Compact EV manufacturer ElectraMeccanica has announced a new partnership with autonomous technology startup Faction Technology, Inc. Through the partnership, ElectraMeccanica will provide its SOLO EVs to a pilot program that will test Faction’s self-driving platform as it relates to autonomous food deliveries and vehicles on demand. More…
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Model X Plaid: Battle Of The Titans
These high-performance EVs share the same 1,020-horsepower tri-motor powertrain, but there are significant differences between them. More…
Tesla Model 3 Versus BMW i4: Which Is Better?
Is there a clear winner here? More…
US: EV Chargers Will Outnumber Gas Stations Soon
This refers to the number of charging stalls compared to individual fuel pumps and they are already very close. More…
Study confirms what common sense has made clear for years: Hydrogen fuel cells cannot catch up to battery-electric vehicles
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature has confirmed what common sense has made clear for years: hydrogen fuel cell vehicles aren’t likely to catch up to battery-electric vehicles – even for commercial trucks. More…
Tesla Giga Texas: Model Y Spotted Leaving The Plant
They are different than the ones seen before. More…
Fisker opens reservations for second EV, the PEAR starting below $30k before taxes or incentives
As Fisker Inc. continues to work toward start of production of its flagship Ocean EV, it has begun taking reservations for its second model, the PEAR – a compact, five-passenger “urban EV.” With the opening of reservations, Fisker is also claiming the PEAR will start at an MSRP below $30,000 in the US, and that’s before any incentives – a price point few automakers have been able to deliver. More…
Elon Musk Gifted 5 Million Tesla Shares Worth Billions To Charity
At this point, there’s no information about which charity received the support from Musk. More…
More Volta Charging stations at Walgreens in the USA
In the USA, Volta Charging has just announced the expansion of its collaboration with Walgreens to target installing 1,000 DC charging stalls at over 500 Walgreens throughout the country. The new agreement both furthers Volta’s DC Fast charging expansion strategy as well as Walgreens’ support of initiatives that lower emissions. Volta began working with Walgreens […] More…
Will this metal recycling startup revolutionize the battery and clean energy sectors? [Update]
Most of the materials required for batteries and other clean energy technology are dirty to mine. They’re also mostly controlled by China. Can a recycling technology startup change that. More…
Tesla opens Superchargers to third-parties in Europe
After a test phase lasting several months, Tesla has made all of its Superchargers in the Netherlands accessible to electric cars from other brands. Pilot programs are also underway in Norway, France, Germany and Belgium for electric car drivers from other brands to use the Superchargers via an app. Tesla spread the news of the […] More…
Netherlands: Tesla Opened All Superchargers To Non-Tesla EVs
It happened. CCS2-compatible electric cars can charge at all Tesla Supercharging stations. More…
Fisker Opens Reservations For $29,900 PEAR Electric Vehicle
You can now secure your spot in line for Fisker’s second product, an “agile urban EV” coming in 2024. More…
Super Bowl Ads Push Cars.com’s EV Model Pageviews To Skyrocket
Cars.com says Kia and Polestar came out on top. More…
New 77 mph Nerva Exe e-scooter is a fast (and heavy) entry to the electric maxi-scooter market
New electric scooters are quite common these days, but rarely do we get to see such large format electric scooters that border on electric maxi-scooter territory. Once in a blue moon though, we get to see what’s on the heftier side of the electric scooter spectrum. And that’s just what Spanish company Nerva is offering with the new Nerva Exe. More…
NYC orders another 60 e-buses from New Flyer
New York City has ordered another 60 electric buses from manufacturer New Flyer of America, which had already delivered 15 electric buses to the city. The vehicles are supposed to further reduce the metropolis’ carbon footprint. New York City aims to decarbonise public transport by 2035. At the beginning of last year, New York’s Governor […] More…
BorgWarner announces order from BMW
BorgWarner has received an order from BMW for its high-voltage coolant heater. The component from the US supplier will be installed in BMW’s new i4 and iX electric vehicle models. With such supplier announcements, it is usual for the deal to be made public only after production and deliveries have begun. BMW introduced the two […] More…
German BMZ Group introduces TerraE as global battery brand
BMZ Group has introduced TerraE as a global brand for lithium-ion cells. The batteries – primarily with NMC/NCA or LFP cell chemistry – are also to be used in electric vehicles. However, plans have apparently changed. BMZ Group (which stands for Batteries Assembly Centre in German) had taken over the battery cell consortium TerraE at […] More…
Lexus electric sports car, sedan, SUV further revealed in photos
Lexus on Monday released new photos of its electric sports car, sedan, and SUV concepts, as well as the 2023 Lexus RZ 450h electric crossover destined for the United States. The Toyota luxury brand revealed its BEV Sport, BEV Sedan, and BEV SUV concepts in December 2021, referring to them as the Electrified Sport, Electrified Sedan, and… More…
Is There A Future In Hydrogen?
We talk with an automotive industry CEO on the future of hydrogen. Here’s what he thinks. More…
