Lime and HumanForest are urging their customers to park responsibly. More…
E-Bike Sharing Firms In The U.K. Launch Responsible Parking Campaigns
Bangkok targets 8,000 electric buses within 3 years
In the Thai capital of Bangkok, 1,250 electric buses are currently set to replace old diesel buses. Within three years, the number of electric buses in the Bangkok metropolitan area is to be increased to 8,000. According to several news reports with reference to the Thai Ministry of Transport and the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority […] More…
Polestar aims to dethrone Porsche 911 in dynamic driving with new electric sports car
Polestar (PSNY) is gearing up to launch its new electric sports car, the Polestar 6, in 2026. The Swedish electric vehicle maker calls it “the future of the sports car,” as Polestar wants it to go head-to-head against the Porsche 911 in dynamic driving.. More…
Nissan Ariya (91 kWh) In Cold Weather Still Gets Decent Range
Bjørn Nyland compared the energy consumption results at 1°C and 8-10°C. More…
Irizar takes first electric bus order in Poland
The Spanish bus manufacturer Irizar has received its first order from Poland. The order is for four Irizar ‘ie bus’ electric buses in the 12-metre version, with an option for three more. The chargers for these will be supplied by Irizar subsidiary Jema Energy. This order will make Krakow the first Polish city to have […] More…
Tesla blogs propagate fake news of chip joint venture, but why?
Several Tesla blogs are reporting that Tesla created a joint venture to produce computer chips with a company that is clearly fake. More…
Mercedes’ $1,200 EV update cuts 0-60 times by a second, but only in one market
Mercedes-Benz has begun rolling out an EV update subscription to EQ owners that can boost 0-60 mph acceleration as much as an entire second. The $1,200 annual subscription, however, has not been homologated for sale in the EU just yet. As a result, EQS or EQE owners closest to Mercedes-Benz’s home country of Germany cannot yet take advantage of the update. More…
Lilium gathers $119 million for air-taxi business
The German electric air-taxi start-up Lilium has closed a financing round of 119 million US dollars. Participants in the investment round included existing shareholders, strategic partners, and new investors. Lilium investors include Honeywell, Aciturri, LGT, Lightrock, Tencent, and B. Riley Securities. Lilium’s CEO Klaus Roewe, who has been in his post since August also invested […] More…
Tesla Reportedly Readying Revamped Model 3 Known As Project “Artemis”
It will reportedly enter production in China first, in the third quarter of 2023. More…
VinES And Gotion High-Tech Build LFP Battery Factory In Vietnam
It’s expected to produce 5 GWh of battery cells annually. More…
Tesla Still Expanding Many Areas Of Giga Texas Amid Production Ramp
It seems Tesla never stops expanding and upgrading its factories. Giga Texas is already huge and stands to be incredibly massive. More…
Continental presents ‘Green Caliper’ for EVs
Continental continues to develop brake calipers for electric vehicles. The so-called ‘Green Caliper’, newly developed brake calipers for disc brakes, are significantly lighter than previous designs and have a lower residual drag torque. In two to three years, the system could make its way to use in production cars. In combination with the brake disc, […] More…
Electric truck survey: Millennials can’t wait for Toyota Tacoma EV
Most electric pickups currently in the works are big, full-size trucks. But a new electric truck survey from Autolist indicates there could be significant demand—particularly among Millennials—for something smaller. The Ford F-150 Lightning topped the rankings as most popular electric truck for the second year in a row in this annual… More…
Hyundai, LG Energy mull two additional US battery plants to power 1M EVs
Hyundai plans to hold onto its early success in the rapidly evolving US EV market. According to a new report, the South Korean automaker is mulling two additional battery plants in a joint venture with LG Energy Solutions.. More…
Tesla Model 3 redesign is codenamed ‘Project Highland,’ report says
Tesla is reportedly working on a Model 3 redesign codenamed “Project Highland” that is going to be released by the end of next year, but that’s according to a report that should be taken with a grain of salt. More…
Elon Musk’s Twitter Plans May Work, Says Harvard Business Professor
There’s a whole lot of negative media about Musk’s time at Twitter, but some say they’re not counting out the successful CEO. More…
IBU-Tec announces commercial EV development order
IBU-Tec Advanced Materials, which claims to be the only manufacturer of LFP battery materials in Europe, has received a major development order. IBU-Tec is to develop a new LFP cathode active material for an unnamed international commercial vehicle manufacturer. In the brief announcement, the company speaks of a “significant order in the battery sector”. IBU-Tec […] More…
Solaris electric buses are headed for Riga
In Latvia, the capital Riga will be graced with 52 Solaris electric buses. Public transport operator Rigas Satiksme has initially awarded the contract to the Polish manufacturer for 35 electric buses, while the purchase of 17 additional electric buses is still to be decided. The new electric buses are to replace outdated buses in Latvia’s […] More…
Hyundai announces plans for multiple battery plants in the USA
After Hyundai Motor Group began construction of its new electric car plant in the US state of Georgia at the end of October, the company is planning to build up to three battery factories there with a total capacity of 90 gigawatt-hours per year together with partners SK On and LG Energy Solution. A memorandum […] More…
Ford Mustang Mach-E No Longer Recommended By Consumer Reports
The Tesla-fighting electric SUV isn’t reliable enough to keep CR’s stamp of approval. More…
