It’s designed for the European market, and has convenience and practicality in mind. Read more…
CarMax adds a Freightliner electric semi to its logistics fleet
CarMax, a major national retailer of used cars, has begun pilot operation of its first electric semi-truck. The company is using a Freightliner eCascadia as a vehicle hauler in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The truck can transport up to seven vehicles at a time, and has a range of around 230 miles, which enables it… Read more…
Watch One Of The First Deliveries Of A Tesla Cybertruck Foundation Series
The streets will never look the same as regular owners are finally taking delivery of their Tesla Cybertrucks. Read more…
Toyota recalls over 25,000 bZ3 EVs in China due to inaccurate remaining battery estimates
Chinese joint venture FAW Toyota is issuing its second major recall on the bZ3 EV in eight months since it hit the market overseas. The company’s latest filing pertains to over 25,000 electric sedans built this year, some of which present incorrect estimates of remaining battery capacity, some even losing complete power without warning. Read more…
Extreme E shares 2024 Season 4 calendar, including its first-ever race event in the US
A few weeks after wrapping up the final X Prix race event of Season 3, the all-electric racing league Extreme E has posted its 2024 calendar for Season 4. A majority of the race locations around the world are locked in, including the season finally next fall, taking place on US soil for the first time ever. Read more…
Tesla is having issues producing 4680 cells for Cybertruck, sketchy report says
Tesla is reportedly having issues producing 4680 battery cells for the Cybertruck, but the report is a bit sketchy. Read more…
Hyundai doubles down on shift to EVs with plans to shut down two engine parts plants
Hyundai is accelerating its shift to EVs as demand continues building. The South Korean automaker announced it will halt operations at two engine parts plants as it transitions its network from ICE vehicles.. Read more…
Tesla alum’s Blue Innovations Group unveils R30 electric boat
St. Petersburg, Florida is known as a boater’s paradise (and of course, the epicenter of EV journalism), so John Vo, the former Global Head of Manufacturing at Tesla, saw it as the perfect site for his new electric boat company, Blue Innovations Group (BIG). Only about a year after setting up shop in the suburb… Read more…
Green Battery and Volt Carbon developing battery anodes made with high-grade graphite
Green Battery Minerals and Volt Carbon Technologies are working together to develop battery anodes made with high-grade graphite. Testing of graphite refined from Green Battery’s Berkwood property confirmed its suitability for lithium-ion batteries, and now Volt has begun battery anode development using Green Battery graphite. Using the super-jumbo flake graphite concentrate derived from rock samples… Read more…
2024 Chevy Blazer EV doesn’t offer home power backup yet, but it’s ready
GM plans to offer bidirectional charging capability for every single one of its Ultium EVs, the company underscored earlier in the year. That will soon include a toolkit of useful features for interfacing with the home—like backing up the power during a blackout or natural disaster. And as GM recently verified, there’s no need to wait… Read more…
Volvo’s electric sedan ES90 emerges with 111 kWh battery
A leak from Volvo’s internal board has ignited anticipation by revealing details about its upcoming electric sedan, possibly named the ES90. With a 111 kWh battery and a host of impressive specs, the V551 (as it’s known internally) will set many hearts racing. Volvo’s prototype production, unveiled in a photo alongside a conspicuously labeled “CONFIDENTIAL TOP SECRET” sign, hints at… Read more…
Kia EV6, EV9 Global Wholesale Sales Surged Massively In November 2023
The Kia EV5 also joins the party with first retail sales in China. Read more…
Tesla’s Latest Production Hell: Batteries For The Cybertruck
Also on today’s Critical Materials roundup: Good news for fuel economy, and the Biden Administration may soon hit China harder. Read more…
Fastned opens first high-power charging hub as part of Deutschlandnetz
With the so-called Deutschlandnetz, Germany’s Ministry of Transport had invited tenders to install 8,000 fast-charging points at 900 sites. Fastned has opened its first location in the town of Düren, North-Rhine Westphalia. Read more…
Next-Gen Apple CarPlay Will Tap Into Your Car’s Sensors And Take Over All The Screens
Porsche and Aston Martin previewed what the system will look like in their upcoming models. Read more…
US E-Bike Sales Have Quadrupled Since 2019 – What Could The Future Hold?
E-Bikes could hold the key to the future of urban mobility. Read more…
EPA says automakers are doing better than ever – but it doesn’t amount to much
Legacy automakers are still selling millions of gas guzzlers, but if we were to spin some good news out of that, the Environmental Protection Agency reports that emissions levels have now dropped to “record lows” and vehicle fuel economy is now at a “record high.” But what does really mean. Read more…
These memes about Russia’s hideous new “Tesla killer” EV are *chef kiss*
Russia has a new electric vehicle concept design from the Moscow Polytechnic University that was revealed on social media earlier this week. It’s called “Amber,” and while we know basically nothing about it from a technical perspective, memes of the… unfortunate looking EV are already proliferating on social media. And they’re pretty, pretty, pretty good. Read more…
Sorry Canada, your new Kias are sitting in a storage lot
Kia has been accused of pulling a shady move by stockpiling new Kias in a storage lot in Ontario and leaving Canadian customers out to dry – some have said they have waited months, even years for their new Kia. The rationale? Kia doesn’t want to look too good. Read more…
CATL to supply Caetano with dedicated e-bus batteries
The Portuguese bus manufacturer CaetanoBus has commissioned CATL to supply batteries specially adapted for e-buses. These are cells with LFP chemistry in a cell-to-pack design.
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