French automaker Renault just canceled its planned IPO for its EV spinoff Ampere. While the IPO was scheduled for the first part of this year with an expected valuation of up to €10 billion ($10.47 billion), Renault says that market conditions aren’t optimal to make the move. Read more…
Mullen’s electric trucks earn CARB certification, qualifying for over $45k in customer savings
Seven months after kicking off production of its Class 3 electric trucks in Mississippi, EV startup Mullen Automotive has secured fruitful environmental compliance and approvals from CARB and the EPA. As a result, those CARB-compliant states and Washington DC enable tremendous savings to fleet operators who purchase electric trucks from Mullen. Read more…
BYD is launching its new Seal U on Volkswagen’s home turf to rival the ID.4
A new Seal is slated to enter the EV race in Europe. BYD is launching its Seal U, an electric SUV version of the Seal sedan, to take on Volkswagen’s ID.4. Read more…
2024 Tesla Cybertruck Range, Specs And Pricing Overview
Let’s summarize our knowledge about this all-electric pickup. Read more…
Accelera, Daimler Truck and PACCAR plan to produce battery cells in Mississippi
Marshall County, Mississippi, is the future site of a planned joint venture of Accelera, the zero-emissions segment of Cummins; Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks; and US commercial truck maker PACCAR, which produces diesel and electric models under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF brands. Plans call for the 21 GWh… Read more…
New EU emissions targets would lead to end of new diesel truck sales by 2040
The road to a new set of emissions regulations tends to be a long one, winding through committees, public comment periods and court challenges, but as far as a layman can tell, the European Commission has reached the finish line, agreeing on CO2 targets for heavy-duty vehicles that would require phasing out almost all sales… Read more…
Fisker Ocean Owner Who Drove 4,000 Miles Says It Never Left Him Stranded
The all-electric crossover is “fabulous” to drive and the range is better than the EPA estimate, according to this owner. Read more…
Chery and Gotion expand battery partnership
The Chinese car manufacturer Chery is expanding its battery partnership with Gotion High-Tech. Gotion is to supply its batteries, including third-generation battery cells, for further Chery passenger car models and, for the first time, for commercial vehicles such as buses, heavy-duty trucks and logistics vehicles. Read more…
NYC: Tesla Superchargers overwhelmed by growing EV taxi fleet
Long queues at Tesla Superchargers have been reported in New York. This is not due to technical failure but to the ongoing transformation of the taxi market, that is underway in cities across the globe. Read more…
Shell installs around 500 charging stations at Carrefour locations in Belgium
The French retailer Carrefour is also equipping its Belgian locations with charging stations. Together with Shell and Redevco, a total of around 500 charging stations are to be installed in the country by 2025. Around 50 charging stations are already in operation. Read more…
Mercedes eEconic on the road for road safety in Stockholm
The Mercedes-Benz eEconic electric truck, previously mainly used in waste management, is now also on the road in Sweden for road safety. The company TMA Bolaget uses two special eEconic vehicles, for example to secure construction sites of short duration. Read more…
2024 Porsche Macan EV vs. Tesla Model Y: How They Compare
Porsche isn’t directly targeting the Tesla Model Y with the new Macan EV, but the two vehicles have many surprising similarities. Read more…
Exclusive: Porsche to produce 20,000 Macans in 2024, up to three times as many in 2025
The 2024 Porsche Macan is off to a momentous start, with the general feedback from the potential buyers being very positive. Porsche aficionados as well as newcomers to the brand are apparently lining up to snatch up the first electric SUV from the German brand. Officially unveiled only last week, the all-new and all-electric Porsche Macan makes some serious promises.… Read more…
Grocery giant Loblaw doubles electric semi fleet, has 25 Tesla Semis on order
Canadian grocery chain Loblaw announced that its doubled the size of its fleet of zero-emission semi trucks by deploying 10 new, battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 trucks in Vancouver. Read more…
New Vitesco plant for power electronics to be built in the Czech Republic
The German powertrain supplier Vitesco Technologies is investing 188 million euros in a new site in Ostrava, Czech Republic. At the plant, Vitesco will primarily produce components for future electric cars from European manufacturers, especially power electronics. Read more…
Study: EV charge times and cost may be holding shoppers back
The reasons why EVs might not click for all car shoppers are evolving—and it’s no longer simply a matter of whether an EV will go far enough on a charge. Cost and the time needed to charge are now nearly as important to U.S. car shoppers as range, a Deloitte study published earlier this month found. Time required to charge was listed as a… Read more…
Can Detroit Really ‘Do Whatever It Takes’ To Fend Off A Rising China
Plus, Hyundai had a great year but has its own concerns for the immediate future. Read more…
Polestar To Cut 15% Of Its Staff Globally Amid ‘Challenging Market Conditions’
The Swedish-based all-electric carmaker saw sales decline 39% in the fourth quarter of last year. Read more…
Renault fuel cell vans in regional focus in France
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region wants to put hundreds of fuel cell commercial vehicles on the road, primarily from Hyvia, the JV between Renault and Plug Power. The push, supported by the EU and the French state agency ADEME, includes infrastructure. Read more…
Fastned launches Scandinavian operations
Fastned announced the opening of its first charging station in Denmark, marking the beginning of the Dutch company’s operations in Scandinavia. Read more…
