BYD Explorer No.1 will be open to partners while serving BYD in the future, the NEV maker said. Read more…
Live images of the upcoming Lancia Ypsilon EV appear
Lancia’s return is fast approaching and the first car from the reborn brand is going to be the third-generation Ypsilon. Spotted for the very first time without any camouflage during a recent photo shoot in Italy, this all-new EV model is a far cry from its outdated predecessor. The Lancia Ypsilon has around since 2011, but it’s safe to say… Read more…
LG Electronics manufactures charging stations in Texas
LG Electronics has opened its first production facility for EV chargers in the US. The factory in Fort Worth, Texas, is now producing chargers for the North American market and will have an annual output of more than 10,000 units. Read more…
Hexagon Purus raises new capital
Hexagon Purus has raised the equivalent of around 88.5 million euros in fresh capital. The Norwegian company intends to use the funds primarily to expand its production capacities for hydrogen tanks. Read more…
Honda CEO: Solid-state batteries may enable affordable small EV by 2030
Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like its Civic. Yet decades on, segueing into an era of EVs, it has no battery-electric equivalent to the Civic. As Honda’s global CEO alluded this past week in a Q&A with Green Car Reports and various automotive and tech media at CES, it doesn’t see how the parallel… Read more…
Segway-Ninebot Just Unveiled Two Powerful E-Bikes Called Xafari And Xyber
Expect to see these bikes in Segway-Ninebot retailers later in 2024. Read more…
Regulatory filing: Core specs of BYD Yangwang U7 revealed
The Yangwang U7 is powered by four motors, each with a peak power of 240 kW. Read more…
Lucid Motors achieved annual production of over 8,400 EVs in 2023
Lucid Motors produced 8,428 electric cars last year and delivered 6,001 units. This puts the US electric car manufacturer in the volume range that it had stated in November following multiple corrections to its target figures. Read more…
CES 2024: Supernal shows second eVTOL concept
Hyundai’s air taxi division has brought another flying cab to this year’s CES and says its four-passenger eVTOL will be ready to fly by 2028. That’s later than expected. Read more…
Blackstone Technology will be dismantled
Blackstone Technology, the insolvent German battery division of Swiss commodities company Blackstone Resources, will likely be sold in pieces. So far, no one has shown any interest in taking over the entire production site. Read more…
No, e-bike fires are not a ‘leading cause of death’ in NYC
It’s a new year, and yet we’re facing the same old problem as last year: electric bike fear-mongering from irresponsible journalists painting an overblown risk of e-bike fires. Read more…
Panasonic plans to improve Tesla cells
Panasonic is working to increase the capacity of its 2170 round cells. Panasonic CTO Shoichiro Watanabe expects the new cells to enter production this year or in 2025 at the factory the company jointly operates with Tesla in Nevada. Read more…
Porsche driver Wehrlein wins Formula E season opener in Mexico
Pascal Wehrlein has won the Mexico City E-Prix, the opening race of this year’s Formula E season, in the Porsche 99X Electric. This year, it appears to be a duel between the Porsche and Jaguar drive systems once again. Read more…
Lilium partners with airport operator Fraport
The Bavarian electric air-taxi company Lilium has announced a strategic partnership with the airport operator Fraport to develop a commercial eVTOL network. The partnership will primarily look at necessary planning and approval steps for eVTOL operation, first in Germany and then in other EU countries. Read more…
Regulatory filing: Li Auto files for new model L6 and facelifts for existing models
The Li L6, which is smaller than the Li L7, will be powered by LFP batteries and will be Li Auto’s first model to carry lower-cost batteries. Read more…
Electric refuse collection vehicles to power UK homes through V2G
Veolia has completed phase one of its vehicle-to-grid trial and is taking it into the heart of London. The country’s largest waste management firm will reutilise its Westminster fleet of electric waste trucks to double as a power source for National Grid ahead of electrifying the entire fleet.
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Eberspächer sells brand new plant for HV heaters to GG Group
The automotive supplier Eberspächer has sold its new plant in Bulgaria, which was intended for the production of high-voltage heaters, to the GG Group from Austria before it even opened. The company cites lower demand than expected as the reason. Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck AWD real life towing range tested
Tesla’s Cybertruck, hailed as the electric revolution in the world of pickup trucks, has been put to the test once again, this time focusing on its towing capabilities. With a medium weight and relatively aerodynamic load, the AWD Cybertruck went 185 km, using up 100% of its battery pack. Of course, this figure dwindles to approximately 140 km when using… Read more…
Huawei-backed Aito to refresh M7 SUV in Q2, report says
Aito launched the new M7 on September 12. It previously said it had more than 120,000 firm orders for the M7 by the end of December. Read more…
BMW partner Brilliance considers withdrawing from joint venture BBA
Brilliance could withdraw completely from the car joint venture with BMW in China. According to an agency report, the parent company of Brilliance is considering selling its 25 per cent share in the joint venture with BMW in order to raise its own capital. Read more…
