Exro Technologies, a Canadian company that has developed a new class of power electronics for electric motors and batteries, has signed an agreement with Boston-based ev Transportation Services (evTS) to supply an initial quantity of 1,000 units of its 100V Coil Drive System for use in evTS’s 2023 FireFly vehicles. The agreement commences with an […] More…
Report: Tesla’s Plan To Restore Full Production In China Is Delayed A Week
But things are getting better and the company sent another transport of over 4,000 cars to Europe. More…
France: Plug-In Electric Car Sales Increased Slightly In April 2022
The Fiat 500 electric was the most registered electric car model. More…
Following Volvo and Ford, Renault aims to spin off its EV business into a separate company
Last week, French company Renault announced its plan to fully review spinning off its electric car business into a separate company in 2023, in hopes of catching up with rivals Tesla and Volkswagen. More…
UK gov’ pushes £200Mn towards zero-emission HGVs
The UK government says it will release over £200 million in funding for a major zero-emission road freight demonstrator programme. Vehicle manufacturers, energy suppliers and fleet and infrastructure operators will be asked to showcase their technology on UK roads. Demonstrations of battery electric and fuel cell trucks will make the start, including infrastructure settings. The […] More…
Bigger batteries in EVs could lead to colossal boost in particulate emissions—from tires, study suggests
Putting bigger battery packs in EVs can boost range, but a new study suggests it could also lead to a major increase in particulate emissions—from tires. The study comes from Emissions Analytics, a U.K.-based independent emissions testing firm. It first began sounding the alarm in 2020, publishing a study showing that tire-wear particulate… More…
Elon Musk’s Confidence In China Happens To Be Reciprocal
Tesla was actually one of a handful of companies the city of Shanghai worked hard to help reopen amid a COVID-19 lockdown. More…
Tesla Cybertruck No Longer Available For Order Outside The US
Tesla previously removed motor options from the Cybertruck configurator, as well as production estimates. More…
Dott scooter-sharing company makes first expansion outside of Europe, heads to Tel Aviv
Dott, one of several leading European electric scooter-sharing companies, announced today that it is making its first expansion outside the continent. The first stop on the scooter company’s world tour? Sun-streaked Tel Aviv. More…
Audi to release fully electric A3
According to media reports, Audi will only offer its compact A3 model in pure electric form for the next generation due in 2027, as part of its accelerated electric vehicle course. As reported by Auto Motor und Sport, the new A3 e-tron will be based on the Volkswagen Group’s Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) with unit […] More…
Tesla Semi Order Books Open, Reserve One For $20,000
Tesla will want you to pay $5,000 due immediately upon reserving, then another $15,000 within 10 days to secure your order. More…
Edoardo Mortara & Nyck de Vries take a win each in Berlin Formula E race
Last weekend, Formula E made another guest appearance in Berlin. While Venturi driver Edoardo Mortara won Saturday’s race, Mercedes driver Nyck de Vries was victorious on Sunday. Formula E will also race in Berlin in the next two years. ROKit Venturi Racing’s Edoardo Mortara started the seventh race of the season from pole position on […] More…
VW to build the e-Up until 2025 – ID.2 to follow
Volkswagen plans to continue building the e-Up until the end of 2025, as Hildegard Wortmann, Member of the Board of Management for Sales, has now announced. The production version of the ID. Life concept, which is now referred to as the ID.2, will then take over seamlessly. “The e-Up will continue to be built for […] More…
Largest EU battery recycling plant comes online – enough for all of Norway’s batteries
Hydrovolt, the largest battery recycling plant in Europe, has started operations in Fredrikstad, Norway. More…
US Dealers Surprised By VW’s Scout EV Brand Plans, Demand Answers
Dealers suspect the automaker might be looking to adopt Tesla’s direct-sales model for Scout EVs or set up new franchises. More…
Tesla is rumored to be near a deal for battery venture in Indonesia after new round of talks, Musk meeting the president
Tesla is again rumored to be near a deal for a major new battery venture in Indonesia after a new round of talks with officials and even CEO Elon Musk meeting with the Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. More…
Study: EV Adoption Rate Too Slow To Prevent The Worst Of Climate Change
Apparently, the main reason why we’re not transitioning to EVs more quickly is still because of the infrastructure. More…
It’s National Bike Month, and pedal bikes are great. But I only ride electric bikes. Here’s why
May is National Bike Month in the United States. With a combination of more cities focusing on walkability/bikeability as well as an increasingly alarming outlook on climate change, a larger discussion on switching to smaller vehicles couldn’t come soon enough.. More…
Squad Mobility officially launches its Solar City Car optimized for private and shared EV use
Following three years of development, Squad Mobility has officially launched the SQUAD Solar City Car – a two-seater solar electric vehicle (SEV) that can be driven in several EU countries without a driver’s license. Designed for both private ownership and shared mobility, the compact SQUAD Solar City Car will soon be able to bridge the gap between passenger EVs and electric two-wheelers. More…
Mini Countryman EV Accurately Rendered Ahead Of 2023 Release
The electric Countryman is confirmed for 2023, and we now have a good idea of what it will look like. More…
