Plus, Ford patents an Ultium-like modular battery system, there’s a new way to build out dashboards, and BMW dives into augmented reality. Read more…
Do Electric Vehicles Have Transmissions?
EVs don’t have the same kind of complicated gearbox that you find in combustion cars, but they do still have one. Read more…
Northvolt’s sodium-ion battery validated at 160 Wh/kg
Northvolt has introduced a sodium-ion battery for energy storage systems. The cell has been validated for specific energy exceeding 160 Wh/kg at Northvolt Labs in Västerås, Sweden. Northvolt developed the sodium-ion technology for the battery together with research partner Altris. The battery uses abundant iron and sodium and is safer, cheaper and more sustainable than… Read more…
Gillig delivers first of 62 battery-electric buses to Florida transit agency
Transit bus OEM Gillig has delivered six Battery Electric buses to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), which serves Charged’s home city of St Petersburg, Florida—the first deliveries under a 5-year contract with Gillig for 62 Battery Electric buses. Each of the 40-foot buses sports 686 kWh of onboard energy storage. PSTA’s investment also includes… Read more…
Volkswagen delivered 394,000 EVs in 2023, accounting for less than 9% of total sales
Volkswagen handed over 394,000 EVs in 2023. Although EV deliveries were up 21% from last year, they still represented less than 9% of the VW brand’s total deliveries. The company said it expects the market to “remain challenging” this year. Read more…
Goodyear launches a new EV tire – but are EV tires worth it?
Goodyear has debuted the ElectricDrive 2, a second-gen all-season EV tire – but are EV-specific tires worth putting on your electric vehicle. Read more…
Five years in, Damon still says its HyperSport electric motorcycles are coming
After covering the unveiling of Damon Motorcycles first electric models in 2019, I’ve seen the company promise repeatedly that its bikes are still coming. Now that we’re entering the sixth year of coverage, Damon says it’s serious this time. And the company is now showing off a new partnership that could help it cruise closer to manufacturing. Read more…
US battery storage capacity is expected to nearly double in 2024
Developers plan to expand US battery storage capacity to more than 30 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Read more…
Tesla Sold More EVs In 2023 In The U.S. Than VW Sold EVs And ICE Cars Combined
With a portfolio of all-electric vehicles, Tesla now has more market share than VW, Subaru, or BMW. Read more…
Herbert Diess becomes Executive Chairman of the Board at The Mobility House
Diess succeeds Alexander Landia, an energy market expert who has held the position since 2017, at the technology company for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and intelligent charging. According to the press release from The Mobility House, Landia will “continue to contribute his outstanding energy market expertise to the company” as an ordinary member of the Board of Directors. Read more…
GM’s Cruise Robotaxi Unit Wants To Settle Its California Crash Probe For $75,000
The company also promises to improve its reporting of collisions and accidents involving self-driving taxis. Read more…
Tesla is downgrading the sound system for the base Model Y
Tesla has quetly updated the description of its base Model Y in the US and Canada. The cheapest version now comes with a downgrade in the sound system, including a significant reduction in the speakers. If you order a Tesla Model Y RWD now you will be getting 7 speakers, 1 amp and no subwoofer. That’s still a competent setup,… Read more…
FLEXeCHARGE secures millions in funding
German-Built Electrolyte Bergblitz S9E Touted As Versatile E-Bike
From e-MTB to touring, the Bergblitz S9E can be configured according to your lifestyle. Read more…
Tesla Is Working On An ‘Efficiency Package’ For EVs That Saw Their EPA Ranges Drop: Report
A new EPA rule designed specifically for EVs forced Tesla to reduce the advertised driving ranges of almost all its models. Read more…
Nio Alps’ 1st model to be SUV, deliveries to begin in H2, report says
Alps is targeting the family car market priced between RMB 200,000 ($28,000) and RMB 300,000, according to local media. Read more…
Volkswagen to integrate ChatGPT into vehicle design
Volkswagen is integrating ChatGPT into its vehicles. As the Group announced at the CES in Las Vegas, the chatbot based on artificial intelligence will be made available in its own voice assistant, which can be used to control infotainment, navigation and air conditioning, for example, or to answer general knowledge questions. Read more…
Bosch and VW unit are automating EV parking and charging together
Automotive supplier Bosch and Volkswagen Group subsidiary Cariad are demonstrating tech that allows EVs to park and charge themselves. Announced at CES 2024, Bosch is combining a previously-shown automated parking system with a charging robot that automatically plugs into the vehicle once it’s positioned in a parking space. Once it’s finished… Read more…
Northvolt gains huge subsidy to build its gigafactory in Germany
Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt locked in European approval for a €902 million ($986 million) subsidy from the German government to build its gigafactory there. Read more…
Europe: Plug-In Car Sales Decreased In November 2023 Because Of PHEVs
However, the growth of the all-electric segment was relatively weak as well. Read more…
