Increased use of renewable energy will help reduce electricity generation from coal and natural gas power plants, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in turn making EVs cleaner. The EIA forecasts that wind and solar will together account for 16% of total electricity generation in 2023, up from 14% in 2022 and 8% in 2018… More…
Bugatti Updates Its Electric Kick Scooter For 2023
A bigger battery and more powerful motor give this fancy scooter a 22-mile-per-hour top speed. More…
Nissan invests in e-mobility production in the USA
Nissan is planning a US$250 million investment in its Decherd engine plant in the US state of Tennessee to support the electrification of its product range, according to its CEO Makoto Uchida. This is apparently to increase the production of electric drives in the US. The investment itself was announced by Nissan CEO Uchida to […] More…
Ireland launches first all electric bus service
Athlone, located in central Ireland around 100 kilometres west of Dublin, will become Ireland’s first city with an all-electric city bus fleet. From this Sunday, 29 January 2023, all bus operations in Athlone will be switched to eleven Enviro200EV electric solo buses supplied by BYD-ADL. The eleven Enviro200EVs are to be operated by the local […] More…
Lightyear suspends production of the Lightyear 0
The Dutch solar car start-up Lightyear has stopped production of its first model Lightyear 0 and now wants to focus its resources entirely on the second model Lightyear 2. However, there is more behind this step than strategic reorientation. According to Lightyear, it has applied to the court for a suspension of payments for Atlas […] More…
2024 Polestar 2 Gains RWD Variant, More Power And Range
It also receives a Polestar 3-inspired SmartZone front grille panel that houses the front facing camera and mid-range radar. More…
DB Schenker to procure 100 electric MAN trucks
The logistics service provider DB Schenker plans to procure a total of 100 heavy-duty e-trucks from MAN by 2026. The first MAN eTruck vehicles are to be handed over in the first half of 2024. This is provided for in an agreement freshly signed by DB Schenker and MAN Truck & Bus. The first examples […] More…
Tritium garners large order from Evyve in the UK
In the UK, the Australian charging station manufacturer Tritium has now become the preferred hardware supplier for charging provider Evyve. The British charging provider aims to install around 10,000 electric car chargers in the UK by 2023. The agreement between the British and Australian companies includes an initial firm order from Evyve for 350 Tritium […] More…
Far-UK shows carbon fibre skateboard EV chassis
UK composite construction specialist Far-UK is developing a primarily carbon fibre skateboard chassis concept that can be applied to light vehicles with different configurations of wheelbase, track and either three or four wheels (writes Peter Donaldson). The platform is designed to help reduce barriers to entry for new vehicles by optimising the cost and time […] More…
Tesla To Announce $3.5B Nevada Plant For The Semi Today: Governor
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo said in a speech he will join Elon Musk and the Tesla team for an official announcement on January 24. More…
YouTuber’s Hummer EV Breaks Down While Offroading In Moab
This is not the first time the all-electric pickup had issues on an offroad trail. More…
Uber Working With Car Makers To Build Dedicated EVs For Ridesharing And Deliveries
The ride-hailing company’s models would be cheaper and nimbler than the current available EVs. More…
Tesla To Massively Ramp Up Service Hirings As Demand Grows Amid Price Cuts
The American EV maker has almost 100 new job listings for vehicle service in California alone. More…
Tesla Cybertruck To Feature Windshield Glass That Can Be Bent Through Heat, Patent Shows
The filing mentions that glass “with aggressive feature lines may be formed”. More…
2024 Kia EV9 Electric SUV Specs May Have Leaked
The first concrete info about Kia’s upcoming electric SUV has arrived. More…
Nissan To Invest $250 Million In US Plant That Makes Leaf E-Motors
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida did not say what the investment is for, but it likely has something to do with expanding e-motor production. More…
Lightyear 0 solar EV nixed, as company pivots to Lightyear 2
Netherlands-based Lightyear on Monday announced that it is halting production of the Lightyear 0 solar EV, which it has claimed to be the first production solar car in the world, and instead aiming toward the production of its mass-market, $40,000 Lightyear 2 solar EV due in 2025. “In order to safeguard our vision, we had to decide to… More…
Volkswagen and OVO Energy launch V2X trial in the UK
INFLEXION is a new consortium comprising Volkwagen, OVO Energy, and its platform provider Kaluza. Together with Indra, the partners aim to launch vehicle-to-everything solutions based on CCS in the UK. Once launched, the new V2X options may save drivers over £420 a year. Kaluza calls INFLEXION “the world’s first and largest deployment of domestic vehicle-to-grid […] More…
GP Joule to acquire 100 FC Nikola Tre trucks
GP Joule plans to procure 100 Nikola Tre trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells. This is provided for in a letter of intent signed by both companies. The first vehicles could go to GP Joule in 2024 – provided the German government approves the corresponding funding. The Nikola Tre FCEVs in the European 6×2 variant […] More…
Ganfeng to reach 100 GWh annual capacity with two new factories
The Chinese lithium and battery producer Ganfeng Lithium is investing 15 billion yuan in two new battery factories to increase its production capacities by 34 GWh to around 100 GWh per year. Converted, the investment amounts to 2.2 billion euros. This is according to several Chinese media reports. Ganfeng is – measured by market capitalisation […] More…
