The Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup isn’t due until spring 2022, but Ford on Thursday confirmed that the first pre-production examples of the Lightning are already being built at the factory that will make consumer-bound versions next year. The pre-production F-150 Lightning trucks will be used for real-world testing, Ford says… More…
Volta Trucks confirms €37 million in Series B funding and over €600 million in Zero Truck soft pre-orders
UK EV startup Volta Trucks continues to chug forward towards series production of its Zero Truck, and has announced an additional €37 million in Series B funding to help. Alongside the newest funding announcement, Volta Trucks shared it has already received 2,500 soft pre-orders for its Zero Truck. Should all those pre-orders come to fruition, their value is over €600 million (~$705.5 million) More…
Tesla Tops JD Power Study Over Porsche, Not Enough Data To Rank

Tesla earned the highest score among all automakers, but it’s based on statically incomplete results. More…
Rivian-Amazon Delivery Van Prototype Spotted In The Wild

The video is short but gives us a pretty good view of the vehicle. More…
Nikola signs intent alongside IVECO to provide electric trucks to Hamburg Port Authority
Nikola Motor has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) alongside commercial vehicle brand IVECO. The news came during the inauguration of Nikola’s joint venture manufacturing facility in Germany with IVECO. With the MoU, both parties shared intentions to collaborate on the testing and implementation of up to 25 Nikola Tre BEVs in 2022 More…
Cupra Tavascan Sporty Electric Crossover Spied… As A VW ID.4

The front end, which is completely covered in camouflage, is the only part that’s actually Cupra. More…
Renault Megane E-TECH: Meet the Zoe’s big brother [Video]
It really isn’t much fun being a non-German brand at a German motor show. While Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, and co. drew all the headlines with their enormous and elaborate display stands, poor Renault was tucked away in an easily missable corner of a much quieter hall of the Munich expo center More…
Two electric ferries en route to Lake Ontario
Two electric road ferries are now on their way from Damen Shipyards Galati to Lake Ontario, Canada, two years after Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation had placed the order. The Amherst Islander II and Wolfe Islander IV, 68 and 98 metres in length, respectively, represent a new generation of zero-emission large ferries. + + Kindly see […] More…
Two large electric ferries are en route to Lake Ontario
Two electric road ferries are now on their way from Damen Shipyards Galati to Lake Ontario, Canada, two years after Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation had placed the order. The Amherst Islander II and Wolfe Islander IV, 68 and 98 metres in length, respectively, represent a new generation of zero-emission large ferries. Both open-deck vessels can […] More…
Ford Begins Pre-Production Of F-150 Lightning: 150,000 Reserved

The first trucks are leaving the factory for real-world testing, while Ford boosts investments at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center. More…
Consumer Reports Provides Verdict On Tesla Plaid’s Steering Yoke

The publication says the yoke serves little benefit and poses potential safety concerns. More…
Moia will use autonomous VW ID.Buzz vehicles in Hamburg
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV), Moia and Argo AI have unveiled plans for Europe’s first autonomous ride pooling project involving the all-electric VW ID. Buzz AD. The goal is to launch the ride pooling system in Hamburg by 2025 with an international outlook. Together, the three companies are developing all the necessary components to make driverless […] More…
Moia ride pooling to use self-driving VW ID.Buzz in Hamburg
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV), Moia and Argo AI have unveiled plans for Europe’s first autonomous ride pooling project involving the all-electric VW ID. Buzz AD. The goal is to develop an autonomous, internationally scalable ride pooling system in Hamburg by 2025. Together, the three companies are developing all the necessary components to make driverless ride-pooling […] More…
Xpeng P5 electric sedan starts around $25,000, leads in driver-assistance tech, aims for Europe
Chinese automaker Xpeng has released pricing information for its third electric car, the P5 sedan. While the P5 is destined for Europe in addition to Xpeng’s home market, it’s unlikely to reach the United States. In China, the P5 is available in six trim levels ranging from 157,900 yuan to 223,900 yuan, Xpeng said in a press… More…
Rivian Receives Regulatory Approval To Deliver In All 50 States

While the approval applies to all 50 states, that may not mean what some people think it means. More…
Lucid Air electric car: 520-mile EPA range rating ousts Tesla from top spot
The U.S. EPA has posted official efficiency and range estimates for the 2022 Lucid Air electric luxury sedan. Its 520-mile range rating establishes a new record, surpassing that of the highest-range Tesla by more than 100 miles. It is the longest-range EV ever rated by the EPA, Lucid emphasizes. It’s not the most efficient, though, in terms of… More…
BASF and CATL align battery material & recycling goals
BASF and CATL have announced a strategic partnership in the field of battery materials solutions. The cooperation focuses on active cathode materials and battery recycling while supporting CATL’s localization strategy in Europe and BASF’s globalisation efforts. For CATL, this is taking concrete form in the plant currently under construction near Erfurt, Germany. On a more […] More…
Fully Charged Checks Out VW ID Life At IAA 2021

Volkswagen is previewing a new affordable model with this concept. More…
GM Asks Chevy Bolt Owners To Park 50 Feet Away From Other Cars

Perhaps it’s time for GM to buy back every Bolt it ever produced. More…
Hyundai joins US companies on second life storage
South Korean Hyundai Motor Group is cooperating with the two US companies CPS Energy and OCI Solar Power to develop and test a system for solar energy storage from recycled electric car batteries by September 2022. According to Hyundai, a memorandum of understanding has now been signed between the three companies involved. CPS Energy is […] More…