Rivian is best known as being the first company to market with an electric pickup truck. But after the electric vehicle manufacturer submitted trademarks earlier this year related to electric bicycles, the EV industry has kept an eye out for a possible Rivian e-bike. More…
Arrival (ARVL) pivots business strategy again, moving Van production to US-based microfactory
EV start-up Arrival has announced its second business strategy pivot in the past three months. After recently demonstrating the successful use of its microfactory model in the UK to build its all-electric van, Arrival has decided to refocus its business approach and all resources for the US market with hopes of maximizing federal tax credits.. More…
Say Hello To Rad Power’s New City-Focused Electric Bike Range
Three models designed to suit the needs of a variety of commuters have been released. More…
Elon Musk’s language about Tesla’s self-driving is changing
The language used by Elon Musk about Tesla’s self-driving effort is changing, and it is muddying the timeline for the automaker to deliver on its promise. More…
GMC Shows $50,000 Sierra EV Elevation, Rugged AT4 Grades
The more affordable alternatives to the 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali will arrive for the 2025 model year. More…
Tesla’s Supercharger Voting Site Now Open: Where Should They Be?
Keep in mind, Tesla is in the process of opening up its Supercharger network to all non-Tesla electric cars. More…
GMC Sierra Denali EV Debuts, Mercedes EQE SUV Launches
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Future smaller Tesla EVs could cost half as much to make
Tesla earlier this week officially confirmed that it is developing a next-generation vehicle platform focused around affordability and potentially at about half the cost of the platform that underpins the top-selling Model Y and Model 3. “This is the primary focus of our new vehicle development team, obviously,” said Musk, suggesting… More…
TeraWatt reveals plans for high-power charging corridor along I-10
TeraWatt Infrastructure, founded by ex-Google energy strategist Neha Palmer, has announced what it will do with its recent billion-dollar funding. Among the most concrete projects is a corridor for ultra-rapid charging of electric trucks. A network of high-power charging centres will spring up along the Interstate 10 highway, announces TeraWatt. The I-10 stretches from the […] More…
Arriva advances Dutch electric fleet with e-buses by VDL
Arriva is expanding the zero-emission bus fleet in the Netherlands with new vehicles from VDL Bus & Coach. The Deutsche Bahn subsidiary has ordered 64 electric buses to enter service in the company’s North Brabant East concession. Specifically, VDL Bus & Coach will supply Arriva with 40 VDL Citea buses of type LF-122 and four […] More…
BMW adds EV battery capacity in Germany to ramp up electric Mini Countryman production
After releasing plans to scale EV and battery production in the US, BMW announced Thursday it would also be adding a new battery assembly line and new cell varnishing lines at its plant in Leipzig, Germany. The luxury automaker says the batteries will be used for its fully electric Mini Countryman crossover. More…
Tesla Model Y Sales Skyrocketing, May Beat Ford F-150 Globally In 2022
According to estimates, Tesla has delivered 500,000 Model Y this year and could deliver 760,000 before 2022 comes to a close. More…
CATL postpones plans for new US plant again
Chinese battery giant CATL has decelerated plans for new plants in North America. Media reports refer to new rules on battery material sourcing as the reason since these would drive cost higher, so CATL. Reuters news agency quotes two insiders. CATL reportedly laid eyes on Kentucky, South Carolina or Mexico as potential sites for new […] More…
2023 Kia Niro EV starts near $40,000, beats base EV6 range
The redesigned 2023 Kia Niro EV will start at over $40,000 but gets an increase in EPA range to 253 miles. As such, it soundly beats its larger sibling in the Kia electric lineup, the base EV6 Light, in price and range. The 2023 EV6 carries over its 232-mile EPA range rating but hasn’t yet been priced; the 2022 model started at $42,695. Autoblog… More…
Cadillac, Jeep, Mercedes & Rolls Royce: Top EV News Oct 21, 2022
It seems even automakers with no official plans to race EVs to market are changing their tune. More…
NASA Cooling Method Could Allow Super-Quick EV Charging
Electric car charging is getting quicker due to new technologies, and it may be just the beginning. More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5: The First EV To Win MotorTrend’s SUV Of The Year Award
It took 74 years, but now it seems we’re truly headed toward an electric future in the automotive industry. More…
New Porsche Sport E-Bike Is A Sleek Full-Suspension All-Rounder
It was developed by Rotwild, and features a Shimano EP8 motor. More…
Lectric XPremium review: The most affordable, quality mid-drive electric bike that money can buy
The Lectric XPremium mid-drive folding e-bike still holds the honor of the highest-value mid-drive electric bike on the market today. With a powerful mid-drive motor, dual batteries, and other impressive features, it’s going to be hard for any other e-bike to compete in this space and at this price point for a long time. More…
$2.8B US EV supply-chain push appears to favor red states
The White House on Wednesday detailed $2.8 billion in grants to build a domestic EV battery supply chain, but more of the funds in this allocation go toward projects in states opposed to climate action, and states for which legislators voted against the law. Part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021, the funding goes to 20 battery… More…
