The Finnish charging hardware manufacturer Kempower has received several new orders. These comprise fast-charging stations for e-cars and electric trucks, with some being expected as far as Down Under. Jet Charge has ordered 42 fast chargers from Kempower for the EV Highway in Western Australia. Each Kempower station can provide up to 150 kW of […] More…
Tesla Cranking Out 6,500 Powerwalls, 9K Battery Packs A Week In Nevada
The company has also significantly ramped up its production of Megapacks at the Nevada Gigafactory. More…
Piedmont Lithium to process lithium hydroxide in the USA
Piedmont Lithium has announced the construction of a large lithium hydroxide processing plant in the USA. The facility is to be built in Etowah in the state of Tennessee and will produce 30,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year. The start of operations is planned for 2025. Together with the company’s plant in North Carolina, […] More…
E.On consolidates fleet activities in E.On Drive eTransport
Energy company E.On is bundling all activities around commercial EV fleets in one business unit. E.On Drive eTransport targets market leadership in commercial vehicle charging in Europe by 2025. While E.On considers battery-electric vehicles to remain “an exception” in the press statement, they also say they were “betting on the future market of e-transport”. The […] More…
KKBike’s K26 S Offers Full-Suspension Performance At Entry-Level Pricing
This punchy e-bike packs a rugged full-suspension frame, and a punchy 750W Bafang motor. More…
Tesla Must Adapt Autopilot In Germany: Regulators Cite “Abnormalities”
Tesla has reportedly already fixed some of the issues, at least in part. More…
Tesla is planning to refine lithium in the US
Tesla is considering building a lithium refinery in Texas as it continues trying to localise and secure the supply of critical components and materials. If the application just filed is successful, construction could begin this year. Yet, that depends. Tesla touted the potential battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility as the first of its kind in […] More…
Volkswagen presents off-road ID.4 concept
At the ID. meetup in Locarno, VW presented the ID. XTREME. The fully electric concept off-roader with all-wheel drive is based on the ID.4 GTX. However, the technical changes not only affect the off-road chassis, but also the electric drive – and even make it into series production. A performance drive on the rear axle […] More…
Report: Samsung SDI To Finalize 46xx Round Battery Spec In Next Year
Cylindrical cells with a diameter of 46 mm and different heights (46xx) should be ready in 2023. More…
VW ID.Xtreme concept turns the ID.4 into a rugged off-roader
Volkswagen has turned the ID.4 electric crossover into a rugged off-roader. Debuting at the ID.Treffen event in Locarno, Switzerland, the VW ID.Xtreme concept applies a suspension lift, tougher styling, and more power to the mass-market EV. The ID.Xtreme concept is based on the ID.4 GTX, a version of the all-wheel-drive ID.4 that isn’t sold in the… More…
Piëch Automotive announces management changes
The Swiss electric car startup Piëch Automotive has restructured its management. Manfred Fitzgerald and Tobias Moers will lead the company as Co-CEOs in the future – both managers have many years of experience in the automotive industry. Fitzgerald assumes a dual role at Piëch Automotive: as the new Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-CEO, […] More…
Tesla Driver Says FSD Ran A Stop Sign And Got Him A Ticket
He says the car was supposed to come to a complete halt, but it kept going and was spotted by a policeman. More…
Renault prepares to enter Latin American markets
Renault is planning an electric offensive in Latin America. From 2023, the French manufacturer plans to offer the electric models Megane E-Tech Electric, Kangoo E-Tech Electric and Master E-Tech Electric in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. In addition, the Kwid E-Tech Electric is to be launched in other countries in Central and South America. The […] More…
Ford CEO Out To Convince Dealers To Offer Tesla-Like Selling Costs
Like other legacy carmakers, Ford cannot compete with Tesla’s direct sales model, so it is trying to find ways to make its EVs cheaper. More…
BorgWarner to start production of Akasol CYC battery modules
Cylindrical cells and central liquid cooling are key architectural characteristics of the new “ultra-high-energy” Akasystem AKM CYC module technology from BorgWarner, which acquired its developer Akasol in February (writes Peter Donaldson). The system is a scalable set of battery modules designed to be built up into packs for heavy vehicles including buses and trucks, along […] More…
Tesla presents plans to further expand Giga Berlin
Tesla has announced new plans to expand the plant in Grünheide, Germany, by 100 hectares at an event at the weekend. A train station as well as logistics and storage areas are to be built there in order to keep significantly more parts in stock on site than before. Tesla had already initiated the expansion […] More…
Tesla brings service workers back to sales for end-of-quarter push
After sending untrained sales workers to work on vehicles amid a service crisis, we now learn that Tesla is bringing the workers back to sales for another end-of-quarter push. More…
Ford Mach-E EV, Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid among first to get automated lane-change feature
Two plug-in models will be among the first to get an updated version of Ford’s Bluecruise hands-free driver-assist system when it launches this fall. Adding an automated lane-change feature and other updates, the new version is dubbed Bluecruise 1.2 and will launch on the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E, the automaker confirmed Friday. Lincoln will get… More…
Confessions of a Petroholic
Fastned has announced a four-part podcast called ‘Confessions of a Petroholic’. The series follows young petrolhead “Tom” exploring the twist and turns of maybe going electric in conversation with more (in)famous EV advocates. The show launched with a teaser on Twitter. twitter.com More…
BMW to enable ‘Multi Contract Plug&Charge’ in 2023
BMW has announced the roll-out of Plug&Charge in the first models starting from mid-2023, allowing the customers to use public charge points without a charging card or an app. That alone is not too new anymore; however, the carmaker will enable drivers to save contracts from up to five providers. Plug&Charge can indeed make charging […] More…
