Heavy equipment giant Caterpillar will work with aggregates producer CRH to put its 70- to 100-ton battery electric off-highway mining trucks to the test — marking the first time a truck like this has been evaluated by the aggregate industry. Read more…
What Is ‘Usable’ Kilowatt-Hours On A Battery Pack?
Manufacturers often list both the total and usable battery capacity, and understanding the difference is important for any EV owner. Read more…
Amazon finds utility approvals to be the biggest EV charging infrastructure bottleneck
Many fleets are going electric, but to the best of our knowledge, none are doing so on the same scale as Amazon. The company says it’s now operating some 10,000 of the delivery trucks that it co-developed with Rivian, and it hopes to roll out 100,000 electric trucks by 2030. Building the trucks appears to… Read more…
Carbon Brief offers a raft of resources to debunk misinformation about EVs
Here at Charged, we don’t devote much time to debunking anti-EV misinformation—the enemies of the future flood the zone with FUD 24/7, and responding to even a fraction of it might leave no time for anything else. However, a recent article in Carbon Brief is so comprehensive and well-researched that we just had to bring… Read more…
Lucid Discounts The 2023 Air Sedan By Up To $10,000
The offer is valid until the end of January. Read more…
Xiaomi SU7 – subtle changes and big aspirations
Xiaomi just unveiled its debut EV – the SU7 sedan. However the company has had a last minute change of heart and will be changing a few minor bits about its design ahead of the market launch. According to documents published by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Xiaomi has chosen to tweak several elements of the SU7.… Read more…
Tesla starts applying EV tax credit at time of purchase
Fewer Tesla EVs now qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, but for those that do, Tesla is now applying the credit at the time of purchase. The automaker’s website now says that eligible buyers will have the full $7,500 credit applied when they purchase their vehicles. Customers are responsible for determining their eligibility for the… Read more…
Ram ProMaster EV delivers a pink slip to diesel last-mile vans
Stellantis’ Ram brand may be best known for flaunting all the attitude with its Rebel and TRX pickups. But on Tuesday it revealed a lineup that looks no-frills yet goes fully electric. Its ProMaster Electric Van family is the first fully electric vehicle for Ram, and it leads the way—in tech, if not design statement—toward future… Read more…
The 2024 Ram ProMaster EV Has 162 Miles Of Range And Can Charge At 150 kW
Ram’s first commercially available electric vehicle in the United States is a rebadged Fiat. Read more…
SAIC aims to sell 1.35 million vehicles overseas in 2024
SAIC sold about 1.21 million vehicles overseas in 2023, and the target implies a 12 percent growth. Read more…
Lightyear seems to have abandoned its solar car plans
The Dutch start-up Lightyear has apparently abandoned its solar car plans. In a recent press release, Lightyear announces a change of management to focus on the introduction of on-board solar charging systems for the automotive industry. Read more…
Northvolt commits to building its battery cell plant in Heide
Northvolt has finally given the green light for its investment in the planned battery cell factory in Germany. The Swedish company has reached an agreement with the municipalities of Lohe-Rickelshof and Norderwöhrden and has now officially decided to build the factory near Heide in Schleswig-Holstein. Read more…
Nio reportedly offering up to $5,560 off current models
There’s no specific deadline for these discounts until the 2023 models are sold out. Nio will begin delivering 2024 models in March. Read more…
Vauxhall opens order books for the new Mokka Electric Long Range
Vauxhall has opened orders for the new Mokka Electric Long Range, which features a new 54 kWh battery and a more powerful 115 kW electric drive system. Read more…
Iveco to deliver 411 electric buses to Rome
The public transport operator Atac in Rome has awarded Iveco the contract for its procurement of 411 electric buses, which was put out to tender in July 2023. For the Italian commercial vehicle manufacturer, this is the largest electric bus order from Italy to date. Read more…
Tesla slashes prices across Europe on Model Y
Tesla has slashed the prices of its Model Y across Europe this morning, after it reduced prices of its Model 3 and Model Y prices in China to undercut BYD, according to CNBC.. Read more…
Rad Power Bikes announces price reductions across all electric bike models
Rad Power Bikes, one of the leading electric bicycle companies in the US, has just slashed prices on all of its e-bikes. Read more…
BYD’s cars are getting smarter, and its huge R&D staff could fill a city
Chinese EV giant BYD – which has hired some 90,000 employees in R&D to ramp up its smart tech game – now has a new smart car system. Dubbed Xuanji, it offers functions like automated parking and voice recognition to better compete with Tesla and other rivals. Read more…
New Van Ryself E-EDR AF Is Decathlon’s First Ultra-Lightweight Road E-Bike
Rocking top-tier components, the Van Rysel E-EDR AF offers nearly unbeatable value for money. Read more…
BMW’s CFO Says ‘Plateau’ For Combustion Engines Is Here
But even so, BMW’s predicting a slowdown in annual EV growth for 2024. Read more…
