Direct current fast charger manufacturer Tritium has officially opened the doors of its new EV charger manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee – its first production footprint in the United States. With it, Tritium intends to bring over 500 new jobs to the state. More…
Peugeot gives us a closer look at what it takes to test its EV batteries
Have you wondered what the process looks like behind testing an electric vehicle battery? Today, French automaker Peugeot is giving us a closer look at how its technicians put together and test each battery for its EV lineup. More…
Hyper’s E-Ride FS Electric Bike Offers Low-Cost All-Terrain Fun
How far will $600 get you? Read on to find out.More…
Polestar To Supply Batteries For Candela’s “Flying” Electric Boats
Polestar has signed a multi-year agreement to supply batteries and charging systems to Swedish hydrofoil electric boat company.More…
Must-See Video: Tesla Model 3 Destroyed In A Massive Hailstorm
Hail destroyed the panoramic glass roof and water started to leak inside.More…
Former Apple Car Engineer Stole Secrets He Hoped To Give To Xpeng
The engineer has pleaded guilty, and Xpeng says it was not involved in any way.More…
Tesla Exec Says Autopilot Prevents About 40 Crashes Per Day
Tesla’s Autopilot Software Director is referring to crashes where the driver accidentally pushes the go pedal rather than the brake.More…
Jakarta to convert 3000 diesel buses to electric
The Indonesian public transport operator Transjakarta has started a project to convert existing diesel buses to electric drive. For this purpose, the bus operator in the Indonesian capital Jakarta has signed an agreement with VKTR Teknologi Mobilitas and Equipmake. Initially, a number of buses will be converted as prototypes to be tested by Transjakarta. If […] More…
Alauda Aeronautics celebrates 250 eVTOL flights with cool progress video ahead of new Airspeeder racing league
The creator and technical team behind the upcoming Airspeeder eVTOL racing league, Alauda Aeronautics, has successfully completed 250 test flights as it moves closer to one day transporting pilots inside the vessels in worldwide grand prix’. To celebrate, the company has shared extensive video footage of its progress over the course of the last two years. You can view it below. More…
Steer EV adds 1,000 electric cars in North America
Steer EV, an electric car subscription service from Canada, has announced that it will lease more than 1,000 electric cars worth between 80 and 150 million US dollars through a cooperation with Enterprise Fleet Management. The new vehicles should enable Steer EV to drive its expansion in the USA. According to the company’s website, Steer […] More…
Nio’s battery swapping stations support China’s grid
Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has begun testing battery swap stations that can feed power back into the grid. This comes against the backdrop of the current heat wave in China, which has already led to a number of power outages. As Nio explains in a post on Weibo, the company’s battery swap stations are […] More…
Canoo LDVs take flight for Walmart InHome advanced deliveries
California EV startup Canoo and Walmart are teaming up to use Canoo’s lifestyle delivery vehicles (LDV) for delivery.. More…
Meyers Starts Taking $500 Deposits For Manx 2.0 Electric Buggy
The electric dune buggy should begin customer deliveries sometime in 2024.More…
Geely Plug-In Sales Shoot Up 398% In The First Half Of 2022, EVs Up 520%
The Chinese automotive giant also reported an H1 revenue increase of 29 percent over last year, in spite of an overall sales volume drop.More…
Germany secures raw materials and energy in Canada
During the German Chancellor Scholz’s visit to Canada, Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz signed agreements with the Canadian government to secure access to key battery raw materials such as lithium, nickel and cobalt, according to media reports. Chancellor Scholz has also secured a deal to supply Germany with green hydrogen. In terms of the German carmaking […] More…
2023 Kia EV6 GT: US details revealed—but not price or range quite yet
Kia has announced U.S. details for its up[coming performance version of the EV6, called the EV6 GT, although range, efficiency, and pricing remain yet to be confirmed. The model has been the expected range-topper from the start—hitting a higher performance peg than any version of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 as of yet. Kia already laid out the… More…
Mercedes-Benz teases first glimpse of EQE SUV interior before it debuts this fall
Mercedes has offered the public the first glimpse of the interior of its upcoming EQE SUV. First glance appears to be on brand for the German automaker’s EQ line of EV sedans and SUVs, and MB is promising this one will deliver some of the most spacious interior in its class when it debuts in October. More…
Lucid Air: Car And Driver’s New 1,000-Mile EV Range & Charging King
Last year, when Car and Driver tested EVs on its 1000-mile loop, the Tesla Model S was king, but there was no Lucid to test.More…
VW and Mercedes-Benz ink agreements with Canada for raw materials vital to US battery manufacturing
Following last week’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act in the US, German legacy automakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz have sealed agreements with the Canadian government to acquire raw materials for EV battery manufacturing at their US facilities. This move could help EVs from both automakers qualify for US tax credits under the revised terms of the recently signed bill. More…
Tesla engineer accused of stealing Dojo supercomputer secrets is now in bizarre situation
A former Tesla engineer who the company accused of stealing Dojo supercomputer secrets is now in a bizarre situation where he can’t defend himself as Tesla moves the case to arbitration. More…
