Geely subsidiary Farizon Auto, which specialises in electrified commercial vehicles, is presenting its new ‘Black Tortoise Battery’. It is said to offer a service life of ten years or 800,000 km and presumably uses LFP cells, but this has not yet been confirmed. Read more…
The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Just Got More Expensive
Except for the range-topping Rally, which is actually cheaper than before. Read more…
Tesla Supercharger Deployment Down 30% In Q2 2024
The drop comes just months after deep layoffs at Tesla’s Supercharging team in April. Read more…
2025 Porsche Taycan Gets Huge EPA Range Upgrade
It’s not just because of the bigger battery. The new Taycan is also more efficient. Read more…
First Bus asks Wrightbus to retrofit 30 diesel buses
Wrightbus’ new business unit NewPower has received its first order to retrofit diesel buses with electric drives. It comes from the British bus operator First Bus. Read more…
What are the fastest-charging EVs?
10-80% is typically seen as a benchmark for EV road-trip charging Peak charge power can be misleading, and in many cases it’s more about efficiency Relatively few of today’s EVs charge from 10-80% in less than 30 minutes There’s much ado about getting electric vehicle charging times closer to the five minutes or less needed to… Read more…
Chile signs deal with USA to make lithium IRA-compliant
Chile has reached an agreement with the USA under which lithium products for batteries can be counted towards tax credits for electric cars under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Chile has the largest lithium reserves in the world. Read more…
GAC launches all-new Aion V in China
GAC has released the second-generation Aion V in China at a starting price of CNY 129,800 (about 16,462 euros). The all-new electric compact SUV is a cut-price VW ID.4 alternative. Read more…
Hybrid energy storage systems
Hybrids of all kinds hold out the prospect of the best of both worlds, but the engineering challenge often entails a lot of effort to create something that is greater than the sum of its parts. Hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) that combine batteries and supercapacitor banks are a prime example, writes Peter Donaldson. Read more…
This cute little electric bike-car just may be back from the dead
Remember the ELF? It was one of the first ever electric bike cars to actually reach production. Nearly a thousand of the hand-built three-wheeled electric vehicles were delivered between 2013 and 2019, when an unfortunate bankruptcy seemed to mark a regrettable end to the world’s first production electric bike car.. Read more…
China NEV retail at 461,000 in Jul 1-21, down 2% from same period last month
China’s retail penetration of NEVs stood at 49.35 percent in the July 1-21 period, and 42.45 percent year-to-date. Read more…
German consortium researches second-life use of electric cars
The German research project ‘Re-use’ has gotten the green light from the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which supports the undertaking. Researchers from the University of Wuppertal and their partners will test how old EV batteries can be used in second-life projects. Read more…
Nio Phone 2nd-gen to feature AI-powered voice assistant NOMI GPT
NOMI GPT will be featured on the new Nio Phone to bring more cutting-edge AI innovations, said Nio’s vice president for hardware. Read more…
Zeekr reveals another set of official photos of the MIX, changes inbound
Zeekr has unveiled yet another set of photos of the MIX, a compact electric MPV that blends MPV practicality with SUV-like styling. The MIX, set to launch later this year, has been stirring a lot of opinions with its unique design and innovative features. The latest set of the official photos of the MIX reveals significant changes from earlier prototypes… Read more…
GKN & partners launch hydrogen flight project in the UK
Together with partners, GKN Aerospace has launched the UK government-funded H2FlyGHT project to develop a 2MW cryogenic hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for aircraft. Read more…
Zeekr considers production in Europe
The Chinese electric car brand Zeekr is considering building its vehicles in Europe. This would allow the company to avoid EU import duties. However, Zeekr is not planning its own plant in Europe, but would use the production facilities of its parent company Geely. Read more…
BYD sees over 10,000 fresh graduates joining, nearly 80% in R&D
By the end of 2023, BYD’s workforce totaled 703,504, including 524,673 production workers and 104,003 technicians. Read more…
The UK brings the ICE phase-out back on track
Just last year, the UK government pushed a sales ban on new cars with internal combustion engines from 2030 to 2035. Now, with a new government residing at Downing Street 10, the 2030 date will be restored. Read more…
Tesla plans to unveil Robotaxi on 10 October
Elon Musk caused a stir a few months ago when he announced that the Robotaxi would be unveiled on 8 August. The project was later postponed – now a new date for the premiere has been set. Tesla has also commented on the more affordable ‘next gen vehicles.’ Read more…
Olympic sprinters are using this electric go-kart to run even faster
Many of us have heard of the supposed boogeyman of electric doping in the cycling world, where riders have sometimes been accused of electric ‘juicing’ by hiding electric motors in their bicycles. But what if I told you that electric motors could also help track runners go even faster? It’s true, but perhaps not how you expected. Read more…
