Kia plans to replace the Stinger with an incredibly powerful all-electric sedan called the EV8. The high-performance EV is expected to pack over 600 hp and 500 miles range as Kia’s most powerful car yet. Read more…
A massive US solar panel maker just went all in on panel recycling
Solar panels made in the US’s largest silicon-based solar panel factory will now be recycled, thanks to a new partnership.. Read more…
Chevrolet Equinox EV has new prices, order books open this year
Chevrolet’s Equinox EV has been a long time coming – not quite as long as Tesla’s Cybertruck, but still. It was unveiled in 2022 and the brand should start to finally take orders for it later this year. In the meantime, we have some new pricing information. The base model 1LT starts at €32,610, and has an EPA-estimated range of… Read more…
Adorable Italian robot uses blasts of radiation to fight mildew on farms
This adorable little Italian farm robot packs a radioactive punch — the ICARO X4 helps the country’s storied vineyards to combat harmful fungi and mildew by blasting it with UV-C radiation. Read more…
Texas trailblazes with DC fast chargers with integrated battery storage
A “Battery Storage EV Charging Superhub” is launching in Dallas – here’s how the fast chargers with battery storage work. Read more…
Tesla plans new world’s largest Supercharger, a glimpse at the future of charging
Tesla is planning to build a new world’s largest Supercharger station, and it might give us a glimpse at the future of electric car charging. Read more…
Ford officially hands over the first F-150 Lightning outside of North America
The all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning has made its way overseas. Ford announced that the first F-150 Lightning pickup had been delivered in Norway, its first market outside North America. Read more…
2024 U.S. Electric Car EPA Range, Ranked Lowest To Highest
We collected range information for all EV variants on sale, Whatever battery size, powertrain configuration, or model you want, we have you covered. Read more…
BYD is entering the Korean market with the Atto 3, Seal, and Dolphin
BYD’s global expansion continues. The next country it wants to be present in is South Korea, which is interesting because that’s Hyundai and Kia’s home turf. A Korean media report says BYD’s entering the market is “setting off alarm bells” for the two homegrown automakers, since the Chinese company is very competitive wherever it’s present due to its ability to… Read more…
Stellantis To Finally Adopt Tesla’s NACS Plug Starting In 2025
But Tesla Supercharger network access seems to be an open question. Read more…
France halts dirt cheap subsidized EV leases after demand far exceeds initial budget
France’s hallmark “social leasing” scheme for EVs has already been halted, even though it only started on January 1. The scheme, announced last December, would see low-income drivers that met some rather strict eligibility requirements (primarily an annual income under €15,400) able to lease EVs for dirt cheap, subsidized prices – as low as €100 to €150 per month, with… Read more…
Daimler delivers Freightliner eCascadia electric truck to customer in Mexico
Daimler Truck North America’s Mexico division has delivered the first of two Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia electric trucks, manufactured at the company’s facilities in Portland, Oregon, to cargo transport company Transportes Esteban. The vehicle will be used in plant operations at Daimler Truck Mexico’s truck manufacturing plant in Santiago. The plant also became the site… Read more…
How To Live With An EV In A Big, And Sometimes Very Cold, Urban City
Urbanites have the most to gain from driving electric vehicles, but big cities can also be the most difficult places to own an EV. Read more…
2024 Chevy Equinox EV gets price cut, still starts at $34,995 and 319 miles
As Chevrolet revealed last fall, the 2024 Equinox EV will eventually arrive with a $34,995 starting price, including the $1,395 destination fee—in a form that achieves an EPA-rated 319 miles. GM confirmed again Monday that all versions will qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit—meaning that the effective base price for eligible buyers… Read more…
Stellantis finally adopt NACS, but there’s no deal with Tesla
Stellantis has finally announced that it is joining everyone else in adopting the NACS for its upcoming electric vehicles in North America, but there’s no deal with Tesla for the Supercharger network. Read more…
John Deere to build batteries in North Carolina factory, launch new EVs by 2026
John Deere mowers tractors are known for being green. Now, the company is taking that “green cred” to another level with the launch of fully electric tractors scheduled to hit the market by 2026 – and they’ll be built in North Carolina. Read more…
EV battery giants BYD, CATL form Chinese powerhouse to build solid-state batteries
Chinese automakers and battery giants, including BYD, CATL, and NIO, are teaming up to form an “all-star” lineup aimed at developing all solid-state EV batteries. Read more…
Cotton-picking electric robot could boost farm output by up to 20%
This new field robot developed by a Turkish cotton farmer is fully electric, fully autonomous, and could harvest as much as 20% more cotton from existing farms. Read more…
Toyota bZ4X Forgets It’s A Car And Goes Swimming In The Ocean
Nobody was hurt, except the electric crossover’s dream of sailing on the ocean. Read more…
Toyota Is Reportedly Testing The Tesla Cybertruck and GMC Hummer EV. Is A Tundra EV Coming?
The Japanese automaker is also benchmarking the Ford F-150 Lightning. Read more…
