Mercury Marine just showed off two new electric outboard motors at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The newly unveiled Avator 75e and 110e now become the company’s new largest electric outboards offering more power for higher performance and larger vessels. Read more…
This Used $7,800 Tesla Model S Proves Not All EVs Cost An Arm And A Leg
Just try to ignore the fact that it has almost 270,000 miles on the odometer. Read more…
Kia’s PV5 Could Be The Small, Cheap Electric Pickup We’ve Been Waiting For
Today’s electric pickups are big and prohibitively expensive for most. Kia could change that. Read more…
NETZSCH Pumps showcases fluid pumping solutions for lithium battery manufacturing
NETZSCH, a developer of positive displacement pumps, has demonstrated its fluid pumping solutions for lithium battery manufacturing. NETZSCH’s NEMO progressive cavity pumps are positive displacement pumps that have a rotating rotor and stationary stator. Rotors are round-threaded screws with one side hinged or elastically attached. The output axial position oscillates. Elastic hollow stators have the… Read more…
Is curbside charging the solution for the Plight of the Drivewayless?
The Plight of the Drivewayless—those poor souls who live in urban locales where they can’t charge their EVs at home—has emerged as a major drag on the speed of EV adoption. Solutions from the clever to the silly have been proposed, but if we look at dense cities where adoption is already well advanced, we’re… Read more…
Honda Previews New Line Of EVs With Two Futuristic Concept Cars
A production vehicle based on the sleek Saloon concept should hit the North American market in 2026, Honda says. Read more…
The Tiny, Ultra Cheap VinFast VF3 EV Is Coming To The U.S.
The Vietnamese automaker also showcased a mid-size pickup concept that will supposedly become a series production model. Read more…
Honda EVs Will Sport A Brand New Logo
Next-gen electric versions of Honda’s passenger cars are getting a new logo for the first time in 22 years. Read more…
Sony Honda Mobility showcases revised Afeela prototype at CES 2024
Sony Honda Mobility has taken to CES 2024 to reveal an updated version of its Afeela prototype, as it’s inching closer to production. This sleek electric sedan has undergone several noteworthy changes, offering a good idea what we can anticipate when it officially launches in 2025. Visually, the Afeela shows a more polished appearance, starting with a revamped front-end design.… Read more…
Ford Patents A New Modular EV Platform
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…
