Republican lawmakers are seeking to block stricter emissions rules that would require more EVs, even as many Republican-led states stand to benefit from new manufacturing jobs related to the EV boom. A bill in the House of Representatives called the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act was introduced in March and advanced from the House… More…
California station can charge up to 40 electric motor coaches
Electric bus manufacturer Proterra and motor coach operator ABC Companies recently announced what the companies claim is the largest charging facility for motor coaches—larger, more luxurious buses designed for longer trips than urban transit buses—in North America. Located on a 3.5-acre site in Newark, California, the facility has 20… More…
Chinese Kit Converts Classic VW Beetle To Electric For Just $2,000
Batteries are not included. More…
Afeela EV To Be Capable Of Level 3 Self-Driving Thanks To Qualcomm Chips
The Sony-Honda joint venture to create a tech-filled EV will rely on Qualcomm’s Digital Chassis. More…
Audi Q8 e-tron: Twice as good as a Model Y?
With the Q8 e-tron, Audi has launched the revised version of its first electric car, the e-tron quattro. The test car Audi gave us is more or less twice as expensive as the Tesla Model Y Long Range, one of the best-selling electric cars. But is the Audi twice as good? *** The 2024 Audi […] More…
Lancia Delta-Based Electric WRX Cars Destroyed By Fire In UK
One of the EVs was driven by none other than Sebastien Loeb, while the second car was in the hands of Guerlain Chicherit. More…
Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally A “Learning Platform” For Off-Road EVs
Ford Model e VP Darren Palmer says the Mach-E Rally is not a boulder-climber, but “you wouldn’t believe the terrain it’s gone over.” More…
Mitsubishi exits China
Mitsubishi is discontinuing its China business. The Japanese carmaker justifies its withdrawal from the Chinese market by saying that the shift from internal combustion to electric vehicles in China has hit its existing range and sales have fallen far short of expectations. Production at the Changsha plant in Hunan province was already halted in March. […] More…
JLR appoints Adrian Mardell as new CEO
The JLR Group has appointed Adrian Mardell as its new permanent CEO. Mardell had already held the post on an interim basis since the resignation of former CEO Thierry Bolloré at the end of 2022. A new chief financial officer has also been appointed. The former Renault manager Thierry Bolloré announced his resignation at the […] More…
US: BEV Sales Rise But Some Brands Are Cooling Off Compared To 2022
The BEV market is evolving, but not all manufacturers are enjoying growth. More…
Tesla Now Offering 84-Month Financing Term
Tesla is now offering a 7 year financing option for all models. More…
Charge + targets 30k charging points in SE Asia by 2030
In Singapore, Charge+ has announced a target of 30,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Southeast Asia by 2030, including 16,000 in Singapore alone. This includes operations in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia. The new targets were announced over the last couple of days in conjunction with the opening of new charging stations by […] More…
Hubject integrates Driveco charging points
Hubject has entered into a cooperation with the French charging infrastructure provider Driveco. This provides for the connection of Driveco charging points to the Intercharge network, but also enables Driveco to offer Plug&Charge at its stations. As reported, Driveco aims to operate more than 60,000 charging points in Europe by 2030 and is relying on […] More…
BYD & FAW complete first batteries at Changchun factory
BYD and FAW have produced the first battery pack in their new factory in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province in northeast China. However, the new plant is not yet fully up and running; series production there is scheduled to begin in September 2023. In February 2022, the partners started construction of the new production […] More…
First Bus begins transformation of Norwich depot
In the UK, First Bus has commenced ground-breaking work to transform its Norwich Roundtree Way depot to prepare for 70 Wrightbus electric buses. The new 11 single-deck and 59 double-decker buses are scheduled to arrive between Autumn 2023 and March 2024. In March this year, First Bus ordered 117 fully electric buses from Wrightbus. This […] More…
After shocking bankruptcy, anti-VanMoof e-bikes like these may be the answer
Less than a week ago, the once highest-funded electric bike brand in the world, VanMoof, declared bankruptcy. Now a post-mortem of the company shows what went wrong for the high-tech e-bike maker and why an e-bike that is the antithesis of a VanMoof might hold the answer for the future of the industry. More…
Mercedes EQE Loaner Car Burns Down Inside Florida Homeowner’s Garage
Fortunately, no one was hurt in the fire caused by the electric luxury sedan, but the garage and the house were severely damaged. More…
New Flyer to supply 26 more electric buses to Ohio
In the USA, New Flyer has received a new order from the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) for 26 battery-electric Xcelsior Charge NG 40-foot transit buses. The new buses will help COTA meet the growing mobility demand in the Central Ohio region. The order for additional electric buses follows COTA’s previous purchase of 14 BEV […] More…
CATL & Comac found JV to develop electric aircraft
CATL is entering the development of electric aircraft, for which the battery giant founded a joint venture with the state-owned aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Enterprise Development Group. According to the report by the Chinese news portal Yicai Global, the joint venture was provided with a […] More…
Stellantis & Samsung SDI plan 2nd US battery plant
Stellantis and Samsung SDI have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a second battery factory together in the US. The two companies are already building their first joint US plant in Kokomo, Indiana, which should be operational in early 2025. Although the carmaker and the battery manufacturer have not yet revealed where the new […] More…
