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…
US: Honda Prepares Its Manufacturing Plants For EV Production
The Marysville Auto Plant In Ohio will start producing all-electric Honda cars in 2026. More…
BMW to release six BEVs by 2025
BMW is planning at least six model launches within 24 months for the ‘New Class’ electric cars from 2025. To this end, additional plants are to be converted for the production of these electric cars. More concrete information on the platform and the first models will be available in September. Electric cars based on the […] More…
Urtopia Unleashes The Stylish And Practical Chord City E-Bike
This electric bicycle is sure to strike a chord among urban city-dwellers. More…
Elsälerhetverket imposes sales ban on Easee wall boxes in Sweden
The dispute around Easee wall boxes is starting to read like a nordic noir series. Today, Elsälerhetverket, the Swedish authority for electrical safety, has imposed a sales ban on the models ‘Charge’ and ‘Ready’ with serious consequences for the Norwegian manufacturer. The sales ban will affect around 100,000 wall boxes Easse has installed in Sweden. […] More…
Kia teases the EV9 ahead of global premiere
Kia has released the first official pictures of the EV9. The world premiere of the large electric SUV based on the Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) will take place at the end of March. The pictures now show what Kia officials had already emphasised around the presentation of the EV9 Concept: The designers had first […] More…
Here’s How Tesla’s Magic Dock Rollout Is Going And What To Expect
Two weeks after officially launching it, Tesla is expanding the CCS-compatible Supercharger network. More…
