The United States Postal Service (USPS) this week announced plans to buy 9,250 Ford E-Transit electric vans, which will get the ball rolling on electrification while the Postal Service waits for its custom-designed electric delivery vans. The first of the Ford vans are scheduled to arrive in December of this year, with deliveries continuing… More…
Tesla’s Next-Gen Electric Motors Will Get Rid Of Rare Earth Elements
The use of rare earth elements is one major point of contention against EVs, and Tesla aims to make it a thing of the past. More…
Official: Tesla Will Build Gigafactory In Mexico For Next-Gen EVs
The plant is expected to be huge. More…
Renault Kangoo Rapid E-Tech ‘Open Sesame’: Not cheap, but good
Renault has launched the second generation of its electric panel van, the Kangoo Rapid. It is more efficient than its competitors from Stellantis, which means lower operating costs. For those looking at the Kangoo Rapid E-Tech for fleets, cost or load capacity are just two of many decisive factors. *** If you ever get the […] More…
First Bus orders 117 electric buses from Wrightbus
The British transport company First Bus has ordered another 117 electric buses from the Northern Irish bus manufacturer Wrightbus. The buses will go into operation in four cities. The purchase was made possible by additional funding from the British government. The order includes battery-electric double-deckers as well as some solo buses. According to the announcement, […] More…
Will Tesla’s New Supercharger Membership Hinder Rival Networks?
Tesla is charging significantly more for membership than other networks, but its network is fast, convenient, consistent, and reliable. More…
Devastating Price Difference: Hyundai Kona Electric Vs Chevy Bolt EV
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) changed everything in 2023. More…
Rivian Won’t Join Tesla’s EV Price War, CEO Says Demand Is Robust
RJ Scaringe said on the Q4 2022 earnings call that Rivian has an order backlog that will take until 2024 to fulfill. More…
Comau joins EU solid-state battery project ‘Spinmate’
Italian automation specialist Comau, part of the Stellantis Group, has joined the EU-funded Spinmate project, which aims to develop innovative and scalable manufacturing techniques for solid-state battery cells. The European battery initiative has stated that it intends to demonstrate the feasibility of a scalable pilot line as a first step towards large-scale manufacturing of Generation […] More…
Swiss E-Bike Specialist Stromer Launches The ST2 Pinion S-Pedelec
This high-speed electric bike gets a pinion gearbox and a powerful 750-watt hub motor. More…
Tevva cooperates with battery recycler Ecobat
British electric truck manufacturer Tevva has entered into a strategic partnership with battery recycler Ecobat. As part of the partnership, the companies started a twelve-month pilot project for the handling and repair of batteries used by Tevva. According to Tevva, the cooperation could be expanded at a later date to include energy storage and recycling […] More…
Kore Power and Siemens cooperate for US cell factory
US battery developer Kore Power plans to partner with Siemens to set up a battery cell factory with an annual capacity of 12 GWh in the US state of Arizona. The ‘KOREPlex’ factory in Buckeye in the Phoenix metropolitan area will produce battery cells for electric vehicles and stationary applications. According to a company statement, […] More…
Tesla lineup to get bidirectional charging capability by 2025
Tesla is widely perceived as being on the leading edge of electric vehicle efficiency, and it’s long claimed to also be an energy company, not just a car company. Capability that might turn its EVs into rolling backup-power banks might seem like the logical next step. Until now, Tesla has shied away from the possibility of deploying… More…
Pennsylvania to aqcuire ten fuel cell buses
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has approved a contract for the purchase of ten fuel-cell electric buses, made by New Flyer of America. The purchase of the fuel cell buses is also designed to allow SEPTA to evaluate the technology as the Authority develops plans for a zero-emission bus fleet. The contract includes the […] More…
Tesla teases a new wireless home charging station
Tesla has teased what appears to be a new wireless home charging station as part of its charging presentation during its Investor Day. More…
Deadly Tesla crash was just pedal confusion, despite social media rumors
A deadly Tesla crash in China last November, which at the time was subject to swirling social media rumors that blamed it on Autopilot or brake failure or too-powerful electric motors, turns out to have just been another example of pedal confusion. More…
Tesla Cybertruck Pre-Production Beta Prototype Reveals Many Updates
The prototype was on display at Tesla’s Investor Day, and guests were allowed to take photos and videos of its exterior and interior. More…
EV sales pick up again in Norway over February
After an extremely weak January, electric car registrations in Norway have returned to their usual level: 6,183 new electric cars were registered there in January. By far the best-selling model was the Tesla Model Y. After the upward outlier in December 2022, the downward outlier occurred in January 2023, as reported: Just 1,237 new electric […] More…
Jet H2 Energy to build ten H2 refuelling stations by 2024
Jet H2 Energy plans to build its first ten hydrogen refuelling stations in Germany and Denmark. These will supply cars as well as light and heavy commercial vehicles and buses with gaseous green hydrogen – at 350 and 700 bar. The ten stations now announced are the company’s first. As reported, Jet H2 Energy plans […] More…
Daimler Buses focuses Mannheim plant on e-city buses
Daimler Buses is turning its plant in Mannheim, Germany, into a centre of competence for e-city buses. From 2024, the plant will focus entirely on producing electrically powered city buses and become more involved in component production. According to a company statement, it is part of an agreement reached by the company’s management with the […] More…
