US researchers have developed a lithium-air battery with solid electrolyte whose energy density could potentially be increased fourfold compared to today’s lithium-ion batteries. In a test cell, the team said it achieved 1,000 charge and discharge cycles. The project, driven by researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and the US Department of Energy’s […] More…
Study: Heated surfaces could help boost range in some EVs
In cold weather, energy needed to heat vehicle interiors can negatively impact EV range. Ford claims its engineers have found a solution—for delivery vehicles, at least. As part of a research project with the European Commission, Ford engineers fitted an E-Transit deliver van with heated armrests, floor mats, door panels, and sun visors, as… More…
2023 Genesis GV60: A Premium E-GMP EV With 248 Miles Of EPA Range
It starts at roughly $60,000, so about $10,000 above the base all-wheel-drive Hyundai Ioniq 5. More…
New Bike Sharing Service Fredo Targets Suburban Areas In France
Fredo hopes to bring the convenience of last-mile mobility to peri-urban regions of France. More…
Ducati yet again gives the same old excuse for not selling an electric motorcycle
Ducati still says it can’t yet succeed to build electric motorcycles for consumers, and blames its inability to supply an electric motorcycle on the current state of battery technology. More…
Tesla Cybertruck’s Ultra-Hard Cold-Rolled Steel Confirmed By Musk
Tesla applied for a patent for the “new metal,” as Elon Musk calls it. More…
Netherlands: Plug-In Car Sales Increased In January 2023
The Lynk & Co 01 PHEV remains the top model, but the Tesla Model Y was strong as well. More…
Sydney paves the way for charging infrastructure offensive
Australian megacity Sydney has adopted a new electrification strategy. This includes doubling the number of charging stations in city parking lots and a comprehensive project to retrofit existing apartment buildings with chargers. Sydney also plans to promote public fast chargers in parking lots and service stations, test on-street chargers on utility poles in residential neighbourhoods […] More…
Tesla Cybertruck Spotted With New Black Tonneau Cover, Glass Roof
Is this the final production version of the Tesla Cybertruck’s retractable bed cover? More…
Nissan will use electric semis to deliver Ariya EV in California
Nissan Ariya electric SUVs are making part of their journey to dealerships on electric semi trucks. The automaker said in a press release said it will use up to four battery-electric Class 8 semis to haul vehicles from the Port of Los Angeles to dealerships. Tractors are being provided by Nikola and Kenworth. They haul traditional car carriers and… More…
Rail subsidiary Arriva wins electric bus tender in the Netherlands
German rail transport company Arriva will deploy more than 100 new electric buses in the eastern part of the Netherlands from the end of this year. Arriva has been awarded the Twente-ZHO tender for bus and rail services in the province of Overijssel for a period of four years following a tendering process. Arriva says […] More…
Done deal: Recharge Industries buys Britishvolt
US-Australian company Recharge Industries has acquired insolvent British battery startup Britishvolt. The deal had already become apparent in early February and, according to an official statement by Recharge Industries, has now been completed. Britishvolt’s planned battery cell factory in the northern English county of Northumberland has therefore been saved. There are few other details in […] More…
Tesla achieves new production rate milestone at Gigafactory Berlin
Tesla announced that it has achieved a new production rate milestone at Gigafactory Berlin, which now produces 4,000 Model Y vehicles per week. More…
First BMW iX5 Hydrogen hit the road
BMW launched a demonstration fleet of hydrogen cars. After four years of development, the BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicle and development project is thus entering its next phase. After BMW began small-scale production of the iX5 Hydrogen SUV at the Munich Research and Innovation Center (FIZ) pilot plant in early December 2022, the first vehicles of […] More…
Kia EV9 will hit the road before the end of summer
Kia will start production of its new EV9 electric model in South Korea in the first half of 2023. According to a report in The Korea Herald, the automaker reached an agreement with the country’s metalworkers’ union. According to the report, the Kia EV9 will be manufactured at the company’s plant in Gwangmyeong, in the […] More…
Fisker Picks ChargePoint As North American Public Charging Partner
Interestingly, there’s no mention of complimentary charging being offered for Fisker Ocean buyers. More…
E-Prix: Porsche driver da Costa wins in Cape Town
António Félix da Costa has won the first E-Prix in Cape Town, his first win as a Porsche works driver for Formula E. He drove to victory in the season’s fifth race from eleventh on the grid, ahead of Jean-Éric Vergne (DS Penske) and Nick Cassidy (Envision Racing). With da Costa’s win, Porsche’s Formula E […] More…
EV achieves 1000 km without stopping to charge
Students from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have become the first people in the world to drive an electric car over a distance of 1000 km in under 12 hours without stopping to charge. They did it using their Sunswift 7, part of whose electric power was generated by solar cells on the […] More…
Nissan to launch 19 EVs by 2023
Nissan is further accelerating its electrification strategy. The Japanese automaker will launch 27 new electrified models by fiscal 2030, including 19 purely electric ones. That is four more pure electric vehicles than announced with the last strategic plan in November 2021. Nissan’s electrification mix worldwide is expected to increase to more than 55 per cent […] More…
Ford Extends F-150 Lightning Production Pause For Another Week
Neither Ford nor SK have publicly revealed the exact issue that caused an F-150 Lightning to catch fire in a holding lot on February 4. More…
