The utility-focused three-wheeler is set to make its official debut on January 13, 2023. More…
Lectric To Debut Shiny New Electric Trike At Surprisingly Low Price
Ford F-150 Lightning and Kia EV6 Win 2 Out Of 3 NACTOY Awards in 2023
The two EVs were crowned Best Truck and Best SUV, while the Acura Integra won Best Car. More…
BMW i4, i7, And iX Get Recalled Because Power Might Cut Out During Driving
The high-voltage battery software is to blame, and around 16,000 cars are affected. More…
Suzuki Previews 2025 Production EV With Crossover Concept
The Japanese automaker doesn’t currently build electric vehicles, but that will change come 2025. More…
Tesla Safety Report Returns: Autopilot Gets Better And Better
The number of accidents is massively lower than the US average. More…
Rumor: Ford Might Drop Battery JV Deal With SK In Turkey
Instead, the company would partner with LG Energy Solution, the report says. More…
Spanish E-Bike Specialist Desiknio Unveils Three New Models For 2023
These stylish e-bikes are the perfect combination of practical and stylish. More…
UK Startup Tevva Begins Building 7.5-Tonne Electric Truck
The company wants to sell 1,000 of these electric and hydrogen range extender trucks this year. More…
Porsche Details 2024 Macan EV’s Chassis, Rear-Wheel Steering
Porsche’s first all-electric SUV features two-valve shock absorbers that can be adjusted independently of each other, mixed tires. More…
Tesla Plans Massive Battery-Related Expansion Projects At Giga Texas
The US EV maker filed for four new projects at the site totaling $717 million. The plans are related to battery materials and cells. More…
2023 Mazda MX-30 EV carries over, as range-extended rotary idles
Mazda confirmed Tuesday that the 2023 MX-30 EV will arrive in California dealerships this spring. Prices for the 2023 MX-30 EV are up somewhat, to $35,385 for the base model and $38,395 with the Premium Plus package. At the base level, that’s $740 higher than the 2022 Mazda MX-30 price. Earlier this week, Mazda confirmed that a rotary-engine… More…
Tesla Model Y And Model S Named Euro NCAP Best-In-Class Winners
Tesla claims to put safety first, and while some people don’t agree with such claims, its safety ratings and awards are telling. More…
Half Of US New Car Buyers Believe EVs Are Too Expensive: Survey
Seven in 10 respondents said they expect their next vehicle to cost less than $50,000, which would leave out most EVs on sale today. More…
Volkswagen ID.7 To Be Produced In China By Two Joint Ventures
Together with Germany, it will be produced at three sites. More…
Schuler to supply battery housing presses to LT Precision
German forming specialist Schuler has received an order for a production line capable of pressing battery cell housings. South Korean manufacturer LT Precision wants to install the new machines at its US factory. LT Precision wants to produce cylindrical battery cell housings with a diameter of 21 millimetres and a length of 70 millimetres, i.e. […] More…
US government funds twelve battery research projects
The US Department of Energy is funding a total of twelve projects to develop better battery cells for electric vehicles with 42 million dollars as part of the ‘Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living’ (EVs4ALL) programme. The new cells should be able to be charged faster and be more efficient and resistant. The corresponding funding […] More…
EU project Nextcell to improve battery performance
The Nextcell project, funded by the EU with around eight million euros, aims to develop a new generation of high-performance lithium-ion battery cells. The goals are to develop and validate an innovative concept of gellified battery cells and to address aspects such as cost, safety and sustainability. Nextcell is led by FEV Europe. A total […] More…
Porsche presents technical details around the Macan’s battery
Porsche has now officially published many technical details about the upcoming all-electric Macan that go beyond what was announced to journalists in November 2022 – such as the battery of the upcoming electric SUV. For example, the battery in the future all-electric compact SUV with a total capacity of around 100 kWh will consist of […] More…
CharIN gains new members such as Nio
The CCS charging standard association CharIN announced a number of new members at the beginning of the year. The most prominent new member is the Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio, which recently launched in Europe, but the organisation has now also reached Dubai. Staying in Europe first, joining the CharIN platform offered Nio “the opportunity […] More…
DOE: In 2022 money, EV battery costs have kept falling
Many analyses have shown that EV battery costs stopped decreasing in 2022, putting off affordability goals. But the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a reality check. Based on 2022-constant dollars, battery costs actually continued falling last year at the pack level, despite accelerated inflation, according to DOE estimates. The… More…
