Plastics are now able to replace metal for the construction of EV charging stations (writes Nick Flaherty).
SABIC has created a concept demonstrator made with all-plastic components to showcase the use of high-performance plastic resins and blends in EV chargers, using expertise developed under a project called BlueHero. More…
Rivian Starts Deploying Its Electric Van As Mobile Service Vehicle
The EV startup expects to have more than 200 Rivian Service Vans (RSV) in its mobile service fleet by the end of the year. More…
Another Feather In Tesla Model Y’s Hat: It Wins Residual Value Award
The Tesla Model Y topped Autovista’s residual value charts in the BEV SUV category, outperforming its European rivals. More…
Global automotive testing Storedot’s extreme fast charging battery cells
StoreDot’s extreme fast charging (XFC) high energy battery solutions for electric vehicles, has obtained outstanding battery performance feedback for the first evaluation and integration A-Samples testing phase of its XFC electric vehicle battery cells. More…
Domino’s Set To Have 1,156 Chevrolet Bolts On The Road By End Of 2023
Domino’s is synonymous with $6.99 pizza deals, but now the company wants to be equally as known for its electric pizza delivery fleet. More…
Tesla FSD V12 Will No Longer Be Beta: Elon Musk
The electric carmaker’s CEO stopped short of saying when the non-beta version will be released. More…
Ford will stop building Fiesta models next week to make way for the electric Explorer SUV
As one chapter closes, another one is about to open. Ford is ending production of its top-selling Fiesta model next week as it gears up for an all-electric future. The compact car was retired to free up much-needed space at its Cologne, Germany, plant to build Ford’s new electric Explorer SUV.. More…
LG Chem Starts Mass Production Of Single-Crystal High-Nickel Cathodes
This might boost battery lifespan by more than 30% and capacity by 10%. More…
Tesla Gigafactory Mexico To Begin Car Production In Q1 2025: Report
According to Chinese media, Tesla underestimated the difficulty of building a factory in Mexico. More…
New Pinion Mission ON.E E-Bike System Combines Motor And Drivetrain
Both the motor and transmission are housed in a lightweight magnesium housing tipping the scales at no more than four kilograms. More…
Report: Ford and GM EV strategies solid, but Tesla will stay top seller
Tesla may be on a downward trajectory in its share of the U.S. EV market. But even by the time the 2027 model year rolls around, the U.S. maker of exclusively EVs will stay on top, according to the annual Car Wars study released last week from Bank of America. The strategies of Ford and GM “both appear relatively solid,” despite being… More…
Lucid delivers Air sedan in Switzerland
The US electric car manufacturer, Lucid Motors, has just begun delivering its luxury sedan Air in Switzerland. Simultaneously to the start of Swiss deliveries, Lucid also released pricing for two more variants. Starting with the handovers, Lucid Motors launched an event in Zurich, where the first Air EVs in Dream Edition were received by customers, […] More…
Tesla ends negotiations for factory in Valencia
Tesla has reportedly removed Valencia from its list of potential locations for a new factory. The carmaker is said to have been “very upset” when confidential negotiations with representatives from Valencia were leaked. Management referred to an “internal leak” in early June. As a result, negotiations have come to a halt, the Spanish Economía Digital […] More…
We Drive Chevy Silverado EV WT, Electrify America To Add Tesla NACS
Also, Volvo and Polestar jump on the Tesla NACS bandwagen. More…
Quantron brings its first e-buses to Italy
German commercial EV maker and conversions specialist Quantron has made its first sales of electric buses in Italy. The latest contract comes from Turin, which expects six buses of type Cizaris 12 EV to enter service this autumn. The customer is the transport company Miccolis. Quantron had won an international tender and the new electric buses […] More…
GM’s EMCV Breaks Cover As Militarized GMC Hummer EV
The original civilian Hummer traces its roots to the military Humvee, but in the electric age, it’s the other way around. More…
USA: Domino’s further invests in EV fleet
Domino’s Pizza announced that it has 800 Chevy Bolt on the road at select locations in the US. And the pizza chain has ordered another 300 EVs. The company placed an order for 800 Chevy Bold back in November. And according to a company statement, all of these are on the ground, running deliveries. Domino’s […] More…
Hyundai Adds $2,500 Loyalty Discount For Ioniq 5 And Ioniq 6 Buyers
Combined with the $7,500 lease incentive, this leads to a maximum discount of $10,000 for lease deals if you already own a Hyundai. More…
Allego lowers DC charging prices
Allego is introducing new reduced rates for direct payments at its fast chargers in six European countries on 1 July. From that date, Allego stations in Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark will have uniform rates for direct payment DC charging up to 50 kW and over 50 kW. In Germany, this is […] More…
Tesla gives new owners in the UK a grabbing stick after forcing them to get left-hand-drive
Tesla has started to deliver new Model S and Model X vehicles in the UK with a grabbing stick after they forced buyers to get left-hand-drive vehicles. More…
