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…
New Opel Frontera EV premieres, electric version starts at just €29,000
The new Opel Frontera EV has received its “world premiere”, which gives us a few more details about it, along with possibly the most important one: price. The EV will cost around €29,000 in Germany. It will have a range of “more than” 300 km according to WLTP in its base version, with a “long rage” version going all the… Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck Chief Out, Some Supercharger Team Re-Hired
Things are up and down at Tesla. Plus, NHTSA is probing Waymo for traffic violations and new Chinese EV tariffs could impact U.S. jobs. Read more…
Rivian R3X: Everything We Know
The Rivian R3X is the “performance variant of R3″ and promises great performance both on and off-road. Read more…
Scout Will Reveal Two EVs This Summer. What Do You Want To See?
The VW Group subsidiary will soon give us the first glimpse of its retro-modern electric SUV and pickup truck. Read more…
Pilot line provides double the battery density of lithium ion
Nissan has shown its pilot line for all-solid-state batteries, writes Nick Flaherty.
The Yokohama Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, will supply EVs in 2028, which means the platforms are currently under design. Read more…
Propulsion module for take-off and landing aircraft
Greenjets and Ricardo have shown a fully operational, demonstration propulsion module for use in electric aircraft, writes Nick Flaherty.
The InCEPTion module, the result of an 18-month project, is aimed at eVTOL aircraft weighing under 5 t. Read more…
Tesla begins rebuilding Supercharger team
Tesla started rehiring some of the members of its Supercharger team that Elon Musk had laid off at the end of April. These include Max de Zegher, Director of Tesla’s charging business in North America. Read more…
Swiss battery specialist 8inks raises three million euros
The spinoff 8inks from Schlieren, Switzerland, has developed a multi-layer coating technology for lithium-ion battery production. Founderful and other investors are now giving 8inks three million euros to scale up the already patented technology. Read more…
