Tesla charges $750 for the upgraded brake pads that offer “better pedal feel, braking predictability, and slower brake fade onset.” More…
Tesla Adds Brake Pad, Red Caliper Kit Upgrades For Model S, Model X
Santa Cruz Is Ready To Hit The Urban Jungle With The New Skitch E-Bike
The Santa Cruz Skitch boasts the Fazua Ride 60 motor and is offered in both flat bar and drop bar configurations. More…
Switzerland: Migros wants to expand network to 2,000 charging stations
The Swiss retail company Migros wants to expand its charging network at its supermarkets and the petrol stations of its subsidiary Migrol to 2,000 charging stations in the coming years. In addition, it will opt for more DC chargers. According to Migros, it has installed about 300 charging stations at some 200 branches – AC […] More…
BYD’s Upcoming EV Aims To Beat Tesla And Mercedes-Benz In Aerodynamics
BYD claims that the Yangwang U6 will be the world’s most aerodynamic production car. More…
Chinese solar giant Trina is opening a 5 GW factory in Texas
China’s Trina Solar, one of the world’s largest solar panel makers, has announced it will build a 5 gigawatt (GW) solar panel factory in Texas. More…
CaetanoBus & Temsa to develop hydrogen coach
CaetanoBus and Temsa want to launch a hydrogen-electric coach in 2024. The cooperation between the Portuguese and Turkish manufacturers specifies that the first product will be a two-axle H2 coach based on an electric version of the Temsa HD12. The partners are aiming for series production of the dual-axle version in 2025. A three-axle hydrogen […] More…
Harley’s new LiveWire Del Mar electric motorcycles begin deliveries in US
The long-awaited deliveries of the new LiveWire Del Mar Launch Edition electric motorcycles have just begun, and we’re already hearing feedback on the rides from early customers. More…
Fuso sells 900 eCanter trucks to home delivery service Yamamoto
Daimler Truck subsidiary Fuso has scored a record order for its eCanter truck in Japan. Logistics company Yamato Transport ordered around 900 units of the latest generation. Fuso has delivered the first eCanter and says the remaining will follow “sequentially from now on”. Yamato Transport also signed up for Green Lease by Daimler Truck Financial […] More…
Ionity partners with Village Hotels in the UK
High power charge point operator Ionity has found the next location partner in the UK and will install HPC hubs for the Village Hotels chain. They selected 33 sites and planned installing 380 ultra-rapid charge points for much extended public use. With up to 350 kW of power, the charging stations will graze Village Hotels […] More…
BMW, Ford, Honda ally for tech enabling EVs to support the grid
BMW, Ford, and Honda on Tuesday announced a new company focusing on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) EV charging, which the partners claim will benefit both EV owners and electric utilities. Called ChargeScape, the company aims to start operations in 2024, pending regulatory approval. Its main focus will be connecting EV owners in the U.S. and Canada with… More…
First hydrogen truck from Toyota & VDL starts street testing
Toyota and VDL have presented the first fuel cell truck from VDL with Toyota technology as part of their cooperation concluded in May. The prototype is now being used and tested in Toyota logistics. The aim is to evaluate and continuously improve it in order to be able to expand the project. The VDL Group […] More…
Next-Generation BMW M3 EV Confirmed, Will Debut In 2027
The all-electric performance sedan will share the limelight with a combustion-powered M3. More…
European Union Opens Probe Into Subsidy-Backed Chinese EVs
EU Commission president said Chinese EVs with “artificially low” prices enabled by “huge state subsidies” are distorting the EU market. More…
Tesla Now Has An Almost 60-Percent Share Of The EV Market In The US
The American carmaker saw a 50 percent increase in registrations from January to July compared to the same period last year. More…
Xpeng to launch the X9 electric van in China
Xpeng will be the next Chinese manufacturer to launch an electric van on the domestic market from the end of this year. This will bear the model designation Xpeng X9 and is to go on sale later this year. The first undisguised pictures and technical key data have now emerged from the registration application at […] More…
Volvo Group to reutilise electric truck and bus batteries
Volvo will give batteries from heavy electric machinery a second life in energy storage systems in cooperation with Connected Energy. The British company specialises in utilising end-of-life vehicle batteries, and Volvo Group set eyes on it last year. Volvo Group was among the investors in June 2022 when Connected Energy raised £15 million, with four […] More…
Renault gears up to launch the E-Tech Trafic transporter
Renault Trucks has announced the imminent launch of the E-Tech Trafic. The all-electric version of the Renault Trafic van model will be available in eight European markets from October/November 2023. Specifically, these are the home market of France, as well as the UK, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and Germany. Renault Trucks does not […] More…
BMW, Ford and Honda form JV for charging & energy services
BMW, Ford and Honda are joining forces in North America to form a joint venture called ChargeScape. This is intended to create a low-cost platform that connects energy providers with carmakers and their electric car customers in the USA and Canada. The joint venture will be owned equally by the three automakers, with one-third each. […] More…
Tesla (TSLA) is most shorted stock, Elon Musk suspects Bill Gates still in it
Tesla (TSLA) is still the most shorted stock out of all the US large-caps, and Elon Musk suspects that Bill Gates still has a large position against the company. More…
Refreshed Volkswagen ID.6 Crozz Debuts With $6,200 Discount In China
The Tesla Model Y competitor can go up to 373 miles on a full charge. More…
