Earlier this year, GM announced its boneheaded decision to ditch CarPlay in all of its future EVs, opting for a partnership with Google instead. The company has received an incredible amount of backlash since that announcement, and unsurprisingly, GM dealerships are also none too happy about the move. More…
NHTSA Opens Investigation Into 2022 Kia EV6 Over Power Loss
This comes weeks after the agency started an investigation into the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 6 platform sibling for the same alleged problem. More…
New Cyrusher Trax Is A Rugged Fat-Tire E-Bike With A Step-Through Frame
Cyrusher seeks to make all-terrain riding accessible to riders of all shapes and sizes. More…
US: Toyota Plug-In Car Sales Increased In Q2 2023 By 27%
The Toyota RAV4 Prime is the group’s best selling plug-in model. More…
Here are the top ten best-selling used EVs according to Carvana
Carvana released its top ten list of best-selling used EVs through the first half of 2023. Here’s a look at the top electric models sold on Carvana’s platform so far this year. More…
Tesla Model 3 Survives Terrifying Tree Crash, Emerges Unscathed
The Tesla Model 3 was among IIHS’ top safety picks for four years consecutively. More…
Canada: BC Hydro Charging Network To Adopt NACS
The company is already checking availability of NACS-compatible chargers. More…
GM Cuts Cadillac Lyriq EV Base Price In China By 14 Percent
The electric luxury crossover now starts at the equivalent of $52,500 from $60,800 previously. More…
US: Mazda MX-30 Weak Sales Continued In June 2023
The model is available only in California. More…
Review: 2023 Jaguar I-Pace is a better EV than it was on arrival
The Jaguar I-Pace was the very first entry of what now feels in many respects like the core of the EV market: compact fully electric crossovers with roomy interiors, leading-edge cabin tech, and a luxury car price tag. Jaguar delivered its first U.S. I-Pace in October 2018. That’s a year and a half before the start of Model Y deliveries, and… More…
GM drops Cadillac Lyriq prices in China following VW’s ID.3 offer
General Motors is slashing the prices of its Cadillac Lyriq by almost 14% amid heightening competition in China’s EV market. The move comes days after Volkswagen introduced a “historical low price” offer on its ID.3 electric car. More…
Tesla Cleared To Begin Gigafactory Mexico Construction
Nuevo León governor Samuel García says that Tesla is now able to begin construction of its new Gigafactory located in Mexico. More…
Tesla Gigafactory Mexico could get final permits any day, gov. official says
Tesla Gigafactory Mexico is about to receive all of its final permits and move to the construction phase, according to the governor of Nuevo León, Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda. More…
Italian E-Bike Brand Olympia Presents The New Hysak E-MTB
The rugged all-mountain e-bike is packing a massive 900-watt-hour battery pack. More…
Volvo More Than Doubled Plug-In Car Sales In June 2023
Volvo all-electric car sales more than quadrupled. More…
Audi apprentices build electrified EP4
To mark the 150th anniversary at the Audi site in Neckarsulm, twelve apprentices from the brand have put electrified the iconic, classic EP4. The ‘E’ in the name of the futuristic one-off stands for the electric motor and ‘P4’ for the NSU Prinz 4, a model that NSU Motorenwerke built in Neckarsulm from 1961 to […] More…
Renesas to buy SiC wafers from Wolfspeed
The Japanese semiconductor company Renesas Electronics and the US silicon carbide specialist Wolfspeed have signed a supply contract for silicon carbide wafers. A down payment of two billion dollars has already changed hands. Renesas has secured the supply of silicon carbide wafers from Wolfspeed, starting in 2025, for ten years. The partners did not disclose […] More…
I went to Sweden and experienced Gothenburg’s growing fleet of electric ferries
My journey in the electric mobility segment recently brought me to Gothenburg, Sweden – home to the Skansen Kronen, ZEEKR’s design center, and of course, Volvo. Sweden is one of the Scandinavian markets embracing electrification, and it couldn’t be more apparent in its public transit network. This includes 100% electric ferries, of which I got the chance to tour and go for a ride. More…
Vietnam: VinFast launches new EV models
The Vietnamese carmaker VinFast shows its three new electric cars – one small car and two SUVs. The manufacturer also adds new electric bike models to its portfolio. Starting with the electric cars: VinFast presented the VF 3, VF 6 and VF 7 at its exhibition series “VinFast – For a Greener Future”. The VF […] More…
Giovanni Palazzo wants to bring Elli and Electrify America closer together
Giovanni Palazzo has been in charge of the Volkswagen Group’s global charging infrastructure and energy business since 1 July. In addition to the charging services under the Elli and Electrify America brands, he will increasingly focus on solutions for load distribution, energy market optimisation and energy trading. Giovanni’s predecessor Elke Temme resigned from her position […] More…
