Ocean OS 2.0 will begin rolling out to Fisker’s EV next week. Read more…
What Are The Different Types of EV Chargers?
EV chargers fall into three categories based on their charging speed: Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. Here’s how they differ. Read more…
Porsche Taycan 2025 gets more power, longer range and faster charging
Porsche just announced its updated Taycan for the model year 2025 and it comes plenty of new features and under-the-hood changes. The new Taycan gets more range, more power thanks to the new rear-moutned motor and faster charging. A couple of in-cabin tweaks make the user experience better too. 2025 Porsche Taycan The RWD model is snappier than its predecessor,… Read more…
Tesla Increased China-Made EV Wholesale Sales In January 2024
The Shanghai factory achieved its best January ever. Read more…
Skoda Group delivers 35 trolleybuses to Budejovice
The Czech city of České Budějovice (in English Budejovice) has ordered 35 new battery-powered trolleybuses from the Skoda Group. Specifically, Skoda will deliver 35 of its of the 18-metre-long Skoda 33Tr articulated trolleybus. Read more…
Some Kia EV6 And Niro EVs Get Recalled Because One Of The Driveshafts Might Break
In total, 1,243 cars in the United States are potentially affected by the issue. Read more…
Geely Auto inks deal to purchase Zeekr cars for resale in Mexico
At a time when the cost of fossil fuels is skyrocketing and sustainability is becoming increasingly important, Latin American consumers are eager for greener vehicles, Geely Auto said. Read more…
BMW i5 Touring is BMW’s largest, most comfortable and most expensive wagon
The BMW 5-series Touring has been the vehicle of choice for decades when it comes to carrying loads of stuff in style. From the very first generation, it has been setting the benchmarks against which other premium wagons were measured. Understandably then, the arrival of its first fully electric version is a big deal. The all-new BMW i5 Touring is… Read more…
Toyota ups investment in Kentucky plant set to make 3-row electric SUV
Toyota on Tuesday announced an additional $1.3 billion investment in its Georgetown, Kentucky, assembly plant to prepare for production of a 3-row electric SUV. This additional money, which brings the plant’s total investment to nearly $10 billion, “supports the previously announced future BEV assembly at Toyota Kentucky,” according to a company… Read more…
Major BMW, Ford, and Chevy supplier to make its US plant ‘flexible’ for ICE and EVs
Major German car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen is investing a hefty $500 million into its transmission plant in South Carolina – all to transform it into a “flexible manufacturer of parts” for both ICE and plug-in hybrids, and for both passenger cars and large commercial vehicles by launching production of its PowerLine transmission in the US. Read more…
Volvo U.S. Plug-In Car Sales Slow Down In January 2024
The first month of 2024 brings a strange decrease in Volvo all-electric car sales. Read more…
Ford Plays The Long Game As EVs May Wait For ‘Breakthrough’ Moment
Plus, GM signs a big new deal with South Korea’s LG Chem. Read more…
Global EV battery market share in 2023: CATL 36.8%, BYD 15.8%
As a comparison, CATL and BYD’s shares in 2022 were 36.2 percent and 13.9 percent, respectively. Read more…
Tesla finds major hotel customer for charging in the USA
The US American hotel conglomerate Choice Hotels, which owns the Radisson, Cambria, Comfort, Country Inn & Suites, Quality Inn and other brands, has partnered with Tesla to install Tesla’s Universal Wall Connector at its hotels. By the end of 2024, all hotels are planned to have at least one charger installed. Read more…
Nikola opens first HYLA brand refuelling station in California
Nikola’s first HYLA hydrogen refuelling station is up and running in the city of Ontario in the US state of California. The station can refuel up to eight Nikola H2 trucks per day. Read more…
Swedish electric motorbike manufacturer Cake is insolvent
Cake, the Swedish manufacturer of lightweight electric motorbikes, had to file for insolvency on 1 February. The insolvency administrator is currently preparing the tender documents for the sale of the company. Read more…
China Jan EV battery installations: CATL share 49.41%, BYD 18.58%
CATL’s share of China’s EV battery market increased by 4.93 percentage points in January from December, while BYD’s share decreased by 4.37 percentage points. Read more…
Kiepe Electric now belongs to the investment company Heramba
Knorr-Bremse has sold its subsidiary Kiepe Electric to the investment company Heramba. However, the Munich-based supplier will retain a 15 per cent stake in Kiepe Electric. Read more…
Daimler Truck and Linde show fuelling solution for liquid hydrogen
Daimler Truck and Linde Engineering have presented their jointly developed fuelling technology sLH2 for liquid hydrogen. At the heart of the fuelling solution is a new pump. However, the technology will not remain exclusive but will become a standard for hydrogen-powered trucks. Read more…
ZF upgrades US plant for electrified drives
The German supplier ZF has announced that it will build automatic transmissions for electrified drives in cars and commercial vehicles at its US plant in the future. The Friedrichshafen-based company is investing 460 million euros in the plant in Gray Court, South Carolina. Read more…
