Tesla might not love California, or at least not enough to keep its headquarters there, but California still loves Tesla, or at least enough to buy more Tesla vehicles than ever. More…
Blue Whale Materials (BWM) to build 5 recycling plants
The battery recycling company Blue Whale Materials (BWM) from Washington, D.C., says it wants to build at least five recycling plants for lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles in the US and Europe together with the investor Ara Partners. Ara Partners, which specialises in industrial decarbonisation, is investing $80 million in Blue Whale Materials as an […] More…
Driverless Hyundai Ioniq 5 Starts Delivering Food With Uber Eats
Motional’s Ioniq 5 robotaxis are now part of Uber Eats’ fleet in Santa Monica, California. More…
Renault Scenic Vision Concept Debuts As Hydrogen Fuel Cell Range Extender
The French automaker is repurposing its Scenic nameplate for a very different vehicle. More…
Renault Scenic Vision Concept Debuts As Hydrogen Range Extender Crossover
The French automaker is repurposing its Scenic nameplate for a very different vehicle. More…
Renault Scenic Vision concept with battery & fuel cell
Renault has presented the Scenic Vision, a compact class show car that has both a large battery and fuel cell on board. The car can run on electricity from the socket and recharge from hydrogen while driving. The French company describes the concept as a “battery fuel cell drive”. The unique feature is that while […] More…
Renault presents Scenic Vision concept with battery & fuel cell
Renault has presented the Scenic Vision, a compact class show car with fuel cell plug-in technology. The car can run on both electricity from the socket and hydrogen. The French company describes the concept as a preview of a future purely electric family vehicle. The special feature is that while other fuel cell vehicles such […] More…
NHTSA Probes Tesla Model S Crash That Took Three Lives In California
A Model S hit a curb and then ran into construction equipment. Sadly, all three occupants were deceased at the scene. More…
Mahle launches e-bike drive system
Mahle has started deliveries of its new X20 traction motor for e-bikes. The company says that, with a system weight of less than 3.2 kg including battery and control unit, the X20 is the lightest e-bike drive on the market. The X20 drive system is tailored to the design of gravel bikes, road bikes and […] More…
Furniture Village opts for Peugeot e-2008 to electrify fleet
Peugeot UK has announced supplying 25 e-2008s to Furniture Village, a British furniture retailer, adopting a fully electric fleet. Field and store managers will use the EVs as they travel between Furniture Village’s UK locations and visit customer homes. The Peugeot e-2008 is powered by a 50kWh battery connected to a 136hp electric motor and […] More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 recalled for rollaway concerns
A total of 19,743 Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 electric cars are being recalled over rollaway concerns. Separate recall notices from Hyundai and Kia both state that a “software error in the Shifter Control Unit” in affected vehicles could disengage park, allowing vehicles to roll. This could happen because of a voltage fluctuation when a vehicle is… More…
2022 MINI Cooper SE DC Fast Charging Analysis
We use the term “fast charging” lightly with the Cooper SE. More…
Citroën wants to launch a compact BEV in India
Citroën will launch an all-electric compact car in India in 2023, according to Stellantis group CEO Carlos Tavares. The C3-based compact EV will be followed by all-electric MPVs and compact SUVs. So far, Citroën only has the C5 Aircross on offer in India, and that in limited numbers. Stellantis is aiming to rectify this with […] More…
Orbea Introduces Urrun Long-Distance Electric Mountain Bike
The Urrun, which is Basque for “far away”, is Orbea’s most versatile electric mountain bike to date. More…
Volvo Cars turns app into one-stop-shop for EV drivers
As it moves toward becoming a fully electric car maker by 2030, Volvo Cars is turning its app into a “one-stop-shop” for drivers of Volvo Recharge vehicles. The new version integrates charging functions and payment options that Volvo has added through recent partnerships. According to the Geely-owned manufacturer, the Volvo Cars app now includes “hundreds […] More…
Ford F-150 Lightning Shipping Without “Phone As A Key” Feature
It seems some automakers may have growing concerns about potential hacking. More…
Tesla expands Supercharger access for other electric cars in Europe
Tesla has expanded the opening of Superchargers to Non-Tesla cars in Europe and has become “the largest 150kW+ CPO instantly,” according to Jeroen van Tilburg, Head of Supercharging EMEA. Drivers of EVs other than Tesla may now use the company’s formerly proprietary fast-charging network in Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and the UK. The new openings […] More…
Tesla Building 100-Stall Supercharger Station In Mojave Desert Town
Located between LA and Las Vegas, the charging hub in Barstow, CA, will be the largest one in the country, the town’s mayor claims. More…
Electrify America signs on for 75 MW of solar, says it commits them to net-zero
Electrify America announced Wednesday that it’s buying into enough solar to more than offset the energy the network delivers to EVs from its charging hardware. With a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) formed with Terra-Gen, Electrify America is enabling a new 75-MW Mojave Desert solar facility that will allow its annual energy output… More…
Volvo cancels XC40 orders in Australia after supply chain issues
Volvo has been forced to cancel scores of Australian orders for its popular pure-electric XC40 Recharge SUVs, according to a report from The Driven. Volvo blamed the global semiconductor shortage and the lingering impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic for the decision to cancel 166 Australian orders. Many global manufacturers have been hit by supply chain […] More…
