General Motors believes installing around 40,000 Level 2 (L2) chargers through its Dealer Community Program can help build its position in the new EV era. However, with L2 chargers taking many hours to charge up an electric vehicle, is this really the experience GM wants for its EV owners. More…
Tesla Gigafactory Mexico expected to be announced in the coming days
Tesla Gigafactory Mexico is expected to be announced in the coming days as more details about the deal are coming to light. More…
Tesla announces Giga Berlin reached 3,000 electric cars per week
Tesla has confirmed that Gigafactory Berlin has reached a new production rate of 3,000 electric cars per week – just after Texas reached the milestone. More…
Tesla Giga Berlin Production Rate Reached 3,000 Cars Per Week
This matches the output of Tesla Giga Texas. More…
Toyota Is Finally Shifting Its EV Strategy To Rival Tesla And BYD
The Japanese automaker is one of many hoping to reach Tesla’s level of profitability in the EV sector. More…
Polestar to recycle magnets together with Cyclic Materials
Polestar has entered into a cooperation with the North American start-up Cyclic Materials, which specialises in the recycling of magnets. The memorandum of understanding between the two companies provides for the development of recycled magnets for use in electric motors in Polestar vehicles. The collaboration will also explore ways to efficiently recycle existing magnets, according […] More…
SVOLT presents new battery pack titled ‘Dragon Armor’
SVOLT, the battery manufacturer that emerged from the Chinese carmaker Great Wall, has unveiled its battery pack innovation that is designed to provide increased safety and enable greater range. The new “Dragon Armor Battery” is now available for pre-order by customers worldwide. According to SVOLT, the new battery pack is expected to be used in […] More…
Buick Debuts Electra E5 SUV In China As Its First Ultium-Based EV
Deliveries to Chinese customers will begin in the first half of 2023; the model may find its way stateside as well. More…
Toyota launches first V2G project with an US utility
Toyota Motor North America and Oncor Electric Delivery, a Texas-based electric transmission and distribution company, have agreed to collaborate on a pilot project around vehicle-to-grid (V2G). It is the first cooperation of its kind for Toyota in the US. Toyota’s Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions (EVCS) team will take the lead in this first collaboration with […] More…
BASF to supply cathode materials for Prime Planet Energy
BASF has become a strategic supplier of cathode materials for electric car battery cells from Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES), the battery joint venture of Toyota and Panasonic. The first batch has already arrived at PPES. This delivery was made via the joint venture BASF Toda Battery Materials (BTBM), in which BASF holds a […] More…
Voyah introduces third EV model in China
Dongfeng’s electric car brand Voyah has introduced its third model for the Chinese market. The approximately five-metre-long Zhuiguang electric sedan with twin-motor all-wheel drive has an output of 375 kW and is available with two battery sizes (82 and 109 kWh). In terms of technical data, the Zhuiguang differs from the first Voyah model, an […] More…
USA: Mullen writes 6,000 van order from RMA
Mullen Automotive has received a significant order from one of the largest commercial vehicle dealer groups in the USA. Randy Marion Automotive Group (RMA) signed a firm order agreement for over 6,000 Mullen electric vans, and the contract is valued at $200 million. The order of 6,000 Mullen EV vans of Class 1 followed Mullen […] More…
Lucid Motors Begins Recruiting In China
While Lucid may be struggling as EV startups tend to, it’s expanding in Europe, and now it has its eyes on China. More…
Designwerk presents megawatt charging station
The Swiss eMobility specialist Designwerk has presented a new type of megawatt charging station designed to rapid-charge electric trucks within 45 minutes. That would be six times faster than 350-kW charging stations, and Designwerk is moving fast towards real-life applications. The new “mega charging station”, as Designwerk refers to it in the announcement, relies on […] More…
Flanders considers banning combustion vehicles from 2035
From 2031, diesel cars will no longer be allowed to enter the environmental zones of the Flemish cities of Antwerp and Ghent, and from 2035 no petrol cars will be allowed either. This means that the tightening of the environmental zones there will be somewhat weaker than announced a year ago. Antwerp was the first […] More…
Envision AESC To Invest $810 Million In South Carolina Gigafactory
It will produce BMW’s sixth generation cylindrical battery cells with a standard diameter of 46 mm. More…
Watch How The Ford F-150 Lightning Is Built Using Autonomous Robots
YouTuber JerryRigEverything paid a visit to Ford’s factory in Dearborn, Michigan. More…
This EV Charger Can Charge TWO Electric Vehicles At The Same Time
It’s a solid solution for households with multiple EVs and limited electrical supply. More…
Frito-Lay’s Tesla Semi Spotted On The Road Sounding Like The Future
With a red and yellow paint scheme, PepsiCo’s Tesla Semi is already doing business on America’s roads. More…
Rivian To Use New Suspension Setup Designed For Supercars
As well as the performance improvements, ride quality and road noise levels will also benefit from the updated suspension. More…
