Some employees at Tesla’s Giga Berlin have reportedly voiced their concerns to officials at the nearby IG Metall union office. More…
German Union Says Tesla’s Long Hours Limit Family And Free Time
Wyoming issues a goal to stop selling new EVs by 2035
In the US state of Wyoming, The recently introduced resolution, titled “Phasing Out New Electric Vehicle Sales By 2035,” already has strong support from members of the Wyoming House and Senate. It seems the resolution is apparently not entirely serious and “most likely nothing more than a cry for help,” as InsideEVs writes. Politicians are […] More…
Netherlands: Plug-In Car Sales Reached 51% Share In December 2022
The Tesla Model Y noted a massive surge to #1 overall in the last month of the year. More…
Demand For Tesla’s EVs Is Ridiculous Thanks To Price Cuts
While there were concerns about the impact of Tesla cutting prices significantly, it’s working as expected, and stores are booming. More…
Tesla Still Dominates US EV Market By Leaps And Bounds
Tesla Model 3 and Model Y sales were off the charts in 2022 compared to all rivals, and Tesla sales are booming in 2023. More…
Tesla Staged 2016 Self-Driving Demo Video, Senior Engineer Testifies
Ashok Elluswamy, director of Tesla’s Autopilot Software, said the system did not have the capabilities shown in the video at the time. More…
EBS orders 193 VDL electric buses in the Netherlands
VDL Bus & Coach has received its largest order for electric buses to date. The Dutch public transport company EBS has ordered 193 new-generation VDL Citeas to operate the newly awarded Zaanstreek-Waterland concession from December 2023. VDL Bus & Coach says it will deliver 60 new-generation VDL Citeas type LE-122 and 135 VDL Citeas LE-135 […] More…
Volkswagen Group Global BEV Sales In 2022 Reached 572,100
In 2023, it might get close to one million units, according to the forecast. More…
Hyundai to start manufacturing the Ioniq 5 before summer
Hyundai Motor’s assembly plant in Singapore will start rolling out the electric Ioniq 5 in the first half of this year. The Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre in Jurong, the site of Singapore’s first vehicle assembly plant in more than 40 years, is expected to be completed in April. While production was originally slated to […] More…
EVs will kill off SUVs, says Citroën CEO: Tell that to Jeep?
SUVs are supplanting traditional sedans, hatchbacks, and wagons in sales, but the head of Citroën believes EVs could reverse that trend. “The world of SUVs is done,” Citroën CEO Vincent Cobée said in a recent interview with Auto Express (via InsideEVs). That’s a bold prediction considering that SUVs have accounted for 50% of all… More…
Stellantis secures nickel in Finland
Car company Stellantis and Finnish state-owned mining company Terrafame have signed a supply agreement for nickel sulfate to be used in batteries for electric cars. Starting in 2025, Terrafame will supply nickel sulfate to Stellantis during the five-year term of the agreement. The companies have not disclosed the quantity of nickel targeted. Terrafame operates one […] More…
Fiido’s New T1 Cargo Pro Offers Improved Performance And Practicality
A payload capacity of 200 kilograms means that you can carry pretty much anything around. More…
SEA Electric & Mevco convert 8,500 utility vehicles in Australia
In Australia, commercial electric vehicle supplier SEA Electric and Mevco, a systems integrator specialising in light-duty electric utility vehicles for the mining industry, have agreed to cooperate on the conversion of 8,500 Toyota off-road vehicles to electric drives for mining operations. The deal is worth nearly $1 billion AUS, which amounts to around 648 million […] More…
Mercedes announces changes in management
Mercedes-Benz has announced various new appointments in top management, affecting Level 1 below the Group Board of Management. Among others, Christoph Starzynski, currently Head of Development Electric Drive, will assume responsibility for the overall vehicle development of all Mercedes-Benz passenger car series as of 1 July 2023. The series of new appointments was triggered by […] More…
Britishvolt files for bankrupcy
The battery start-up Britishvolt has to file for insolvency and has laid off most of its employees with immediate effect. According to British media, negotiations with several potential investors to save the company have failed. Britishvolt applied for the appointment of an insolvency administrator on Tuesday, write the Guardian and the BBC. The auditing firm […] More…
2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV Starts At $42,995, Lower If You Lease
Customers can take advantage of the full $7,500 federal EV tax credit only if they lease the Tonale. More…
Ora Lightning Cat Is A Powerful But Weird-Looking Chinese EV
With dual motors making up to 402 horsepower, it should be a good pick for performance-oriented buyers, but power isn’t everything. More…
Tesla’s Price Cuts Are “Dangerous” For Residual Values: Kia UK Boss
Paul Philpott says Kia won’t rush to match Tesla’s heavy discounts of up to £8,000 in the UK. More…
Battery Show North America 2022
Supply and demand Peter Donaldson provides some highlights of this key event, focusing on new products and technologies that offer solutions to pressing challenges Held in Novi, Michigan, in mid-September, the Battery Show North America focused attention on numerous new products, from test equipment for battery development and manufacture to batteries, safety devices, power electronics […] More…
Tesla Model Y Gets Carbon Tuning Kit From Novitec
The German tuner also came up with a set of tailor-made 22-inch forged wheels for the EV. More…
