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Nikola Tre BEV Series Production Began March 21, Beating Tesla Semi
Arizona-based company says it doesn’t expect to build and deliver more than 500 Tre BEV trucks this year due to parts shortages. More…
Maersk & Einride to partner on electric trucking in USA
The Danish shipping company Maersk and Sweden’s tech company Einride have forged extensive cooperation in the USA. Einride will provide Maersk with 300 electric trucks between 2023 and 2025. The trucks will electrify Maersk’s North American warehousing, distribution and transport business in selected US cities. Over the five-year contract period, more than one million transports […] More…
Motorsport Games Partners With Romain Grosjean To Assist In The Development Of rfactor 2 And eSports Events
Joining as a technical advisor, Grosjean will help iterate rFactor 2 and the company’s robust live esports events. More…
Electrify America Presents “The Charging Station of the Future, Today”
New images present the new, customer-focused design evolution of the charging stations. More…
Volkswagen ID.5 EV Delayed Due To Ukraine Wiring Harness Shortage
VW just announced it will resume production at its Germany EV factories next week, but there are still supply chain issues. More…
Tesla Spends Least On Ads, Most On R&D: Report
Since Tesla doesn’t advertise in the traditional sense, it can use the money to focus on improving its vehicles and planning ahead. More…
Electrify America’s future EV charging stations: Solar canopies, customer lounges, valet services
Electrify America is looking to make its charging experience more upscale, with more elaborate installations than today’s standalone parking-lot chargers. The Volkswagen Group–funded charging network on Thursday announced plans for a handful of “showcase stations” with up to 20 DC fast chargers, plus amenities like customer lounges and solar… More…
Polestar 2 Long range to launch in the USA
Polestar has announced the market launch of the all-electric Polestar 2 Long range Single motor fastback in the United States. Available to order online, the single-motor Polestar 2 starts at prices of $45,900, or as low as $33,400 after qualified federal and state incentives. The current Polestar 2 model range includes three variants with a […] More…
Nio launches series production of the ET7
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has started series production of its ET7 electric sedan. The ET7 is rolling off the production line at the Nio and JAC plant in Hefei and will be delivered in China from 28 March. Ramping up production is rather important for the Chinese manufacturer at the moment, as the […] More…
VW postpones launching the ID.5 due to war in Ukraine
Volkswagen has confirmed that the ongoing production stop at its EV factory in Zwickau will also affect the ID.5 electric SUV. The new MEB car was slated to launch at the beginning of April, but the factory is missing parts that usually come from Ukraine. VW now said it has to postpone the introduction of […] More…
LGES to build battery plant in Arizona
LG Energy Solution (LGES) has announced another battery factory in North America. The production facility for the manufacture of cylindrical battery cells for use in electric vehicles is to be built in Queen Creek in the US state of Arizona. LG is investing 1.7 trillion won (about 1.3 billion euros) for it. The announced plant […] More…
Maersk & Einride to partner on electric trucking in the USA
The Danish shipping company Maersk and the Swedish technology company Einride are driving forward the electrification of heavy goods road transport in the USA with an extensive cooperation. Einride will provide Maersk with a total of 300 electric trucks between 2023 and 2025. The trucks will electrify Maersk’s North American warehousing, distribution and transport business […] More…
StreetScooter headed to US as Odin & GoFor announce partnership
Odin Automotive is entering North America after acquiring the StreetScooter van business from Deutsche Post/DHL. The company has partnered with delivery company GoFor to deploy its electric transporters in the US and Canada from the second quarter of 2022. The partnership provides GoFor with a turnkey solution for electric deliveries, and the company also secures […] More…
Automotive Cell Company Announces Battery Gigafactory In Italy
Mercedes-Benz joins Stellantis and TotalEnergies/Saft as a new, equal joint venture partner. More…
Electric Car Registrations Soar In February, As European Market Continues To Fall
Electric market share rises to a record 11%. Tesla dominates the first two positions, but third is the Fiat 500e. More…
UK aims for 300,000 charging stations by 2030
The British government wants to increase the number of public charging points for electric vehicles in the UK to 300,000 by 2030. To achieve this goal, it is investing a total of 1.6 billion pounds. For electric car drivers, the strategy of the government under Prime Minister Boris Johnson aims to make charging electric vehicles […] More…
Electric Truck, Split EV, Folgore & More: Top EV News Mar 25, 2022
Time for a welcome dose of some of the most intriguing stories in the electric car space this week. More…
NIO ET7 Enters Production, Deliveries To Start March 28
CEO William Li said at the Q4 2021 earnings call earlier today that the company has more orders for the ET7 than the rumored 15,000. More…
VW postpones the launch of the ID.5
VW has to postpone the introduction of the ID.5 by about a month due to production difficulties. The background is that the MEB plant in Zwickau will not be able to resume production until the beginning of April due to missing wiring harnesses. As reported by Automobilwoche with reference to a letter to the sales partners, […] More…
