After dropping Tesla, global rental car giant SIXT says it will buy up to 250,000 vehicles from Stellantis for its fleets in North America and Europe.. Read more…
Mazda announces NACS adoption – its many EVs are going to flood Tesla Superchargers
Mazda is the latest automaker to announce that it will adopt NACS, Tesla’s open-source charging standard. Read more…
Volvo becomes first OEM to qualify four models for UK plug-in grant
Volvo Trucks has become the first commercial truck OEM in the UK to qualify four different models for the Government’s £25,000 plug-in grant on new registrations. Read more…
GM’s Baojun Yep Plus Is The Electric Blazer We Should’ve Gotten
This GM-backed EV gains range, and an extra set of doors. Read more…
What Are Solid-State Batteries?
Solid-state batteries are, on paper, superior to the lithium-ion batteries most commonly used in EVs, but they’re not ready to take over yet. Read more…
Littelfuse’s new overtemperature detection solution for EV battery packs
Circuit protection specialist Littelfuse has introduced a new overtemperature detection platform for Li-ion battery systems. The new TTape system is designed to help vehicle systems manage premature cell aging effectively while reducing the risks associated with thermal runaway incidents. Littelfuse explains that TTape is suited for a wide range of applications, including EVs, hybrids and… Read more…
The heavy-duty electric truck market could break out in 2024
Electrifying heavy-duty trucks is essential if we’re to fight climate change and air pollution, but the pace of the transition has been painfully slow—many, many pilots, but few truly large-scale orders. For example, shipping giant Schneider acquired 92 Freightliner eCascadias in 2023—a good start, but only that, considering that the company currently operates over 10,000… Read more…
Sub-$22,000 Volkswagen ID.1 To Debut By 2027: Report
The first design sketches are complete and development is underway, according to Autocar. Read more…
BorgWarner wants to join forces with Shaanxi Fast Auto Drive Group
BorgWarner has agreed to form a joint venture with Shaanxi Fast Auto Drive Group, the company reports. The deal is still subject to regulatory approval but could be completed in the first quarter of 2024. Read more…
Fuel cell vehicles face low demand in Japan
Japan has high hopes for hydrogen mobility – also in the passenger car sector. The Japanese government wants to have 800,000 H2 cars on the country’s roads by 2030, but the reality is extremely sobering. Read more…
Mercedes-Benz Set A New Electric Car Sales Record In Q4 And 2023
Some 30% of Mercedes-Benz cars sold in 2023 were rechargeable. Read more…
The Rivian R1S And R1T Need To Have Their Coolant Changed Every 112,500 Miles
Even with no engine under the hood, Rivian says it’s good practice to replace the coolant in their passenger EVs. Read more…
Lotus enters into charging partnerships with Bosch and Mobilize Power
Geely’s electric sports car brand Lotus has announced two new Europe-wide charging partnerships for customers of its electric cars. For public charging, Lotus is cooperating with Bosch, while for home charging there is a partnership with Mobilize Power. Read more…
Yutong delivers 214 electric buses to Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Chile is replacing another 214 diesel buses with electric models. The company Voy Santiago will operate the new electric buses from Yutong. 2,400 electric buses from various manufacturers are already in service in the Red Movilidad public transport system. Read more…
Fastned to expand to the Spanish market
Fastned has officially announced its expansion into Spain. The Dutch company has signed a contract to build its first fast-charging site in Spain, which will be located on the A42 highway near Madrid. Read more…
Future Rivian EV: Half the carbon footprint of its R1S by 2030
In addition to being less expensive than the current R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV, Rivian believes its upcoming R2 EV will have a smaller carbon footprint as well. And looking beyond the initial R2, Rivian intends to keep cutting the footprint of its vehicles. As noticed by The Verge, the company said in its first environmental impact report that… Read more…
London gets Ford all-electric ambulances to go with its Mustang Mach-E’s
London’s ambulance service already has 42 Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles in its emergency fleet, but now it’s adding 12 bright, shiny all-electric ambulances designed by Ford for emissions-free first response – and the first full-service electric ambulances in the city. London is pouring some $39 million into “greening up” its emergency vehicles. Read more…
VW turns to another solid-state battery maker after delays with QuantumScape
Volkswagen has been trying to develop solid-state EV batteries with US startup QuantumScape for years, pouring millions into the startup, with the dream that VW Golf EVs would zip along with long ranges and charge in minutes, but that hasn’t happened – not yet anyway. Now Reuters reports that the automaker is in talks with France’s Blue Solutions. Read more…
Lightyear shelves solar EV plans, hires executives to spearhead solar systems for other OEMs
Star-crossed startup Lightyear has finally thrown in the towel on attempting to bring its long-promised solar EVs to market – at least one donning its own badge and design language. The startup’s founding CEO, Lex Hoefsfloot, has been replaced as the born-again startup pivots toward solar panel development to be implemented on other companies’ vehicles. That, frankly, is just not as sexy. Read more…
Ram’s first EV, the Ram ProMaster electric van, hits the US to rival Ford and Rivian
Ram unveiled its first electric vehicle for the US on Tuesday – the Ram ProMaster electric van. The new Ram ProMaster EV offers up to 162 miles of city driving range and an array of new features. Read more…
