Oliver Zipse expressed his frustration with the Inflation Reduction Act, saying it favors US automakers. More…
BMW CEO: Future Investment In US Will Not Be Guided By Politics
Tesla cuts prices across the board up to 20%
Tesla has once again lowered prices. As of Thursday the automaker’s online configurator shows price cuts for every model in its lineup. The Model Y received the biggest cut. The base Model Y Long Range now starts at $52,990 before destination—20% lower than before—while the Model Y Performance now starts at $56,990, a 19% cut. The… More…
Tesla Price Cuts Due In Part To “Partial Normalisation Of Cost Inflation”
A Tesla spokesperson said the company feels confident passing the savings onto its customers. More…
Study: Pace of US EV adoption requires 8X charger growth by 2030
Keeping up with anticipated U.S. EV sales growth will require a lot more chargers, according to a new S&P Global Mobility study. Even accounting for home charging, which is how most EV drivers currently charge most of the time, the U.S. public charging network will need to quadruple in size between 2022 and 2025, and grow more than eight-fold… More…
Details Emerge About Upcoming BMW M Quad-Motor EVs
BMW has so far only said it was working on quad-motor M EVs, but not much else. More…
Chinese EV Startup And CATL May Integrate Batteries Into EV Chassis
Sound familiar? While Tesla is most new auto companies’ biggest rival, it seems most borrow and then tweak its ideas. More…
US: Porsche Taycan Sales Decreased In Q4 And 2022
The company blames supply chain issues. More…
Dacia expands Spring series by more powerful model
Renault’s Dacia brand is giving its only electric model, the Spring, a more powerful drive combined with a new equipment line. The Spring Extreme Electric 65, which Dacia is presenting at the Brussels Motor Show now underway, gets a new electric motor with 48 kW of power. Exclusively reserved for the new ‘Extreme’ trim level, […] More…
Former Tesla Exec Launches Solar Electric Boat Company
John Vo, former Manufacturing Chief at Tesla, established a manufacturing site in Florida with plans to begin production this October. More…
Volkswagen, Sony/Honda EV, Benz And Charging: Top EV News Jan 13, 2023
Happy New Year! It’s bound to be another solid year of EV news, and this week was no exception. More…
Major rare earth deposits found in Sweden
The Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB says it has identified significant deposits of rare earth metals that are needed for electric cars and wind turbines, among other things. However, it will still take several years before potential mining on a larger scale is possible. After successful exploration, LKAB reports mineral resources of more than one […] More…
Impact Clean Power to source battery cells from Freyr
The budding Norwegian battery cell manufacturer Freyr announced its first customer in the e-mobility sector: Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT), a Polish manufacturer of battery systems for heavy-duty vehicles. The framework agreement between Freyr and ICPT is not yet binding, however. This is according to a company release from Freyr. In the framework agreement, both […] More…
Mercedes reportedly plans to drop EQ badging for EVs
Mercedes-Benz could drop its EQ badge for electric cars as it moves toward an EV-only lineup, a German business newspaper reported. EQ was launched in 2016 as a sub-brand that would serve as a launch point for EVs, but Mercedes plans to drop the EQ nomenclature from the end of 2024, according to Handelsblatt (via Automotive News Europe). The… More…
Lucid exceeded 2022 production goals
The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has exceeded its most recent production target for 2022. With a strong final quarter, the target of 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles was even slightly exceeded. After halving the target from 12,000 to 14,000 cars to 6,000 to 7,000 due to “exceptional supply chain and logistics challenges”, the company […] More…
Check Out The CYC Photon, A Powerful Electric Bike Conversion Kit
Up to 750W and 110 Nm of torque from this 3.3-kilogram mid-drive motor. More…
Tata considers building battery factory in Europe
The Indian Tata Group is considering building two factories for the production of battery cells, one in India and another in Europe. With the latter plant, the group would produce cells for Tata subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover. P.B. Balaji, the chief financial officer of Tata Motors’ auto division, told Reuters news agency. No details on […] More…
China marks 6.9 million NEVs sold over 2022
Total sales of New Energy Vehicles in 2022 amounted to 6.887 million units. This is according to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) and represents an increase of 93.4 per cent compared to 2021. The statistics distinguish by type of drive: among the electric vehicles sold were 5.365 million battery electric vehicles […] More…
Tesla lowers Model 3 & Y prices in Europe and the USA
After the latest significant price reduction in China, Tesla is now following suit in Europe and the USA. Depending on the variant, the two models have been reduced in price by up to 9,100 euros – especially the prices for the basic models with LFP battery and rear-wheel drive have been lowered. The Model 3 […] More…
Big US Tesla Price Reduction Across The Range, Some Models Are 20% Cheaper
This applies to all models and it for instance makes the two-row Model Y LR eligible for the federal tax credit again. More…
Tevva receives whole-vehicle type approval for its 7.5 tonne e-truck
EV manufacturer Tevva has become the first British company to receive European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 7.5 t battery-electric truck. It allows the company to start producing and selling the truck in volume across the UK and Europe. The first trucks have started to be delivered to customers including Expect Distribution, […] More…
