As Ford looks to grow its Model e EV business, the company believes its dealer network can be a significant asset. Ford announced Thursday it’s enabling all dealers to sell EVs, meaning 90% of Americans will live within 25 miles of a Ford dealership that sells electric vehicles. Read more…
Ford Cancels Model e Dealership Program And Set EV Pricing Model
The bold attempt to separate EV sales from combustion sales proved too difficult a task to accomplish. Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck Made The Average EV Price In The U.S. Go Up In May
Without Tesla in the mix, EV prices actually went down last month, but you can’t have it both ways. Read more…
Porsche app gives EV drivers access to 75% of compatible US chargers
Porsche on Thursday announced an agreement in the U.S. with ChargePoint to include the network’s chargers in its My Porsche app starting in Q4 of this year. With the app and its coordinated Porsche Charging Service, the arrangement will bring the total number of supported chargers to more than 86,000, according to Porsche. That aggregated… Read more…
Changan Deepal launches G318 EREV with starting price of $24,260
Similar to some other hardcore SUVs, the Deepal G318 has a boxy exterior design and is expected to compete with BYD Fang Cheng Bao’s Bao 5. Read more…
Kempower and TurboVolt to bring HPC chargers to Croatia and Slovenia
Finnish charging hardware manufacturer Kempower announces a cooperation with Austrian-based charging infrastructure company TurboVolt to install HPC chargers in Croatia and Slovenia. In the project’s first phase, TurboVolt will equip three shopping centres with Kempower charging technology. Read more…
MOL starts testing electric port tractor in Ghent
MOL, a manufacturer of heavy industry and port handling equipment, in partnership with Volvo Penta, has launched tests of their full electric 4X4 RoRo tractor, the RME225, at the Port of Ghent. Read more…
Mercedes to deploy Alpitronic fast-chargers in the US
Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging and Alpitronic have signed an agreement for the planned North American fast-charging network. The former will thus become the first DC network in the US to use Alpitronic’s HYC 400. Read more…
Watch The 2024 Tesla Shareholder Vote Livestream Here
The livestream begins at 4:30 PM Eastern time. Read more…
Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volkswagen protest increased tariffs on Chinese EVs
The European Union’s recent decision to impose tariffs as high as 38% on electric vehicles imported from China has sent ripples through the automotive industry, particularly among German automakers. Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volkswagen, who have all found a lucrative market in China, are voicing strong concerns about the potential backlash the tariffs could have on their Chinese operations. BMW CEO… Read more…
Elon Musk Is Claiming Victory In Tesla Shareholder Pay Vote
The Tesla CEO said that shareholders voted “by wide margins” to approve his $56 billion compensation package. But things are far from over. Read more…
Zapmap secures an additional £1.7 million in funding
Renewable electricity supplier Good Energy has again invested in EV charge point mapping service Zapmap. This time, it provided a convertible loan worth £1.7 million, bring the company’s total investment in Zapmap to £7.5 million. Read more…
Feds: 90% of eligible EV purchases get tax credit at point of sale
The majority of EV purchasers eligible for a federal tax credit have gotten the credit as a point-of-sale rebate since that option was added at the beginning of the year, The Treasury Department said in a press release. As part of a revamp of the federal EV credit enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), credits of up to $7,500 for new EVs… Read more…
Tesla jumps on talent of Koch company making direct drive for robots
Tesla appears to be behind the acquisition, or “acqui-hire”, of a company developing direct drive motors for robots as it is being liquidated by Koch Engineered Solutions. Read more…
Regulatory filing: Xpeng Mona M03 has only single motor options, batteries from BYD
The Xpeng M03 is powered by two different motors with peak power of 140 kW and 160 kW, respectively. It has lithium iron phosphate batteries from BYD. Read more…
Fast-charging joint venture Ionna chooses Durham as its headquarters
It is an alliance of seven car manufacturers that is similar to Ionity’s idea, but focusses on North America: Ionna wants to pull up a dense network of fast-charging points in just a few years and become the market leader. The joint venture has now decided on a headquarters. Read more…
Lynk & Co Z10 debuts with impressive range and rapid charging
The Lynk & Co Z10 made its official debut at a global premiere in Gothenburg, Sweden. The flagship sedan, formerly known as the Lynk & Co Zero, points to a bold new direction for the brand. Based on Lynk & Co’s “The Next Day” concept car, the Z10 boasts has very distinctive headlights, hidden door handles, and frameless side windows.… Read more…
CATL and BYD are working on batteries with a 6C charge rate
CATL and BYD are working on faster-charging batteries for electric cars. CATL is planning to launch a new generation of its Qilin battery with a charging rate of 6C in the second half of 2024. BYD is also rumoured to be working on a 6C battery. Read more…
USA: $1 billion dollars in incentives paid since January
The US federal government has paid more than $1 billion dollars on cash incentives for electric vehicles since January. Apparently, about 150,000 buyers opted for the advanced payment. Read more…
Regulatory filing: Nio Onvo L60 to use BYD batteries, offers single and dual motor options
The Nio Onvo L60 will use lithium iron phosphate batteries supplied by BYD, with single and dual motor options, and will be built at Nio’s F2 plant. Read more…
