Touring, a type of riding that involves long distance trips, has long been the achilles heel of electric motorcycles. While e-motos have developed to the point where they can beat combustion engine motorcycles in nearly every other metric, quick recharging required for long distance riding has yet to reach parity with a gas station fill-up. At least, that was until Lightning Motorcycle debuted what it says is the fastest charging electric motorcycle yet. More…
Biden administration opens $2.5B community EV charging program
The Biden administration on Tuesday opened applications for the first round of $2.5 billion in funding for EV charging infrastructure under a community grant program. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law enacted in November 2021 includes $7.5 billion to help fund a national EV charging network, with the goal of building 500,000 EV charging stations… More…
Arrival (ARVL) nabs $300M in capital, yet US Van production remains underfunded
UK-based EV startup Arrival has garnered a fresh $300 million in equity financing in hopes it can slow the financial bleeding that has plagued it in recent months. As previously announced layoffs and cost cuts take effect, Arrival expects the funding to help slow its cash-burn rate, but says it will need to raise even more in order to begin Van production in the US next year. More…
Volvo Trucks first to sell electric trucks in Korea
Volvo Trucks has started sales of heavy battery-electric trucks in South Korea and says it is the first global manufacturer to do so. Three electric models are now available for South Korean transport companies to order. The first electric trucks to arrive are The FH Electric, the FM Electric and the FMX Electric. They are […] More…
Volvo CE is bringing electric loaders to Singapore
Volvo Construction Equipment is preparing to launch sales in Singapore. The company’s new online portal is open for Singapore companies to register their interest in using electric machines from Volvo CE with the first to arrive in the next quarter. The first Volvo CE machines to arrive in Singapore will be the ECR25 Electric compact […] More…
Volkswagen Group Will Spend $200 Billion To Boost Its EV Business
The German company wants to build a factory in North Carolina and make its software more reliable. More…
Bobcat goes electric with world’s first skid-steer loader EV and autonomous concept machine
Bobcat is digging deeper into fully electric technology with its latest concept machines revealed at Conexpo-con/agg 2023. The leading construction and agriculture machinery company unveiled what it calls the “world’s first” all-electric skid-steer loader alongside a new autonomous concept model that’s in a category all its own. More…
Koura signs supply deal with Ascend Elements
Ascend Elements will supply Koura with up to 5,000 tonnes of recycled lithium carbonate per year. Koura will use the recycled lithium carbonate in lithium-ion battery materials for the US and European markets, including lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), a key electrolyte salt. The supply agreement with Ascend Elements will allow Koura to produce enough material to […] More…
US opens infrastructure program for communities
The US Department of Transportation released the first funding charge through a new infrastructure-building program. The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program is in addition to NEVI and pushes US infrastructure funding to the expected $7.5 billion. The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program alone provides $2.5 billion in funding over […] More…
Rivian’s New R1 Shop Promises Accelerated Delivery Times
Rivian is inviting R1T reservation holders to its new R1 Shop in an effort to ramp up production and deliveries going forward. More…
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta v11 is coming this weekend, if you believe Elon Musk
After months of waiting, Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta v11 is going to a wide release this weekend, if you believe Elon Musk. More…
This Is The First Tesla V4 Supercharging Station
It’s expected that it will go online later this month. More…
Tesla Turns Down $6 Million In Public Funding For Superchargers
The automaker doesn’t want to integrate a payment system, which would be required to qualify for the funding. More…
EV Teardown Expert Sandy Munro’s Q&A At TeslaCon Florida, Highlights
Munro says Tesla’s pace of innovation in product development and manufacturing evolution is unmatched. More…
Ubitricity scores its next UK contract
Kerbside charging specialist Ubitricity has won another contract in the UK. The West Suffolk Council wants the Shell-owned company to install 100 EV charge points across the county. West Suffolk says it is among the upper third of councils offering public charging in the UK. The new appointment includes maintenance and installation. Under the deal, […] More…
Fires aren’t an EV safety concern but their weight is, warns IIHS
EV fires tend to get a lot of attention, but the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) warns that EVs’ added weight—and the damage it can inflict on other road users—is the real safety concern. “Fifty-five EV crash tests and zero fires later, I’m still worried about these batteries, but for a more mundane reason than… More…
Honda reveals next steps in US EV manufacturing
Honda has published more details on the conversion of its plants in the US state of Ohio for the future production of electric cars and the components for them. The Marysville Auto Plant (MAP) will begin preparations for the production of electric cars in January 2024. For the planned factory conversions, the two production lines […] More…
EMPOWER: EU project to develop both BEV & FCEV truck
Austria’s Institute of Technology, AIT, has kicked off the new EU project EMPOWER. Over the next few years, the AIT and partners will work to develop two zero-emission 40-ton trucks. And here’s the challenge, EMPOWER will look into both battery-electric and fuel-cell electric drives. EMPOWER is short for Eco-operated, Modular, and flexible multi-POWERtrain for long-haul […] More…
US Starts $2.5B Funding Program To Develop EV Charging Infrastructure
The funds will be provided over five years to eligible applicants including states, cities, local agencies, and tribes. More…
Arrival catches a lifeline by Westwood Capital
Struggling EV developer Arrival has secured a $300 million injection from Westwood Capital, giving the company access to additional liquidity under certain conditions. The financing line may come as a lifeline to the British company to pull through the year. Arrival expects Westwood Capital to give it sufficient liquidity to keep its business running until […] More…
