Sunrun, which offers a “clean energy as a subscription” service, is piloting a vehicle-to-home power plant using a small group of customer-owned bidirectional EVs, in partnership with Baltimore Gas and Electric. The project uses Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks to deliver power to owners’ homes during peak demand times to support Maryland’s power grid. The… Read more…
2025 Hyundai Kona Electric spreads the V2L wealth
Prices are up across the board for the Hyundai Kona Electric in 2025, but so is standard equipment. The ’25 Kona Electric also gains a new trim level: the N Line, which gets sporty trim inside and out, to mirror the version that’s sold with a gas engine. Regardless of trim, the electric Kona continues to outshine gasoline versions of the… Read more…
Why An Electric Lotus Elise Successor Is Off The Table For Now
Lotus was looking to launch the Elise’s EV successor in 2027, but it may be pushed back if it can’t live up to the “archetype.” Read more…
Toyota FT-Se: Everything We Know
The Toyota MR2’s electric successor might debut sometime after 2026. Read more…
BYD Jul sales breakdown: Qin 73,541 units, Song 65,275
The Qin family became the top-selling BYD model in July, dethroning the Song family, which has held the top spot in sales for the past year. Read more…
13 new MAN electric buses for Munich MVG
Stadtwerke München (SWM) is currently putting 13 new electric solo buses into operation for Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG). These will be supplied by MAN Truck & Bus. With the delivery and commissioning, MVG’s electric bus fleet will grow to 71 vehicles. Read more…
Amazon Has Over 15,000 Rivian Electric Delivery Vans Now
The American e-commerce giant increased its U.S. EDV fleet by 50% in roughly nine months. Read more…
Xpeng to report Q2 earnings on Aug 20
Xpeng delivered 30,207 vehicles in the second quarter, within its guidance range of between 29,000 and 32,000 vehicles. Read more…
Alpine A290 launches in Europe, starting at €38,700
Renault’s sporty sub-brand Alpine has released the A290 – a Renault 5 E-Tech-based EV. The A290 comes in four main variants – A290 GT as an entry-level configuration, A290 GT Premium, A290 GT Performance and A290 GTS. The hot hatch was announced in June this year and is now reaching the streets with a starting price of €38,700 for the… Read more…
Uber and BYD team up for EVs and autonomous vehicles
Uber partnered with BYD for 100,000 EVs for the ride-hailing service The partnership could get BYD into the U.S. while skirting retail sales Uber’s targeting a zero-emissions platform by 2040 and going all-electric by 2030 in some markets Uber on Wednesday announced a partnership with BYD to bring 100,000 of the Chinese automaker’s EVs to its… Read more…
What went so horribly wrong with California’s e-bike incentive program?
Ever since the federal government gave up on including electric bikes in its broader electric vehicle incentive programs, alternative incentives at the local and state levels have been met largely with success—except, of course, in California. In stark contrast to most other incentive programs around the US, California’s partially developed program has spent years in shambles with no apparent launch date in sight. Read more…
Hyster launches new electric forklift trucks
US manufacturer Hyster has launched new forklift trucks that are fully electric and powered by lithium-ion batteries. The Hyster J2.0-3.5XTLG series can lift up to 3.5 tonnes and is suitable for various application scenarios and industries. Read more…
Air Products to set up H2 refuelling network in Europe
US manufacturer Air Products has announced plans a network of hydrogen refuelling stations in Europe. It will be located along important transport corridors close to the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). Air Products does not provide details of the number of hydrogen refuelling stations planned. Read more…
Germany: HEAG mobilo operates more electric buses than diesel buses
With the handover of ten new Mercedes-Benz electric buses, the proportion of electric buses in the HEAG mobilo fleet has risen to around 65 per cent. The transport company from Darmstadt, Germany, now has 49 electrically powered buses in operation. Read more…
Why Nissan, Honda And Mitsubishi Had To Team Up
Plus, GM explains what’s going on with its EVs and Tesla’s CEO warns a large portion of its fleet is headed towards obsolescence. Read more…
BYD sells record 342,383 NEVs in Jul, PHEVs continue strong growth
BYD sold a record 342,383 NEVs in July, surpassing its previous record in June. Read more…
Beware of fake QR codes at charging stations
The QR codes on charging stations are susceptible to fraud. Criminals use manipulated QR codes to try to obtain sensitive payment data. A media report now documents several cases. Read more…
Oak Ridge Lab sets new charging record
The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced a new record for inductive charging of electric cars: the team claims to have wirelessly charged a Porsche Taycan with an output of 270 kW. Read more…
Monarch Tractor raises $133 million from investors
Monarch Tractor has completed a Series C financing round and secured 133 million US dollars (around 123 million euros) from investors. The US company makes the MK-V electric tractor, which can be operated driverless as an option. Read more…
Porsche Won’t Join The EV World’s Most Controversial Trend
“We are not following what most of the other brands are doing,” Porsche’s style chief said. That’s good news for your user experience. Read more…
