News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

VW Commercial Vehicles begins prepping for ID.Buzz variant production

By electrive.com 08/15/2022 - 13:44 08/15/2022 Electrive

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has prepared the first areas of production at its plant in Hanover for future variants of the ID. Buzz. The modernisation measures at the plant were carried out during a three-week summer break. The specific variants, according to the statement, involve the ID. Buzz with a long wheelbase, which VWN plans to […] More…

Mercedes driver Vandoorne is Formula E world champion

By electrive.com 08/15/2022 - 13:01 08/15/2022 Electrive

Stoffel Vandoorne has won the Formula E championship. At the final race weekend in Seoul, a fifth and a second place were enough for the Mercedes EQ driver to win the title. The manufacturers’ championship also went to Mercedes for the second year in a row. Races 99 and 100 in the history of Formula […] More…

Hummingbird’s new ultralight 22 lb. (10 kg) electric bike is made of plant fiber

By electrek.co 08/15/2022 - 12:14 08/28/2023 Electrek

There are lightweight electric bikes and then there are really lightweight e-bikes. But the new Hummingbird Flax folding e-bike is even lighter than those. At just 22 lb. (10 kg), this plant-based e-bike isn’t just friendly to your back – it’s apparently vegan-friendly as well. More…

Elon Musk reveals more details about Tesla Robot, sees people gifting it to elderly parents

By electrek.co 08/15/2022 - 11:58 08/28/2023 Electrek

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed more details about Tesla Optimus, the company’s upcoming humanoid robot, and how he sees the product rolling out over the next decade. More…

Order freeze imposed on the Model 3 Long Range in North America

By electrive.com 08/15/2022 - 11:52 08/15/2022 Electrive

Tesla has imposed an order freeze in North America for one of the most popular variants of the Model 3. The Model 3 can no longer be ordered Long Range in the USA and Canada, only as a base and performance version. According to CEO Elon Musk, the background to this is that the waiting […] More…

Inflation Reduction Act passes the US House of Representatives

By electrive.com 08/15/2022 - 11:48 08/15/2022 Electrive

The Inflation Reduction Act, which also includes the reform of the EV tax credit, has now passed the House of Representatives after the Senate and is expected to be signed by President Joe Biden in the coming days. The new eligibility requirements will make most electric models ineligible for the tax credit. After the package […] More…

Safe AI for batteries

By E-Mobility Engineering 08/15/2022 - 11:10 12/05/2023 E-Mobility Engineering

While we are growing used to artificially intelligent software in smartphones, for example, if AI and machine learning are to benefit EV applications such as controlling batteries, inverters and motors, the software must meet all the safety, security and quality standards that apply to serial production vehicles in the automotive industry. This is the mission […] More…

Dartz Motorz to bring the Mini EV to Europe

By electrive.com 08/15/2022 - 11:09 08/15/2022 Electrive

Last year we reported that the Mini EV, an extremely popular electric car from General Motors’ partner Wuling in China, was being brought to Europe as the FreZe Nikrob EV by Latvian company Dartz Motorz. The Mini EV is now to come to Europe as a convertible called FreZe Froggy EV. The Froggy is effectively […] More…