Energy solutions division VinES – a member of Vingroup alongside VinFast – and Gotion Inc have broken ground on a 34.5 acre LFP battery factory designed with an annual capacity of 5 GWh. That equates to roughly 30 million battery cells per year to support future VinFast EVs. More…
General Motors Repairs Tesla EVs As Part Of New, Growing Business
The Big Three automaker has started repairing Tesla’s EVs at its dealerships, and the business is growing. More…
Autonomy orders many more electric cars from VinFast
The US electric car subscription service Autonomy has significantly increased its order from the Vietnamese manufacturer VinFast. With the new order, VinFast is now commissioned to deliver more electric cars to Autonomy than Volkswagen. Autonomy initially ordered 22,790 electric cars from 17 carmakers in August, including 400 from VinFast. Autonomy is now commissioning VinFast to […] More…
Hyundai Home helps EV buyers set up charging, solar, energy storage
At the 2022 Los Angeles auto show, Hyundai announced the launch of Hyundai Home, a service that allows EV owners to shop home charging, solar, and energy storage hardware through one website. Announced in 2021 as a home-energy ecosystem, Hyundai Home is now available in 16 states, according to the announcement. Hyundai said the service will be… More…
Interest In Tesla’s EVs May Be Waning, According To Survey
Kelley Blue Book’s latest survey suggests a significant drop in Tesla buyer interest, but there may be a valid explanation. More…
Toyota bZ4X Tested In Norway Has Disappointing Range, Big Battery Buffer At 0%
The vehicle was tested (and then re-tested) to confirm the results. More…
Sono & Pepper trial Solar Bus Kit on electric bus in operation
In Germany, the electric retrofitter Pepper Motion and the solar electric car developer Sono Motors are cooperating in a joint project to integrate a solar retrofit solution for commercial vehicles. The first vehicle equipped with Sono’s “Solar Bus Kit” is a converted Mercedes Citaro. Sono Motors presented its Solar Bus Kit in the summer in […] More…
3 Millionth BYD New Energy Vehicle Rolls Off Production Line
The company accelerates production and is on track to reach 5 million units at some point in 2023. More…
Next-Gen Volkswagen Golf May Arrive As EV Alongside VW ID.3 Hatch
Volkswagen’s new chief Thomas Schäfer says the ninth-gen Golf electric hatch may join VW’s ID family of EVs. More…
Check Out EV News From Volvo, Lucid And BMW: Top EV News Nov 18, 2022
The time has come to share some of the top EV news stories so you can encourage your friends and family to get into an electric car. More…
The New Smart #1 Happens To Be Surprisingly Safe: Euro NCAP Results
The Smart #1 gets not only 5 stars overall, but also 96% for Adult Occupant protection. More…
2023 Smart #3 Electric SUV Leaks Online In China
It may be badged a Smart, so you would think it’s small, but actually it’s around the same size as a Mercedes-Benz EQA. More…
Magna starts production of Fisker Ocean EV in Austria
Production of the Fisker Ocean has started on schedule at contractor Magna Steyr’s Austrian factory, Fisker announced at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show. That paves the way for its planned U.S. launch as a 2023 model. The electric SUV was announced at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, before Fisker had settled on a platform for the vehicle. After… More…
Giant Introduces The Stormguard E+, A Rugged, Full-Suspension E-Bike
Designed to ride anywhere, the Stormguard packs a beefed up battery pack and a Yamaha mid-drive motor. More…
General Motors to source nickel from Vale
General Motors has agreed with Vale Canada on a long-term supply of nickel for its electric car batteries. Vale is to supply 25,000 tonnes of battery-grade nickel sulphate annually from the second half of 2026. The material is to come from the planned plant in Bécancour. GM wants to use the nickel in the cathodes […] More…
Lucid Motors opens up shop in Switzerland
The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has opened its first sales outlet in Switzerland. The Lucid Studio at Cours de Rive 10 in Geneva is the company’s second location in Europe after the store in Munich, which opened in May 2022. Further expansion in Europe is planned for the future, including additional locations in […] More…
Nio delivers their first ET7 in Sweden
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio is tackling its next European market with Sweden. After the pilot market in Norway and the recent first deliveries in Germany and the Netherlands, Sweden is the fourth European market for Nio. After Nio celebrated its European market launch in Berlin a month ago and handed over the first […] More…
UK to drop EV tax exemption in 2025
Great Britain is abolishing the vehicle tax exemption for electric vehicles. As announced by the British Ministry of Finance, from 1 April 2025, the so-called Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) must also be paid for electric cars, vans and motorbikes – but initially at a manageable rate. In the first year, the lowest VED rate, currently […] More…
Tesla expands Supercharger access to non-Tesla EVs in Italy, now covers most of Europe
Tesla has expanded to Italy its pilot program to give Supercharger access to non-Tesla electric vehicles. It now covers most of Europe. More…
Bird may come crashing down
After withdrawing from Germany and other countries, the US bike & scooter rental company Bird announced that its sales for the last two years were overstated due to incorrect bookings. A bankruptcy filing cannot be ruled out. In terms of specific numbers, Bird closed out the third quarter of 2022 holding $38.5 million in free […] More…
