Rideshare provider Uber has signed a 10-year, multi-market commercial agreement with Motional – a developer of driverless robotaxis. As part of the agreement, Uber will deploy Motional’s IONIQ 5 electric robotaxis in select markets at first, with the potential to reach millions of customers by providing both ride-hailing and delivery services autonomously. More…
Volvo EX90 to support bidirectional charging
Volvo will be relying on bidirectional charging in a big way in the future. The first model from the Swedes to feature this technology will be the upcoming EX90 – other models on the new EV platform will also support bidirectional charging. The system has a special technical feature that significantly expands the possibilities. While […] More…
Tesla Megapacks Arrive In Hawaii, Kicking Coal To The Curb
Tesla’s Megapack battery system is stepping in to fulfill the state’s power requirements after the last shipment of coal. More…
Rivian boosts prodution to 7,363 vehicles in Q3
The US electric car startup built 7,363 vehicles at its Illinois plant in the third quarter. In the same period, Rivian delivered 6,584 vehicles. The company reiterated its full-year sales forecast. The company has not yet released its full quarterly numbers – in fact, it was the first time Rivian Automotive has issued a separate […] More…
Zepp reveals H2 solution for heavy-duty applications
In Europe, the Dutch hydrogen fuel cell system developer Zepp Solutions has revealed the X150, a new 150 kW fuel cell system for heavy-duty applications. The new module is now up for pre-order with deliveries expected by mid-2023. Zepp Solutions says the new fuel cell solution is available in configurations suitable for installation in vehicle […] More…
AAA Helps EV Owners With Range Anxiety, Adds Monthly Battery Report
As more cars on our roads are electric, some insurance companies are already working to adapt. More…
Honda Fully Unveils 2024 Prologue, Its First-Ever Electric SUV
The midsize SUV adopts “Neo-Rugged” styling with clean and simple surfaces; details on the GM-sourced Ultium powertrains to come later. More…
Toyota will resume bZ4X EV sales following safety recall concerning its wheels falling off
Global automaker and hybrid zealot Toyota announced it will resume sales of its first mass-produced battery EV – the bZ4X, following a safety recall concerning risk that its wheels could fall off. Months later, the Japanese automaker appears to have found a fix to the manufacturing defect (as well as a previously undiscovered safety issue) and plans to resume bZ4X production immediately. More…
Tesla Is Now Removing Ultrasonic Sensors In Move To Vision Only
Tesla already removed radar and is relying on cameras for its advanced driver-assist systems, unlike most rival automakers. More…
Hamburg targets electric car-sharing
In the city of Hamburg, Germany, the car-sharing companies Miles, Share Now, Sixt and WeShare have agreed to increase the share of electric vehicles in their fleets to at least 80 per cent by the turn of the year 2023/24. This includes a strategic partnership between the four companies, the City of Hamburg and the […] More…
Cellforce finalizes production process for electrode coating
The Cellforce Group, the joint venture between Porsche and Customcells, says it has successfully set up the series production process for coating its electrodes over the past twelve months. In the process, Cellforce has relied on close cooperation with the machinery and plant manufacturer Dürr. According to Cellforce, the battery joint venture will in future […] More…
Posco & GS Energy announce plans for battery recycling joint venture
The South Korean materials group Posco has signed an agreement with GS Energy that is expected to result in the establishment of a joint venture for recycling spent batteries before the end of this year. GS Energy is a subsidiary of the South Korean GS Group. According to a report in the Aju Daily, 51 […] More…
Norway: Plug-In Car Sales Declined By 21% In September 2022
The Tesla Model Y left competitors far behind thanks to 3,000+ units registered in one month. More…
Norway: Plug-In Car Sales Declined 21% In September 2022
The Tesla Model Y left competitors far behind thanks to 3,000+ units registered in one month. More…
Toyota Resumes bZ4X Production After Fixing Wheel Hub Bolt Issue
Toyota’s first mass-market EV resumes manufacturing at the Motomachi plant in Japan today after a pause of more than three months. More…
Trek Introduces New Fuel EXe 9.5 Electric Mountain Bike
It’s packing a new Harmonic Pin Ring motor from German manufacturer TQ. More…
Vermont offers $3,000 EV incentive for retiring a “high-polluting vehicle”
Several states currently offer EV purchase incentives, but a new Vermont program takes things a step further by offering cash to residents who replace a “high-polluting vehicle” with an EV. Called Replace Your Ride (RYR), the program offers $3,000 to Vermont residents who retire an operational vehicle deemed to be high-polluting that is at least… More…
Toyota to launch small electric sedan in China
Toyota has announced plans to start production and sales of a small electric sedan powered by BYD batteries by the end of the year in China as part of an ongoing collaboration with BYD, according to three people close to the Japanese carmaker. The compact EV ‘bZ3’ was developed specifically for the Chinese market and […] More…
Amazon orders 20 electric trucks from Volvo
Amazon is ordering 20 electric trucks from Volvo as part of its electrification effort for its large delivery and supply chain fleet. More…
EPA considers including EVs in renewable fuel credit system
According to an agency report, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to include electric cars in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which regulates the blending of renewable fuels. This could benefit large electric car manufacturers such as Tesla. The RFS ensures that refiners are required to blend a certain quota of biofuels into the […] More…
