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Tesla confirms Powerwall-backed virtual power plants in Texas and Puerto Rico soon
Tesla has confirmed that it will soon launch virtual power plants using Powerwalls in Texas and Puerto Rico. More…
DeSantis Blocks Direct-To-Consumer Car Sales For Most Brands, But Not Tesla
Rivian, Lucid, and any automaker without a prior dealership agreement in Florida are exempt from the new law. More…
NIO launches ET5 Touring as its first electric station wagon
EV maker NIO has officially launched its first electric station wagon, the ET5 Touring. The electric tourer (or station wagon) is developed with the European market in mind and is set to rival BMW, Porsche, and other premium automakers in their home territory. More…
French Cycling Brand Lapierre Presents The 2023 E-Zesty E-MTB
The 2023 E-Zesty is among the lightest electric all-mountain bikes in the market. More…
VW Group Electrifies Greek Island With EVs, Ride Share And Renewable Power
The Greek Island of Astypalea has served as a test bed for Volkswagen Group electric vehicles. More…
Ark Zero Electric Quadricycle Is The UK’s Cheapest EV At $7,650
The 3-horsepower rival for the Citroën Ami is only available in the UK for now. More…
Tesla increases price of its home charging station with NACS
Tesla has hiked up the price of its home charging station, the Tesla Wall Connector, just as it is about to become more popular. More…
Tesla Model 3 And Model Y Most Desired By New EV Buyers: Survey
The Tesla duo tops the EV wishlist for buyers looking to switch from gas to zero-emissions mobility. More…
CharIN Remains Committed To Improving The CCS Charging Experience
CCS1 isn’t going away anytime soon and CharIN members continue to work hard to improve its interoperability. More…
BrightDrop Delivers First 50 Zevo 600 Electric Vans In Canada
The electric delivery vans were handed over to FedEx Express Canada, which will use them in Toronto, Montreal, and Surrey. More…
EV battery charger draws on solar power
SolarEdge Technologies has unveiled its new bidirectional DC EV charger, which will enable solar-powered vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionalities. More…
Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven Concept Debuts With Gullwing Doors, Axial Motors
The futuristic EV pays homage to the 1970 C111 experimental prototype. More…
Report: Mercedes-Benz Is Evaluating Tesla NACS Charging Standard
There is no official announcement though. More…
Battery firm reboots Tesla Roadster concept with 6-minute charging
U.K.-based startup Nyobolt claims to have developed commercially-viable battery tech that enables EVs to fully charge in less than 10 minutes. This week, the startup has put it into physical form, unveiling an electric sports car concept that it claims can recover its full 155-miles range in just 6 minutes. That’s equivalent to 1,600 miles of… More…
Ferrari to complete EV factory in Maranello in 2024
Ferrari aims to complete its new production facility in Maranello in mid-2024, which will manufacture electric supercars as well as next-generation powertrains. According to Ferrari boss Benedetto Vigna, the so-called E-building will have assembly lines with the flexibility to produce both electric and combustion cars. The site will be “ready in June 2024”, two years […] More…
Volkswagen leaning down and optimizing product to try and double profitability
As Volkswagen Group refocuses its business strategy to further prioritize profitability and cashflow, it is announcing a new optimization program pertaining to its Passenger Cars namesake specifically. The “Accelerate forward | Road to 6.5” program will leverage synergy across the VW Passenger Car brands in order to more than double profits to 6.5%.. More…
MIT to develop megawatt drive system for aviation
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) wants to develop a new electric drive system with an output of one megawatt that could be an important step towards the electrification of larger aircraft. The main components of the motor have already been designed and tested by an MIT team. Detailed calculations are expected to show that […] More…
Mercedes-Benz unveils Vision One Eleven concept with axial flux motors and ‘unique battery chemistry’
This week, we got a special invitation to Carlsbad, California, to peek behind the curtain of Mercedes-Benz’s International Design Center (IDC). It was here that the automaker’s creative team shared details of its fifth design strategy, which includes NFTs, augmented reality, and some exciting new motor technology. The true star of the show, however, was the debut of Mercedes’s latest all-electric concept, the Vision One Eleven – a hyper-futuristic nod to an experimental legend that debuted over 50 years ago. More…
Specialized Launches The Turbo Levo SL Kids Electric MTB
Specialized’s newest e-MTB targets the grassroots of mountain biking with top-tier components and features. More…
