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Check out the ‘EV-derived, futuristic design’ for Hyundai’s new 2024 KONA
Hyundai unveiled the design for its next-generation KONA models Monday. Rather than trying to make it look like another gas-powered car, the automaker introduced elements to incorporate the direction in which the auto industry is headed – toward electric vehicles. More…
Tesla announces 500,000 solar installations deployed
Tesla announced today that it has completed over 500,000 solar panel and solar roof installations to date. That’s 4 GW of solar capacity deployed. More…
Porsche’s new on-board and wall chargers nearly halve Taycan home charge times
Porsche is delivering significantly faster home charging times to current Taycan owners by rolling out a new onboard charging unit that can be retrofitted into existing EVs for under $2,000. Combined with Porsche’s new AC home charger unit, Porsche owners can replenish their Taycan at speeds nearly twice as fast as their original setup.. More…
Elon Musk Asks Twitter Users If He Should Step Down, People Have Spoken
The Tesla CEO has been getting loads of negative press, and the EV maker’s stock may be suffering as a result. More…
Mazda 3 could be replaced by a compact electric sedan with actual range
Mazda is already behind as the auto industry transitions to electric vehicles. However, a new patent reveals an electric Mazda 3 look-alike that could charge up the automaker’s EV strategy. More…
Australia officially launches its offshore wind industry
Australia’s federal government has declared its first offshore wind farm zone. It’s off Victoria’s south coast, in the southeastern region of the country. More…
Dutch E-Mobility Brand BREKR Presents The Model F Electric Bike
BREKR blends form and function with the new Model F. More…
Florida HOA Battles Rivian R1T Owner Over Right To Park On Driveway
The homeowners association’s rules written in the 1980s require trucks, trailers, RVs and commercial vehicles to be out of sight. More…
This GM plan to capture EV market will only charge up electric vehicle detractors
General Motors believes installing around 40,000 Level 2 (L2) chargers through its Dealer Community Program can help build its position in the new EV era. However, with L2 chargers taking many hours to charge up an electric vehicle, is this really the experience GM wants for its EV owners. More…
Tesla Gigafactory Mexico expected to be announced in the coming days
Tesla Gigafactory Mexico is expected to be announced in the coming days as more details about the deal are coming to light. More…
Tesla announces Giga Berlin reached 3,000 electric cars per week
Tesla has confirmed that Gigafactory Berlin has reached a new production rate of 3,000 electric cars per week – just after Texas reached the milestone. More…
Tesla Giga Berlin Production Rate Reached 3,000 Cars Per Week
This matches the output of Tesla Giga Texas. More…
Toyota Is Finally Shifting Its EV Strategy To Rival Tesla And BYD
The Japanese automaker is one of many hoping to reach Tesla’s level of profitability in the EV sector. More…
Polestar to recycle magnets together with Cyclic Materials
Polestar has entered into a cooperation with the North American start-up Cyclic Materials, which specialises in the recycling of magnets. The memorandum of understanding between the two companies provides for the development of recycled magnets for use in electric motors in Polestar vehicles. The collaboration will also explore ways to efficiently recycle existing magnets, according […] More…
SVOLT presents new battery pack titled ‘Dragon Armor’
SVOLT, the battery manufacturer that emerged from the Chinese carmaker Great Wall, has unveiled its battery pack innovation that is designed to provide increased safety and enable greater range. The new “Dragon Armor Battery” is now available for pre-order by customers worldwide. According to SVOLT, the new battery pack is expected to be used in […] More…
Buick Debuts Electra E5 SUV In China As Its First Ultium-Based EV
Deliveries to Chinese customers will begin in the first half of 2023; the model may find its way stateside as well. More…
Toyota launches first V2G project with an US utility
Toyota Motor North America and Oncor Electric Delivery, a Texas-based electric transmission and distribution company, have agreed to collaborate on a pilot project around vehicle-to-grid (V2G). It is the first cooperation of its kind for Toyota in the US. Toyota’s Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions (EVCS) team will take the lead in this first collaboration with […] More…
BASF to supply cathode materials for Prime Planet Energy
BASF has become a strategic supplier of cathode materials for electric car battery cells from Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES), the battery joint venture of Toyota and Panasonic. The first batch has already arrived at PPES. This delivery was made via the joint venture BASF Toda Battery Materials (BTBM), in which BASF holds a […] More…
Voyah introduces third EV model in China
Dongfeng’s electric car brand Voyah has introduced its third model for the Chinese market. The approximately five-metre-long Zhuiguang electric sedan with twin-motor all-wheel drive has an output of 375 kW and is available with two battery sizes (82 and 109 kWh). In terms of technical data, the Zhuiguang differs from the first Voyah model, an […] More…
