Renault has renewed its electric commercial vehicle range: with the new Kangoo Rapid E-Tech Electric, the French car manufacturer presents the second generation of its battery-powered compact van. In addition, the larger Master E-Tech Electric has been revised in the class up to 3.5 tonnes gross weight. The Kangoo Rapid E-Tech Electric has an electric […] More…
Ford F-150 Lightning Owner Opens Up About Towing And Range Reduction
As we’ve previously noted, towing may cut your EV’s range in half. More…
NIO Slightly Increased Electric Car Sales In May 2022
The production is gradually recovering from the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns in China. More…
The Scrat S2 Is A Lightweight, No-Frills Electric Bicycle
Its single-speed layout and simple frame design make it easy to miss the fact that it’s an electric bicycle. More…
Europe: Stellantis And Toyota Expand Partnership On Commercial Vans
The new topic is Stellantis’ new large-size vans, including an all-electric version, which will be offered also by Toyota. More…
Get All Your Tesla Emergency Response Guides In One Place
Tesla is not only offering its manuals for free, but also its highly detailed emergency response guides. More…
CTEK to build 1,000 charging points in Stockholm parking garage
Swedish charging specialist CTEK is cooperating with Stockholm Parking to install more than 1,000 charging points for electric vehicles in the new 18,000 square metre “Norra Stationsparken” car park in Hagastaden on the outskirts of Stockholm. Each of the parking spaces in the car park will be equipped with a Chargestorm Connected 2 EV charger […] More…
Gotion opens two new battery plants in China
The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has expanded their production capacities by 30 GWh with the opening of two new sites. On 30 May, production lines for ten GWh were commissioned at the Gotion plant in Yichun (Jiangxi province). Capacities for another five GWh are to be installed there by the […] More…
Mercedes lays the foundation for eCampus near Stuttgart
Mercedes-Benz has laid the symbolic foundation stone for a new competence centre for the research and development of future generations of batteries and battery cells on the grounds of its main plant in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. The so-called ‘Mercedes-Benz eCampus’ is to be gradually put into operation from 2023. Among other things, a factory for the small-series […] More…
Porsche invests more in Rimac
Porsche has participated in another financing round of the Croatian electric car manufacturer Rimac. Porsche is investing a double-digit million euro sum in Rimac as part of the 500 million euro Series D round. The new financing round is led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, according to the Porsche announcement. Another new investor from the […] More…
Elon Musk asks all Tesla employees to come back to the office or quit
Elon Musk has requested that all Tesla employees stop remote work and come back to the office or they will be let go. More…
Premium electric bike maker Gocycle shakes up business model, drops prices on high-tech new e-bikes
UK-based premium electric bicycle maker Gocycle is redesigning the company’s retail model in a move to bring more value to both its retailers and its customers. The good news for the latter group is that the new model means much lower pricing on Gocycle’s most premium (and most expensive) fourth-generation e-bikes known as the G4 line.. More…
China to cut combustion motor taxes to boost car industry
Climate protection in the Chinese transport sector will only play a minor role until the end of the year: In order to boost the car industry, the Chinese government is now halving the purchase tax for cars with internal combustion engines. The new purchase tax for combustion vehicles at least only applies to vehicles with […] More…
BMW officially premieres the iX1
BMW has presented the third model generation of the X1, which is also getting an all-electric offshoot in the form of the iX1 for the first time. The all-electric iX1 xDrive30 is to be offered alongside two plug-in hybrid variants of the X1 shortly after the market launch in October 2022. Prices in Germany are […] More…
Sono Motors sets sights on whole-vehicle PV panels
Sono Motors, developer of the Sion solar-powered car, is working on integrating solar cells into all of its five-door, five-seat family hatchback’s outer body panels (writes Peter Donaldson). The Sion is a BEV with a 54 kWh battery that the company expects to provide a range of 305 km on a full charge, with the […] More…
This is where electric vehicle adoption is headed between 2022 and 2025
BloombergNEF today released its seventh annual Electric Vehicle Outlook. While the study also makes longer-term predictions, here’s where its researchers think electric vehicle adoption is going between now and 2025. More…
Sono Motors and CHEREAU to codevelop solar refrigerated trailer to be unveiled at IAA 2022
Solar electric vehicle startup Sono Motors has announced a purchase contract with European refrigerated trailer expert CHEREAU to codevelop a solar-powered version for fleet trucks and trailers. Together, the companies hope to leverage Sono’s solar technology to reduce both fuel costs and CO2 emissions. The new solar-powered refrigerated vehicle is expected to debut at IAA Transportation 2022 in September. More…
Genesis customer receives new GV60 marking the automaker’s first BEV delivery in the US
It is the dawn of a new era for Genesis, at least on US soil. The Korean luxury marque has delivered its first GV60 BEV in California, which also happens to be the very first all-electric Genesis vehicle delivered in the entire country. With an entire blueprint for an all-electric future, more EV deliveries from Genesis are destined to follow. More…
A blast from the past for the future: Is there room for GM Wuling’s retro Mini EV concept?
A new retro concept version of the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV has emerged in China and begs a number of questions. Will SAIC-GM-Wuling produce the retro Mini EV despite it being a third-party design? Would GM consider bringing the popular EV to the United States? And lastly, does a customer base just starting to dip its toe in the world of futuristic EVs want a retro-looking vehicle. More…
A blast from the past for the future: Is there room for Wuling’s retro Mini EV concept?
A new retro concept version of the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV has emerged in China and begs a number of questions. Will SAIC-GM-Wuling produce the retro Mini EV despite it being a third-party design? Would GM consider bringing the popular EV to the United States? And lastly, does a customer base just starting to dip its toe in the world of futuristic EVs want a retro-looking vehicle. More…
