The Hyundai Ioniq 5 can park sideways and turn on the spot. At least this one can, where the supplier Hyundai Mobis is demonstrating the capabilities of its e-Corner module that integrates the steering, braking, suspension and electric drive in one wheel. Hyundai had first introduced the technology at CES in 2018, and has yet […] More…
2023 Dacia Spring Extreme Debuts Not-So-Extreme 64-Horsepower Motor
Still, it brings a healthy increase of 20 horsepower over the existing motor. More…
2023 Mazda MX-30 PHEV Brings Back Rotary Engine As Range Extender
The 0.83-liter single-rotor engine boosts the Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV’s range to 372 miles. More…
Tesla Begins Plaid Test Drives In Europe
The American EV maker is trying to convince prospective customers to buy its most powerful vehicles. More…
Polestar Opens Showroom Made Out Of Snow In Finland
The construction will serve as a base for Polestar’s Arctic test drives. More…
Ram Trucks Made An Inductive Charging Robot For The Upcoming Revolution Truck
The Ram Charger automatically goes under the car to charge its batteries and returns to its resting place when it’s done. More…
Mercedes Could Abandon EQ Branding As Early As Next Year
The manufacturer will stay the course with adding electric models to its lineup, but they may not be called EQ any more. More…
Lucid Notes Record Air Deliveries In Q4 2022
Production accelerated and exceeded Lucid’s annual guidance. More…
Germany: Massive Plug-In Car Sales Surge In December 2022
BEVs and PHEVs represented the majority of new car sales in the country. More…
Polestar Exec Goes After Toyota For Its Anti-EV Strategy
Toyota contributed less than 1% to US sales of emissions-free vehicles and has the worst supply chain for reducing emissions. More…
Elon Musk Is Making Tesla His Priority Over Twitter: Internal Email
The controversial CEO has come under fire from a number of high-profile Tesla investors. More…
Ram Charger inductive charging robot: How it will work for Ram EV
The first widely available factory original wireless charger in the U.S. might arrive not from Tesla or one of the Chinese EV makers, but from Stellantis. As it revealed its Ram electric truck concept last week, Ram gave a future inductive charging robot center stage. “We know from our Real Talk tour that our customers aren’t just… More…
2024 Buick Electra E4 Leaked, Looks A Lot Like Electra-X Concept
Buick’s second Ultium-based EV for the Chinese market has been uncovered by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. More…
Leclanché batteries to power huge hybrid vessels
Leclanché says it has been selected as the battery provider for two hybrid vessels built for Stena Line and Brittany Ferries. The ‘E-Flexer’ ferries will be the world’s largest hybrid vessels and run between England and France with deliveries to progress fast. Leclanché is expected to deliver its battery system in 2024 and 2025, and […] More…
Neta to source vehicle chassis from CATL
Hozon Auto’s Chinese electric car brand Neta and battery manufacturer CATL have signed a cooperation agreement on the CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis. According to the agreement, Neta will be the first of the Chinese EV start-ups to develop the skateboard chassis, known as CIIC for short. The CIIC was first mentioned in early November last […] More…
We Explain How Long It Takes to Charge The Audi Q4 e-tron
Level 1, Level 2, and DC fast charging; we explain it all. More…
PowerCo secures land for Volkswagen’s next battery factory
Volkswagen’s plans for a battery cell factory in Spain have entered the next phase by purchasing a plot of land. PowerCo, the Group’s battery division, has signed the papers and was ready to invest €63 mn to buy 130 hectares in Sagunt, near Valencia. PowerCo CEO Frank Blome announced on LinkedIn. The Spanish newspaper El […] More…
Chinese startup might soon make EVs with cell-to-chassis tech
A Chinese startup plans to ditch battery packs entirely and integrate cells directly with an EV’s chassis. With this goal in mind, Neta Auto on Wednesday announced a cooperative agreement with battery supplier CATL to use the latter’s cell-to-chassis tech, branded as Integrated Intelligent Chassis (CIIC). In a press release, Neta said it would be… More…
Samsung SDI plans to produce round battery cells in Hungary
Samsung SDI is considering building a new battery cell factory in Hungary, according to Korean media. The plant is to supply BMW exclusively with round cells for the New Class electric cars and is to be built near Samsung SDI’s existing two battery factories in Göd. BMW is currently building an electric car plant in […] More…
Rivian Executives Leave Company Following Production Miss
This is far from uncommon among automotive startups, and it will likely continue to happen for years to come. More…
