Software updates have been known to do the same thing to mobile phones, computers, and other EVs on occasion. More…
Lucid Air OTA Software Update Leaves Car Temporarily Inoperable
Basquevolt wants to start producing solid-state batteries by 2025
The companies Iberdrola, CIE Automotive, Enagás, EIT InnoEnergy and CIC energiGUNE have launched the Basquevolt initiative with the Basque government to research, develop and produce solid-state batteries. The plan is to develop prototype cells and commission a pilot production line in 2025 with investments of 700 million euros. An annual production volume of 10 GWh […] More…
Germany: Plug-In Car Sales Decreased Slightly In May 2022
All-electric car sales increased 9% year-over-year, but plug-in hybrids were down 15%. More…
2022 Volkswagen ID.4 GTX And ID.5 GTX Get More Pizzazz, Standard Kit
The sporty electric SUVs sold in Europe gain red and black accents inside and out, plus the Design and Comfort packs as standard. More…
Honda Introduces Striemo, Its Newest Electric Micro-Mobility Venture
The company is set to debut a quirky three-wheeled electric scooter towards the end of 2022. More…
Dynamic debut set for very quick EV6 GT: Kia’s most powerful car
Kia has revealed that the UK’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will be the first place its EV6 GT will be seen in motion. Not to be confused with the 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line, the EV6 GT is the top-performance version of the EV6, and it’s due to deliver 576 hp from a higher-output propulsion system, amounting to a 0-60 mph time of less than 3.5… More…
Foxconn begins building battery plant in Taiwan
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has started building its first battery factory. The plant, located in Taiwan’s second-largest city Kaohsiung, is scheduled to start producing LFP cells with a planned capacity of 1.27 GWh in the first quarter of 2024. The plant will also include a research and development centre. The batteries will initially be used […] More…
GM announces Cadillac Celestiq electric car is going to be hand-built and 3D printed in low volume
GM announces today that the Cadillac Celestiq, the brand’s electric car after the Lyriq, is going to be a hand-built and 3D-printed ultra-luxury low-volume production vehicle. More…
Cadillac Celestiq to be built by hand in Warren
General Motors is investing more than 81 million US dollars in its Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, to prepare the campus for the construction of the Cadillac Celestiq. Like the Lyriq SUV model, Cadillac’s future all-electric flagship sedan is to be built on GM’s Ultium platform. A concept of the Cadillac Celestiq, for which […] More…
Tesla’s 10% Staff Cuts Have Begun, Ex-Employees Confirm On LinkedIn
Several former salaried employees took to the professional networking platform to announce they had been laid off. More…
Nio presents electric SUV ES7
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has presented its new ES7 model. The E-SUV is now available for pre-order in China. Deliveries are scheduled to start on 28 August. The Nio ES7 is a five-seat electric SUV positioned between the ES6 and ES8. Prices start at 468,000 yuan (about 67,000 euros) before subsidies or from […] More…
Recall issued for the Mustang Mach-E
Ford has had to recall 48,924 units of its Mustang Mach-E electric model, which is about half of the model’s total production. The manufacturer has also imposed a sales stop on potentially affected vehicles. The problem lies with fast charging and repeated heavy acceleration, which can cause the main contactors of the high-voltage battery to […] More…
Cadillac Celestiq To Be Hand-Built At GM’s Global Technical Center
It will be GM’s first-ever vehicle made there and will have more 3D printed parts than any GM production vehicle to date. More…
Cadillac Celestiq To Be Built At GM’s Global Technical Center
It will be GM’s first-ever vehicle built there and will have more 3D printed parts than any GM production vehicle to date. More…
Tesla (TSLA) significantly increases its electric car prices across its lineup
Tesla (TSLA) has significantly increased the prices of its electric cars across its entire lineup with some models going up by as much as $6,000. More…
The UK scraps its £1,500 new EV grant a year early – Here’s why
The UK government’s £1,500 EV grants were discontinued yesterday, nearly a year earlier than planned. More…
VinFast’s new ‘Charged-Up Program’ offers US customers unlimited charging or a free home charger
Fresh off news of a similar reward subscription for new VF 8 and VF 9 customers in Europe, Vinfast has introduced a new program for US consumers that not only offers subscriptions within newly purchased EVs, but additional charging perks as well. Customers who buy a VinFast EV can now choose between three years of free unlimited charging or a complimentary Level 2 home charger. More…
Tesla tops the list of most satisfied customers in the entire auto industry
Tesla has topped the list of most satisfied customers in the entire auto industry, with Model 3 taking the top spot for for all cars globally. More…
NIO finally launches its ES7 SUV with 578-mile range and vehicle-to-load capabilities
During an online event broadcast earlier today, Chinese EV automaker NIO delivered a robust presentation of product upgrades, existing model updates, and the official launch of its long anticipated ES7 SUV. The all-new ES7 is now available for pre-order in China and will come loaded with NIO’s latest EV tech. More…
Citroën My Ami Buggy Concept Spawns Limited-Run Production Model
Just in time for the summer, the My Ami Buggy arrives with a removable fabric roof, metal bars instead of doors, and more cool tweaks. More…
