People talk about edge cases when it comes to training tech like this, and this certainly appears to be an edge case.More…
Watch Tesla’s FSD Beta Handle Improperly Painted Lane Lines
Tesla (TSLA) discloses it was recently subpoenaed by the SEC over Musk’s tweets again
Tesla has disclosed in a new filing today that it was recently subpoenaed by the SEC over Elon Musk’s tweets again. It’s the second time over the last year. More…
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB electric SUV reminds us boxy is brilliant
How refreshingly normal. This is good. Very good. That sums my first notes when driving the Mercedes-Benz EQB this past week, out from a Black Forest hotel with a mean umlaut, jetlagged, into the kind of muggy, scorching day—read 99 degrees—that puts one’s tolerance for hot air on high alert. Here, I wasn’t navigating… More…
GM launches EV Live: A free, one-on-one virtual education service with EV specialists
To further spread the good word of EV adoption, General Motors (GM) has introduced EV Live – an immersive one-on-one experience where the public can call into a live studio of EV specialists and have all their questions answered virtually… oh, and it’s free. Score. More…
Clean Logistics is taking over truck manufacturer GINAF Nederland
The truck and bus retrofitter Clean Logistics has completely taken over the Dutch truck manufacturer GINAF Nederland. With this acquisition, Clean Logistics intends to expand its activities far beyond the current conversion business. GINAF is itself active in the conversion and production of trucks in various application areas such as construction, road cleaning and waste […] More…
Report: Tesla Giga Berlin Upgrade Completed, New Colors Emerge
A few test cars in new Mercury Silver Metallic and Deep Crimson Multicoat were seen at the site.More…
Tesla Giga Texas Painted Semi Seen Out In Wild
It seems it’s becoming more common to see the Tesla Semi out testing.More…
Netherlands: Plug-In Car Sales Reached 34% Market Share In June 2022
Every fourth new car is all-electric.More…
Northern Light Motors Introduces New Three-Wheeled Velomobile Platform
The new three-wheelers come in three variants, two of which offer electric assist.More…
BMW i4 eDrive40 Notes Tesla-Like Efficiency In Bjørn Nyland Range Test
Thanks to a relatively big battery, the range is also very good.More…
Northvolt subsidiary Cuberg achieves 672 cycles with lithium metal cells
Northvolt’s Advanced Technology Group, i.e. the acquired company Cuberg, has achieved a breakthrough in the next generation of lithium metal cells, according to external tests. These are to be used primarily in electric aviation. With the round of performance tests now complete, Cuberg has shown that it has made a breakthrough in overcoming the long-standing […] More…
Electric motorcycles are taking over the streets of Cuba
With rising fuel costs and shortages across Cuba, the island nation has turned to electric motorcycles en masse. Nowhere is that more apparent than on the streets of Havana. More…
Ford is securing battery resources through partnerships
Ford has confirmed it is currently negotiating several partnerships to secure most of the nickel it needs until 2026 and beyond. Ford has also signed several important contracts for the procurement of lithium. At the end of last week, Ford had already announced that it had secured all the battery cells it would need until […] More…
Everrati launches engineering business unit
British conversion company Everrati, which specialises in electric conversions of automotive icons, has launched a new business unit: The service unit will help B2B customers develop their own specialist and luxury electric cars. Everrati’s first project together with the Californian company Superformance is, as reported last summer, an electrified version of the legendary Ford GT40. […] More…
Tesla starts applying for funds to expand Supercharger network to non-Tesla EV owners
Tesla has reportedly started applying for more public grants to expand its Supercharger network with the requirement that it can be used by non-Tesla electric vehicle owners. More…
Series production of the Mercedes-Benz eEconic starts in Germany
Daimler Truck has started series production of the Mercedes-Benz eEconic. The electric special truck for inner-city municipal use is being produced at the Wörth site in the southern Rhineland-Palatinate. The first vehicle from series production will be delivered to the waste management company Urbaser A/S in Denmark before the end of the year. The eEconic […] More…
EAVX, Morgan Olson, and REE Automotive share live demonstrations of Proxima electric van
One year after announcing a collaboration with JB Poindexter subsidiary EAVX to develop commercial EVs, REE Automotive has officially unveiled the Proxima electric van, kicking off live demonstrations and customer evaluations in the US. More…
Global recall for the Porsche Taycan
Porsche is recalling 40,421 units of the Taycan electric model worldwide. There is a possibility that the wiring harness of the driver’s and passenger’s seat could be damaged during the longitudinal adjustment of the seat. In such a case, airbags and seatbelt tensioners could be deactivated. The recall with the internal code “ANA5” applies to […] More…
Wax works well for conducting heat
Researchers in the US and China have developed an economic but efficient battery thermal management strategy using paraffin wax (writes Nick Flaherty). The 3D, interconnected, thermally conductive boron nitride network greatly improves thermal conductivity compared to random distribution. “We designed a 3D network of boron nitride, and systematically studied its effect on the thermal management […] More…
Review: Mercedes Vision EQXX concept escapes the EV weight spiral
Making the Vision EQXX a benchmark for EV efficiency meant avoiding a downward spiral. It’s one of the main reasons Mercedes-Benz stuck to the idea of an air-cooled battery Vision EQXX concept, and listening to project manager Malte Sievers, it’s one of the key decision points in the project that helped allow it to outperform its… More…
