Andrej Karpathy, who had been on a sabbatical since late March, provided no reason for leaving in the announcement he made on Twitter.More…
Tesla Head Of AI And Autopilot Vision Team Leaves The Company
Customcells expands in Itzehoe
The German battery cell manufacturer Customcells is expanding its site in Itzehoe. Customcells has acquired a new plot of land with an area of around 10,000 square metres. The contract includes the option for an expansion by an additional almost 6,000 square metres within the next five years. The municipality and Customcells have agreed not […] More…
Panasonic to build battery cell factory in Kansas
Panasonic will probably build its new US battery factory, where the new 4680 cells for Tesla are to be produced, in Kansas. It is clear that Panasonic wants to build a battery factory there and that the funding application has already been approved – only which cells are to be built there is not yet […] More…
Allego purchases European charging network Mega-E
Allego has taken out a purchase option for the pan-European fast charging network Mega-E. This means that the 100 Mega-E sites with almost 770 charging points that have been set up so far will now belong to Allego. The announcement was made by the charging infrastructure operator when it presented its key figures for the […] More…
Ford plans electric pickups Maverick and Ranger
After the F-150 Lightning, Ford is also planning electric variants for its smaller pickup trucks Maverick and Ranger – also in Europe. Ford has registered the model names “Maverick Lightning” and “Ranger Lightning” with the European Trademark Office. In the USA, interestingly, there are different names, Maverick Thunder and Ranger Thunder, as the EV news […] More…
Addmotor E53 City Pro electric bike review: Testing a commuter e-bike with 125 miles of range?!?
When Addmotor unveiled its E-53 City Pro electric bike recently, it showed off one of the biggest batteries in the industry: 48V and 20Ah of capacity for a nearly 1 kWh of energy between the rider’s knees. But the bike wasn’t only about big batteries and long range. It also included a number of commuter-worthy features and components designed to turn the Addmotor E-53 City Pro electric bike into an ideal everyday runabout electric bike. More…
GM and Pilot plan a 350-kw coast-to-coast charging network
Over the next several years, up to 500 DC fast-charging stations will be installed across the country at Pilot and Flying J travel centers, as part of a collaboration with GM and EVgo announced Thursday. While the number of chargers at each station will vary, all will be 350-kw CCS-format, with the bulk of them installed from 2023 to 2025, and the… More…
GM announces new nationwide DC fast charging network with Pilot Co. and EVgo
General Motors (GM) has announced a collaboration with Pilot Company to implement a coast-to-coast DC fast charging network co-branded with both the “Pilot Flying J” and “Ultium 360” logos. The new charging network will be powered by EVgo’s eXtend charging services for businesses. More…
Umicore invests $1.2 in battery materials plant in Ontario
The Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore is investing C$1.5 billion ($1.2 billion) to build its first factory in North America for the mass production of cathode and precursor materials for electric vehicle batteries. This is to be built in the community of Loyalist in the Canadian province of Ontario. Umicore aims to start […] More…
Mercedes-Benz Almost Doubled All-Electric Car Sales In Q2 2022
The company is ramping-up production and expands the lineup.More…
Cannondale’s Moterra Neo EQ Blurs Lines Between Commuter And E-MTB
A go-anywhere electric bike with a split personality.More…
Polestar increases deliveries by 125%
Electric car brand Polestar has delivered around 21,200 vehicles in the first six months of 2022, nearly 125 per cent more than the 9,510 vehicles delivered in the same period last year. Polestar reiterated its reduced target of delivering 50,000 electric cars in the full year. In May, Polestar had already lowered its target for […] More…
Polestar increases sales by 125%
Electric car brand Polestar has delivered around 21,200 vehicles in the first six months of 2022, nearly 125 per cent more than the 9,510 vehicles delivered in the same period last year. Polestar reiterated its reduced target of delivering 50,000 electric cars in the full year. In May, Polestar had already lowered its target for […] More…
Software problems at Cariad delay Volkswagen’s model planning
Because Volkswagen’s software subsidiary Cariad is far behind schedule in its development, the model planning of the group’s premium brands is being thrown into disarray, according to a media report. At Bentley, even the timetable for the transformation to a pure electric vehicle brand by 2030 is said to be wobbling. It had already become […] More…
Hyundai Ioniq 6 improvements boost range and efficiency, will get full over-the-air updates
The Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan looks very different than the Ioniq 5. Yet the sleek sedan, confirmed for the U.S. in early 2023, shares a lot with the equally head-turning crossover underneath. Despite the similarities, it gains a series of engineering improvements that didn’t quite make the cut for the earlier-release… More…
Walmart’s Canoo Deal Blocks Startup From Selling EVs To Amazon
The deal also includes an option for Walmart to buy approximately 20% of Canoo’s common stock.More…
Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 to reach 610 km range
After Hyundai recently revealed the design of the new Ioniq 6, the technical data and further details now follow. The aerodynamic electric sedan is expected to have a WLTP range of up to 610 kilometres – around 100 kilometres further than the Ioniq 5. The 610 kilometres apply to the Ioniq 6 with the 77.4 […] More…
Tesla alums launch a new electric RV startup: Lightship
A bunch of Tesla alums has launched a new electric RV startup with its first product being a travel trailer equipped with an electric powertrain to help increase the range of an electric vehicle towing a trailer. More…
North Carolina hell-bent on going backwards
A bill is currently in the works in the North Carolina legislature, which would allocate $50,000 to get rid of free public EV chargers unless free gas pumps are built alongside. Furthermore, privately installed free chargers at businesses are also not accepted under the bill: House Bill 1049 decrees that all customer receipts will have […] More…
Cadillac Teases Celestiq Show Car’s Fastback Body, Lavish Interior
These are the final teaser images before the Celestiq concept makes its official debut on July 22.More…
