The Bavarian Centre for Battery Technology (BayBatt) at the University of Bayreuth has celebrated the inauguration of its new premises. Covering an area of around 7,000 square metres, the building offers plenty of space for researching and developing batteries for mobile and stationary applications. To this end, BayBatt, which was announced in 2018, combines basic […] More…
Ultium Cells to expand battery factory in Spring Hill
Ultium Cells, the battery cell joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, is investing further money in its second plant in Spring Hill in the US state of Tennessee even before the start of operations in order to expand production capacities from the previously planned 35 GWh to 50 GWh per year. In […] More…
Low-cost electric motorcycle maker RYVID lands $20M to manufacture in California
There’s a growing number of affordably priced electric motorcycles hitting the US market, but many are still produced overseas. Thanks to a $20M California grant though, electric motorcycle manufacturer RYVID will be able to build its RYVID Anthem bikes in the Golden State and create hundreds of jobs in the process.. More…
Evolv Terra review: A fun little 31 mph full-suspension electric scooter
I’ll just come out and say it: I love full-suspension electric scooters. They take a fairly small and compact EV form factor and make it possible to travel at faster speeds over rougher terrain without shaking your teeth out, and the Evolv Terra electric scooter from Urban Machina is another great addition to this rapidly growing market. While the scooter isn’t perfect, it packs in a lot of great features for a fair price. More…
Geneva: Hess receives another all-Swiss order
The Swiss bus manufacturer Hess has placed the winning bid in a tender for Geneva’s public transport company TPG (Transports Publics Genevois). TPG now commissioned Hess to deliver 119 extra-long and tram-like electric buses. TPG expects 65 articulated and 54 double-articulated buses of type lighTram TOSA to enter service in the first half of 2025. […] More…
Watch Kia EV6 GT Drag Race Lamborghini Aventador
It’s not only gas versus electric, but also relatively budget-friendly versus ridiculously excessive. More…
2022 Best Truck: Ford F-150 Lightning Wins Motor1.com Star Award
The all-electric F-Series is a good EV and a great pickup truck, plain and simple. More…
Tesla Semi Will Charge At 1+ MW Using New V4 Charging Cable
The Tesla Cybertruck will also be able to accept 1 MW DC charging. More…
Evergrande NEV suspends production due to lack of orders
Evergrande New Energy Vehicle, the electric car division of the Chinese real estate group Evergrande, has apparently suspended series production of its only model, the Hengchi 5, due to a lack of new orders. This is according to a report by Reuters. The news agency bases its report on statements by two insiders. According to […] More…
Bologna aims to deploy one of Europe’s largest H2 bus fleets
The Italian city of Bologna and public transit operators TPER and Srm are launching one of Europe’s largest fuel cell bus projects worth 90 million euros. The first 34 buses shall enter service in 2024, with the remaining 93 to follow by mid-2026. The City Council has secured funding through the Next Generation EU fund, […] More…
Subaru Solterra Entered The US Market With 94 Units Sold In November
The first electric Subaru. More…
Italy’s EV Slump Is Far From Over: Plug-Ins at 8.3% In October 2022
Plug-in hybrids performed rather well for the month, which is unusual. More…
Toyota Plans To Launch Five More bZ-Branded EVs In Europe By 2026
The first is reportedly a small crossover due in 2023, likely the production version of the bZ Small Crossover study previewed in 2021. More…
BMW prepares for drive production in Steyr
BMW has launched preparations to produce the next generation of electric drive systems at its engine plant in Steyr from 2025. In concrete terms, BMW has begun to set the course in terms of personnel and organisation. Meanwhile in the USA, the plug-in hybrid SUV BMW XM is now rolling off the production line. Against […] More…
Deutsche Post DHL orders 2,000 Ford electric vans
Ford Pro will equip Deutsche Post DHL Group with more than 2,000 electric delivery vans worldwide by the end of 2023. The German Group will use the new vans for last-mile logistics in various countries, including the UK. Deutsche Post DHL has received the first Ford Pro vans and detailed Bulgaria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Mexico, […] More…
Irish Rail orders electric trains for DART+ from Alstom
Alstom has received a further order from Irish Rail, locally known as Iarnród Éireann (IE), for 18 more battery-electric trains under an existing framework agreement. It is part of a greater plan to procure up to 750 electric rail cars for the new regional DART+ network set to open in the Dublin area in 2025. […] More…
Irish Rail puts extra electric trains for DART+ on order with Alstom
Alstom has received a further order from Irish Rail, locally known as Iarnród Éireann (IE), for 18 more battery-electric trains under an existing framework agreement. It is part of a greater plan to procure up to 750 electric rail cars for the new regional DART+ network set to open in the Dublin area in 2025. […] More…
Electric Scooter Specialist Splach Unveils Powerful Titan E-Scooter
It packs two electric motors with a maximum combined output of 2,600 watts. More…
Norways electric vehicle registrations still on the uptake
Exactly 15,915 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in November. Battery-electric cars thus achieved a share of 81.6 per cent of all new passenger car registrations in the month. The best-selling model came from Tesla. The 15,915 new electric cars are a whopping 6,188 more vehicles than in October. EV registrations were also up […] More…
Volvo is updating the drive systems of the XC40 and C40
Volvo has extensively revised the drive systems of its electric models XC40 and C40. In the all-wheel drive models, an asynchronous motor replaces the previously used permanent synchronous motor on the front axle. The new motor layout of the all-wheel-drive models also has consequences for the single-motor models. Until now, the single-motor variants have simply […] More…
