At a recent general meeting, Toyota’s shareholders raised concerns over Tesla and the lead it has established as the industry moves to electric vehicles. More…
Cycles Devinci Dazzles With The 2023 E-Troy Electric Mountain Bike
The new electric MTB features fine-tuned suspension and a powerful Bosch Performance Line CX system. More…
Android Auto is adding new features for electric vehicles
Google is working to bring better support to Android Auto for electric vehicles (EVs) equipped with the infotainment experience. More…
Amazon Starts Operating Rivian EDV 500 Electric Vans In Europe
More than 300 Rivian electric delivery vans will be deployed in Germany in the coming weeks. More…
Rivian electric delivery vans begin rolling out in Europe with a unique design for city travel
Rivian electric delivery vans (EDVs), used by e-commerce giant Amazon have arrived in Europe. The first Rivian EDVs will roll out across Germany, with over 300 ready to hit the streets of Munich, Berlin, and Dusseldorf in the coming weeks.. More…
XPeng EV Sales Further Declined In June 2023
The company noted its 10th straight month of a year-over-year sales decrease. More…
Nio opens ‘innovation centre’ in Berlin
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has opened a 1,500 square metre innovation centre in Berlin. As a European technology hub, the location in the German capital is to contribute to the development of new technologies and applications. We asked around on-site. The new Amazon Tower is just around the corner, as is the RAW […] More…
Tesla China-Made EV Wholesale Sales Exceeded 93,000 In June 2023
That’s the second highest result ever. More…
Skoda electrifies Tour de France
This year’s Tour de France, which started on 1 July, marks Skoda’s 20th anniversary as the official main sponsor of the world’s most famous cycling race. This year’s 209 support and organisation vehicles are almost entirely electric. 207 of the 209 Skoda models in use have electric or hybrid drives. The race director leads the […] More…
Opel receives order for 16 Vivaro-e Hydrogen
The Dutch construction company Jos Scholman will purchase 16 Opel Vivaro-e Hydrogen vehicles. The 16 fuel cell transporters will expand Jos Scholman’s hydrogen-powered fleet, which already consists of around 30 FCEVs, including cars, tractors and diggers. The Opel Vivaro-e Hydrogen, presented in mid-2021, will be mass-produced at the Hordain plant in France, along with the […] More…
Siemens scores smart metering deals in the UK
Siemens will deliver metering services to three partners in the UK, namely Blink Charging, Be.EV and Evyve. These partnerships are set to fast-track the installation of more than 10,000 new EV charging points across the UK over the next four years and help bridge a gap in the market. The charge point operators say the […] More…
Belgian E-Bike Specialist Cowboy Presents The New Cruiser Urban Bike
Cowboy’s new Cruiser is perfect for riders looking for a comfortable, upright ride for in-city use. More…
Future Mass-Market EVs Only Need 250 Miles Of Range: Lucid CEO
Peter Rawlinson said Lucid won’t build a $25,000 EV, but it could supply some of the necessary technology to make it happen. More…
Volkswagen invests in CAMS charging network in China
The Volkswagen Group and FAW-Volkswagen will invest an additional 800 million yuan (around €10 million) in its Chinese charging infrastructure joint venture, CAMS. The goal is to accelerate the development of fast charging stations in China. Volkswagen plans to install 17,000 CAMS fast-charging points in China by 2025. In context: in June 2023, the CAMS […] More…
EKPO announces fuel cell stack order for cruise ship
EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies, the fuel cell joint venture between ElringKlinger and Plastic Omnium, announces an order for the supply of fuel cell stacks for a cruise ship. The order from an unnamed international cruise company involves the delivery of NM12 single fuel cell stacks for an initial cruise ship operated by a global shipping […] More…
USA: Kentucky makes NACS mandatory for charging subsidies
Kentucky has become the first US state to require charging infrastructure providers to implement the Tesla charging system as a condition of receiving funding. The corresponding regulation in Kentucky went into effect last Friday. In addition to federal requirements for the competing Combined Charging System (CCS), Kentucky stipulates that Tesla’s so-called North American Charging Standard […] More…
Bespoke, electric: How the first Rolls-Royce EV took form
The prestige luxury brand Rolls-Royce announced in 2021 that it would be going fully electric by 2030. That seemed a particularly bold assertion for a brand that up until then hadn’t ever offered an EV. But now the first of the fully electric Rolls-Royce, the Spectre coupe, is headed for first deliveries late this year, and the brand’s… More…
Nio has started integrating 150 kWh semi-solid state batteries
In China, battery specialist WeLion has delivered its first semi-solid-state battery cells to electric car manufacturer Nio. Nio will use the cells in its 150 kWh battery pack and is aiming for the first deliveries of e-cars with these battery packs before the end of July. At a ceremony last week, the first delivery of […] More…
New Mexico to introduce manufacturer EV requirements
The governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced a plan requiring vehicle manufacturers to provide an increasing number of electric models in the state over the next ten years. She will use an executive order to pass the measure. Once it has passed, the Advanced Clean Cars & Advanced Trucks rule will require […] More…
Fisker teases best look at the Ronin super GT to date, says it anticipates 600 miles of range
Fresh off the first US deliveries of its flagship SUV, the Ocean, the EV automaker’s chairman and CEO teased its third model on social media – a convertible GT called the Fisker Ronin. We still don’t know much about this EV yet (Fisker still needs to deliver a model before this one), but we do know the automaker is planning to deliver BIG range, and shared our best look of the super GT below. More…
