After ordering an onslaught of Teslas, Hertz secured deals with GM and Polestar to add many more EVs. More…
Hertz Added EV Rentals And Went From Bankruptcy To Huge Profits
XPeng Cuts Prices In China By Up To 13 Percent, EV Price War Is On
Following Tesla’s price cuts earlier this month, XPeng has slashed prices on the G3i SUV and P5 and P7 sedans by as much as $4,500. More…
2024 Volvo C40, XC40 Recharge: Range boost, possible RWD version
Volvo has revealed early details for revamped single-motor versions of its most affordable EVs, the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge crossovers, which have up until now not been offered in the U.S. Both vehicles get some fundamental changes underneath. Up until now they’ve come with front-wheel-drive. Now, by switching that single-motor layout… More…
2022 GMC Hummer EV Review: Call Of The Road
With 1,000 horsepower, a 329-mile range, and a 350-kilowatt peak charge rate, does the Hummer EV work on a road trip? More…
In 2022 Kia Sold Nearly 80,000 EV6
This year the company will launch the all-new Kia EV9 model. More…
Tesla’s New Autopilot And Full Self-Driving Hardware Details Surface
Based on leaked regulatory documents out of China, Tesla is reportedly planning hardware updates for its safety systems. More…
Volvo to launch electric van in China at the end of 2023
Volvo Cars has announced plans to launch its own offshoot of the 009 electric van from the Zeekr brand, which is also part of the Geely Group, in China at the end of 2023. In a graphic from a presentation published there, the Swedish companys’ current and upcoming electric models are shown. This means the […] More…
Tesla Starts Assembling 9,000-Ton Cybertruck Giga Press In Texas
There’s room for three more Giga Presses in the factory area where the first one is being assembled. More…
Hertz to deliver 25,000 BEVs for Uber in Europe
Hertz and the ride-hailing company Uber are expanding their US partnership to Europe. Accordingly, Hertz wants to provide up to 25,000 electric cars for Uber drivers in European capitals by 2025. London, Paris and Amsterdam were explicitly mentioned so far. The European expansion of the partnership will first become visible in London: There, the fleet […] More…
15 OEMs are testing StoreDots fast-charging battery cells
StoreDot’s fast-charging silicon-dominated battery cells are already being tested under real-life conditions by 15 car brands from Europe, Asia and the USA. According to the Israeli battery developer, initial test results confirm the fast-charging capability of the cells. StoreDot does not name individual names in the press release. Instead, the Israeli company published a world […] More…
UK issues plan to expand V2G charging infrastructure
The government of the UK and Ofgem published the ‘Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan’ today, setting out steps to seize on the significant potential of smart EV charging and make it the preferred method of long-duration charging by 2025. The new plan includes allowing drivers to power their homes using the electricity stored in […] More…
Europe: Ford Plans Beyond Volkswagen’s MEB Platform
The company hints at a new in-house solution for its next-generation electric cars. More…
Are Tesla’s Price Cuts A Sign Of Impending Doom, Or The Opposite?
Now that it seems demand for Tesla’s vehicles is waning, is it time for investors to get the heck out? More…
Tata Power to build 25,000 charger network in India
The Indian energy supplier Tata Power has announced the development of a nationwide charging network in India. Around 25,000 charging points are to be installed over the next five years. The charging infrastructure will be monitored from Mumbai. Tata Power does not provide any explicit information on the targeted charging capacities of the planned network. […] More…
Cupra Born Sales Exceeded 31,000 In 2022
Together with the Volkswagen ID.3, more than 100,000 MEB-based hatchbacks were sold last year. More…
Media Report Claims Tesla Crashed Into Home, But It Was A Polestar
The article claimed the car was a Tesla, and even had images of the crash, which clearly showed a Polestar 2 EV. More…
Estimated Tesla Order Backlog Decreased To Below 100,000
As of December 31, 2022 it was 74,000 globally and virtually zero in the US. More…
Carmax Sold Over Half Its Tesla Inventory In 24 Hours
Tesla dropped prices in a massive way, and now used Teslas are much more affordable. More…
‘HV-MELA-BAT’ project to improve high-voltage charging experience
Increasingly higher currents during fast charging pose new challenges for both the power electronics and the contact system. As part of the joint project ‘HV-MELA-BAT’ funded by the German government, Fraunhofer researchers now want to find a remedy. The background to the project is not only the further development of existing fast-charging infrastructure based on […] More…
Gridserve opens Super Hub in Wiltshire near Stonehenge
In the UK, Gridserve has opened its first Electric Super Hub of 2023 at Solstice Park in Wiltshire, providing eight 350kW chargers to boost charging capacity for passing electric vehicles on the A303 near Stonehenge. The A303 is a key route from London to holiday hotspots in Devon and Cornwall. Gridserve says the new Electric […] More…
