It looks as if Honda could get ahead even of Tesla when it comes to in-car entertainment. New reports suggest that the company is working with Sony to take the Playstation 5 inside the EV. Fun aside, the suggestion actually stands on more serious grounds. After all, Sony and Honda founded a mobility joint venture […] More…
Hyundai launches XCient fuel cell truck in Israel
Hyundai is bringing its hydrogen fuel cell truck Xcient to Israel, its first market in the Middle East. The vehicles will form part of a partnership between Hyundai agency Colmobil, hydrogen producer Bazan and refuelling station operator Sonol. The aim is to form a hydrogen value chain in Israel, so Hyundai, if only a short […] More…
Energica to sell electric motorcycles in Japan & Australia
Italian electric motorbike brand Energica has launched sales of its high-performance motorbikes in Japan and Australia. The first electric motorcycles are scheduled to arrive in both countries in the first quarter of 2023. With this, Energica aims to strengthen its market position in the ASEAN region. There are already some Energicas on the road in […] More…
Nidec opens development centre in Bulgaria
The Japanese industrial group Nidec has opened a development centre for its electric drive division in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The main purpose of the centre is to develop inverters for vehicles and onboard chargers. At the time of the opening, Nidec Elesys RnD Europe Bulgaria employs 40 people. In the course of expansions, up […] More…
NASCAR Team Builds Electric Stock Car, But Not For Racing
Diehard NASCAR fans, relax; the team uses it exclusively for pit stop practice. More…
US Forest Service is testing F-150 Lightning EVs
The US Forest Service is getting ready to decarbonise the fleet, which means replacing 17,000 vehicles by 2035 and nearly 9,000 commercial vehicles by 2027. The agency is, therefore, rigorously testing the Ford F-150 Lightning in a pilot that is the first of its kind. The pilot underway is to prepare the US Forest Service […] More…
Hyliko to use Forsee Power batteries for their hydrogen trucks
French fuel cell truck developer Hyliko has signed a supply agreement with Forsee Power. Forsee will supply the battery systems for heavy hydrogen commercial vehicles. Specifically, Hyliko has chosen the Pulse 2.5 battery system, which is already used in the fuel cell vehicles of other manufacturers. As reported, Ballard Motive Solutions, a British subsidiary of […] More…
Hylikko to use Forsee Power batteries for their hydrogen trucks
French fuel cell truck developer Hylikko has signed a supply agreement with Forsee Power. Forsee will supply the battery systems for heavy hydrogen commercial vehicles. Specifically, Hyliko has chosen the Pulse 2.5 battery system, which is already used in the fuel cell vehicles of other manufacturers. As reported, Ballard Motive Solutions, a British subsidiary of […] More…
Lyft rolls out a suite of incentives to encourage electric vehicle adoption among drivers
Ride-share giant Lyft announced new incentives to encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles with additional earnings opportunities and discounts on charging.. More…
Rivian opens tech centre in Belgrade
The US electric car startup Rivian has opened its first location outside North America with a technology centre in the Serbian capital Belgrade. In the long term, 1,200 developers are to be employed there. The technology centre has now started with 200 engineers. In Serbia, the company primarily wants to push IT and software development. […] More…
Tesla restarts Model S and X deliveries in Europe after 2-year wait
Tesla has started to deliver the refreshed Model S and Model X to customers in Europe – resulting in roughly two years without deliveries of its two flagship models in the region. More…
Germany Sets Impressive Plug-In Car Sales Record In November: Over 100k
Tesla sells more all-electric cars than any other brand. More…
Tesla Shipping Model S And X To Europe Amid Huge Delivery Push
Tesla is still hoping to prove it can grow deliveries by around 50 percent year over year. More…
ADS-TEC chargers behind a new network in the Netherlands
EV charging companies 50five Group and NXT Mobility have signed an agreement to build a fast charging network in the Netherlands together. They envision running 150 to 200 locations by 2030, focusing on underserved areas. To install fast-charging hubs at sites with strained grids or low-voltage areas, they will use the battery-boosted systems by ADS-TEC […] More…
Zeekr seeks over $1 billion via IPO in the USA
Zeekr has confidentially filed for a US public offering to raise over $1 billion in capital, according to inside sources. Zeekr lodged its filings with US regulators last week and is planning to go public in New York as early as the second quarter of 2023. The news comes after NEV sales in China reached […] More…
Panasonic Energy to supply batteries to Lucid Air, Gravity and build in US
Lucid Group and Panasonic Energy announced they have entered into multi-year agreements that entail the latter supplying lithium-ion batteries to both the Lucid Air and Gravity SUV. Part of the agreement supports Panasonic Energy’s plans to expand outside of Japan and begin production at a new facility in the US. More…
CAKE is building an autonomous electric ATV that works with or without a rider
CAKE’s newest electric vehicle concept is ready to hit the dirt, whether or not it’s got a rider on-board. That’s because the CAKE Kibb is part electric ATV, part semi-autonomous robotic work platform. And it’s the Swedish electric motorbike manufacturer’s first shot at a four-wheeled EV. More…
IRS: 2023 EV tax credit needs reporting from automakers, sellers
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Monday released an introduction for the full eligibility rules for the revamped federal EV tax credit, and it looks like automakers—as well as sellers—will have to submit a lot of reports. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) re-upped the $7,500 credit, but added new requirements for American assembly… More…
Volkswagen & Enel launch HPC joint venture Ewiva in Italy
The Volkswagen Group and Enel X Way, Enel Group’s e-mobility arm, launched their equally-owned joint venture Ewiva today. Ewiva shall build a truly high-power charging network comprising 3,000 charge points in Italy. Plans for the joint venture first came to light as part of Volkswagen’s ‘New Auto’ strategy announced in July 2021 then still under […] More…
WSJ Shares Survey: Tesla Is Falling Out Of Favor, Becoming Partisan
According to a recent survey, many Democrats are turning away from Tesla while some Republicans are siding with the company. More…
