EV startup Canoo continues its occupation of the news cycle this week with an announcement that the United States Army has selected Canoo’s Multi-Purpose Platform for analysis and demonstration as it looks to incorporate scalable EV technologies into its programs. More…
Ford Sued Related To Mustang Mach-E Battery Contactor Issue
Ford has issued a recall since the part could overheat and cause the EV to lose power or fail to restart.More…
General Motors And Pilot Announce Coast-To-Coast EV Fast Charging Network
The network will have some 2,000 charging stalls some of which will be able to supply up to 350 kW.More…
Elon Musk does the impossible and manages expectations on Tesla’s next Full Self-Driving update
Elon Musk, who is known to hype Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software updates with adjectives like “fire” and “mind-blowing,” surprises by actually managing expectations on Tesla’s upcoming v11 FSD Beta software update. More…
Report: Panasonic anticipates 20% energy density boost for EV batteries by 2030
Panasonic expects to achieve a 20% boost in energy density for EV batteries by 2030, the company’s CTO said in an interview with Reuters published Wednesday. The interview preceded the company’s announcement to build the largest battery plant in the world in Kansas City. Increasing energy density—essentially increasing the amount of energy… More…
Tesla Giga Shanghai Has Growing Fleet Of Cars Ready For Export
Tesla is still playing catch-up after a lengthy shutdown in China, and it appears it’s having much success.More…
Tesla Head Of AI And Autopilot Vision Team Leaves The Company
Andrej Karpathy, who had been on a sabbatical since late March, provided no reason for leaving in the announcement he made on Twitter.More…
Customcells expands in Itzehoe
The German battery cell manufacturer Customcells is expanding its site in Itzehoe. Customcells has acquired a new plot of land with an area of around 10,000 square metres. The contract includes the option for an expansion by an additional almost 6,000 square metres within the next five years. The municipality and Customcells have agreed not […] More…
Panasonic to build battery cell factory in Kansas
Panasonic will probably build its new US battery factory, where the new 4680 cells for Tesla are to be produced, in Kansas. It is clear that Panasonic wants to build a battery factory there and that the funding application has already been approved – only which cells are to be built there is not yet […] More…
Allego purchases European charging network Mega-E
Allego has taken out a purchase option for the pan-European fast charging network Mega-E. This means that the 100 Mega-E sites with almost 770 charging points that have been set up so far will now belong to Allego. The announcement was made by the charging infrastructure operator when it presented its key figures for the […] More…
Ford plans electric pickups Maverick and Ranger
After the F-150 Lightning, Ford is also planning electric variants for its smaller pickup trucks Maverick and Ranger – also in Europe. Ford has registered the model names “Maverick Lightning” and “Ranger Lightning” with the European Trademark Office. In the USA, interestingly, there are different names, Maverick Thunder and Ranger Thunder, as the EV news […] More…
Addmotor E53 City Pro electric bike review: Testing a commuter e-bike with 125 miles of range?!?
When Addmotor unveiled its E-53 City Pro electric bike recently, it showed off one of the biggest batteries in the industry: 48V and 20Ah of capacity for a nearly 1 kWh of energy between the rider’s knees. But the bike wasn’t only about big batteries and long range. It also included a number of commuter-worthy features and components designed to turn the Addmotor E-53 City Pro electric bike into an ideal everyday runabout electric bike. More…
GM and Pilot plan a 350-kw coast-to-coast charging network
Over the next several years, up to 500 DC fast-charging stations will be installed across the country at Pilot and Flying J travel centers, as part of a collaboration with GM and EVgo announced Thursday. While the number of chargers at each station will vary, all will be 350-kw CCS-format, with the bulk of them installed from 2023 to 2025, and the… More…
GM announces new nationwide DC fast charging network with Pilot Co. and EVgo
General Motors (GM) has announced a collaboration with Pilot Company to implement a coast-to-coast DC fast charging network co-branded with both the “Pilot Flying J” and “Ultium 360” logos. The new charging network will be powered by EVgo’s eXtend charging services for businesses. More…
Umicore invests $1.2 in battery materials plant in Ontario
The Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore is investing C$1.5 billion ($1.2 billion) to build its first factory in North America for the mass production of cathode and precursor materials for electric vehicle batteries. This is to be built in the community of Loyalist in the Canadian province of Ontario. Umicore aims to start […] More…
Mercedes-Benz Almost Doubled All-Electric Car Sales In Q2 2022
The company is ramping-up production and expands the lineup.More…
Cannondale’s Moterra Neo EQ Blurs Lines Between Commuter And E-MTB
A go-anywhere electric bike with a split personality.More…
Polestar increases deliveries by 125%
Electric car brand Polestar has delivered around 21,200 vehicles in the first six months of 2022, nearly 125 per cent more than the 9,510 vehicles delivered in the same period last year. Polestar reiterated its reduced target of delivering 50,000 electric cars in the full year. In May, Polestar had already lowered its target for […] More…
Polestar increases sales by 125%
Electric car brand Polestar has delivered around 21,200 vehicles in the first six months of 2022, nearly 125 per cent more than the 9,510 vehicles delivered in the same period last year. Polestar reiterated its reduced target of delivering 50,000 electric cars in the full year. In May, Polestar had already lowered its target for […] More…
Software problems at Cariad delay Volkswagen’s model planning
Because Volkswagen’s software subsidiary Cariad is far behind schedule in its development, the model planning of the group’s premium brands is being thrown into disarray, according to a media report. At Bentley, even the timetable for the transformation to a pure electric vehicle brand by 2030 is said to be wobbling. It had already become […] More…
