GM’s Ultium has reached China, with the Chevrolet FNR-XE Concept EV revealed last week. The concept, which was developed in Shanghai, was shown as part of GM’s Tech Day for China. It’s the first concept for China that wraps in GM’s battery and propulsion architecture for scaling up EVs with local SAIC-GM resources. On a… More…
Switch Mobility scores order for 71 e-buses in India
Switch Mobility has partnered with JSW to introduce electric buses for employee transportation in India. with 71 buses being delivered to JSW Steel for their Vijayanagar plant. Switch Mobility, the UK subsidiary of Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, will own and oversee entire operations including setting-up of charging infrastructure and requisite maintenance efficacy, over […] More…
2022 Holiday Gift Ideas For The EV Enthusiast
Gift ideas for all budgets. More…
Italian EV Upstart Aehra Details 800 HP Porsche Taycan-Rivaling Sedan For 2025
The company, which has still yet to produce a vehicle, wants you to think of this upcoming electric sedan as a four-door supercar. More…
Amazon India partners with TVS Motor
Amazon India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian manufacturer TVS Motor. TVS will deploy electric two and three-wheelers for Amazon’s last-mile deliveries in India. In 2020, Amazon India announced its goal to include 10,000 EVs by 2025 and has committed to induct 100,000 EVs globally by the year 2030. Amazon India announced in […] More…
First batch of Lordstown Endurance EV pickups leaving Ohio Foxconn plant for delivery
It’s an exciting day for electric truck enthusiasts, with Lordstown Motors (RIDE) announcing its Endurance EV pickup has achieved full homologation. The first batch of 500 EV pickup trucks is leaving its Ohio Foxconn facility en route for customer delivery. More…
Tier Mobility to discontinue e-moped sharing services
After Tier Mobility acquired the approximately 5,000 electric scooters, including the charging infrastructure of the former Coup sharing service from Bosch in February 2020, Tier is going to phase out these vehicles. At the turn of the year, the former Coup scooters will also be gone from the streets in the Tier design. “We have […] More…
Volkswagen May Partner With Foxconn To Bring Scout EVs To US
The story about VW’s revival of the Scout brand keeps changing, but it seems almost certain plans for the US market are underway. More…
Audi unveils Audi Charging starting 2023
Audi has unveiled its new charging service, Audi Charging, which will replace the existing e-tron Charging service in the new year. Audi Charging will launch in 27 countries, including Germany, on 1 January 2023 and will be expanded later in the year. The new service will offer access to around 400,000 charging points from more […] More…
First US-bound Vinfast EVs shipped for December delivery
Vietnamese automaker Vinfast reported last week that it had shipped its first batch of 999 VF 8 electric SUVs for the U.S., with the first deliveries due before the end of the calendar year. The EVs departed Hai Phong, Vietnam, Nov. 25 for what is scheduled to be a 20-day voyage to California, where they’ll be offloaded and sent to customers… More…
Hyundai Motor Group And SK On Announce EV Battery MOU
The goal is to secure a supply of batteries for Hyundai Motor Group’s EVs in North America after 2025. More…
Rivian R1T: How Is It Holding Up After 2 Months And 8,000 Miles?
The R1T is an expensive electric pickup truck. Is it built to last? Should you spend your money on it? More…
Toyota bZ4X fails cold-weather range test
It is no secret that the range of electric cars decreases in cold temperatures. But the Toyota bZ4X seems to particularly underperform in this respect. Scandinavian journalists achieved only about half of the promised WLTP range in tests with the Toyota electric car – and not at sub-zero temperatures, but at 4 degrees Celsius. Toyota […] More…
Schaeffler opens technology centre in India
Automotive supplier Schaeffler has opened a technology centre in India to develop software and electronics solutions for electric vehicles. As part of Schaeffler’s e-mobility division, experts in Pune will now work closely with the e-mobility headquarters in Bühl, Germany. The new centre in the western Indian metropolis of Pune is, according to Schaeffler, “a strategically […] More…
Keliber to mine and refine lithium in Finland
Finnish mining and battery chemicals company Keliber is aiming to mine spodumene from an ore mine and build an adjacent lithium hydroxide refinery in Finland. Preliminary work for the construction of the refinery at Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP) is expected to start this year. Keliber says it aims to sustainably produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide using […] More…
Ford F-150 Lightning Owner Lists 10 Things He Dislikes After 5,300 Miles
This owner says that while he likes many things about the F-150 Lightning, there are still some parts he would change. More…
SK On announces plans for nickel joint venture in Indonesia
The South Korean battery cell manufacturer SK On is building a nickel supply chain in Indonesia together with two partners. Through a joint venture, the partners want to secure raw materials there and process them into intermediate products. In the end, however, the material could end up in SK On’s US-American battery plants. To this […] More…
Customcells is on the search for two new battery plant locations
The German manufacturer Customcells is planning at least two more battery cell factories in Germany, as CEO Dirk Abendroth announced in an interview – one for the automotive sector and one for the aviation sector with electric taxis, drones and aeroplanes. This is according to an article in the German publication Automobilwoche. The two factories […] More…
Another US state adds electric bike subsidy, this time with up to $1,700 rebate
Electric bicycles are quickly proving to be one of the best ways to get drivers out of cars while still providing fast, efficient personal transportation. And rebate programs that help reduce the cost of expensive e-bikes are now making them more affordable than ever before. More…
US: In 2021, Plug-Ins Traveled 19 Billion Miles On Electricity
Billions of dollars in fuel costs were already saved since 2010 and counting. More…
