You aren’t alone if you did a double-take today. Even the top boss at Polestar had something to say about Ford’s new EV. Read more…
I Drove An Electric DeLorean. The Performance Finally Matches The Looks
UK-based conversion company Electrogenic has done a great service to the legendary DMC-12. Now, it drives the way it looks. Read more…
This EV Charging Device Could Be A Lifesaver In An Emergency
EVject enables EV drivers to drive away to safety without unplugging the vehicle. Should you toss one in your car? Read more…
BMW Group’s Electric Car Sales Are Growing, But Slowing Down A Bit
PHEV sales continued to decline in Q2 for the sixth consecutive quarter. Read more…
Sakuu to collaborate with SK On to industrialize dry-process EV battery manufacturing platform
Sakuu, a provider of commercial-scale equipment and technologies to the battery manufacturing industry, has announced a joint development agreement (JDA) with EV battery manufacturer SK On. Central to the agreement is the industrialization of Sakuu’s dry-process Kavian platform. Sakuu says its dry-process manufacturing, together with its electrode printing technology, eliminates the use of solvents and… Read more…
Revolv secures CALSTART grants to help clients install EV fleet charging infrastructure
Revolv, which describes itself as “a complete single-partner solution to seamlessly deploy, charge, and integrate EVs into operations,” has secured a total of $445,000 in award funding from CALSTART’s EnergIIZE program. The grant, which Revolv managed for two of its existing clients, will cover 70% of the customers’ charging infrastructure costs. As an EnergIIZE-approved vendor,… Read more…
The Cadillac Escalade IQ Could Be The Most Expensive Three-Row EV On Sale
Nobody ever said an Escalade would be cheap, and the electric one certainly isn’t. The IQ is reported to start at $129,990. Read more…
Lucid Air Recalled Over Sudden Loss Of Drive, Coolant Failure
Lucid observed at least 10 instances of unwarned power loss while owners were driving their sedans. Read more…
Tesla is reportedly prioritizing Elon and influencers’ routes to train its FSD
According to a new report by Business Insider, which claims to have spoken to insiders, Tesla is prioritizing Elon Musk’s routes and other influencers to train its FSD. The information comes from two sources – an ex-employee and a current one too. There’s even a team working on FSD tasked to analyze and prioritize data coming from Elon Musk’s car… Read more…
ZEEKR confirms its new SUV codenamed ‘CX1e’ will be called the 7X and shares more images
Twenty-four hours after camouflaged images emerged of ZEEKR’s second mass-market BEV, internally codenamed “CX1e,” the Chinese automaker has confirmed it will be called the 7X. Below, we have the first official image of the family-friendly SUV and some new specs. Read more…
Volkswagen’s EV troubles deepen with possible Audi plant closure
Volkswagen may close its first plant in Europe ever. As it looks to cut costs amid falling EV sales, Volkswagen warned a possible Audi assembly plant closure in Brussels is an option. Read more…
Tesla finds buyers in Chinese state-owned companies after approval
Tesla has already found a few buyers in Chinese state-owned companies after official government approval. Read more…
Microchip offers new on-board charger package of automotive-qualified devices
Microchip Technology is offering an on-board charger (OBC) package designed to help developers speed their time to market by using key technologies from one supplier, including the control, gate drive and power stage. The package uses a selection of Microchip’s automotive-qualified digital, analog, connectivity and power devices, including the dsPIC33C Digital Signal Controller (DSC), the… Read more…
Is the world building far more battery factories than it will need?
Right now, the world is seeing the equivalent of what could only be termed a gold rush to build battery factories, and these plants will be able to produce many more cells than the global economy could conceivably need or use in the coming decade. That warning comes from a new report from BloombergNEF, but… Read more…
Porsche Might Reduce Taycan Production After Sales Tanked In H1 2024
In the first half of the year, the volume decreased by 51%. Read more…
Renault Trucks is getting ready for electric long-distance freight transport
Renault Trucks wants to be at the forefront of the electrification of road haulage in Europe. In fact, the manufacturer has already delivered more than 1,000 electric vehicles to customers. So far, these have been used exclusively for regional distribution transport with a maximum range of 300 kilometres, but that could change in two years. We visited the head office in Lyon and the lorry plant in Bourg-en-Bresse in France to see for itself. Read more…
Electrify America opens fast-chargers in Moab for electric off-roading
Electrify America now has 350-kw DC fast-chargers up and running on the network and positioned to help fully electric off-roaders or recreational visitors take in nearby Arches National Park or Canyonlands National Park. The chargers, announced last May among 20 new fast-charging sites in Utah, are being supported by Electrify Commercial… Read more…
No, extreme heat doesn’t cause people to get stuck in EVs
How hot is too hot for EVs and will the next heat wave brick it, leaving you stranded? The answer isn’t nearly as sensational as the headlines some have written already this summer, and the questions that follow. Just as hot weather puts a range of components for gasoline vehicles under additional stress, heat waves do potentially put more… Read more…
The Xpeng P7+ Chases Tesla With Camera-Only Automated Driving
China’s throwing down the gauntlet in the self-driving car race now too, and this offering from Xpeng is running the Tesla playbook. Read more…
Are Half Of EV Owners Really ‘Switching Back’ To Gas? It’s Complicated.
A new McKinsey study is being used as ammo against EVs. In reality, the next wave of EV buyers need more help than they’re getting. Read more…
