Volkswagen resumed three-shift operations at its MEB plant in Zwickau on Monday. With the start of the Ukraine war, production had been interrupted for around three weeks in March due to disrupted supply chains before restarting on a reduced scale. VW was one of the first carmakers to be affected by production stoppages in connection […] More…
Tesla is operating a virtual power plant demonstration in Texas
Tesla is operating a virtual power plant demonstration in Texas to show the grid authorities the potential of such a product. More…
GM & Lockheed confirm lunar BEV model series
Following last year’s NASA contract with General Motors and Lockheed Martin to develop the next generation of EVs for future lunar missions, there is now an update: both companies have now announced that they plan to produce a series of lunar vehicles for commercial space missions that will use GM’s Ultium battery technology. The batteries […] More…
Expansion Of The Supercharging Network Lags Behind Tesla Sales?
The data indicate that there are more and more cars per single Supercharging stall. More…
EU Votes To Uphold Gas/Diesel Car Sale Ban From 2035 On
There’s one final step left before the combustion engine is declared dead in Europe. More…
Tesla Supercharging Network Expands To 35,000 Stalls
It might reach 40,000 before the end of this year. More…
Elon Musk says Tesla had a ‘very tough quarter’ and needs to rally in leaked email
Elon Musk says that Tesla had a “very tough quarter” and asks employees to needs to “rally hard to recover” in leaked emails. More…
Tesla Model 3 Performance Vs Porsche Taycan 4S: Which Is Faster?
Which is more fun to drive, and how many laps can they go before the battery is too low? More…
2022 BMW i4 M50: InsideEVs 70 MPH Range Test
The results are surprising. More…
Drive a truck? Just 5 tanks of gas could buy you an electric bike. Or 7 tanks for everyone else.
With average national gas prices passing $5/gal in the US, there’s no time like the present to find a cost effective alternative to driving. And if that money-saving alternative happens to be fun, efficient, healthy and better for the air your kids breathe, then all the better.. More…
SamTrans purchases 30 zero-emission buses
The San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans), a public transport agency in and around San Mateo, California, will replace 30 diesel buses with 20 battery-electric buses and 10 hydrogen-fuel cell electric buses. The purchases award a $13.9 million contract with New Flyer of America for the hydrogen fuel cell electric buses and a $22.8 million […] More…
Seat Stalling On EVs “Until Costs Come Down”
VW’s budget subsidiary isn’t rushing into electric cars just yet. More…
New California Charging Hub To Have 40 Fast Chargers, Retail, Restaurants
Tesla has been using a similar model for years, and it has proven to be quite successful. More…
Canada Post to electrify entire fleet by 2040
Canada Post has announced plans to convert its fleet of nearly 14,000 vehicles to all-electric vehicles by 2040. Already by 2030, at least half of the fleet should be electric. Canada Post has said it is currently testing a number of electric and low-emission vehicles for the transition. Among these is a delivery vehicle designed […] More…
EV Reservations And Pre-Order Statistics Compiled: Electric Trucks Dominate
We pour through data to find out everything there is to know about electric vehicle reservations and pre-orders. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning Or Rivian R1T? Both Are Coming, Which Do We Keep?
There’s a whole lot to like about the R1T and the F-150 Lightning. Deciding between the two won’t be easy. More…
Vitesco reveals motor with coils, not a magnet
Vitesco Technologies has announced it will be presenting several innovations for vehicle electrification at the 35th International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS) in Oslo from 11 to 15 June. Among these is a separately excited synchronous electric motor that is to be optimised for long-distance driving at higher speeds. Unlike the permanently excited synchronous motors (PSM) […] More…
Nearly a third of 2022 US EV buyers are getting a Tesla Model Y
A single model, now being made at two American factories, accounted for nearly one out of every three new U.S. electric vehicles registered in the first quarter of 2022. And that is the Tesla Model Y. Despite threats from other automakers in the long game, they’re all still looking like minor players five years after Tesla started launching its… More…
Tesla Model 3 Owner Loves His Car, But Hates The Fact That It’s RWD
When you live in the snow AWD is a must. More…
US: Tesla Dominates BEV Sales In January-April 2022
The Tesla brand is also expanding its advantage in the premium/luxury car segment. More…
