Toyota China is slashing prices on its first electric SUV, the bZ4X, in an effort to boost sales in an increasingly competitive market. In China, prices for the bZ4X now start at less than $25,000 (169,800 RMB). More…
Schaeffler commercialises serial hybrid e-bike system Free Drive
The chainless drive developed for electric bikes by Schaeffler and Heinzmann has made it to market. The companies presented the Free Drive system in the summer of 2021 with a focus on inner-city logistics. Production is now underway and the first customers have lined up. Automotive supplier Schaeffler and bike specialists continued working on the […] More…
Magna to build battery casing plant in Canada
The automotive supplier Magna International is investing more than 470 million US dollars in six locations in the Canadian province of Ontario. The most capital-intensive of these six projects is the construction of a new battery casing plant at the Brampton site. Battery case production will specifically benefit the Ford F-150 Lightning “and future OEM […] More…
Musk Okay With Tesla Going Bankrupt If A Rival Built A Better EV
That’s what Tesla board member Hiromichi Mizuno claims Musk said more than once. More…
Electrify America Breaks Ground On 75-MW Solar Power Plant In California
“Solar Glow 1” will produce up to 225,000 megawatt-hours of clean energy per year. More…
Tritium to expand US workforce
Australian charging station manufacturer Tritium announced that the company will be adding more than 250 jobs to the total anticipated workforce at its Lebanon, Tennessee factory. The factory first opened its doors in August 2022. The over 250 jobs now announced will be included on top of the more than 500 jobs over the next […] More…
Stadler first to bring a battery-electric train to the US
Swiss trainmaker Stadler will bring the first battery-electric train to the USA. The company announces signing a development contract with Utah State University (USU) and the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center. Tests will be based on the ‘Flirt Akku’ train model. “Akku” is short for rechargeable battery in German, and the Stadler Flirt Akku train is […] More…
Charging In The USA, EV Subscriptions, Polar Adventures, And Ford: EV News Feb 16
The end of the week is near, and there’s a host of positive EV news to highlight. We feature just a few of the most compelling stories. More…
Driving A Rock Crawling Off-Road EV At King Of The Hammers
Out goes the snorting 5.7-liter V8, in go a whole bunch of electrons. More…
US foods to procure 30 electric trucks in California
Food delivery company US Foods is adding 30 electric trucks to its fleet this year. These will be used around the company’s distribution centre in La Mirada, California. US Foods has already taken delivery of its first electric truck, an eCascadia from the Daimler truck US brand Freightliner. Whether more eCascadia will follow or whether […] More…
Stellantis has HEVO working on wireless charging
HEVO, a US provider of inductive charging technology, announces cooperation with Stellantis. The merger of PSA and FCA wants to start charging Stellantis electric vehicles wirelessly. A demonstrator is underway. HEVO appears relatively new but has been working on wireless charging for electric vehicles since 2011. Still, the Stellantis deal is the biggest by far […] More…
Tesla Model Y Reportedly Sold Out For Q1 2023
When you reduce the price as much as Tesla did, this is to be expected. Hopefully, the price will stay locked in at under $55,000. More…
Germany: Plug-In Car Sales Decreased In January 2023
But Tesla did not slow down and actually strengthened as the top BEV brand. More…
Infineon confirms German chip plant with record investment
Infineon has confirmed that it is moving ahead with a new plant in Dresden, Germany, to expand its chip manufacturing capacity. The supplier is still seeking public funding of around one billion euros yet plans to five billion in the plant – the largest single investment in Infineon’s history. The Board’s agreement on the ambitious […] More…
Greening Corporate Fleets initiative calls on EU to quicken EV transition
In an open letter to the EU Commission, some 30 companies like Uber, Ikea, Coca-Cola, or Leaseplan demand that only electric company cars and delivery vans be allowed in the European Union from 2030. From then, no new ICE cars or vans should be allowed in company fleets. The companies, including Tesco, SAP, Umicore and […] More…
EV Adoption Grew To Over 16% In California In 2022
Nearly 300,000 battery-electric vehicles took to California’s roads last year. More…
Petition seeks pedestrian sounds on 9M older EVs, hybrids
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is considering whether to apply a recently implemented rule to millions of older vehicles. The rule requires EVs and hybrids to have noisemakers to alert pedestrians. Passed in 2018, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 requires EV and hybrid passenger cars manufactured on or… More…
Porsche to design 3D-printed battery gigafactories for Sakuu [update]
Porsche Consulting will design lithium-metal and solid-state battery maker Sakuu’s first 3D-printing gigafactory for commercial production – and Sakuu has now printed its 3D batteries for the first time. More…
Schwalbe Is Developing E-Bike Tires Made Of Recycled Materials
The German bike tire company is working with fellow German firm Pyrum Innovations to recycle used bike tires. More…
VW to build another EV model in Wolfsburg
VW’s main plant in Wolfsburg has been awarded the contract for an additional electric model from 2026. The vehicle is to be an electric compact SUV model. As part of the investment planning, which was initially postponed in autumn, the decision has now been made to locate the development and construction of an all-electric compact […] More…
