News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

Alfen launches new charger for Plug&Charge (ISO 15118)

By electrive.com 09/06/2022 - 18:44 09/06/2022 Electrive

Alfen has launched a new charger generation that complies with ISO 15118, the international communication standard for EV charging, that enables intelligent features such as Plug&Charge and bidirectional charging. According to Alfen, this makes it one of the first AC charger manufacturers to realise the full implementation and compatibility of Plug&Charge functionality with ISO 15118. […] More…

Go Ahead electrifies the fleet in North East England

By electrive.com 09/06/2022 - 18:33 09/06/2022 Electrive

Go-Ahead has announced the addition of nine electric buses to expand its fully electric bus fleet in the northeast of England. The buses result from a £2 million investment with top-up funding from the UK government’s Ultra-Low Emission Bus Fund. The new e-buses will serve the Q3 route, which runs from Great Park to Wallsend […] More…

$30k Lightyear 2 solar EV targeted for 2025 as company secures another $80 million in funding

By electrek.co 09/06/2022 - 18:21 08/28/2023 Electrek

Solar EV manufacturer Lightyear has welcomed another fresh round of investment capital to help get its first vehicle – the Lightyear 0 – into production this year while furthering development of its second SEV, the Lightyear 2. The €81 million (~$80M) round is led by Invest-NL, who funds businesses and projects that are working to make the Netherlands more sustainable and innovative. More…

IKEA Teams Up With Electrify America To Deploy EV Charging Stations

By insideevs.com 09/06/2022 - 17:36 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

Hopefully, this is a trend that will begin to catch on more and more among popular businesses. More…

Zugo Rhino review: A moped-inspired electric bike built for California-style cruising vibes

By electrek.co 09/06/2022 - 17:33 08/28/2023 Electrek

I’ve been eyeing the Zugo Rhino electric bike for a while now, especially the version in that trippy color-changing indigo paint job. I finally got the chance to test out not one but two of them when the company let me put some good honest miles on the step-over and step-through variants of the Zugo Rhino. More…

Nissan introduces the 4th-gen X-Trail in Europe

By electrive.com 09/06/2022 - 17:09 09/06/2022 Electrive

Nissan has presented the fourth model generation of the X-Trail for the European market. As the second Nissan model in Europe after the Qashqai, the new X-Trail, which is optionally available as a 5- or 7-seater, comes with the e-Power hybrid drive as an option. The main upgrades on the new X-Trail involve the drive […] More…

Elon Musk hints at Tesla finally increasing Powerwall availability

By electrek.co 09/06/2022 - 16:47 08/28/2023 Electrek

Elon Musk is signaling that Tesla is ramping up Powerwall production and will finally increase the availability of the home battery pack. More…

Inobat & Cosworth announce battery cell partnership

By electrive.com 09/06/2022 - 16:34 09/06/2022 Electrive

Slovakian battery company InoBat Auto and Cosworth have entered into a strategic partnership under which InoBat will supply optimised battery cells to the British company for its battery packs. The deal is designed to advance Cosworth’s electrification plans. InoBat will use its research and development and manufacturing capabilities to “develop state-of-the-art battery cell chemistries and […] More…

Honda locks up additional EV battery minerals in new partnership with Hanwa

By electrek.co 09/06/2022 - 16:24 08/28/2023 Electrek

After standing by for the better part of the year and watching other automakers aggressively convert their fleets to electric, Honda seems to be having an epiphany. Honda is forming a new partnership with materials trading company, Hanwa, to source critical EV battery materials. More…

HAV Hydrogen presents retrofit solution for ships

By electrive.com 09/06/2022 - 15:52 09/06/2022 Electrive

HAV Hydrogen has announced a containerised power system as a retrofit solution for ships. The self-contained and scalable power supply is based on 200 kW hydrogen fuel cell modules installed on deck. According to the Norwegian system integrator of marine fuel cell solutions, the solution, which includes all support and safety systems as well as […] More…

Ford Mustang Mach-E Owner Drives Through Their Garage Wall

By insideevs.com 09/06/2022 - 15:45 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

Obviously, Tesla doesn’t make the only EVs that are newsworthy is such ways. More…

Tesla Quietly Removes Type 2 Cables From Superchargers In Hong Kong

By insideevs.com 09/06/2022 - 15:44 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

Should we expect more powerful chargers? More…

Will the extra weight of EVs vs. ICE vehicles worsen road safety?

By greencarreports.com 09/06/2022 - 15:30 09/06/2022 Greencarreports

Current EVs generally weigh hundreds if not thousands more pounds than comparable internal-combustion vehicles due to heavy battery packs, and that might compromise road safety. So argues a recent Slate piece that suggests some of the latest EVs might pose more of a threat especially beyond the driver’s seat, to other vehicles and other users of… More…