The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning is getting a discount. That’s especially noteworthy as up until now, the cost of the popular Ford electric truck has been climbing at a very steep rate. According to partner site CarsDirect, citing a dealer bulletin, Ford is offering up to $1,500 in purchase incentives on the F-150 Lightning, as well as low-APR… More…
Lucid (LCID) shares fall after bucking EV trend with Q2 production drop
Shares of American EV maker Lucid Motors (LCID) are falling Wednesday after reporting a drop in Q2 production. The decline is unexpected, especially considering many EV makers seeing growth in the second quarter. More…
Lucid Announces Production And Delivery Results In Q2 2023: Worrying?
The volume was significantly higher than a year ago, but it’s lower than in Q1 2023 and Q4 2022. More…
Canoo’s Artemis crew vehicles arrive at Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Artemis program and the preparations for the Artemis 2 mission are in full swing. Flight hardware is arriving at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to construct the giant SLS rocket, and crewed hardware is also being delivered. The Artemis astronauts’ first ride on launch day is now in procession of Canoo’s fully electric crew transport vehicles. More…
Tesla Cybertruck bodies-in-white picture leaks from Gigafactory Texas
A couple of Tesla Cybertruck bodies-in-white have been spotted at Gigafactory Texas ahead of the start of production. More…
First Chevy Blazer EV en route to the US as GM ramps production to 65 units per hour
The first Chevy Blazer EV model, built at General Motor’s Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico, is now on its way to the US. More…
Tesla Warns Model 3 Federal Tax Credit Will “Likely” Be Reduced In 2024
Interestingly, the same does not concern the Tesla Model Y. More…
Caterham presents electric concept sportscar
The British sports car manufacturer Caterham has presented the Project V, a lightweight, fully electric coupé concept car, and at the same time held out the prospect of a market launch of the series version for late 2025 or early 2026 at prices under 80,000 pounds. Unlike the electric version of the Caterham Seven, which […] More…
BP sees no future for hydrogen cars
Even though BP is one of the big investors in the hydrogen business, the oil company sees no future for fuelling cars with hydrogen. BP assesses the market potential for H2 cars as virtually non-existent for 2035 and 2050. In “light vehicles”, cars and vans, the market share of hydrogen as a fuel is precisely […] More…
Ford Does Not Rule Out Bringing Back Fiesta As VW MEB-Based EV
Ford Europe’s passenger cars boss Martin Sander said a battery-electric replacement for the Fiesta is not entirely out of the question. More…
Lack Of Repair Data For Damaged EV Batteries Leading To Higher Insurance Costs
Thatcham Research says that insurers are forced to scrap mildly damaged EVs because they don’t know if their batteries are safe. More…
Engie Vianeo opts for Siemens high-power hardware in France
Engie Vianeo has selected Siemens to equip 64 rest stops in France with high-power charging stations. The Engie subsidiary rolled out 320 charge columns from Siemens’ Sicharge line, which delivers up to 300 kW. Vianeo is the new charging infrastructure brand of Engie. Launched in June, the company aims to install 12,000 charg3 points for […] More…
New Flyer Goroc TR:X Is A Full-Suspension Urban-Ready E-Bike
It combines the rugged capabilities of an e-MTB with the practical amenities of an urban commuter. More…
Watch Teslas Crazy Water-Fording Skills: All Models Easily Cross English River
A river crossing in Nottinghamshire has become somewhat of a car-gazing spot. More…
Bolivia’s sole electric car maker is taking a very different approach than the bigger guys
Bolivia only has one electric car manufacturer and it’s hard to compare it to the bigger competition. But that’s likely by design, because La Paz-based Quantum Motors is building tiny electric cars built for just three passengers. More…
Robot chargers by Rocsys just got a $36 m funding boost
Rocsys, a company specialising in autonomous charging, has raised another 36 million dollars from investors in a Series A financing round. The company intends to use the equivalent of 32.6m euros to expand its presence in Europe and the United States. Rocsys adds that it will grow the team dedicated to cooperation with car manufacturers. […] More…
Texas Again Delays Vote On Tying EV Charging Funds To Tesla’s NACS
This is the second time a vote is postponed, and opposition from EV charging companies is said to be the reason. More…
Li-Cycle & Eve Energy launch battery recycling collaboration
The Chinese battery cell manufacturer Eve Energy and the North American battery recycling specialist Li-Cycle have agreed on a cooperation. The aim of the cooperation is to develop recycling solutions for Eve Energy’s battery materials in three different areas. According to the now-signed Memorandum of Understanding, the solutions that the two companies now intend to […] More…
SAE wants to certify NACS by end of year, and fix plug & charge too
SAE has voted unanimously to form a task force to expedite its NACS standardization process, and thinks that this process could finish by the end of the year – much earlier than we expected. We spoke with the chair of the task force for some insight on what the process might look like. More…
Caterham’s Project V is basically an updated Tesla Roadster for 2026
Caterham, the British builder of lightweight sportscars, has revealed a new electric concept car, the “Project V,” slated for 2026. And its specs look mighty familiar – not too far off from the original Tesla Roadster from 2008. More…
