Volkswagen is the most innovative car company in 2021 – ahead of Daimler and Tesla. This is the result of a new study by the US-based Center of Automotive Management (CAM), which regularly publishes rankings of the most innovative corporations and premium brands. For the ranking, CAM analysed the innovations of 30 global car manufacturers […] More…
A wood alternative made from kombucha wins the US James Dyson Award
The winner of the 2021 US James Dyson Award is 21-year-old Gabe Tavas. His mission is focused: Make wood without cutting down trees. So he invented Pyrus: a petroleum-free, wood-like material that’s sustainably produced with repurposed bacterial cellulose waste from kombucha More…
China: XPeng Expands Its Zhaoqing Base And Builds Two New Plants
XPeng sales are at a record high level and the company significantly increases its manufacturing capacity. More…
Tenways e-bike review: a new, affordable belt drive electric bike for urban riders
Tenways has just launched a new belt drive e-bike known as the CGO 600. We got a chance to test one out pre-launch to determine whether the nascent brand’s urban electric bicycle was worth a look More…
101 Year-Old Who First Drove A Ford Model T Tries Mustang Mach-E
Harold Baggott was born in 1920 and he actually learned to drive in a Ford Model T. More…
Posco to expand Tongxiang site with Huayou Cobalt
According to media reports, in an expansion of its Tongxiang site, South Korean company Posco is planning to build two new plants for electric vehicle battery materials in China. One plant is to be for cathode materials and another for precursors. Both are scheduled to go into operation in 2023. The new production facilities are […] More…
EGEB: Siemens will produce 1M more EV chargers in the US in the next 4 years
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AUS: Tritium redesigns DC charger for mining operations
Australia’s high power charging specialist Tritium has teamed up with Miller Technologies to deliver a charging solution for mining operations. Miller just launched the Relay EV ready to operate underground and now runs the first project at Tesla supplier BHP in Queensland. To comply with Australian mining standards, Tritium made modifications to its liquid-cooled fast […] More…
Lucid gives Air Dream Edition buyers a choice: over 1,000 hp or 500 miles of range
Lucid Motors announced that it will be offering two versions of the Dream Edition of its upcoming Air electric sedan: now with over 1,000 hp of power and one with over 500 miles of range More…
Lucid Air Dream Edition: 500-mile rating likely for Range version
The California company Lucid has announced that its flagship model, the Air luxury sedan, will be made in two different top-line Dream Edition versions—one optimized for performance, the other for range. In driving range, Lucid has some records to set—especially now that Tesla appears to have ceded the range race to Lucid by canceling… More…
Lucid To Offer Performance, Range Versions Of Air Dream Edition
Lucid will offer two versions of its limited-run Lucid Air Dream Edition. More…
USA: Siemens to make one million EV chargers by 2025
Siemens says it will expand its US manufacturing operations to support EV infrastructure in America. The VersiCharge product line of commercial and residential EV chargers will be key to Siemens preparing to manufacture over one million EV chargers for the US over the next four years. To reach this target, Siemens is planning to install […] More…
Tesla Model 3 Surprisingly Disappoints In KNCAP Safety Results
It hit too many bicycles. More…
Musk: Tesla FSD 9.2 Is ‘Not Great’ But Version 9.3 Is Much Better
FSD V9.3 has not yet been released, but Musk says it is much better than V9.2 More…
Sandy Munro Is Blown Away By Ford Mach-E’s Front Drive Unit
Let’s take a look what is inside the front drive unit. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning production target reportedly doubles, as electric-truck anticipation builds
Ford may be poised to double its production target for the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck in response to strong customer interest, Reuters reported Monday. The automaker is targeting annual production of 80,000 units in 2024, up from the initial target of 40,000 units, according to the report, which cites anonymous sources familiar with the… More…
Dynamo offers Maxus e Deliver 3 as high-roof van
In the UK, Dynamo Motor Company is offering converted electric Maxus e Deliver 3 into a high-roof transporter. The conversion increases the electric van’s available storage space from 4.8 m3 to 6 m3 thanks to 350 mm roof extension. In converted form, the van can do over 150 real-world city miles’ worth of range (241 […] More…
Hitachi ABB to charge Volvo electric buses in Västerås
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has won an order to supply its Grid-eMotion Fleet smart charging infrastructure solution, unveiled last year, to the Swedish city of Västerås. Local transport company Svealandstrafiken had ordered ten electric buses from Volvo. Last year’s e-bus order with Volvo included an option for seven more articulated e-buses, so managing charging them […] More…
Jim Cramer Says Tesla Cybertruck Will Be Musk’s “First Disaster”
Investment guru says the Cybertruck is an “eyesore,” recommends people to buy an F-150 Lightning instead. More…
Mazda to launch the MX-30 in California in autumn
Mazda is launching its first electric car in the US market, the MX-30 EV, and it is likely going to have a tough time with a starting price of $33,470 and only 100 miles (160 kilometres) of range. Mazda’s first electric car in the USA will be up for order in California come autumn this […] More…
