First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it will invest $1.1 billion to build a fifth US solar panel production factory. More…
Ford CEO road-tripping F-150 Lightning across American West
Ford CEO Jim Farley embarked on an EV road trip in an F-150 Lightning pickup truck to gain insight into the experiences of Ford’s EV customers. Farley and his party set off this week from Silicon Valley, driving south to Los Angeles and then west to Las Vegas, traversing parts of the iconic Route 66 along the way, the Ford CEO wrote in a LinkedIn… More…
Mercedes issues EQS recall in China
Mercedes-Benz has recalled over two thousand of its all-electric flagship model EQS in China due to two different software problems. Vehicles from different production periods are affected. One of the two recalls involves 2,324 imported EQS vehicles with production dates from 14 June 2021 to 8 July 2022, where the e-drive may be disabled due […] More…
Hubject looking to implement V2G via CharIN PKI
Hubject is working with CharIN to integrate the organisation’s latest Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for vehicle-to-grid applications into Hubject’s Plug&Charge system. The partners expect to complete the implementation before the year’s end. PKI is one of the most common forms of internet encryption and has spread to other industries. Essentially, a public key infrastructure uses […] More…
Tesla issues license to Volex to build NACS connector
Tesla has issued a license to produce its NACS connector to Volex, a large UK-based power equipment manufacturer. More…
BorgWarner to supply drives for Li Auto
BorgWarner is supplying Li Auto with its integrated drive module ‘iDM220’ for the company’s planned New Energy Vehicles. This is BorgWarner’s first iDM business in China and is currently installed in two of Li Auto’s model lines, including the L8 and L9 range-extended electric vehicle. According to the drive manufacturer, BorgWarner’s iDM220 is a highly-integrated […] More…
Mahle presents battery cooling plate inspired by corals
German automotive supplier Mahle has released a new battery cooling plate and considers it a “technological leap”. The company’s engineers took inspiration from nature to develop a bionic structure for the cooling channels enabling the coolant to flow differently. According to Mahle, this significantly improves the thermodynamic performance and the structural-mechanical properties of the cooling […] More…
New TeraWatt charge park to cater for fleets in the busy LAX area
TeraWatt Infrastructure, founded by ex-Google strategist Neha Palmer, has broken ground on a new charging site for EV fleets in California. The charging park near Los Angeles Airport will host 26 DC fast chargers and is slated to open next year. TeraWatt owns the site and will operate and maintain the charging infrastructure. At the […] More…
ZEEKR throws shade at Tesla while teasing a new performance version of its 001 EV
Young EV brand ZEEKR continues to innovate at a speed worthy of a name like “Plaid” or “Sapphire,” but apparently views itself and its latest incoming sports car in an entirely different echelon. In a tweet earlier today, ZEEKR teased a performance version of its flagship 001 sedan, making it known it’s entering the sports car segment and it has its sights set on Tesla. More…
Lotte to build copper foil factory in Spain
The South Korean conglomerate Lotte has announced the construction of a factory in Spain for the production of copper foils for use in battery cells for electric cars. Near Tarragona, up to 30,000 tonnes of copper foils are to be produced per year from 2025. Construction will be carried out by subsidiary Lotte Energy Materials, […] More…
Volkswagen ID.3 sales surge over 300% after recent price cuts
The Volkswagen ID.3 is seeing a surge in demand following the automaker’s decision to slash prices last month. The lower ID.3 price had a significant impact this past month, with sales rising over 300%. More…
Electrify America moving to station-specific pricing structure, idle fees
Electrify America is changing its pricing structure for EV charging, moving to station-specific pricing and adding idle fees as of August 17. First reported by Autoblog, the changes were announced in a recent email to customers. The timing for the pricing change was subsequently confirmed in an email to Green Car Reports by Electrify America… More…
Greenflux has a new large-scale DC smart charging algorithm
Dutch charging software provider GreenFlux has launched a DC-specific algorithm for intelligent fast charging. The algorithm is designed to ensure that the combined power consumption of a group of charging stations automatically stays below a specific limit. This makes it geared towards commercial customers, and Greenflux confirms that the algorithm has already been incorporated into […] More…
Ford postpones production launch for the Explorer in Cologne
Ford has postponed the market launch of its Cologne-built electric model Explorer, previously planned for early 2024, by about half a year. The issue is apparently related to new global safety regulations for the drive train. As reported by the Cologne-based publication Kölnische Rundschau, Ford informed the Cologne workforce on Thursday morning. According to the […] More…
Li Auto to launch luxury BEV in China
The Chinese carmaker Li Auto plans to introduce its first pure BEV model, Mega, at this year’s end and launch three more BEVs on the Chinese market in 2024. So far, the company has focused on hybrid models with range extenders (EREV). Li Auto is thus “declaring war” on brands such as BMW, Audi and […] More…
Motiv Power Systems releases new EV chassis series Argo
Motiv Power Systems presents the new Argo series featuring the first medium-duty EV cab designed from the ground up. The commercial electric vehicle specialist says the Argo can support all medium-duty applications across Class 4-6. This includes box trucks, step vans, shuttle buses, refrigerated vehicles, vocational vehicles, and other specialities, so Motiv. The company considers […] More…
Cadillac introduces the electric Escalade
Cadillac has unveiled the Escalade IQ, an all-electric “full-size SUV” that is scheduled to go into production in the summer of 2024. Based on General Motors’ Ultium platform, the Cadillac Escalade IQ gets an enormous battery. The Escalade IQ, which will debut with the 2025 model year, has up to 559 kW of all-wheel drive […] More…
Eicher electric trucks to join Amazon delivery fleets in India
Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Eicher Trucks and Buses has partnered with Amazon to drive the retailer’s middle and last-mile delivery operations in India. The deal will see Amazon and Eicher launch 1,000 electric vehicles over the next five years. As a first step, Amazon will deploy 50 Eicher electric trucks in major cities like Delhi, […] More…
Italian powertrain maker Mavel to equip new Nio EVs
Nio Capital, the investment arm of the Chinese carmaker, takes a stake in the Italian drive specialist Mavel Powertrain. Mavel counts McLaren and Aston Martin among its clients and will soon supply next-gen Nio EVs with new drives. Nio Capital has taken the lead in Mavel’s Series A funding round that is expected to bring […] More…
Tesla hires new management to expand production in North America
Tesla has hired two new managers to expand its production in North America. German manufacturing specialist Michael Schmitt has joined Tesla from Bosch, and manager Michael Hildebrand from pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly. What the portal Electrek first reported is confirmed by Schmitt’s LinkedIn profile: Michael Schmitt now works for Tesla as “Director Operation Giga Tesla” […] More…
