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US: Volvo Plug-In Car Share Reached 25% In June 2022
Unfortunately, the volume decreased.More…
US: Volvo Plug-In Car Market Share Reached 25% In June 2022
Unfortunately, the volume decreased.More…
VinFast Set To Open 30 California Showrooms By End Of Year
The first few open next week.More…
EcoFlow Prime Day starts today, offering huge discounts on power stations and solar panels
As we kick off Independence Day in the US, EcoFlow is also kicking off two weeks of savings on a bunch of its products. In EcoFlow’s words, “it’s prime time to buy.” Based on the hundreds of dollars of discounts outlined below, we won’t disagree.. More…
Peugeot Launches E-Expert Hydrogen Fuel Cell Van
The manufacturer notes this is the first commercially available FCV van and it has more range than the BEV version.More…
Elon Musk No Longer Wants To Buy Twitter, Will Be Sued To Take The Deal
Many are pointing at Musk for not having done due diligence before agreeing to the deal, but he says Twitter is to blame.More…
UK: Plug-In Car Sales Decreased In June 2022, Tesla Model Y Shines
The Tesla Model Y Entered the Top 10 for the first half of the year.More…
Posco International will manufacture EV motor cores in Mexico
Posco International has begun construction of an EV components plant in Ramos Arizpe, northeastern Mexico, and says this will be its first factory in North America. The subsidiary of the South Korean steel company expects to complete construction early next year and will focus on motor cores. Posco International plans to inject about 160 billion […] More…
UK: Mahle Powertrain opens new Vehicle Development Centre
Mahle Powertrain has completed two new test sites in Northampton, after investing £15Mn over the last five years, including £3.6m of UK Government funding. The purpose-built facilities permit the safe testing of new vehicles, batteries and hydrogen technologies under even the most extreme simulated conditions, so Mahle. The German supplier also noted “unprecedented demand” ahead […] More…
Human Horizons releases HiPhi Z – an AI-packed sedan
The electric car manufacturer Human Horizons from China has presented its second model HiPhi Z. The sporty sedan accelerates to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds and is equipped with a 120 kWh battery with cell-to-pack technology. However, its pricing positions the new EV in the top tiers. According to the Chinese standard, the battery can […] More…
“Not a pilot, but a series vehicle” – Autonomous e-bus enters regular service in Norway
The Turkish bus manufacturer Karsan and the transport authority Kolumbus in Norway have reached the next level in highly automated driving in public transport. An e-Atak bus is running in regular service with Level 4 autonomy on public roads in the Norwegian city of Stavanger. * * * Karsan Executive Board Member Okan Baş, Kolumbus […] More…
Wheel-E Podcast! Amazon delivery with cargo e-bikes, USB-C e-bike charging, Äike T scooter & more
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes Amazon’s new delivery via cargo e-bikes, Bafang releasing a new internally geared hub for bikes, the potential for USB-C e-bike charging, an awesome new European-built electric scooter called the Äike T, SONDORS Metacycle shipments, and lots more. More…
Elon Musk officially says he’s giving up on Twitter acquisition deal
Back in April, the well-known billionaire Elon Musk announced that he would buy Twitter in a $44 billion deal. However, the deal was put on hold a month later after a number of controversies. Now Elon Musk seems to have officially backed out of the Twitter deal, as he has formally notified the company that he will no longer acquire it. More…
Tim Cook goes for a ride in Rivian electric pickup at Sun Valley ‘summer camp for billionaires’
As reported earlier this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook is attending the Sun Valley Conference this week in Idaho, often referred to as a “summer camp for billionaires.” While we rarely learn much about what goes on at Sun Valley each year, a fun Friday story this year is that Tim Cook has been spending some time checking out the Rivian electric truck and SUV. More…
Network Rail adds 450 EV charge points at stations across the UK
Network Rail, which owns and operates most of the railway network in the UK, has installed 452 new EV charging points at car parks at railway stations. The company aims to equip ten per cent of its car parking spaces, about 779 bays, by March 2024. The most recent installations include 160 charging points in […] More…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: Solar-powered ice cream vending bike
Dumpster diving into the abyss of the world’s largest online shopping site has regularly seen me bob to the surface with some uniquely interesting and sometimes terrifying finds. China has become the undisputed leader in producing electric vehicles, especially the seemingly outlandish ones. But as much fun as a bright pink life-sized Barbie electric pickup truck can be, it’s the truly useful EVs that catch my fancy the most. And this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series has me wanting to give it all up to start my own ice cream man business on an ice cream cargo e-bike. More…
Volvo Group, Traton & Daimler Truck kickstart CV Charging Europe
Daimler Truck, Traton and the Volvo Group have received regulatory approvals for their electric truck charging joint venture announced last winter. As a result, the three partners have established CV Charging Europe (CVCE), with headquarters in Amsterdam. As suspected, Anja van Niersen, formerly Allego, acts as CEO. As announced last year, the new company plans […] More…
Wiesbaden receives its 100th electric bus
ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft in Wiesbaden has taken delivery of its 100th Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric bus. The delivery from Daimler Buses is part of an order of 56 units placed three years ago, the order volume of which has since increased to 120 electric buses. ESWE ordered not only buses but, as reported, an overall package that […] More…
Wiesbaden receives it’s 100th elecctric bus
ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft in Wiesbaden has taken delivery of its 100th Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric bus. The delivery from Daimler Buses is part of an order of 56 units placed three years ago, the order volume of which has since increased to 120 electric buses. ESWE ordered not only buses but, as reported, an overall package that […] More…
