The legal battle between Rivian (RIVN) and Tesla got much more interesting. Rivian’s request to dismiss Tesla’s lawsuit was denied by a California state judge on Tuesday, paving the way for trial. Read more…
Elon Musk reiterates Tesla Roadster production in 2025
Elon Musk reiterates that the ‘forever coming next’ next-gen Tesla Roadster will go into production in 2025. Read more…
Google’s Alphabet Inc. doubles down on robotaxis, committing another $5 billion into Waymo
While some self-driving tech companies are dialing back their development or scrapping certain vehicles altogether, Waymo is pushing forward thanks to the financial support of parent company Alphabet Inc. (Google), which just committed to a fresh investment totaling five billion dollars. Read more…
Upcoming Xiaomi MX11 SUV stars in a spy video
Xiaomi’s first EV, the SU7, has been a resounding success. Its second act, codenamed MX11, will be an SUV – or rather, a low-lying coupe-like SUV to be exact. This has been spotted in some spy shots from China a while ago, and now it’s back – this time in a video. So let’s take a look at the next… Read more…
ChargePoint reorganises the Management Board
The US charging infrastructure provider ChargePoint has filled several new management positions, including the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Development Officer for Software. In addition, it appointed a new member of the Board of Directors. Read more…
Farizon Auto presents ‘Black Tortoise’ commercial vehicle battery
Geely subsidiary Farizon Auto, which specialises in electrified commercial vehicles, is presenting its new ‘Black Tortoise Battery’. It is said to offer a service life of ten years or 800,000 km and presumably uses LFP cells, but this has not yet been confirmed. Read more…
The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Just Got More Expensive
Except for the range-topping Rally, which is actually cheaper than before. Read more…
Tesla Supercharger Deployment Down 30% In Q2 2024
The drop comes just months after deep layoffs at Tesla’s Supercharging team in April. Read more…
2025 Porsche Taycan Gets Huge EPA Range Upgrade
It’s not just because of the bigger battery. The new Taycan is also more efficient. Read more…
First Bus asks Wrightbus to retrofit 30 diesel buses
Wrightbus’ new business unit NewPower has received its first order to retrofit diesel buses with electric drives. It comes from the British bus operator First Bus. Read more…
What are the fastest-charging EVs?
10-80% is typically seen as a benchmark for EV road-trip charging Peak charge power can be misleading, and in many cases it’s more about efficiency Relatively few of today’s EVs charge from 10-80% in less than 30 minutes There’s much ado about getting electric vehicle charging times closer to the five minutes or less needed to… Read more…
Chile signs deal with USA to make lithium IRA-compliant
Chile has reached an agreement with the USA under which lithium products for batteries can be counted towards tax credits for electric cars under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Chile has the largest lithium reserves in the world. Read more…
GAC launches all-new Aion V in China
GAC has released the second-generation Aion V in China at a starting price of CNY 129,800 (about 16,462 euros). The all-new electric compact SUV is a cut-price VW ID.4 alternative. Read more…
Hybrid energy storage systems
Hybrids of all kinds hold out the prospect of the best of both worlds, but the engineering challenge often entails a lot of effort to create something that is greater than the sum of its parts. Hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) that combine batteries and supercapacitor banks are a prime example, writes Peter Donaldson. Read more…
This cute little electric bike-car just may be back from the dead
Remember the ELF? It was one of the first ever electric bike cars to actually reach production. Nearly a thousand of the hand-built three-wheeled electric vehicles were delivered between 2013 and 2019, when an unfortunate bankruptcy seemed to mark a regrettable end to the world’s first production electric bike car.. Read more…
China NEV retail at 461,000 in Jul 1-21, down 2% from same period last month
China’s retail penetration of NEVs stood at 49.35 percent in the July 1-21 period, and 42.45 percent year-to-date. Read more…
German consortium researches second-life use of electric cars
The German research project ‘Re-use’ has gotten the green light from the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which supports the undertaking. Researchers from the University of Wuppertal and their partners will test how old EV batteries can be used in second-life projects. Read more…
Nio Phone 2nd-gen to feature AI-powered voice assistant NOMI GPT
NOMI GPT will be featured on the new Nio Phone to bring more cutting-edge AI innovations, said Nio’s vice president for hardware. Read more…
Zeekr reveals another set of official photos of the MIX, changes inbound
Zeekr has unveiled yet another set of photos of the MIX, a compact electric MPV that blends MPV practicality with SUV-like styling. The MIX, set to launch later this year, has been stirring a lot of opinions with its unique design and innovative features. The latest set of the official photos of the MIX reveals significant changes from earlier prototypes… Read more…
GKN & partners launch hydrogen flight project in the UK
Together with partners, GKN Aerospace has launched the UK government-funded H2FlyGHT project to develop a 2MW cryogenic hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for aircraft. Read more…
