Kokomo, Indiana, may not be the location the Beach Boys were singing about, but its definitely the current tune of both Stellantis and Samsung SDI, as the two announced a joint venture to build a US EV battery plant there. Together, the global automaker and battery manufacturer will invest over $2.5 billion to bring a slew of new EV jobs to Kokomo and its surrounding areas.. More…
Grizzl-E Smart Smart EVSE Commercial Charging Bundle: Fleets, Businesses And More
This bundle includes the charger, as well as the software needed to track all sorts of data points. More…
Stellantis And Samsung SDI To Build Battery Gigafactory In Indiana
It will start in 2025 with an initial manufacturing capacity of 23 GWh annually (more in the following years). More…
Bank of America doubles down on Electrify America EV chargers at its branch locations
Building off a relationship that began years ago, Bank of America and Electrify America have announced that the former will double its number of financial centers equipped with EV charging stations by the end of 2023. More…
Tesla’s permit for its battery factory in Texas is challenged by environmentalists
A group of environmentalists is asking the city of Austin to withhold Tesla’s permit for its upcoming battery cathode material factory next to Gigafactory Texas over concerns about water supply along the Colorado River. More…
Tesla Model Y LR Owner Shares His Experience After Three Months
While he loves the car, he is now selling it for the same price he paid when the Model Y Long Range was brand new. More…
Top Gear Likes The Ford F-150 Lightning But Texans Aren’t As Convinced…
It does start to win the over when they hear about the power and range the Lightning can provide. More…
Pole to Pole: Nissan announces 17,000 mile trip from North to South in all-electric Ariya
Nissan announced a partnership with Pole to Pole founder and adventurer, Chris Ramsey, to drive a custom-built Ariya from the Magnetic North Pole down to the South Pole. The nearly 17,000-mile trip will be made by Ramsey and a team behind the wheel of a Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE – the first vehicle to complete such a drive if successful. More…
Tesla Model S Driver Who Killed Two Will Stand Trial For Manslaughter
The driver may have engaged Tesla Autopilot prior to the deadly crash. More…
Swiss E-Bike Startup OPIUM To Launch Two Long-Range E-Bikes Soon
The OPIUM 6.0 and 4.0 are claimed to offer a range of up to 211 miles on a single charge. More…
Bluetti AC200MAX 2,200W Power Station hands-on review: Big power, even bigger capacity
High-capacity portable power stations and home backup batteries that can store lots of energy and dump lots of power are already changing the game when it comes to going off-grid or preparing for a disaster that you hope will never come. And the Bluetti AC200MAX showcases a great example of how far the industry is moving toward putting that power and portability in the palm of your hand (or wrapped in your steel grip, for something like this 62-pound beast… more on that in a moment). More…
This Tesla-Based EV Swap Kit Is Specially Made For Land Rover Defenders
Its makers say it is a simple drop-in kit that works with pretty much any version of the old Defender. More…
Marelli presents wireless BMS
Automotive supplier Marelli is expanding its range of battery management technologies for electric vehicles with a new Wireless Distributed Battery Management System (wBMS). The solution eliminates the need for wiring, as communication between the batteries and the control unit takes place via wireless technology. Marelli will make the system available from the second quarter of […] More…
GM Patents Dual Charge Ports To Reduce Charging Time, Increase Flexibility
This idea sounds like it’s designed to take advantage of the way GM split the battery pack into two modules in its newest EVs. More…
Polestar Invests In Extreme Fast Charging Battery Company StoreDot
The company follows in the footsteps of Volvo, which announced a similar move in April. More…
Tesla Model 3 Owner Provides Details On Recent EV Fire In California City
A Tesla Model 3 caught fire while parked, right after the owner canceled plans to drive it to a dinner party. More…
Mer provides charging for Blue Diamond customers
European charging infrastructure brand Mer from the Norwegian renewable energy group Statkraft has entered into an agreement with Blue Diamond to provide over 300 EV charge points at its 39 garden centres across the UK. The Blue Diamond stores will be able to offer their customers rapid charging at a rate of between at least […] More…
Mercedes-Benz demonstrates smooth tank turn in the EQG electric G-Wagen
Mercedes-Benz released a quick but impressive video demonstration of the EQG, the new electric G-Wagen, doing a smooth tank turn. More…
Rivian’s Delivery Delays Frustrating Some Early Adopters: Report
Some early reservation holders are getting their vehicles delivered later than customers who placed preorders years after them. More…
Serial 1 BASH/MTN electric mountain bike unveiled by Harley-Davidson’s e-bike brand
When Harley-Davidson spun off its electric bicycle division into Serial 1 and then released several models of urban e-bikes bearing the “/CTY” suffix, the company was dropping a fairly heavy hint that non-city electric bikes would soon follow. Now Serial 1 has made good on that heavy foreshadowing, unveiling the brand’s first electric mountain bike known as the BASH/MTN. More…
