After spending a week with another new gas car, and years reviewing others, Jalopnik journalist doesn’t ever want to go back to gas. More…
Should All New Cars Be Electric? Journalist Shares His Story
ONE closes funding round with $300 million
US battery startup Our Next Energy (ONE), backed by BMW, among others, has closed a $300 million funding round. The Series B funding round resulted in a company value of over $1 billion. The Series B round, led by Fifth Wall and Franklin Templeton, also saw participation from existing investors from the Series A round. […] More…
XPeng EV Sales Crashed In January 2023: Down Almost 60%
A new version of the XPeng P7 will be unveiled “soon.” More…
TotalEnergies & Air Liquide join forces on H2 refuelling for trucks
In Europe, the energy group TotalEnergies and the hydrogen gas manufacturer Air Liquide have decided to set up a joint venture to build hydrogen refuelling stations for heavy-duty vehicles in France, Benelux and Germany. The corresponding joint venture is to be established before the end of 2023. The partners plan to build more than 100 […] More…
Oxford Bus Company orders 104 electric buses
The Oxford Bus Company, which is part of the Go-Ahead Group, has ordered 104 electric buses from Irish manufacturer Wrightbus. The order comprises five single and 99 all-electric double-decker buses. Eight double-decker will have an open top and can be used as sightseeing buses. All buses will hit the road by late 2023. They will […] More…
Priority Bicycles Presents The E-Coast Electric Beach Cruiser
The e-Coast is designed to be as hassle-free and easy to ride as possible. More…
Study: 1,104 new EV fast-charging stations will meet 50-mile interval
Meeting federal goals for a national charging network will require 1,104 EV fast-charging stations along major corridors, according to a new Great Plains Institute study. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law set aside $7.5 billion to build a national EV charging network of 500,000 charging sites, with $5 billion of that amount to be distributed to… More…
Swiss Post delivers fully electric in Zurich and Bern
Citizens in the Swiss cities Zurich and Bern will receive their letters and parcels by electric vehicle. The Swiss Post fully electrified its delivery fleet in the two cities and announced that by the end of 2024, all delivery vehicles in Geneva and Basel, as well as some 50 other locations will also be 100 […] More…
Freudenberg signs battery module supply deal with LG ES
Freudenberg e-Power Systems (FEPS) and LG Energy Solution (LGES) have signed a multi-year contract to supply lithium-ion battery modules. This is Freudenberg’s response to increasing demand from its truck and bus customers in North America and Europe. According to Freudenberg e-Power Systems – the Group Division that has been bundling Freudenberg’s battery and fuel cell […] More…
Volvo to launch two new electric sedans
Volvo Cars is planning to turn its S60 and S90 sedan models into pure e-cars. According to the news agency Reuters, the two mid- and luxury-class sedans are part of a plan to launch at least six new electric models by 2026, citing two people familiar with the plans. The six new models include the […] More…
Rivian To Lay Off 6 Percent Of Staff To Cut Costs Amid EV Price War
The company will let go about 840 of its 14,000 employees, but manufacturing operations in Normal, Illinois will not be affected. More…
Polestar adds Luminar lidar to 3 SUV pre-orders, confirms it’s coming to Polestar 5 GT as well
Automotive safety and autonomy specialist Luminar Technologies announced that EV automaker Polestar intends to deepen its partnership with the former by implementing its long-range Iris lidar into the upcoming Polestar 5, based on the Precept concept. Additionally, the automaker has enabled consumers pre-ordering a Polestar 3 SUV to add the Luminar lidar to their configuration starting today. More…
Honda reveals hydrogen strategy
Honda has published its future strategy for hydrogen fuel cells, which primarily involves commercial and heavy-duty vehicles. The Japanese automaker envisages the further development of the FC system developed in collaboration with General Motors – targeting durability and radically reduced cost. Hondo only refers to the collaboration with Gerneral Motors once in presenting its hydrogen […] More…
Audi e-tron battery pack is seen ejecting during a crash
The battery pack of an Audi e-tron is seen being ejected from the electric SUV in a crash caught on video in British Columbia this week. More…
EU not to phase out combustion trucks before 2040
Trucks with combustion engines will still be able to be registered in the EU after 2035. A possible phase-out would take place in 2040 at the earliest, according to an internal Commission document on the revision of CO2 fleet limits for heavy-duty vehicles. This document was made available to Euractiv. The EU Commission’s proposals are […] More…
Nio starts deliveries of its EL7 SUV in Europe
Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has started deliveries of its EL7 SUV model in Europe. The first cars went to customers in the Netherlands. Deliveries of the EL7 in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway will follow soon. The very first SUV was handed over on January 31st, Nio’s managing director for the Netherlands communicated over […] More…
Tesla steps up production to meet growing demand
Tesla plans to produce an average of 20,000 vehicles at its Shanghai factory in February and March. This is according to an internal planning memo available to the news agency Reuters. That would bring the production roughly back to the level of September 2022, when the factory turned out 82,088 Model 3 and Model Y. […] More…
Barcelona bans scooters from public transport
Barcelona has banned e-scooters after a kick scooter burst into flame when charging on a train. Authorities say the ban will be in place for six months to give them time to work on regulations that will guarantee the safety of passengers. The move has been controversial to begin with, as commuters who do rely […] More…
Mercedes-Benz EQS, EQE, And EQS SUV To Get Standard Heat Pump, More Range
The German brand’s models will also get a Disconnect Unit that decouples the front motor. More…
Dow unveils silicone rubbers for injection moulding
Dow has unveiled a new range of liquid silicone rubbers (LSRs) designed for two-component injection moulding with thermoplastic substrates including polybutylene terephthalate and polyamide. Its Silastic SA 994X LSR series is a primerless, self-adhesive, general-purpose or self-lubricating, one-to-one mix ratio series of LSRs that can be used across multiple automotive applications such as connector seals, […] More…
