Tesla has on rare occasions attended car shows in the past, but that appears to be changing. More…
Tesla To Exhibit Its Electric Cars At The IAA 2023 Show In Munich
GM’s battery production woes worsen as CAMI EV plant shuts down amid shortage
General Motors (GM) is halting production at its CAMI EV assembly plant in Ingersoll, ON, Canada, for the month amid overwhelming demand for its Ultium battery platform.. More…
Global EV Sales In May 2023: More Than 1 Million Plug-In Cars Sold Again
All-electric car share in the first five months of 2023 amounted to 10 percent. More…
See Rimac Nevera Set EV Production Car Record At Goodwood Festival of Speed
Add one more record to the Nevera’s tally. More…
PowerCo announces dry coating technology for cell production
PowerCo SE is to introduce a new manufacturing process in its battery cell production plants in Europe and Northern America. It aims to industrialise the so-called dry coating procedure in conjunction with printing machine specialist Koenig & Bauer. More…
Nissan is recalling nearly 1.4 million cars around the globe, including the LEAF
Nissan’s sales continue to climb in the US on the wings of its Ariya SUV – its second BEV model after the long-running LEAF – but the Japanese automaker is facing a major recall of over 1 million vehicles across three global markets. More…
Watch Tesla Semi blow past diesel trucks up a hill
A new video showcases how the Tesla Semi’s electric truck powertrain outperforms diesel trucks as the Tesla electric truck blows past diesel trucks up a hill. More…
CSC E-RT3 launched as 75 mph seated electric scooter for under $7k
CSC Motorcycles, the southern California motorcycle and scooter (and e-bike) dealer known for its modestly-priced two-wheelers, has just unveiled yet another interesting electric scooter. The CSC E-RT3 comes with highway-capable specs yet at a fraction of the competition’s cost. More…
Fisker To Enter India In Q4 2023 With Ocean Extreme Vigyan Edition
Fisker plans to build 100 examples of the limited-run electric SUV, which is named after its India subsidiary. More…
Tesla teases first Cybertruck made at Austin, no details yet
Tesla reported on Saturday that it’s built its first Cybertruck at its Austin factory. The announcement, which sets the stage for further discussion during Tesla’s quarterly update for shareholders Wednesday, was accompanied by no new information about the electric truck, or even a verification that this is truly a production model… More…
Production and deliveries decline slightly for Lucid
The US manufacturer Lucid Motors produced 2,173 electric cars and delivered 1,404 EVs in the second quarter. Thus, production and deliveries were slightly below the first quarter. However, the (lowered) annual target still seems within reach. Already in Q1, the 2,314 vehicles produced and 1,406 delivered represented a decline compared to Q4/2022. While it was […] More…
Ubitricity wins UK contracts for 560 lantern charging points
Berlin-based charging infrastructure provider Ubitricity has won two new contracts in England for up to 560 additional lantern charging points. The chargers will be installed in the West Berkshire region and the London Borough of Redbridge. West Berkshire is located west of London and comprises 63 communities. It is a so-called Unitary Authority in the […] More…
Ford F-150 Lightning gets $10K price cut, $50K MSRP as ramping supply meets demand
Ford Motor Company says it is in the home stretch of massive upgrade to its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan – soon enabling the facility to triple F-150 Lightning production. This level of scaling paired with reduced raw materials costs is now enabling Ford to cut the price of all trims of the F-150 Lightning, delivering MSRPs closer to numbers originally promised when the electric pickup first debuted. But is the price cut purely supply side. More…
Tesla Giga Shanghai Produced 1 Millionth Model Y
Since late 2019, the plant has produced roughly 1.8 million electric cars. More…
Bye-bye Twizy
After twelve years, Renault announces the end of production of its electric miniature vehicle for September 2023. That means – alongside the Zoe – another electric pioneer from the French company is leaving the street. But not for long. The successor to the Renault Twizy, the Mobilize Duo, is already in the starting blocks. The […] More…
Summer Weather Affects EV Range Less Than Winter
Cold weather can affect EV range substantially. But can hot weather reduce your range too? More…
“Grid code is the keyword,” says Florian Kienzle – Director DACH at Zaptec – for V2X to become broad reality
If you wonder what smart charging really means and why we need it, this is your interview. Dr Kienzle holds a PhD from ETH Zurich on “multi-carrier energy systems” and now acts as Director for the entire DACH region at the Norwegian company, driving smart charging forward fast. His forecast – V2H is no more […] More…
Eviation CEO Talks Electrifying The Skies With Its Upcoming Plane
We talk with Eviation CEO Gregory Davis about the firm’s upcoming electric airplane called the Alice. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning costs $51,990 after $9,979 price cut
Ford just brought the F-150 Lightning a lot closer to the originally promised starting price. On Monday, Ford lowered the F-150 Lightning lineup’s price with base Pro models now costing $51,990, including a $1,995 destination charge. The pricing adjustment marks the first decrease after four price hikes and lowers the entry price of the Pro model… More…
Reefilla & FPT launch 2nd life project with spent Iveco batteries
The drive manufacturer FPT Industrial is cooperating with the Turin-based start-up Reefilla in order to put batteries to subsequent use in electric vehicles at the end of their service life – in stationary storage units for charging stations. Specifically, the eBS37 battery pack will be delivered to Reefilla after use in Iveco’s eDaily and minibus, […] More…
