After investing nearly $1 billion over the past several years, Porsche launched electromobility at its production site in Saxony. The investment was designed to expand the facility so Porsche could ramp up Macan EV production. Read more…
BYD Shark, A Plug-In Hybrid Ford Ranger Rival, Launches In Mexico
The BYD Shark marks the Chinese automaker’s foray into the popular pickup truck segment. Will it ever come to the U.S.? Read more…
SiAT partners with CSAC to launch carbon nanotube-coated aluminum foil for battery electrodes
SiAT, a Taiwanese battery nanomaterials manufacturer, has partnered with Taiwan C.S. Aluminum Corporation (CSAC) to introduce carbon nanotube (CNT) coated aluminum foil for faster charging and extended lifespan in lithium-ion batteries, sodium batteries and supercapacitors. The foil uses CNT carbon coating, which conducts ten times better than carbon black, according to SiAT. The CNT coating… Read more…
Biden hikes tariffs to keep Chinese EVs out
Those holding out for a cheap $20,000 EV from China might want to look for a third-party Presidential candidate who’s on board with free trade. The Biden administration on Tuesday took a serious protectionist stance, revealing sweeping tariff hikes affecting $18 billion of Chinese imports, with electric vehicles and their supply chain at the… Read more…
Where Can You Charge An Electric Car?
At home in the preferred spot, but you can charge at other locations, too. Read more…
Kia EV6 facelift brings new styling and a bigger battery
Kia’s popular electric crossover, the EV6, is getting a mid-cycle refresh designed to keep it at the forefront of the rapidly evolving EV market. With a subtle facelift, updated interior technology, and a larger battery promising more range, Kia hopes to solidify the EV6’s position as one of the most popular EVs in its class. On the outside, the EV6’s… Read more…
Three perspectives on China’s EV industry (spoiler alert: legacy brands are toast)
Jeremiads lamenting China’s takeover of the global auto industry are everywhere these days. Three recent accounts stand out from the pack. These articles cover three different aspects of the tragic tale, but all are authoritative, fact-filled pieces written by journalists with first-hand knowledge of what’s going on in the Middle Kingdom, and I recommend that… Read more…
Japan’s NEDO chooses IHI to develop tech for aircraft electrification
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has chosen engineering firm IHI Technology’s initiative to develop electric power control and thermal and air management system technology for the Next-Generation Aircraft Development Project under its Green Innovation Fund program. NEDO created the ¥2-trillion ($12.96-billion) Green Innovation Fund to invest in the energy and industrial… Read more…
Isuzu announces Cummins-powered electric F series for 2026
Isuzu is excited to announce the development of all-new, zero-emission Isuzu class 6 & 7 F series trucks utilizing an Accelera by Cummins battery-electric powertrain for both the US and Canada. They’re so excited, in fact, that they’re announcing it two years ahead of time. Read more…
Volvo EX60 set to arrive as new Tesla Model Y, Porsche Macan luxury electric SUV rival
A new all-electric luxury SUV is set to hit the market next year to compete with Tesla’s best-selling Model Y. Volvo is joining the luxury electric SUV market with its new EX60 launching next year. The new EX60 will rival premium models from Tesla, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. Read more…
Tesla drivers, EVgo is about to begin NACS deployments on its DC fast chargers
EVgo (Nasdaq: EVGO) will begin to deploy North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors on its DC fast charging network this year. Read more…
Polestar is launching a new cheaper Polestar 3 soon: Here’s what we know so far
A more affordable Polestar electric SUV is set to launch by the end of the year. Polestar (PSNY) will unveil a cheaper, entry-level Polestar 3 model to compete with Tesla and Porsche. Here’s what we know so far. Read more…
$59,990 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally Has ‘Serious Performance On Dirt Roads’
This Mach-E variant has taller suspension and rally tires, and Ford says it can go sideways around a gravel road. Read more…
H2D2 snow groomer
A unique project plans to electrify the niche market of snow groomers, reports Rory Jackson
More than 300 ski resorts decorate the five mountain ranges of France, and these are home to some vehicles that are quite unlike those found at any other kind of sporting retreat. Read more…
Cargo bike with roof and six wheels
The British company Cityshuttle is presenting what it claims is the world’s largest cargo bike for the last mile. The covered, six-wheeled ePack4 offers up to four cubic metres of cargo space and a payload of up to 350 kilograms. Read more…
Toyota invests billions in EV production at Indiana and Kentucky plants
Automakers often say one thing and do the opposite, or make contradictory statements for different audiences. Usually this sort of cognitive dissonance is considered a bad thing, but in Toyota’s case it may be otherwise—the company’s leaders have long been the auto industry’s most prominent anti-EV voices, even as the company itself has quietly but… Read more…
Australia’s Sicona plans US silicon anode manufacturing facility
Australian battery materials producer Sicona Battery Technologies plans to expand into the US battery component market by developing a commercial production facility somewhere in the southeastern US. The company recently completed front-end engineering design studies and is advancing its plans for the phased development of a silicon-carbon anode materials plant that would produce 6,700 tons… Read more…
RWTH Chair of PEM cooperates with Chinese plant manufacturer HYNN
The Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University and its spin-off company PEM Motion will be working together with the Chinese plant manufacturer HYNN in future. PEM is also expanding its collaboration with Bielefeld-based mechanical engineering specialist BST. Read more…
Joint venture between Stellantis and Leapmotor to start operation in September
The Stellantis Group and Chinese electric car manufacturer Leapmotor have finalised the establishment of their joint venture and announced that Leapmotor International will commence operations in Europe in September 2024. Read more…
Webasto increases the capacity of its commercial vehicle batteries from 35 to 40 kWh
The Munich-based supplier Webasto is increasing the energy content of its traction batteries from 35 to 40 kWh as part of a product update. The external dimensions remain the same. Tied together in large packs, the batteries are designed to supply electric commercial vehicles with up to 720 kWh of electricity. Read more…
