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Tesla tumbles as a brand, Ford Mustang Mach-E named EV pick in annual CR rankings

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-ETesla tumbled down Consumer Reports’ latest automotive brand rankings, while the Ford Mustang Mach-E replaced the Model 3 as CR’s top-rated EV. Tesla fell seven spots to 23rd overall in the 2022 CR automotive brand rankings released Thursday. CR said that was mainly due to the new steering yoke in the Model S and Model X, which lowered their… More…

Review: Testing out the affordable $199 Issomi 300 Wh portable power station & emergency battery


Gone are the days of actually having to be near a wall outlet in order to plug in your AC devices. With today’s new offerings in the portable power station industry, plugging in everything from camping lights to power tools and even charging your electric bicycles can be done literally anywhere. And as I discovered from my testing of the unit, Issomi’s small yet mighty power station can do all of that and more. More…

Volkswagen to bring back the e-Up

It had been indicated for a few weeks, now the time has come: Volkswagen is once again taking orders for the electric small car e-Up. The Style ‘Plus’ variant is available at prices starting at 26,895 euros. Rumours of a comeback of the long-sold-out e-Up had been circulating since mid-January, citing a dealer letter. The […] More…

Webasto swappable batteries power Staad electrified excavators


With many European cities now insisting that machinery such as excavators used on construction sites must not produce harmful emissions, the pressure on the industry to electrify them is growing (writes Peter Donaldson). In 2020, Staad, the Dutch importer of Doosan machinery, formed its Electric Construction Equipment (ECE) division to convert excavators and now offers […] More…