Total sales of New Energy Vehicles in 2022 amounted to 6.887 million units. This is according to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) and represents an increase of 93.4 per cent compared to 2021. The statistics distinguish by type of drive: among the electric vehicles sold were 5.365 million battery electric vehicles […] More…
Tesla lowers Model 3 & Y prices in Europe and the USA
After the latest significant price reduction in China, Tesla is now following suit in Europe and the USA. Depending on the variant, the two models have been reduced in price by up to 9,100 euros – especially the prices for the basic models with LFP battery and rear-wheel drive have been lowered. The Model 3 […] More…
Big US Tesla Price Reduction Across The Range, Some Models Are 20% Cheaper
This applies to all models and it for instance makes the two-row Model Y LR eligible for the federal tax credit again. More…
Tevva receives whole-vehicle type approval for its 7.5 tonne e-truck
EV manufacturer Tevva has become the first British company to receive European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 7.5 t battery-electric truck. It allows the company to start producing and selling the truck in volume across the UK and Europe. The first trucks have started to be delivered to customers including Expect Distribution, […] More…
Hyundai goes omnidirectional at CES
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 can park sideways and turn on the spot. At least this one can, where the supplier Hyundai Mobis is demonstrating the capabilities of its e-Corner module that integrates the steering, braking, suspension and electric drive in one wheel. Hyundai had first introduced the technology at CES in 2018, and has yet […] More…
2023 Dacia Spring Extreme Debuts Not-So-Extreme 64-Horsepower Motor
Still, it brings a healthy increase of 20 horsepower over the existing motor. More…
2023 Mazda MX-30 PHEV Brings Back Rotary Engine As Range Extender
The 0.83-liter single-rotor engine boosts the Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV’s range to 372 miles. More…
Tesla Begins Plaid Test Drives In Europe
The American EV maker is trying to convince prospective customers to buy its most powerful vehicles. More…
Polestar Opens Showroom Made Out Of Snow In Finland
The construction will serve as a base for Polestar’s Arctic test drives. More…
Ram Trucks Made An Inductive Charging Robot For The Upcoming Revolution Truck
The Ram Charger automatically goes under the car to charge its batteries and returns to its resting place when it’s done. More…
Mercedes Could Abandon EQ Branding As Early As Next Year
The manufacturer will stay the course with adding electric models to its lineup, but they may not be called EQ any more. More…
Lucid Notes Record Air Deliveries In Q4 2022
Production accelerated and exceeded Lucid’s annual guidance. More…
Germany: Massive Plug-In Car Sales Surge In December 2022
BEVs and PHEVs represented the majority of new car sales in the country. More…
Polestar Exec Goes After Toyota For Its Anti-EV Strategy
Toyota contributed less than 1% to US sales of emissions-free vehicles and has the worst supply chain for reducing emissions. More…
Elon Musk Is Making Tesla His Priority Over Twitter: Internal Email
The controversial CEO has come under fire from a number of high-profile Tesla investors. More…
Ram Charger inductive charging robot: How it will work for Ram EV
The first widely available factory original wireless charger in the U.S. might arrive not from Tesla or one of the Chinese EV makers, but from Stellantis. As it revealed its Ram electric truck concept last week, Ram gave a future inductive charging robot center stage. “We know from our Real Talk tour that our customers aren’t just… More…
2024 Buick Electra E4 Leaked, Looks A Lot Like Electra-X Concept
Buick’s second Ultium-based EV for the Chinese market has been uncovered by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. More…
Leclanché batteries to power huge hybrid vessels
Leclanché says it has been selected as the battery provider for two hybrid vessels built for Stena Line and Brittany Ferries. The ‘E-Flexer’ ferries will be the world’s largest hybrid vessels and run between England and France with deliveries to progress fast. Leclanché is expected to deliver its battery system in 2024 and 2025, and […] More…
Neta to source vehicle chassis from CATL
Hozon Auto’s Chinese electric car brand Neta and battery manufacturer CATL have signed a cooperation agreement on the CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis. According to the agreement, Neta will be the first of the Chinese EV start-ups to develop the skateboard chassis, known as CIIC for short. The CIIC was first mentioned in early November last […] More…
We Explain How Long It Takes to Charge The Audi Q4 e-tron
Level 1, Level 2, and DC fast charging; we explain it all. More…
