puts Tesla Cybertruck’s Wade Mode To The Test, Damage Ensues
Some plastic pieces left the conversation but the car still drove fine after the experiment. Read more…
UAW Pledges $40 Million To Organize EV Battery Workers
Plus, Waymo’s expansion plans get put on pause and Lotus’ EV division gets huge valuation ahead of stock market debut. Read more…
ev.energy secures multi-million-dollar grant in California
Charging software provider ev.energy announced that it has secured a 41 million dollar grant from the California Energy Commission. The goal is to create a “dynamic EV virtual power plant (VPP).” Read more…
First Drive: 2024 Honda Prologue EV gets to something greater
The Prologue is Honda’s first mass-market EV. And fortunately it’s making a lot more sense on arrival than it was a few months ago. What happened last month was a big contextual piece. The company rolled out two head-turning Honda EV concepts providing a glimpse of its 0 Series (Zero Series) electric vehicles set to launch in… Read more…
Dodge electric muscle car will vibrate like it has a V-8, patent suggests
Dodge has long hinted that its electric muscle car—which is due to be revealed in production form March 5—will be screaming loud. But a patent filing hints that it may also vibrate like it has a V-8. First spotted by Mopar Insiders (via Jalopnik), Dodge parent Stellantis has filed a patent application for an “Active Vibration… Read more…
CPCA expects China’s Feb NEV retail sales at 380,000, down 43% from Jan
China’s auto market saw seasonal weakness in February as the 2024 Lunar New Year holiday fell in mid-February, the CPCA noted. Read more…
Battery factories: Europe’s mechanical engineering companies are lagging behind
Around 200 battery factories are under construction or planned worldwide, most of them in Europe. That is the result of a new study by Porsche Consulting and the Germany Engineering Federation (VDMA). The study centres on how German and European machine and plant manufacturers can catch up to their Asian competitors. Read more…
EU project Nextbat to improve batteries via recycling technology
The EU research project NEXTBAT, which was launched in June 2023, aims to improve the performance of batteries for electric vehicles and reduce production costs by making the components highly recyclable. Read more…
Vattenfall to invest €100 million per year in Germany
Vattenfall says it will spend half a billion euros on expanding charging infrastructure in Germany by 2028. The Swedish energy company focuses on the private, commercial, and semi-public markets. Read more…
Berlin research into the stability of sodium-ion batteries
Scientists in Berlin have investigated the extent to which sodium-ion batteries can be made more stable by doping their cathode material with foreign elements. Scandium and magnesium were used. Read more…
The 2024 Honda Prologue Should Tide You Over Til’ Dinner’s Ready
This EV stopgap for Honda is actually GM’s best Ultium vehicle yet. But that might be damning with faint praise. Read more…
HiPhi founder apologizes to employees, says firm has only 3-month window left
Ding Lei said that he was using old-fashioned business strategies and was no match for his counterparts from Internet companies. He also said that there have been companies expressing interest in HiPhi, including acquisitions and investments. Read more…
Circontrol presents Raption Compact 80 charging station
The Barcelona-based charging station manufacturer Circontrol has introduced a new entry in its Raption series with the new Raption Compact 80. The charger is capable of 40 to 80 kW capacity. Read more…
Lucid reports turnover losses in 2023
Lucid Motors has published its business figures for 2023. It is hardly surprising that the bottom line is a loss in the billions. Surprisingly, however, the manufacturer cannot benefit from the rise in unit sales: Turnover was even lower than in 2022. Read more…
Volvo EX30 Winter Energy Consumption Test Leaves Much To Be Desired
The car was running pre-production software, but the real-world energy consumption was almost double the advertised figure. Read more…
Rivian records billions in losses in 2023
The American EV start-up Rivian has presented its business figures for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 – with a deep red balance sheet. Although the company was able to increase production and sales, the bottom line is a net loss of 5.4 billion US dollars – and Rivian does not expect production to increase in 2024. Read more…
JAC Yiwei starts first exports electric cars with sodium-ion batteries
Electric cars with sodium-ion batteries are being shipped from China for the first time. Specifically, 5,000 units of the E10X small electric car from JAC Yiwei are being transported to Central and South America. Read more…
XPeng expands to 5 Middle East countries, Germany and UK are next
XPeng, a well-known Chinese electric vehicle maker, is cooking up an ambitious global takeover. The company’s already established a presence in some European nations, but it’s now got its eye on the UK, Germany, and the lucrative oil-rich markets of the Middle East. XPeng’s not exactly sneaking into these markets. It formed partnerships with big names in car distribution, like… Read more…
