Fleet Advantage, a US heavy-duty truck leasing provider, has announced the procurement of 200 US Class 8 electric heavy-duty trucks. The 200 electric trucks will be available to the provider’s customers from 2023. Fleet Advantage is not yet providing further details, such as from which manufacturer or manufacturers the trucks will be ordered. According to […] More…
Tradelink orders 15 Volvo VNR Electric trucks
Californian haulage company Tradelink Transport has ordered 15 all-electric VNR Electric heavy-duty trucks from Volvo Trucks North America. These 15 electric trucks will make up almost 30 per cent of Tradelink Transport’s total fleet. Ten of the 15 Volvo VNR Electric were purchased with financial support from California’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher […] More…
Watch Xpeng VTOL Flying Electric Car Successfully Complete First Flight
It’s a massive 2-ton vehicle with a huge drone strapped to the roof that just successfully completed its maiden flight. More…
Translink orders 100 electric buses from Wrightbus
Northern Ireland bus operator Translink has ordered 100 electric buses from Wrightbus – including 60 for the Belfast Metro Network and 40 for the Ulsterbus network operating outside Belfast. All the new electric buses are due to start operating in summer 2024. According to the partners, the buses ordered are partly examples of the double-decker […] More…
Deutz presents several electric construction vehicles at the Bauma
At the Bauma construction machinery trade fair, Deutz exhibited several electric construction machines together with partners, some of which are soon to go into series production or are already on offer. In addition to an electric crawler crane or mini excavator, a battery-electric concrete pump was also presented. Strictly speaking, the concrete pump is not […] More…
Hamburg port to introduce more fuel cell vehicles
The logistics & transport company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has founded the Clean Port & Logistics (CPL) innovation cluster to test hydrogen-powered equipment in port logistics. The innovation cluster aims to develop solutions to bring hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles and terminal equipment to market maturity in a short time. In addition to pure development, […] More…
Andrej Karpathy considers coming back to Tesla to work on Optimus and AGI
Andrej Karpathy, Tesla’s former head of artificial intelligence, said that he could return to Tesla, especially to work on the Optimus robot and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). More…
China: Ford Cuts Mustang Mach-E Price… Because Of Tesla
The effective prices are 5-10% lower (depending on the version) than before. More…
Formula E racing chips will power future Jaguar Land Rover EVs
Jaguar Land Rover has entered into a new strategic partnership with semiconductor maker Wolfspeed (WOLF) to use its chips to power its next generation of EVs.. More…
University of Aachen presents electric truck with FC range extender
The “Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components” (PEM) chair at RWTH Aachen University has presented the first road-ready prototype of its electric heavy-duty truck, which will be equipped with a fuel cell to extend its range. The vehicle is being developed as part of the “SeLv” research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Digital […] More…
Panasonic prepares to launch US battery factory construction
The Japanese company Panasonic has scheduled the start of construction of its new battery cell factory in the US state of Kansas for November 2022. It will be Panasonic’s second battery factory for electric vehicles in the USA after the Gigafactory 1 in Nevada, which is operated jointly with Tesla. It was already known that […] More…
BMW M5 Spied Preparing To Become PHEV Performance Sedan
This one wears the production headlights. More…
CATL expands deal with Vinfast to provide skateboard chassis for EVs and ‘enhance global footprint’
Global battery giant CATL and Vietnamese EV automaker Vinfast announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to expand upon their current battery supply agreement. With this new “strategic cooperation,” the companies will explore CIIC skateboard platforms for EVs and “other areas” surrounding EV and battery technology. More…
Panasonic aims for at least 30 GWh of batteries at new Kansas factory expected to supply Tesla
Panasonic announced today that it aims to produce 30 GWh of battery cells during the first phase of its new Kansas factory expected to supply Tesla’s vehicle production. More…
Rivian Postpones Deliveries Of Trucks With The Largest Battery Until 2024
The so-called Max Pack increases the R1T’s range from the current EPA-rated 314 miles to over 400 miles. More…
GM delays EV production ramp over battery supply
General Motors is slowing down the its EV production ramp, but still appears committed to an EV-heavy future. The automaker originally planned to produce 400,000 EVs by the end of 2023, but has now pushed that target back to mid-2024, according to the Wall Street Journal. That move, which comes after GM reported a big increase in gasoline truck… More…
New Tax Credit A “Game Changer” For Ford’s Commercial EVs: CEO
Ford expects that 55-65 percent of F-150 Lightning Pro and E-Transit customers will claim the $7,500 federal tax credit in 2023. More…
Mercedes considers releasing mid-size sedan in 2024
Mercedes-Benz is reportedly planning a 4.70-metre-long counterpart to the C-Class as the first electric model in the ‘Entry Luxury’ segment. In terms of technology, however, the mid-size sedan will differ from the two current electric sedans EQS and EQE. This is reported by Autocar with reference to Robert Lesnik, head of exterior design at the manufacturer. […] More…
California Announces Almost 18 Percent Of Cars Bought In 2022 Were Electric
That’s around three times more than the national average, which is currently around the 6 percent mark. More…
Tesla Giga Texas Built Its 20,000th Model Y
A three-digit number of cars are produced per day. More…
