US school bus manufacturer Blue Bird and sustainable investment company Generate Capital have formed Clean Bus Solutions, a joint venture (JV) designed to meet increasing demand for electric school buses. Blue Bird recently opened its 40,000-square-foot EV Build-up Center, designed to enable the company to increase its electric school bus production capacity to as many… Read more…
Ford and Resideo to conduct V2H energy management pilot
Ford and home automation company Resideo Technologies have announced a joint V2H simulation project called EV-Home Power Partnership. The project involves pairing the bidirectional EV charging of Ford’s F-150 Lightning with a Resideo smart thermostat to explore the potential of the EV batteries to optimize home energy management, reduce customer electricity costs and relieve strain… Read more…
Audi U.S. Electric Car Sales Surged 74% In Q4 2023
The company closes the year 2023 with a new record of over 25,000 BEV sales. Read more…
GM’s Ultium EV Rollout Is Going Much More Smoothly In China
GM Sold more than 100,000 EVs in China in 2023. The Ultium-based Buick Electra E5 made up a healthy portion of that number. Read more…
How Cold Winter Weather Affects Electric Cars (And What To Do About It)
Switching from an ICE vehicle to an EV will require additional care when winter arrives. Here’s what to watch out for. Read more…
8,700 Car Dealers Have Now Signed Up For Point-Of-Sale EV Tax Credits
Hundreds of buyers have already taken advantage of the new, up-front $7,500 incentive. Read more…
Another reason to buy electric trucks—driver recruitment and retention because they love them
The trucking industry has a serious driver shortage, and operators are exploring all kinds of ways to improve driver recruitment and retention. Meanwhile, trucking industry trade groups are fighting tooth and nail against electrification. They might be surprised to learn that deploying EVs could be a major hiring advantage, because drivers love them. In a… Read more…
Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?
One’s a three-row midsize SUV under $60,000; the other’s a compact hatchback that starts in the mid-30s. Now we’ve driven both. Choosing “best of” or “most important” new cars is always dicey, and doubly so with electric vehicles. New entries are announced virtually every month, and picking the 2025 models that will be most important… Read more…
Volkswagen’s $27,000 ID 2all electric vehicle may come later than expected
If you were waiting on Volkswagen’s $27,000 (€25,000) ID 2all EV, you may have to wait a little longer. According to a local media report, Volkswagen is delaying volume production of the affordable electric car.. Read more…
Volvo hit a new global sales record in 2023 with strong demand for EVs
Volvo had a record year in 2023, with EV sales pushing global volume to new highs. The Swedish automaker’s early commitment to EVs is paying off, with over 113,000 fully electric Volvo cars sold last year.. Read more…
Tesla adjusts ranges across lineup due to new EPA rule
Tesla has adjusted its EPA estimated ranges across most of its lineup due to a new EPA rule that should make estimated ranges more realistic. Read more…
EV competition heats up in China as Geely’s Galaxy brand launches E8 starting under $25k
Less than a year after its launch in China, Geely’s sub-brand Galaxy has begun selling its first all-electric model – the E8. Starting at a price below $25,000, the Galaxy E8 sedan looks extra sleek, and it touts some more than adequate EV technology, arriving as a genuine contender in an ultra-competitive Chinese market. Read more…
Should My First EV Be New Or Used?
Your answer may be budget-based, but don’t forget about PHEVs and lease takeovers. Read more…
Fisker pivots to franchised dealerships for EV sales, support
Fisker on Thursday said it would add franchised dealerships alongside company-owned showrooms, pivoting away from the pure direct-sales model previously discussed. “We are evolving our business model and intend to add as many as 50 dealer partners in the U.S. and Canada and a similar number of dealer locations in Europe this year,” CEO Henrik… Read more…
JAC’s Yiwei brand starts delivering EVs equipped with sodium-ion batteries
The sodium-ion battery-equipped model has a battery pack capacity of 23.2 kWh, a CLTC range of 230 km, and can be charged from 10 percent to 80 percent in 20 minutes. Read more…
New Tesla Model Y, Model S And Model X Cars Have Reduced EPA Range Ratings
The change is primarily associated with the testing method, which will affect other EVs. Read more…
Geely intensifies competition in China’s EV space with launch of Galaxy lineup’s 1st electric sedan E8
Geely Auto aims to target the market with the broadest potential user base with the Galaxy E8 and accelerate the replacement of conventional internal combustion engine vehicles. Read more…
MG Motor launches on the Finnish market
The SAIC brand MG Motor is expanding its distribution of electric and hybrid cars in Europe to Finland. The Hedin Mobility Group, which has already been organising sales for MG in Sweden since 2021, will serve as a partner for the Finnish market. Read more…
Around half a million new electric cars registered in Germany in 2023
Growth declined slightly – and yet the electric car is beating the diesel in Germany: with over 500,000 new electric cars, the electric drive has established itself on German roads, while plug-in hybrids are on the decline. Here is all the data on the 2023 annual figures. Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck Falls 20% Short Of Its Advertised Range In Real-World Test
A dual-motor Foundation Series unit with all-terrain tires was driven through the night until its battery died. Read more…
