StoreDot publicly demonstrated its “100in5” extreme fast-charging battery technology at EcoMotion Week 2022 in Israel. More…
VW May Revive Scout Brand With $40,000 Electric Pickup, SUV
If this is confirmed, then Scout will come back in 2026 as an off-road-oriented US-based EV brand. More…
Tesla asks Panasonic to speed up development of its 4680 battery cell
Tesla has asked Panasonic to speed up its development of the 4680 battery cell, which is going to power its next-gen electric vehicles. More…
Musk: Tesla Won’t Acquire A Car Company, But Maybe A Mining Operation
Supply chain issues may require Tesla to take a big step in a new direction, but that’s arguably what the company excels at. More…
BMW completes winter tests for iX1
The all-electric BMW iX1 has successfully completed its driving dynamics testing at the BMW Group’s winter test centre in the Arctic Circle. The series development process has thus reached its final phase. The winter tests in Arjeplog, Sweden, took place in parallel with the testing of the combustion engine variant and the plug-in hybrid of […] More…
Power Electronics goes for Nuvve V2G technology
According to a newly signed agreement, Power Electronics will add Nuvve V2G-certified capabilities to their existing bidirectional chargers. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) specialist Nuvve and Power Electronics, a manufacturer of solar inverters for utility-scale photovoltaic plants in America, Oceania and Europe, has announced an agreement to integrate Nuvve’s vehicle-to-grid GIVe platform with Power Electronics charging station technology. […] More…
Tesla Would Be the Most Profitable ICE Automaker In The World
Can EVs ever achieve true parity with ICE vehicles? Do they even need to? More…
Xcharge presents Net Zero ‘smart’ fast charging
The Chinese charging infrastructure manufacturer Xcharge has presented its latest product line Net Zero, which is also to be launched in Europe. The fast charging solution offers up to 210 kW of power for parallel charging of up to two electric cars and is equipped with batteries from BYD as buffer storage. The latter are […] More…
Canoo faces dire financial straits
The Californian electric car start-up Canoo is in financial difficulties that threaten its existence. The company has reported a loss of around US$125 million (€118.4 million) for the first quarter of 2022 and warns in its quarterly report “that there is significant doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern”. Although Canoo […] More…
Cabify aims to deploy 1,400 EVs in Spain
Spanish ride-hailing company Cabify is receiving a loan of 40 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its fleet decarbonisation project. This financing aims to deploy 1,400 electric vehicles in Spain over the next few years, as well as the infrastructure needed to operate them. In addition to the positive impact on Cabify, […] More…
Tesla recalls cars for overheating issue—of screens, not battery packs
Tesla is recalling 2021-2022 Model S and Model X vehicles, and 2022 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, over a charging issue that can cause infotainment screens to overheat. The recall of 129,960 vehicles addresses a problem with the infotainment screen central processing unit (CPU), which may not cool down sufficiently during fast charging, according… More…
United Rentals purchase 530 EVs from Ford
The US company United Rentals has signed an agreement with Ford Pro to purchase 530 all-electric vehicles for its North American rental and corporate fleets. This involves 500 F-150 Lightning pickup trucks and 30 E-Transit vans. The E-Transit vans are built in Kansas City for the US market and are to be delivered to United […] More…
All-New 2023 Range Rover Sport PHEV Debuts, EV Coming In Two Years’ Time
As was the case with the new big Range Rover, the US won’t get the more powerful P510e, only the P440e. More…
Rumors About Panasonic’s New Battery Plant In The US Keep On Coming
Another report comes from Nikkei, which indicates an independently operated gigafactory is on the table. More…
Did Musk Really Say He Would Let Trump Back On Twitter?
Yes, in a roundabout way, but the context here is very important. More…
Hyzon & Fontaine Modification to retrofit diesel trucks
The US-based international manufacturer of fuel cell commercial vehicles Hyzon Motors has announced a retrofit programme called Repower to convert existing diesel trucks to zero-emission fuel cell propulsion. The first vehicles are to be converted this year. For its Repower program, Hyzon Motors is collaborating with US firm Fontaine Modification. Diesel components will be removed […] More…
Dana to deliver electric axle drives for Lion Electric
Canadian electric utility vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric has signed a long-term agreement with US automotive supplier Dana Incorporated to supply electric drive systems for its school buses and medium and heavy-duty trucks. This covers the supply of electric drive systems, including electric drives, inverters and controls, as well as axles and driveshafts for all Lion […] More…
Farasis presents ‘Ultra High Power’ battery cells
Farasis Energy is expanding its fourth generation of battery cells for electric vehicles with a variant called Ultra High Power, which, according to the manufacturer, achieves a fast charging time of less than 15 minutes – while maintaining a high energy density of 300 Wh/kg. Farasis had already presented the fourth generation of its battery […] More…
Change in management at Stellantis and Opel/Vauxhall
About 15 months after the founding of the Stellantis Group, Group CEO Carlos Tavares makes several new management appointments. Opel boss Uwe Hochgeschurtz, who only took up his post last year, is leaving the brand to replace Maxime Picat at parent company Stellantis. Hochgeschurtz had taken over as chief executive in Rüsselsheim with effect from […] More…
Freightliner eCascadia electric semi: Production version bows, will be made this year
After testing with customers, the Freightliner eCascadia electric semi truck debuted in production-ready form Monday. Production is scheduled to start later this year at Freightliner’s Portland, Oregon, factory, the company said in a press release. Freightliner claims to have about 700 orders for the truck. The production eCascadia will be… More…