South Korea’s antitrust regulator has hit Tesla with a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine for allegedly minimizing the impact of cold weather on range, Reuters reported Tuesday. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said Tesla had overstated “driving ranges of its cars on a single charge, their fuel cost-effectiveness compared to gasoline… More…
Check Out This Radical Homemade E-Bike That Can Fit Six People
Could this one of a kind e-bike have some potential real-world applications? More…
Autogefuehl Checks Out 2023 Volkswagen ID.7 Electric Passat Equivalent
We’ve seen the ID.7 in countless sets of spy photos, but this is the first up-close look at the upcoming electric fastback. More…
Here Are All Of The New Electric Cars Launching In The US In 2023
This year, some exciting new electric cars are bound to hit the showroom floors. More…
US Treasury Says Commercial EV Tax Credit Applies To Consumer Leases
Government officials are still ironing out all the details of the new credit that comes as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. More…
BYD Closes Year 2022 With Record Plug-In Car Sales In December
In 2022, the company tripled its plug-in car sales to over 1.85 million. More…
Rivian Set Record EV Production And Deliveries In Q4 2022
However, the company missed the 25,000 annual production guidance. More…
Tesla Will Finally Start Model S And Model X Plaid Deliveries In China
Tesla has confirmed that the flagship models with the tri-motor Plaid powertrain will roll out in China in the first half of 2023. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023
Ford has revolutionized the pickup truck—by making a fully electric version of its top-selling vehicle, the F-150. While doing that, and seemingly changing as little as possible about all that already makes the F-150 so desirable, it’s created a better vehicle. That’s why even though the F-150 Lightning isn’t the first… More…
See How The 2023 Nissan Ariya Was Tested For Durability
Nissan claims Ariya vehicles covered a combined distance more than five times the Earth’s circumference to test the model’s endurance. More…
Croatian national train orders six battery-electric trains
In Croatia, the state railway HZPP has signed a contract with the Croatian rail vehicle manufacturer Koncar Electric Vehicles for the delivery of battery electric trains and six charging stations to be installed in Split, Osijeck, Varazdin, Bjelovar, Virovitica and Pula. The contract mainly covers battery trains that can run on non-electrified lines. However, there […] More…
Japan loosens safety regulations to speed up HPC installation
The Japanese government is planning to relax the safety regulations for fast charging stations with more than 200 kW power in order to make their installation less cost-intensive. In the process, HPCs are to be put on an equal footing with DC charging stations with 50 to 200 kW. Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency, […] More…
Tesla defends its impact on California as Musk alienates blue states
Tesla released a new blog post defending its impact on California and says it now employs 47,000 people in the state. More…
General Motors slaps higher prices on the Bolt
General Motors is increasing the price of the Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV by hundreds of dollars. The US carmaker told a Detroit publication that increased pressures on prices across the industry have made the price hikes necessary. The 2023 Bolt EV now has an increased starting price that has been raised by $900 to […] More…
Rivian narrowly misses production targets
The American electric car start-up Rivian built a total of 10,020 vehicles in its Illinois plant in the fourth quarter of 2022. In the same period, Rivian delivered 8,054 electric vehicles. Even though these production and delivery numbers represent significant increases over the third quarter of 2022, Rivian only just missed its full-year target of […] More…
ABB announces new home wallbox charger
ABB E-Mobility has announced a new AC charging solution for the home that will go on sale later this year. At the at CES in Las Vegas, the Swiss-Swedish company revealed a special feature: The new ABB Terra Home wallbox can automatically give preference to electricity from renewable sources. With the new renewable energy feature, […] More…
Cathode materials
Positive steps Researchers have been announcing advances in lithium-ion cathode materials and their manufacture, as Nick Flaherty reports There are three main types lithium-ion batteries for e-mobility, all with different balances of energy capacity, charging rate and long-term stability. There are however also many different approaches to constructing cathodes, using different chemical compositions, crystal structures […] More…
Piedmont to supply Tesla with lithium in second half of 2023
Piedmont Lithium has negotiated an amended supply contract with Tesla. Under the new contract, Piedmont Lithium will supply approximately 125,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate (SC6) to Tesla between the second half of 2023 and the end of 2025 but not from its own mining operations as planned. The new contract replaces the agreement between the […] More…
Verge opens US pre-orders for its hubless electric motorcycle with 25 minute charging
The Verge TS is one of the most revolutionary new electric motorcycles hitting the market thanks to a wild design for the drivetrain. It was previously only available in Europe but has now opened reservations in the US after showing off an updated model known as the TS Ultra at CES 2023. More…
VW reveals the ID.7 at CES
At the CES in Las Vegas, VW has presented a preview of its upcoming all-electric luxury sedan in the form of a camouflaged near-production study, which now bears the designation ID.7. The premiere of the production model is scheduled just a few months away. Volkswagen will premiere the production version in the second quarter of […] More…
