Batteryloop, a subsidiary of Stena Recycling, has installed an energy storage system at Stena Metall Group’s head office in Gothenburg, using batteries from the industrial truck manufacturer Toyota Material Handling in the connected load. The storage system has a capacity of 155 kW, according to Batteryloop. At the commercial building, the storage system is used […] More…
Winnipeg Transit to decarbonise entire bus fleet
Winnipeg Transit, providing bus services in the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba, plans to put a total of 110 battery and fuel cell buses into service by 2027. Complete electrification is to be achieved by 2040. In the first procurement by 2027, around two-thirds of the new buses are to have a battery-electric […] More…
Tesla Cybertruck Windshield Wiper Design: What’s The Secret?
Elon Musk said the Cybertruck’s wiper is what trouble’s him most, so Tesla has been working to update it. More…
Lucid announces Performance version of Air Grand Touring with 446-mile range and 1,050 horsepower
Following the start of deliveries of its Air Grand Touring trim, Lucid Motors announced a new Performance version that will arrive this summer. The Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance will deliver over 200 more horsepower than the standard Grand Touring and travel 0 to 60 mph 0.4 seconds faster, although it does come at the cost of some range – oh, and quite a bit more money. More…
Lucid Introduces New Performance Version Of The Air Grand Touring
Because 819 horsepower just isn’t enough. More…
Mercedes-Benz More Than Tripled All-Electric Car Sales In Q1 2022
15% of passenger cars sold during the period were rechargeable (33% in Europe). More…
Tesla launches Model Y Standard Range AWD for employees starting at $60,000 and with a few upgrades
Tesla has launched the Model Y Standard Range AWD starting at $60,000, but it only made it available to employees for now. More…
Porsche introduces service concept for high-voltage batteries
In view of the increasing electrification of the industry, Porsche is adapting the service business of its dealer organisation. A repair concept for high-voltage batteries is intended to make work easier for dealers and generate added value for customers. According to Porsche, it made efforts at an early stage to make it possible for workshops […] More…
See the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle outfitted for police patrol use
Harley-Davidson’s motorcycles are frequently used for police motorcycles, though the latest bar-and-shield cop bike isn’t your typical Road King. Instead, Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle is now getting the police treatment. More…
Nissan is taking over e.dams racing team
Nissan takes over the racing team e.dams and thus has full control over its Formula E project with immediate effect. This means that Nissan will compete completely under its own name in the ‘Gen3’ era up to and including 2026. In the current season, the team is still active as “Nissan e.dams”. e.dams is the […] More…
A Guide To Becoming An Electric Vehicle Engineer: Part 2
If you’re considering a job in the EV industry, making the right college choices may help. More…
Hyundai to include V2G capabilities for their EVs
Hyundai plans to make the on-board charger from the Ioniq 5 suitable for bidirectional charging, enabling V2G technology. In addition, Hyundai will soon introduce a new electric model that will be equipped with V2G technology ex-works. The new vehicle could be the Ioniq 6, which is to be presented within the next few months. The […] More…
Honda To Launch 30 EVs Globally By 2030, Including Two Sports Cars
The electric sports cars are a specialty and a flagship model; the latter has similar proportions to the NSX supercar. More…
Munro Vehicles receives £750,000 investment from Elbow Beach
Glasgow-based electric 4X4 manufacturer Munro Vehicles has received £750,000 in seed investment from Elbow Beach Capital, a private investment company focused on sustainable energy, transition technology and social impact businesses. Munro is known for having developed a fully electric 4×4, which was tested and is to be built in the UK. Production of the ‘Mark […] More…
2023 Toyota bZ4X First Drive Review: Competent, But Invisible
Toyota’s first volume EV faces off against compact electric SUVs from Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen, and others to come. More…
Mercedes wants to halve their CO2 footprint by 2030
Mercedes-Benz aims to reduce CO2 emissions per passenger car by more than half over the entire life cycle by the end of this decade compared to 2020. The main levers for this are electric cars charged with green electricity, better batteries, recycled materials and the use of renewable energies in production. At his first digital […] More…
Going electric gives classic off-roader new abilities
Examples of classic vehicles converted to electric power abound, but SC Innovation’s reworking of the rugged skid-steered 6 x 6 All-Terrain Mobility Platform (ATMP) is remarkable because, rather than adding a high-tech twist to an exercise in nostalgia, it brings new capabilities to a machine that has filled niches in military, agricultural and other utility […] More…
Honda to release 30 electrified models by 2030
Honda has concretised its electric plans. According to the Japanese company, they want to bring 30 battery-electric and hybrid-electric models onto the market worldwide by 2030 and achieve a sales volume of more than two million electric cars per year with these in the same year. As the carmaker announced following a briefing “on the […] More…
Honda to release 30 electric models by 2030
Honda has concretised its electric plans. According to the Japanese company, they want to bring 30 electric models onto the market worldwide by 2030 and achieve a sales volume of more than two million electric cars per year with these in the same year. As the carmaker announced following a briefing “on the business of […] More…
Tesla’s world’s largest battery is moving ahead with expansion
Update: PG&E now says that the Tesla Megapacks are not part of the investigation. The project has now been turned on. More…
