Sponsored by Ansys. At the backbone of EV performance, battery technologies have earned the spotlight when it comes to accelerating the industry toward increased adoption of profitability. Faced with pressure to achieve range, safety and cost targets, engineers must address the challenges of battery modeling, manufacturing and vehicle integration while accounting for both mechanical performance… Read more…
Rivian CEO On Dealer Laws: ‘As Close As You Can Get To Corruption’
RJ Scaringe says that dealers essentially paid for laws that protect their business. Read more…
Mercedes-Benz Vans and E.ON partner Eastern Europe
Mercedes-Benz Vans CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) has signed a deal with energy group E.ON in Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Together, the partners want to offer charging solutions for company fleets. Read more…
Xiaomi’s second EV and first SUV on track to arrive early next year
Xiaomi’s first EV, the SU7, has been doing incredibly well in China, with order numbers much higher than anticipated forcing the company to make more and more units and revise its full-year 2024 target from 100,000 shipments to 130,000 most recently. With all that said, you may be wondering what Xiaomi’s second act will be (the SU7 Ultra is still… Read more…
Echion and CBMM open a facility to mass-produce XNO
Battery startup Echion and leading niobium products manufacturer CBMM have opened a plant to produce the former’s proprietary ultra-fast charging XNO. Echion wants to use the product to reduce the charging time of Li-ion batteries while delivering high power across a cycle life of more than 10,000 cycles. Read more…
E-quipment highlight: Palfinger FLS 25 eDRIVE truck mounted forklift
The material handling experts at PALFINGER have released the FLS 25 eDRIVE – an all-electric, truck mounted forklift that the company says is perfect for construction engineers, motorcycle powersports dealers, and LTL logistics fleets. Read more…
No, BYD is not taking over NIO as fake rumors claim
A rumor spreading like wildfire on social media claims BYD will be taking over NIO (NYSE: NIO) as the EV giant gobbles up market share in China. The rumor was posted by a suspected BYD employee, but NIO is denying the claim. Read more…
Ilika achieves milestone in solid-state battery development
British company Ilika, developer of solid-state battery technology, says it has reached an important milestone in the testing of its Goliath solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. With the 10 Ah cell, capacity has increased fivefold since July. Read more…
Auto Industry Urges Trump: ‘Preserve The Tax Credits’
U.S. automakers wrote a letter to Trump pleading for regulations that are “predictable” and “stable.” Read more…
Irizar ie starts service on one of London’s longest bus routes
Spanish bus manufacturer Irizar has delivered the first right-hand drive version of its electric model ie. It handed over 20 units to London bus operator Go-Ahead, who will use them on one of the city’s longest bus routes. Read more…
YMX partners with Orange EV to deploy electric yard trucks
Orange EV will deliver 20 electric terminal trucks to YMX Logistics’ distribution and manufacturing sites across North America. The electric tractors will be built in the US state of Kansas. Read more…
Honda’s ready to build prototype solid-state batteries for EVs
Honda on Thursday unveiled what it calls a demonstration production line for solid-state batteries, which the automaker aims to commercialize later this decade. Located in Sakura City, in Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture, the 295,000-square-foot facility is intended to establish the process for eventual mass production, as well as determine costs and… Read more…
Northvolt files for bankruptcy
Swedish battery firm Northvolt filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, with CEO Peter Carlsson stepping down the following day. Northvolt needs to raise between $1 billion and $1.2 billion to restore itself to full operations, Carlsson told Reuters and other media Friday. On Thursday, the company said it only had enough cash to… Read more…
Lotus abandons plan to go fully electric by 2028
The Geely-owned sports car brand Lotus is shifting away from its plan to produce all-electric models by 2028. The focus is now on extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs). To that end, it is working on ‘Super Hybrid’ technology. Read more…
Husqvarna launches new Pioneer street-legal electric dirt bike
The days of hearing riders ripping up and down suburban streets on loud, illegal dirt bikes may be numbered as more brands introduce compelling electric alternatives. Husqvarna’s new Pioneer electric enduro may not prevent the wheelie gangs, but it will surely do something about the noise and the non-road legal aspect.. Read more…
Big auto learned its lesson? It’s begging Trump not to blow up emissions rules
US Automakers are planning to ask Mr. Trump to retain President Biden’s EPA exhaust rules, in the face of signs that Mr. Trump might try to reverse them. If the rules are reversed, it would cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of deaths per year. Read more…
Tesla brings ‘Actually Smart Summon’ to Europe and Middle East where FSD is limited
Tesla announced that ‘Actually Smart Summon,’ its autonomous driving feature that enables moving its vehicles without anyone inside over short distances, is now being launched in Europe and the Middle East. Read more…
Hyundai recalls more than 145,000 EVs
Hyundai Motors is recalling 145,235 EVs and other “electrified” vehicles in the US, citing concerns about a loss of driving power, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday. Read more…
Neta begins pre-sales of 2 models in Brazil, pushing ahead with efforts in overseas markets
Neta has begun pre-sales of the Neta Aya and Neta X in Brazil and plans to open more than 10 stores in the country by the first quarter of 2025. Read more…
Electric Chrysler Pacifica minivan coming with flexible interior
The Chrysler Pacifica lineup will gain electric variant Electric Chrysler Pacifica interior will feature very flexible interior packaging Pacifica will be refreshed in 2026 with the electric variant to follow Chrysler’s inching closer to an electric minivan, and now we know what it will be called. On Thursday at the 2024 LA Auto Show, Chrysler CEO… Read more…
