Three Swiss drivers managed to drive a solar-powered electric truck to an altitude of 6,500 metres in Chile, setting a new world record. Austrian logistics company Gebrüder Weiss funded and supported the entire venture. Read more…
We Will Finally See Scout’s New EV This Summer
Plus, Rimac will reveal its robotaxis this year, and EVs are blamed for a high uptick in new car delays. Read more…
Tesla (TSLA) releases Q4 delivery results, breaks another record
Tesla (TSLA) has released its Q4 2024, and subsequently full year 2023, delivery results, and the automaker has broken another delivery record. Read more…
Yamaha announces new battery swapping for electric bikes
Japanese e-bike manufacturers are making a run towards battery-swapping as a convenient alternative to stopping and charging batteries. Yamaha is the latest company to spin-out a new battery-swapping venture, today announcing its new ENYRING. Read more…
Rivian (RIVN) stock slides after Q4 deliveries slip but beat 2023 production goal
Rivian (RIVN) stock is down Tuesday after releasing Q4 and full-year 2023 results. Despite beating its 2023 production goal, Rivian’s deliveries fell short of Wall St’s expectations.. Read more…
Despite labor dispute, Tesla takes the crown in sales in Sweden, Norway
It’s no surprise that Norway is leading the world in EV adoption, but 2023 saw the country reach new heights with electric vehicles taking a record 82% market share, and Tesla with a whopping 20% market share. And despite Tesla’s ongoing labor disputes in the region and blocks on imports, new car registrations for Tesla vehicles in Sweden grew by 9% in December. Read more…
BYD beats Tesla in quarterly BEV sales for 1st time ever
BYD sold 526,409 passenger BEVs in the fourth quarter, 8.65 percent higher than Tesla’s 484,507 global deliveries. Read more…
Tesla beats target of 1.8 million vehicles for 2023
Tesla reports new production and delivery records in the fourth quarter of 2023, almost hitting the 500,000 mark. The electric car manufacturer thus slightly exceeded its target of 1.8 million vehicles for 2023. Read more…
Kempower delivers first Satellite charging solution made in the USA
Kempower North America has completed its first shipment of its new US-manufactured EV charging solution to Alberta, Canada. The solution shipped can provide power to 6 Kempower Satellites, each capable of dynamically dispensing up to 300KW per plug. Read more…
Michelin’s e-service provider Watèa expands subscription offering with H2 fleet solutions
The e-mobility service provider Watèa by Michelin is expanding its offering to include hydrogen vehicles for commercial fleets. The corporate startup, launched in 2021, previously specialised in fleet solutions for battery-electric vehicles. Read more…
The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt Is Now A $19,995 EV Bargain
With the new point-of-sale $7,500 EV incentive, the Bolt EV questions the affordability merits of even the cheapest ICE cars. Read more…
New Mihogo One Is A Compact Folding E-Bike For The City
The Mihogo One boasts a folding frame, luggage rack, and a powerful 750W motor. Read more…
Cirba Solutions helps Toyota expand battery recycling network to nationwide program
Toyota Motor North America is expanding its battery recycling network with Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling materials and management company. The agreement expands Toyota’s battery recycling network and optimizes its logistics network for end-of-life lithium-ion battery collection from Midwest and East Coast regions, including those from hybrid and battery EVs. Processing will take place at… Read more…
XPeng X9 MPV makes official debut
Guangzhou-based XPeng has officially unveiled its latest offering – the X9 MPV. It caters to families, promising spacious interior, advanced safety features, and intelligent driving capabilities. XPeng has priced the X9, starting at RMB 359,800 (€47,000), a significant drop from the pre-sale price of RMB 388,000 (€50,800). This maneuver, often seen in the playbook of Chinese EV manufacturers, is intended… Read more…
Schneider deploys 50 electric trucks through project JETSI
The partners behind the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative (JETSI) project have announced that Schneider has deployed all 50 of its planned battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia trucks funded through the project. Read more…
Researchers develop approaches to extend service life of electric motors
In the REASSERT research project, representatives from science and industry are working on new approaches to extend the service life of electric motors. Until now, these are shredded and then recycled. However, individual components and assemblies are destroyed in the process. Read more…
Tesla Sets New Record For Total Deliveries In Q4 2023
Tesla delivered nearly half a million cars last quarter. Read more…
Tesla delivers 484,507 cars globally in Q4, 1.81 million for full year 2023
For the full year 2023, Tesla delivered 1,808,581 units globally, up 37.65 percent year-on-year. Read more…
Yamaha to offer battery swapping for e-bikes
Yamaha Motor has founded the ENYRING GmbH. The new company is based in Berlin and will work with partners to offer replaceable batteries for compact urban electric vehicles, mainly electric bikes, through subscription services. Read more…
EMT Madrid orders 50 electric buses from Solaris
The Polish manufacturer Solaris has received an order from EMT Madrid for 50 new electric buses. Delivery of the 30 Urbino 12 Electric and 20 Urbino 9 LE Electric buses to the public transport operator will be completed by the end of July 2024. Read more…
