The Polestar 5 will use massive battery cells from supplier SK On that the automaker claims will maximize efficiency and range. Polestar announced SK On as the battery supplier for the 5, which is due in 2024 at a price of more than $100,000 Monday, also confirming that the new flagship EV will use high-nickel cells measuring about 22 inches long… More…
Lucid Lost $430,000 For Every Car It Sold In Q3
The American luxury EV maker cut its production guidance for this year after a weak quarter. More…
Rivian Raises Production Goal Again After Strong Q3 Results
The California-based EV maker is confident it can make over 50,000 vehicles this year. More…
Tesla To Increase EV Prices In China After Seeing Improved Sales In October: Report
Chinese media reports that prices will go up tomorrow. More…
Lucid Motors scales back 2023 EV goals as losses mount
Lucid Motors announced a significant reduction in its production targets for 2023. This announcement in the aftermath of the company’s Q3 report, which showed increasing operational losses. Initially, Lucid Motors had ambitious plans to manufacture between 10,000 and 14,000 units of Lucid Air this year. After later revising that to the lower end of the interval the company has now admitted that it will miss even that and will deliver 8,000 to 8,500 vehicles. This adjustment represents a drastic cut of over 40% from its upper-end target set in the fourth quarter of 2022. Lucid… More…
General Motors pauses production of Cruise Origin driverless shuttle
General Motors says it will halt production of the electric robocar Cruise Origin at Factory Zero in Detroit after its subsidiary Cruise had to suspend all driverless operations last month. Read more…
Swiss Federal Council ends tax exemption for EVs
In Switzerland, electric cars will be subject to automobile duty from next year. The Swiss Federal Council decided to remove the tax exemption for EVs, aprroving an amendment to the Vehicle Duty Ordinance. Read more…
BYD and Enel partnership in Mexico bears fruit
In Monterrey, the capital of the state of Nuevo León, BYD Mexico, in collaboration with the international energy company Enel X, has delivered the first all-electric bus chassis. As usual, BYD partners with a local bus manufacturer. Read more…
Tesla poaches manufacturing quality executive from Stellantis
Tesla has hired a very experienced manufacturing executive from Stellantis to lead quality operations at Gigafactory Texas. More…
Madrid bans e-scooters on public transport due to fire risk
After Barcelona already clammed down on e-scooters in public transport with a temporary ban after a fire on a train, Madrid and other Spanish cities are following suit with tighter restrictions. More…
GM and Stellantis invest in Niron Magnetics to develop rare-earth-free EV components
GM Ventures and Stellantis Ventures have joined a growing list of investors that have recently raised $33 million in additional funding for Niron Magnetics – a company developing proprietary Clean Earth Magnets based on Iron Nitride that function without rare earths or other critical materials used in today’s EVs. More…
Talaria Dragon unveiled as powerful new electric dirt bike, eclipsing the XXX
The electric trail bike maker Talaria, which began silently snatching away market share from Sur Ron a few years ago, has been increasingly bold in its model line updates lately. The company has just released its latest model, the Talaria Dragon, which expands beyond a mere recreational trail bike into full-fledged electric dirt bike territory. More…
GM Targets ‘Clean Earth Magnets’ For Future Electric Vehicles
GM says it’s far from done in the EV race with a new partnership with Niron Magnetics. More…
E-Bike Tech: The Difference Between Cadence Sensors And Torque Sensors
These two components have a similar role, but the way they get the job done is very different. More…
Rivian’s Electric Van Can Now Be Ordered By Any Company
It’s now called the Electric Commercial Van, or ECV, and starts at $83,000 for fleets. More…
Hyundai’s Supernal wants to build eVTOLs in the USA
Hyundai’s air taxi subsidiary Supernal plans to manufacture eVTOLs in the US. The company’s CEO, Shin Jaiwon, told news agencies about the new facility, which would complement Supernal’s technical headquarters in California. Read more…
TU Braunschweig inaugurates battery lab with focus on recycling
TU Braunschweig is opening another research facility focussing on batteries. In the CircularLab, scientists are now researching how it can recycle lithium-ion batteries and implement circular production. Read more…
Next Jeep Grand Cherokee tipped with gas and electric options
The current Jeep Grand Cherokee has only been around for a couple of years but details of a redesigned sixth-generation model have already surfaced. The UAW recently published a document outlining its latest agreement with Jeep parent company Stellantis, and included were production schedules for several of the automaker’s North American plants… More…
Will Mercedes’ electric vans get battery cells from AESC?
AESC will supply Mercedes-Benz with battery cells in Spain from the middle of this decade. According to a media report, the battery cells produced on the Iberian Peninsula will be delivered to the Spanish Mercedes-Benz Vans plant. Read more…
Scania and Sennder to lease electric trucks in pay-per-use model
Truck manufacturer Scania and digital road freight forwarder Sennder Technologies have announced a joint venture to drive the large-scale introduction of electric trucks in Europe. The company, called Juna and headquartered in Berlin, plans to rent out electric trucks via a pay-per-use model. Read more…
