Project Titan, the Apple electric car project, has been underway since 2015. But the project has faced numerous delays and repeated executive turnover. Initially planning to make a fully autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel, those lofty ambitions have come crashing down to earth in recent years.. Read more…
Is Toyota’s chairman losing it? says EVs will only reach 30% share, ignoring Norway, China
Longtime Toyota CEO and chairman Akio Toyoda believes EVs will only reach 30% market share at most. The comments come despite several auto markets, like Norway and Sweden, already well past that. Read more…
Porsche teases new Taycan, here’s the video
Porsche is currently working on a new Taycan, which should hit the market this spring. The company has been extensively testing the car – between the sedan, the Cross Turismo, and the Sport Turismo models, the new generation has put in some 3,600,000 km on proving grounds, race tracks, and public roads across the world, with conditions ranging from -41°C… Read more…
Study finds recovering materials instead of shredding improves battery recycling
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) researchers and industry partners including PowerCo, Umicore, Weber Ultrasonics and Siemens are working together to improve spent battery recycling by recovering active components while maintaining functionality. The consumption of energy and chemicals in current recycling processes is high. The new approaches are based on the direct recycling of active materials… Read more…
US Postal Service unveils its first electric delivery vehicles and charging stations
What a long, strange trip it’s been. After deliberating about a long-overdue modernization of its vehicle fleet for nearly a decade, the US Postal Service (USPS) spent a couple more years trying to avoid complying with President Biden’s 2021 directive to electrify the federal vehicle fleet (of which USPS’s delivery fleet is the largest part)…. Read more…
Toyota exec says EVs won’t top 30%, wants new engines
The chairman of Toyota is most definitely not all-in on EVs—or the idea that they might even be a third of the market, perhaps ever. In comments published Tuesday in Toyota’s own Toyota Times corporate newsletter, Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda said in an event earlier this month that he does not see battery electric vehicles reaching… Read more…
2024 GMC Sierra EV Range, Specs And Pricing Overview
The model will soon join the Chevrolet Silverado EV on the market. Read more…
Jeep Wagoneer S electric SUV shows its face in newly leaked images
The first images of Jeep’s all-electric Wagoneer S were leaked by the brand’s own social media team. Jeep finally gave us a glimpse of what we can expect from its first EV in the US. Read more…
Northvolt battery factory site in Canada gets sabotaged
Northvolt’s planned site for a new battery factory site in Canada has been sabotaged by a group of activists. Read more…
Electric materials handler from Volvo CE never needs recharging
Volvo CE has just announced a new electric material handler that promises increased maintenance intervals and lower operating costs without the need to recharge its batteries … because it hasn’t got any. Read more…
The first wind farm on California’s coast just came online
The Strauss Wind Project in Santa Barbara County, the first wind farm on California’s coast, is now online. Read more…
Watch A Tesla Cybertruck Fail An Off-Road Obstacle That Was Aced By A Subaru Crosstrek
A Toyota 4Runner that was part of the same group also went up the hill with ease. Read more…
Webinar: Mitigating thermal runaway risk in battery electric vehicles with ENTERA™ Aerogel
Aerogel is emerging as a superior, performance-enabling material in thermal barriers designed to mitigate thermal runaway risk and reduce the risk of fires occurring in lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EV). Discover how Cabot’s ENTERA™ aerogel offers efficient insulation performance for cell-to-cell thermal management requirements, and how its distinctive properties enable the creation of thin product… Read more…
Is Electrify America’s plan weak on charger reliability fixes?
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is set to approve Electrify America’s proposed plan for its next cycle of charging-network investments. But some in California don’t believe the plan does enough to address charger reliability, the Sacramento Bee reports. Electrify America was created as part of the Volkswagen diesel settlement, with VW… Read more…
Hyundai and Kia unveil Active Air Skirt technology to boost EV range
Electric vehicles continue to evolve at a rapid pace, with automakers constantly seeking innovative ways to enhance their range and performance. Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled a new solution in the form of Active Air Skirt (AAS) Technology, promising to boost the range of EVs. AAS is designed to enhance both the top speed and range of electric cars by… Read more…
Monta raises 80 million euros in new financing round
The charging platform Monta has completed a series B financing round totalling 80 million euros. With the capital now totalling 130 million, the Danish company wants to double the number of employees, invest in product development and expand the partner network. Read more…
Toyota Chairman: EVs Will Cap At 30% Of Market, ‘Engines Will Surely Remain’
Plus, China looks to solve its EV export problem, and USPS launches the first chargers for its in-house charging network. Read more…
Tesla Model 3 Performance Highland Spotted Testing In San Francisco
The new Model 3 doesn’t have a Performance trim yet, but that will soon change. Read more…
Exclusive: Black Book used-EV values to include Recurrent battery-condition data
The biggest question in buying a used EV is whether its battery is any good and how much range is left. We’re a little closer to an answer now. The Black Book used-car valuation service said Tuesday it would incorporate battery-condition data from Recurrent into its used-EV values. That data lets Black Book vary what… Read more…
Phoenix Contact develops NACS products
The German electrical engineering specialist Phoenix Contact is working on solutions for the North American Charging Standard (NACS). The first NACS charging cables will be available by the end of 2024 – the range will then be successively expanded. Read more…
