You can buy a 2023 Subaru Solterra for under $17,000, if you don’t mind driving a disused rental car. Read more…
Hackers Get Keys to Any Kia With Just A License Plate
A flaw in Kia’s dealer system allowed attackers to take control of any Kia using just a license plate number. Read more…
Electric Vehicles Had A Brief Resurgence In The 1960s
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And when gas prices shoot up, people start looking into alternatives. Read more…
NanoGraf receives $60 million from DOE to build Michigan silicon anode battery material plant
Chicago-headquartered NanoGraf has been awarded a $60-million grant from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to retrofit a manufacturing facility in Flint, Michigan to produce silicon anode battery materials. The award was granted under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) fund supporting new and expanded commercial-scale domestic battery manufacturing projects…. Read more…
Chinese automakers sweep Western brands out of global markets
It won’t be news to Charged readers that Chinese automakers have lapped “Western” brands in the EV race. The US and EU are erecting tariff walls in a last-ditch attempt to save domestic automakers from their decade-long failure to adapt, but they have no control over what happens outside their borders. Markets in Asia, South… Read more…
Stellantis CEO’s Answer To EV Tariffs: Just Be More Like China
The automaker finds itself in a ‘trap’ in the face of tariffs, labor issues and struggles to keep pace with the industry. Read more…
Kia officially opens its first EV-only plant to build low-cost EV3, EV4 electric vehicles
Kia held an opening ceremony for its first EV-only plant, “EVO,” as it looks to establish itself as a leading electric vehicle maker. Kia’s new low-cost EV3 and EV4 models are the first electric cars scheduled for mass production. The new facility will kick off a new era for Kia, with the capacity to build 150,000 EVs annually. Read more…
New camouflage Tesla prototype spotted, is it the new cheaper EV?
A new interesting-looking Tesla Model 3 prototype has been spotted being tested on Californian streets. Is it one of Tesla’s upcoming new cheaper EVs. Read more…
EU and China are discussing a minimum EV pricing deal before imposed tariffs take effect
The saga of impending tariffs on Chinese-built EVs imported into Europe continues, but the situation could be resolved before the duties take effect next month. Representatives from China and the EU are reported to be in talks about a minimum pricing deal for all Chinese EV imports that could help alleviate some of the upcharges the tariffs will impose. Read more…
2025 Chevy Blazer EV launches with more range and a lower starting price
The new 2025 Chevy Blazer EV is now officially available to order. Chevy’s new electric SUV features more range and will be available at a lower starting price of $45,995. Read more…
Sony’s electric car to use Tesla’s NACS
Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) has signed an agreement with Tesla to introduce the North American Charging Standard (NACS) for the Afeela brand electric cars. The latter will launch in the US in 2025 and then in Japan. Read more…
The Chevy Blazer EV Gets Way Better For 2025: More Range, New Models
The long-awaited SS version goes on sale in Q1 2025, while other variants get improved range, horsepower and torque. Read more…
Hubject signs two new Plug & Charge partnerships
Hubject is further advancing its mission to simplify the charging of electric cars internationally with two new partnerships. One is in North America, the other in Malaysia. Read more…
Tesla has to pay up for throttling the charging speed
Tesla has been ordered to pay compensation in Norway because the company reduced the charging speed of the Model S via a software update in 2019. The bill could still get even higher. Read more…
1,000 lamppost charging points for Prague
The company THMP is responsible for public lighting in the Czech capital – and now wants to roll out lamppost charging points on a large scale. The company’s efforts will start with a pilot project in the Vinohrady district. Read more…
BYD launches Shark pickup in Panama
BYD has launched the BYD Shark hybrid pickup truck in Panama, its first hybrid model in the Latin American country. Read more…
Avatr 07 launched with battery and EREV options
It seems that not a day goes by without a new entrant to China’s blossoming electric vehicle landscape. The Avatr 07 has been officially unveiled, available in both fully electric (BEV) and range-extended (EREV) variants. The EREV model boasts the latest Kunlun range extender system, combining a 1.5l turbocharged engine with an electric motor. This setup delivers 231 kW in… Read more…
Here’s how you can help Consumer Reports rate public charging
Data from Chargeway users will be used for Consumer Reports EV charging ratings The Chargeway app provides advanced route planning and more What Chargeway provides to CR will be anonymous by user Consumer Reports hasn’t yet evaluated electric vehicle charging on anything like the scale the organization does when looking at the reliability of… Read more…
Rivian CEO saddened EVs became political
GM and Rivian’s CEO have something in common: Neither thought EVs would become a political lightning rod. On Thursday while speaking at the New York Times’ Climate Forward event Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said “I think it’s really important that we don’t make EVs a political thing, and I’m saddened that they are.” “It doesn’t make any… Read more…
Xpeng Aeroht gets 150 new pre-orders for its modular flying car
Xpeng Aeroht has signed pre-order contracts with two companies for 150 modular flying cars worth nearly RMB 300 million ($42.8 million). Read more…
