Fisker Inc. last week revealed another glimpse of its compact Pear EV due to start at $29,900, as well as a little more information about the upcoming urban-focused electric vehicle. It introduced the Pear—short, it said, for “Personal Electric Automotive Revolution”—last year with a few obscured renderings and sketches, which made… More…
Check Out Tesla’s FSD Beta Crash Stats: Should We Be Impressed?
Tesla just started sharing the numbers, and if they’re accurate, Full Self-Driving Beta is likely saving lives. More…
Olectra Greentech to deliver 550 electric buses to Telangana
Indian bus manufacturer Olectra Greentech has received an order to supply a total of 550 electric buses to the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation. The order covers 50 standard-floor 12-metre intercity electric buses and 500 low-floor 12-metre electric intracity buses. The electric buses will be delivered in phases. The 50 intercity coach buses will run […] More…
GM shares new details of Ultra Cruise ADAS that will debut on $300K Cadillac Celestiq
General Motors has shared more details of the technology and future capabilities we can expect to see in its next-generation Ultra Cruise ADAS, which was originally announced during its GM Investor Day presentation last year. The technology will debut on the upcoming premium Cadillac Celestiq EV in early 2024, although the exact driver assistance capabilities deployed at that time remain to be determined. Here’s what we know so far. More…
Hyundai Reveals Electronic Leveling Control That Can Protect Batteries, Increase Range
The system can automatically adjust the car’s ride height by up to 2.3 inches. More…
London Now Has More Electrified Black Cabs Than Diesel Taxis
The LEVC TX extended-range EV now makes up more than 40 percent of all black cabs in London, with 6,000 vehicles operating in the city. More…
Elon Musk’s New Master Plan: Not About A Tesla EV, About Sustainability
Some folks weren’t too happy that Tesla didn’t show off a new EV platform at Investor Day, but it did get back to its roots. More…
Zeekr Wants To Play With The Big Boys, Targets 650,000 Sales By 2025
The Geely-owned brand is just two years old but it already has three models in its lineup. More…
Hyzon Motors to develop Class 8 FCEV with Hyliion drive
Hyzon Motors has announced a collaboration with Hyliion to jointly develop a heavy-duty fuel cell vehicle. The companies will combine Hyzon’s fuel cell technology and Hyliion’s electric powertrain solution in a prototype vehicle. Hyzon and Hyliion will build the new fuel cell vehicle on a Class 8 Sleeper chassis and expect to complete the prototype […] More…
Smart launches charging service with DCS
Digital Charging Solutions (DCS) kicked off its cooperation with Smart in Europe. The charging service will be launched in Germany in time for the market launch of the new Smart #1 and will subsequently be rolled out in other European countries. Smart Europe customers will have access to DCS’s charging network of over 460,000 charging […] More…
Lordstown stalls on Endurance electric truck yet looks to future
With production of its Endurance electric pickup truck stalled by a recall, Lordstown Motors appears to be moving on to a next-generation vehicle platform developed in close collaboration with Foxconn. The next platform is “becoming a greater portion of our company’s focus,” Lordstown’s fourth-quarter 2022 financial results presentation said… More…
BEV account for one in six UK car registrations in February
The British Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) released the latest car registration data throughout February. Traditionally a quiet month ahead of the March plate change, plug-in cars took an impressive share. February marked the seventh month of consecutive growth overall, which the SMMT puts down to easing supply chain shortages. Deliveries to private […] More…
Indonesia creates EV incentives
Indonesia will offer government incentives starting 20 March to boost electric vehicle sales and attract investment from foreign companies. Manufacturers must have their own plants in the country to qualify for the subsidies. The incentive programme would benefit dealers and manufacturers, covering the sale of 200,000 electric motorcycles, 35,900 electric cars and the conversion of […] More…
Egypt’s MCV launches electric bus for German market
The Egyptian manufacturer, Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV), is entering a continental European market. The OEM has developed a bus specifically for clients in Germany and has already founded a subsidiary, MCV Deutschland GmbH, for sales, after-sales and services. *** The official presentation of the integral, fully electric twelve-metre low-floor bus will take place in March […] More…
Nio commissions its first battery swapping station in Denmark
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has commissioned its first battery exchange station in Denmark. The site is located on the E20 motorway in Slagelse, in the west of the Danish main island of Zealand, about 100 kilometres southwest of Copenhagen. To date, Nio has opened a total of twelve battery exchange stations across Europe […] More…
Addison Lee has ChargePoint provide EV charging at new fleet hub
The British private hire and taxi company Addison Lee has announced a partnership in London. ChargePoint will install ultra-rapid EV chargers at its West Drayton Fleet Hub near Heathrow Airport with “guaranteed” access for Addison Lee drivers. The Addison Lee depot in West Drayton services Addison Lee vehicles and provides driver training. The cab company […] More…
Onsemi to supply SiC semiconductors to BMW
Onsemi will also use its silicon carbide technology in BMW electric cars in the future. The US semiconductor manufacturer has signed a long-term supply agreement with BMW for the use of its EliteSiC silicon carbide power module in the manufacturer’s future electric cars. The US semiconductor specialist did not specify the exact number of units […] More…
Hyundai Mobis develops special levelling control for EVs
South Korean automotive supplier Hyundai Mobis, part of the Hyundai Motor Group, has announced a new system called Electronic Leveling Control (ELC) for electric vehicles. ELC is an electronic levelling control system allowing drivers to adjust the height of the vehicle to best fit driving circumstances. At present, levelling control is almost exclusively available on […] More…
Amprius will make battery cells in Colorado
Californian battery cell developer Amprius Technologies is planning a production facility in Brighton in the US state of Colorado. Operation will start in 2025 with an initial annual capacity of 500 MWh and later be expanded to 5 GWh. The company writes on its website that expansion to up to 10 GWh is possible in […] More…
Tesla Starts Deliveries Of Hardware 4-Equipped Vehicles
The Tesla Model X seems to be the first in the carmaker’s lineup to get the new computer. More…
