Ford on Wednesday said it plans to launch more hybrids and cut back on a previously announced battery-electric vehicle as it adjusts to the changing landscape for electrified vehicles. The automaker said its changed roadmap is aimed at lowering prices, particularly for EVs whose buyers today are more cost conscious compared to the early adopters… Read more…
Ford’s first affordable EV will be a new electric pickup, but there’s more
Ford (F) announced major changes to its upcoming EV plans, including two new pickups. Ford’s first affordable EV based on its new platform will be an electric pickup followed by its next-gen “Project T3.” Meanwhile, Ford is leaning more into hybrids. Instead of the planned all-electric three-row SUV, Ford plans to launch a new family of hybrids. Read more…
Tesla deploys rare mobile Megacharger for electric trucks in Utah
Tesla has deployed a rare new mobile Megacharger in Utah, which charges its Tesla semi electric trucks. Read more…
Kia launches the 2025 EV9 electric SUV in Korea with new standard features
Kia introduced the 2025 EV9 in its home market on Wednesday, and several new features are now included as standard. Kia’s first three-row electric SUV has been a hit overseas this year, including in the US, but sales in Korea have lagged. Kia hopes new features will help drive domestic sales. Read more…
ZEEKR Q2 2024 report: Record deliveries and revenue, Level 3 autonomous driving on the way
Chinese EV automaker ZEEKR has shared its Q2 2024 financial results, and its numbers are encouraging for a marque that is expanding globally and doing so quickly. In addition to financial numbers, ZEEKR’s CEO shared a few interesting company updates, including a new model and some autonomous driving tech. Read more…
How Kia Dumped The ‘Budget Brand’ Stigma To Become A Tech Leader
We also discuss how Xiaomi’s “Apple EV” is off to a great start in terms of sales and why Rivian fears the repeal of IRA incentives. Read more…
Converting This Mercury Comet Wagon To Electric Should Cost Under $4,000
The cost includes a Nissan Leaf-compatible EV controller and a crashed donor car and a lot of DIY work. Read more…
Uber hires former Tesla Head of Charging Rebecca Tinucci
When Tesla’s mercurial leader fired the company’s entire 500-person Supercharging team a few months ago, EV pundits predicted that most of these highly-skilled pros would soon be snapped up by other companies. In the event, some were rehired by Tesla, and others have moved on to greener pastures, including seven-year Tesla veteran Edward Noseworthy, who… Read more…
GAC Aion can build electric cars in 53 seconds
GAC Aion has opened its new Changsha plant in central China’s Hunan province. It has a production capacity of 200,000 vehicles per year, which it can allegedly build in an average of 53 seconds. Read more…
Fomer Mercedes manager hired to manage Maxus business in Germany
The SAIC commercial vehicle subsidiary Maxus is reorganising its management in Europe. At the centre of the restructuring is Utz Rachner, who most recently worked at Quantron and before that, at Mercedes for many years. The exact responsibilities of the manager are still unclear. Read more…
US conversion company turns ID. Buzz into a camper van
The US company Peace Vans converts vehicles into camper vans and now takes on the electric VW ID. Buzz. Based on the MEB electric vehicle from Hanover, the Americans offer three levels of conversion – from an electric minibus with a kitchen to a fully functional camper van. Read more…
2025 VW ID.Buzz costs $61,545, up to 234 miles of range
The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz will cost $61,545 Single-motor models will have 234 miles of range, dual-motor models have 231 miles of range The ID.Buzz will arrive in U.S. dealers later this year The two most pressing pieces of the VW Bus’s return have finally been revealed. On Wednesday, Volkswagen said the 2025 ID.Buzz will cost $61,545 including… Read more…
Battery maker Northvolt shutting down R&D in California
Swedish battery firm Northvolt is shutting down a research and development facility working on lithium-metal batteries in California and moving all development work to its R&D hub in Vasteras, Sweden, the company said Tuesday. Northvolt had been conducting some development work on lithium-metal battery technology—an alternative to the… Read more…
Karma Wants To Put America Back On The Ultra-Luxury Map
The company’s boss waxes poetic about the good ol’ days of American luxury and vows to bring them back. Read more…
Unither & Robinson to jointly develop hydrogen helicopter
The Canadian company Unither Bioelectronics (UB) and the Californian helicopter manufacturer Robinson Helicopter Company are cooperating to drive forward the development of hydrogen-powered helicopters from UB based on Robinson’s R44 and R66 models. Read more…
Ikea India electrifies entire delivery fleet in some cities
Ikea India now only uses electric vehicles for deliveries in Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune. The Swedish furniture and homeware retailer will soon also switch to EVs only in Mumbai. Read more…
China NEV retail at 490,000 in Aug 1-18, up 27% from same period last month
China’s NEV retail penetration rate was 54.02 percent in August 1-18, and 43.92 percent year-to-date. Read more…
Zeekr secures L3 autonomous driving permit in another region
Zeekr, the premium EV subsidiary of Geely Holding Group, is making significant strides in the autonomous driving field. Fresh off securing an L3 autonomous driving test permit in Shanghai, the company has now obtained the same permit in its home region of Hangzhou. The new permit will enable Zeekr to conduct extensive L3 autonomous driving tests on Hangzhou’s highways and… Read more…
Waymo presents sixth generation of its autonomous ‘Driver’ technology
The robotaxi company Waymo of Google parent company Alphabet is presenting the 6th generation of its Waymo Driver technology for autonomous driving. The technology is already integrated into electric cars from Zeekr. Read more…
TravelCenters of America build electric truck charging hub in California
TravelCenters of America (TA) has broken ground for its new charging hub for electric trucks in Ontario, California. It will feature four chargers with 400 kW each, and one megawatt charger. Read more…
