Tesla is reportedly examining the Israeli startup’s XFC battery tech, USA Today reported without citing any sources. More…
Tesla Said To Explore StoreDot’s Extreme Fast Charging Battery Tech
GM unveils Hummer EV-based military vehicle – going full circle
General Motors’ GM Defense division has unveiled a new military electric vehicle based on the GMC Hummer EV. The vehicle has now gone full circle from military Humvee to Hummer to Hummer EV to military Humvee electric. More…
Hyundai owners can save up to $10,000 on a new IONIQ 5 or IONIQ 6 EV lease
If you own a Hyundai and are looking to upgrade to a new EV, now is a better time than ever. The company is offering up to $10,000 off a new IONIQ 5 or IONIQ 6 fully electric car for current Hyundai drivers.. More…
Electrify America Will Add NACS Connectors To Its Chargers
The company intends to offer a NACS connector option at existing and future charging stations by 2025. More…
New Razor Ground Force Elite Is An E-Go-Kart For Kids And Kids At Heart
With a load rating of 91 kilograms, this electric go-kart can hit speeds of up to 14 miles per hour. More…
Volvo’s heavy-duty electric truck runs 12 hours a day with one charge break, can haul 74 tons
Leading truck manufacturer Volvo Trucks is pioneering a path for the heavy transport hauling industry to go all-electric. The company delivered an electric truck for heavy transport in Sweden that can handle a total weight of 74 tons. Impressively – Volvo’s heavy-duty electric truck runs 12 hours a day, with one charging stop along the way.. More…
Polestar EVs get Tesla charge port in 2025, Supercharger access in 2024
The electric vehicle brand Polestar announced on Thursday that it plans to adopt the Tesla charge port. The change will go into effect in 2025, with all new Polestar vehicles sold in North America from that time forward getting the Tesla port, called North American Charging Standard (NACS). In mid-2024, Polestar drivers will also gain… More…
First Chevrolet Blazer EV Rolls Off Assembly Line At GM’s Mexico Plant
The Chevrolet Blazer EV is expected to be one of GM’s high-volume electric vehicles. More…
Polestar Announces Switch To NACS In North America From 2025
New Polestar vehicles sold in the US and Canada from 2025 will be equipped with the NACS charging port by default. More…
Audi to replace CEO Markus Duesmann with Gernot Döllner
VW Group and Audi supervisory boards have reportedly decided to replace Audi CEO Markus Duesmann in their meeting on Thursday. Duesmann is set to step down on 1 September, making way for his successor, Gernot Döllner, who is said to be close to Oliver Blume. German magazine Der Spiegel broke the news this afternoon. Audi […] More…
Hyundai & Toyota ads misleading in the UK says ASA
The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two electric car campaigns by Toyota and Hyundai. The manufacturers had advertised their EV models with claims about fast-charging capability, but the ASA says the information given is misleading. Toyota advertised that bZ4X can be charged to 80 per cent in about 30 minutes with a 150-kW […] More…
Simon Loos puts more eActros on Dutch roads
The eActros 300 electric tractor unit from Daimler Truck is now on the road in the Netherlands for Simon Loos. The first five vehicles were handed over to the food logistics company in June. The electric tractor units for Simon Loos are part of a small series that will be successively delivered to the first […] More…
LG Chem mass produces single crystal cathode materials
The South Korean chemical company LG Chem has started mass production of single-crystal cathode materials with high nickel content at its plant in Cheongju. The first batches will be shipped to customers worldwide from July onwards. LG has not yet revealed which customers will be supplied with the material, only that the material will initially […] More…
Livista to refine lithium near German port of Emden
Luxembourg-based Livista Energy Europe has just revealed that the location of its recently announced lithium refinery in Germany will be built in Emden, Lower Saxony. The German refinery was announced a couple of weeks ago. Livista says the refinery location in Emden is a strategic decision since the seaport is the third largest North Sea […] More…
CharIN NACS Task Force List Includes Over 50 Companies… But Not Tesla
Volkswagen is also missing, but Electrify America signed-up. More…
Federal study lays out US charging needs by 2030
Stricter emissions standards, automaker EV goals, and increasing consumer demand for EVs will create more need for public charging infrastructure, which a new study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) aims to quantify. The NREL estimates that current regulatory and industry trends will lead to 30 million to 42 million EVs on U.S… More…
Report: Revamped Tesla Model 3 To Get CATL’s M3P Battery
A higher battery capacity is expected to translate into more range. More…
Vegas Startup Halo Car Begins Remotely Delivering Driverless EVs
Halo Car is a new name to the autonomous driving scene. But its tech utilizes a different type of tech: remote piloting. More…
New York City Gets $25 Million For E-Bike Charging Stations
It’s part of the city government’s efforts of preventing fires caused by improper e-bike battery charging More…
GM details hardware for using EVs as home power backup
General Motors on Wednesday detailed its first bidirectional vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging hardware, allowing EVs to serve as a home backup power source. The Ultium Home V2H Bundle includes an AC home charger, dubbed the PowerShfit Charger, that allows vehicles to discharge power from their battery packs, along with an Enablement Kit that adds an… More…
