A new University of Michigan study compares the cost of ownership for EVs and internal-combustion vehicles across 14 U.S. cities, finding that the path to cost parity between the two varies by region. The study found that the total cost of ownership for a 300-mile midsize electric SUV varies by $52,000 across all the cities studied. EVs were most… Read more…
Evergrande NEV president faces investigation
Evergrande New Energy Vehicle, the electric car division of the Chinese property group Evergrande, is now facing a second investigation into a manager. This time, the focus is on Liu Yongzhuo, the company’s president. Read more…
Volkswagen Brings ChatGPT To Its Cars’ Infotainment Systems
Several EVs, as well as a couple of combustion models, will get the feature. Read more…
UL Solutions & Hyundai Mobis sign MoU for battery development deal
Hyundai Mobis North America Electrified Powertrain and UL Solutions have announced plans to join forces to improve the safety and performance of electric car batteries. The companies state that the new collaboration aims to help increase the safe, widespread deployment of electric vehicle battery technology. Read more…
BT Group converts first street cabinets into charging stations
The BT Group (British Telecommunications) is launching the first pilot project to convert its distribution boxes for broadband and telephone cables into charging points for electric cars. The goal is to examine the potential of repurposing up to 60,000 street cabinets. Read more…
VW gets into a price war with Tesla in Europe
Volkswagen said it wouldn’t get involved in a price war with Tesla. But now it too is dramatically slashing prices on its ID line of electric vehicles in Europe, following Tesla’s price cuts for the top-selling Model 3 and Model Y. Read more…
Stellantis Dominated The U.S. PHEV Segment In 2023 With New Record Sales In Q4
The group secured the top 3 spots among PHEVs ahead of launching its first BEVs this year. Read more…
UK-Made Volt Lite Folding E-Bike Packs Big Performance In A Small Package
A mid-drive motor and a Gates carbon drive belt ensure long-lasting performance. Read more…
This Tesla Cybertruck Video Exposes All Of The Details, Big And Small
It covers everything from range to battery to service mode, to thermal management, and even that wonky wiper and everything in between. Read more…
Xiaomi SU7 may remain exclusive to China
Xiaomi EV, the automotive arm of the Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, has set its sights on a lofty goal – to have its vehicles driving on every street in the world. However, in a recent Q&A session on Weibo, Xiaomi EV addressed the question of whether its first model, the Xiaomi SU7, would be available globally. The company said that… Read more…
Nearly 315,000 new electric cars registered in the UK in 2023
New car registrations reached 1,903,054 units in the UK in 2023. Battery-electric cars make up 16.5 per cent of the market share, and plug-in cars another 7.4 per cent. Read more…
EU approves major German subsidy for Northvolt battery factory
The EU Commission has approved the German government’s funding for Northvolt’s battery cell factory in the North of the country under state aid law. Northvolt received the funding decision for the factory at the beginning of December 2023 – it was subject to approval, which the EU has now granted. Read more…
Islamabad orders electric buses from China
Chinese manufacturer Higer Bus delivered the first large batch of electric buses to Pakistan in January. This involves 160 vehicles, which are to be used in the capital Islamabad. Read more…
270 miles of EV range was the US-market midpoint in 2023
Is 270 miles enough of a rated range in a new electric vehicle? As the Department of Energy pointed out this past week, 270 miles was the median rated range for new 2023-model-year EVs. Meanwhile, the top EV range rating was once again earned by Lucid—for a version of the 2023 Lucid Air Grand Touring. Various studies over the past decade… Read more…
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV U.S. Sales More Than Tripled In 2023
The Outlander PHEV accounted for 8% of Mitsubishi’s total car sales. Read more…
Watch Tesla Cybertruck Vs. Ram TRX In Snowy Launches
The team at TheStradman also tried to make some Cyber donuts. Read more…
An all-electric Nissan GT-R with solid-state battery coming in 2030
During the Japan Mobility Show back in October 2023, Nissan introduced its Hyper Force EV concept – a bold new 1,341 hp sports car with a blurred logo. Many believed that the blurred logo belongs to the GT-R and in a recent statement, the design director of the Hyper Force EV, Giovanny Arroba, confirmed that. He said that an all-electric… Read more…
Morgan Stanley cuts earnings estimates across China’s auto chain
Morgan Stanley cut its price targets on Nio and Xpeng, while raising its price target on Li Auto and maintaining its Overweight rating on them. Read more…
BYD & Yutong to deliver electric buses to Italy
Chinese manufacturers Yutong and BYD have been awarded the contract for two electric bus tenders for the Italian cities of Bari and Taranto. This involves a total of 144 electric buses for the two cities in Apulia. Read more…
Stellantis likely planning another European battery factory without ACC
Stellantis is apparently looking for a location for its fourth European battery gigafactory – in addition to the three factories planned by the Automotive Cells Company (ACC) joint venture in France, Germany and Italy. One country is probably the favourite for the factory. Read more…
