In 2021, Volvo Cars announced that it would become an all-electric car manufacturer by 2030. That strategy now also involves putting plug-in hybrids on the road – possibly even mild hybrids. Read more…
Tesla to launch FSD in China in Q1 2025
Tesla plans to launch FSD in China and Europe in the first quarter of 2025, pending regulatory approval. This is a slight delay from the previous plan. Read more…
EVs Have The Lowest Fuel And Maintenance Costs, But Depreciation Sucks: AAA
Add full-coverage insurance for a year and you’re looking at similar costs as hybrids or even gas cars. But there’s a twist. Read more…
Nio Q2 2024 earnings: Here’s what Wall Street is expecting
Wall Street expects Nio’s revenue to be RMB 17.385 billion in the second quarter, exceeding the upper end of the EV maker’s guidance range as deliveries unexpectedly beat guidance. Read more…
MG ready to introduce solid-state battery in 2025
MG is preparing to release an electric vehicle equipped with a solid-state battery as early as the second quarter of 2025. The news, confirmed by an official from MG’s parent company SAIC, positions MG ahead of all mainstream rivals, including Volkswagen, in the race to bring solid-state battery technology to the mass market. Solid-state batteries, long considered the holy grail… Read more…
Dongfeng’s electric off-road brand M-Hero plugs into Nio’s charging network
Dongfeng Motor’s premium electric off-road brand, M-Hero, has plugged into Nio’s charging network, becoming the 12th brand to do so. Read more…
Record-setting EV sales, new 2025 Volvo XC90, and that Tesla may send you to jail
. Global EV battery market share in Jan-Jul 2024: CATL 37.6%, BYD 16.1%
CATL and BYD continue to hold the top two spots as the world’s largest battery makers in January-July, with several other Chinese companies in the top 10. Read more…
Volkswagen boss wants to close European factories
Volkswagen last closed a factory in 1988. The company’s boss, Oliver Blume, is, however, considering closing plants in Germany, in a move that will face a lot of understandable opposition from unions. VW is facing a lot of EV competition from China, and the slowing demand for EVs hasn’t helped it either. With these challenges in mind, Blume may do… Read more…
2nd GM battery plant unionizes, this time in the less-unionized US South
The GM Ultium battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, has voted to unionize. This is the 2nd GM battery plant to unionize – but this one is different because it’s in Tennessee, where unions are less popular. Read more…
US solar and wind growth defies expectations – a decade in numbers
The latest US EIA and FERC data reflect a decade of explosive solar and wind growth – here’s how it breaks down. Read more…
Honda’s Prologue EV just had its best US sales month ever as nationwide rollout heats up
Honda’s first electric SUV in the US had its best sales month ever in August. The Honda Prologue EV set a new US sales record as it rolls out to dealers nationwide. Read more…
Pueblo, Colorado deploys off-grid, solar-powered EV charging systems
The City of Pueblo has installed solar-powered EV charging systems for use by the general public as well as the Pueblo Police Department, Parks and Recreation and the Fleet Department. The systems are from Beam Global, a San Diego EV charging infrastructure and technology company. Beam’s wireless, grid-independent EV ARC units, which generate and store… Read more…
Volvo EX90 deliveries start this month, the cars are being shipped to dealers right now
Volvo kicked off production of the EX90 in the US in June, following a year-long delay caused by software issues – it was originally due to start in 2023. All’s well that ends well, the saying goes, and today the brand is proudly announcing that the first customers will get their EX90 cars by the end of this month. The… Read more…
2024 Kia EV9: What Do You Want To Know?
I’m testing Kia’s big electric SUV for the next week. I’ll try to answer your burning questions. Read more…
China’s BYD Was The Third-Best-Selling Brand In The World This July
BYD outsold everyone except Volkswagen and Toyota in July. Read more…
A Chinese EV Was Driven Until It Died. The Results Are Impressive
A Nio owner tested out the company’s new, huge 150-kWh battery pack to see how far it can go. Read more…
Hyundai And Kia’s Record Sales Prove Betting On Hybrids And EVs Works
Hyundai and Kia set sales records in August, proving that consumers want affordable electrified vehicles. Read more…
Southwest and Archer plan air taxi network in California using eVTOL aircraft
Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation have announced a partnership to develop plans for electric air taxi networks that will use Archer’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at California airports where Southwest has a presence. The memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies specifies that the service will utilize Archer’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft,… Read more…
Munich Airport to deploy 14 Goldhofer electric aircraft tractors
Airport ground support equipment (GSE) presents a perfect use case for EVs. The specialty vehicles that service aircraft on the ground travel short distances, and can conveniently charge right on the airport apron. Goldhofer, a German-headquartered global provider of specialty vehicles, unveiled an electric version of its AST-2 towbarless aircraft tow tractor (aka Phoenix E)… Read more…
