News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

Octopus branches out into continental Europe

By electrive.com 10/09/2023 - 11:06 10/09/2023 Electrive

Octopus Energy expands its roaming platform ‘Electroverse’ into France, Spain and Italy following its rollout in the UK. The energy company claims its platform enables access to over half a million public charge points and envisions further expansion. Lire la suite…

Schaeffler wants to become market leader with Vitesco takeover

By electrive.com 10/09/2023 - 11:05 10/09/2023 Electrive

The German supplier Schaeffler wants to take over drive manufacturer Vitesco. The companies’ complementary assets will be bundled in Schaeffler’s E-Mobility Division – “with the ambition to create a market leader in e-mobility.” Lire la suite…

Ionway to build cathode plant in Poland

By electrive.com 10/09/2023 - 11:05 10/09/2023 Electrive

Ionway, the newly established battery materials joint venture between Volkswagen and Umicore, has identified its first site for the production of cathode materials. The new plant will be built in Nysa, Poland, and will be adjacent to Umicore’s existing cathode materials plant. Construction is scheduled to begin as soon as the approval process is completed. Lire la suite…

Ebusco to deliver 20 more electric buses to Belgium

By electrive.com 10/09/2023 - 11:05 10/09/2023 Electrive

Ebusco has received a follow-up bus order from Multiobus. The Belgian operator signed for 20 electric buses at the Busworld show in Brussels. Multiobus opted for Ebusco’s best-known model while carefully moving into lightweight technology. Lire la suite…

Tesla to ramp up lithium refinery earlier than planned

By electrive.com 10/09/2023 - 11:05 10/17/2023 Electrive

Tesla initially planned to open its lithium refinery under construction in Texas towards the end of 2024. That will now happen around half a year earlier, and the carmaker will ramp up production further by the end of next year. Lire la suite…

US: EV Tax credit turns into rebate at the time of purchase

By electrive.com 10/09/2023 - 10:06 10/09/2023 Electrive

The US Department of the Treasury has changed the tax credit for electric cars. Consumers can benefit from it directly in the form of a rebate when buying from 1 January 2024. Lire la suite…

Sale Water Park now offers ultra-rapid charging in Greater Manchester region

By electrive.com 10/09/2023 - 10:06 10/09/2023 Electrive

Be.EV has opened Manchester’s largest ultra-rapid EV charging hub at Sale Water Park. The £1million site is equipped with high-power chargers by Kempower and part of a larger roll-out across the North West of England. Lire la suite…

BMW makes new appointments to management positions

By electrive.com 10/09/2023 - 10:06 10/09/2023 Electrive

Following the contract extension for Group CEO Oliver Zipse, the BMW Group has made several new appointments at the management level below the Board of Management. This includes management changes at the BMW, BMW Motorrad and Rolls-Royce brands. Lire la suite…

Iveco presents the E-Way H2 bus with Hyundai fuel cells

By electrive.com 10/09/2023 - 09:06 10/09/2023 Electrive

At Busworld in Brussels, Iveco and Hyundai presented the E-Way H2, a 12-metre city bus with a fuel cell system from the Hyundai brand HTWO on board. The model will be built in France and Italy. Lire la suite…

Tesla enhances camera quality in HW3 vehicles through latest OTA update

By arenaevcom 10/09/2023 - 08:08 01/21/2024 ArenaEV

Tesla’s reputation for continuous improvements is well-founded, particularly when it comes to software. This time, the automaker from Austin has turned its attention to camera quality. Those driving Hardware 3 (HW3) Teslas are in for a treat with the introduction of a new software upgrade that improves camera quality. Recently, Tesla owner @efieber_andre took to platform X to spotlight what he dubbed a “game changer” – the 2023.32.4 software update. Prior to this update, drivers had bemoaned a camera feed riddled with overly saturated visuals, an odd red hue, and generally poor quality… More…

Rules of origin for EVs: EU and UK ready to compromise

By electrive.com 10/09/2023 - 08:07 10/09/2023 Electrive

London and Brussels are ready to compromise on the so-called rules of origin for electric cars. If a deal can be reached before the deadline at the end of the year remains to be seen. Lire la suite…

Tesla Model 3 Facelift Bows At French Owners Club Event, US Debut To Follow?

By insideevs.com 10/09/2023 - 08:05 10/09/2023 Insideevs (en)

Deliveries of the so-called “Highland” EV are set to begin this month in most of Europe. More…

Additive manufacturing advance in stator production

By E-Mobility Engineering 10/09/2023 - 05:35 10/09/2023 E-Mobility Engineering

Researchers in the US and UK have used additive manufacturing (AM) to develop a 3D-printed motor with materials previously considered too brittle to use (writes Nick Flaherty).
The researchers, at the University of Sheffield in the UK and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US, have developed a 10 kW prototype motor that they are scaling up to 40 kW for e-mobility applications. More…

We tested Waymo’s driverless taxi in the perfect chaos of Venice Beach weekend

By electrek.co 10/09/2023 - 02:05 10/09/2023 Electrek

Waymo’s completely driverless taxi is coming to Los Angeles, and will be open to the public starting this week. We got an advance ride in these self-driving electric cars and got a sense of what this level 4 system can do in one of the more chaotic driving situations in a city full of chaotic driving situations: a Santa Monica and Venice Beach weekend. More…