Tesla has come up with a new version of its Solar Roof, version 3.5, and it is now testing it in employee’s homes ahead of a wider launch. More…
Farasis Energy to build 30 GWh battery plant in Ganzhou
The Chinese battery manufacturer Farasis Energy is planning another production facility. The new factory in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, will have a final annual capacity of 30 GWh and will be built in two phases. According to a memorandum of understanding signed by the company and the Ganzhou Economic & Technological Development Zone administration, the first […] More…
Tesla Model S And X Available For Order In Europe Year-Long Hiatus
Euro deliveries of the refreshed Model S and Model X are poised to begin in November or December and you can opt for the Plaid version.More…
Tesla Model Y: Californians can subscribe by the month to drive best-selling EV
California drivers can now get behind the wheel of a Tesla Model Y without a long-term commitment with subscription service Autonomy. The company launched its subscription service in January with the Tesla Model 3, and according to a recent release it’s now adding the Model Y. For both vehicles, Autonomy aims to offer a more flexible alternative… More…
XPeng Electric Car Sales Increased By 43% In July 2022
The growth rate slowed down last month.More…
NIO Electric Car Sales Slightly Increased In July 2022
The company exceeded the 10,000 mark, but notes production constraints.More…
Tesla Opens Real Swimming Pool At Supercharger Station
Tesla is trying hard to curb global warming, but in the meantime …More…
NIU launches futuristic-looking electric moped that’s half e-bike, half e-motorcycle
Electric mobility company NIU has just launched one of the sleekest looking light electric motorbikes we’ve seen in years. But before you get too excited, we should note that the new NIU SQi is first launching in the company’s domestic market of China. More…
GM to expand its Super Cruise network, adding hundreds of thousands of miles of ‘hands-free’ roads
General Motors (GM) has announced a massive expansion to its Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance network. The expansion will double the size of the current Super Cruise network to over 400,000 miles of compatible roadways and will soon be available to over 20 GM models. More…
Ford Already Delivered F-150 Lightning Trucks In All 50 US States
The states with the highest number of deliveries? Texas and California, the truck and EV capitals of America.More…
Renault e-trucks to pick up dirty linen in a move to decarbonise
French company Elis has acquired eleven electric trucks from Renault Trucks. The textile service will use the new EVs for night-time delivery and collection of linen from Elis customers in the hotel and catering sector in Paris and Clermont-Ferrand. Elis reasons that low-emission zones in Paris and Clermont-Ferrand have made this a necessary step in […] More…
Noordung’s New E-Bike Flaunts A Boombox And Air Pollution Sensors
It also has a retro-style carbon-fiber frame, and a price tag of $7,100.More…
Electric semis might get up to $40,000 credit under reconciliation bill moving through Congress
As Congress moves to extend and expand the federal EV tax credit for passenger cars, it’s also considering a bill that would add a first-ever tax credit for electric commercial vehicles. As described in a blog post from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the current version of the bill includes a tax credit of up to $7,500 for vehicles with… More…
Volvo Group announces large-scale battery factory in Sweden to support electric truck production
The Volvo Group announces that it has started working on having a large-scale battery factory in Sweden to support its expansion of electric trucks, electric buses, and electric construction equipment production. More…
Toyota threatens to pull out of the UK over combustion limits
Toyota is apparently threatening to stop its British car production if the ban on new hybrid cars in the UK is brought forward to 2030. The British government had brought forward the ban on the sale of cars with internal combustion engines by five years to 2030 and announced the end of hybrid cars by […] More…
Ascend Elements to manufacture battery materials in Kentucky
The US company Ascend Elements has announced plans to invest up to one billion US dollars in a factory for the production of sustainable battery materials for electric vehicles in southwestern Kentucky. Production is scheduled to start at the end of 2023. The Hopkinsville facility, which is expected to begin construction this year and be […] More…
Dodge to drop the V8 combustion engine
The Stellantis subsidiary Dodge will drop the V8 combustion engine in favour of pure electric drives in the next generation of its Charger and Challenger models. Accordingly, the next generation of the Charger and Challenger, which are expected to be launched in 2024, will be powered exclusively by battery-electric drives. The news was broken by […] More…
Tesla finally starts taking Model S and Model X orders in Europe again
Tesla has finally started taking Model S and Model X orders in Europe again after closing them last year due to a slower than anticipated production ramp following the design refresh. More…
British Columbia increases EV subsidy rebates
The government of British Columbia has increased the maximum provincial rebate under the ‘CleanBC Go Electric Passenger Vehicle Rebate Program’ from $3,000 to $4,000. At the same time, the province decreased the funding for households with higher incomes. British Columbia’s rebate scheme includes purchasing or leasing a BEV, FCEV and long-range PHEV. The maximum rebate […] More…
Stellantis Overtakes Tesla In Europe EV Sales, Targets Top Spot
Stellantis sold 105,413 BEVs in H1 2022 in Europe, compared to Tesla’s 78,277; still, the Model Y was the best-selling EV with 39,969.More…
