It has major damage to the front right corner and some on its right rear flank too. More…
Damaged 2022 Lucid Air Dream Edition Pops Up On Copart
Rivian R1T Vs Ram TRX & Ford Raptor: Edmunds Comes Full Circle
Edmunds says the R1T electric truck isn’t the future. Rather, it’s now, and it’s how every truck should be. More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 road-trip charging: Don’t seek out 350-kw connectors, 150 kw might be just as fast
Part of what makes the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and its close cousin, the Kia EV6, so noteworthy in the market is that they’re capable of taking advantage of 350-kw CCS connectors, and their faster-charging power levels allowed by 800-volt charging systems. On those 350-kw connectors, in ideal conditions, that can assure a road-trip charge from 10%… More…
Volta Trucks Announces Plans To Enter US Market With Three EVs
The Swedish startup will introduce a pilot fleet of 100 Volta Zero Class 7 trucks in mid-2023, starting in Los Angeles. More…
Tesla is looking to expand at Giga Berlin with new land acquisition
Tesla is reportedly looking to expand at Gigafactory Berlin with the acquisition of a piece of land adjacent to the plant. More…
Should You Buy The New 4680 Tesla Model Y? Perhaps Not, And Here’s Why
Tesla fans are super-excited about the new Model Y, but you may want to stick with a different version. More…
Link Transit purchases more e-buses for Washington state
Link Transit in Wenatchee, Washington has purchased eight additional 30-foot BYD battery-electric buses. The eight new BYD buses will complement Link’s growing all-electric fleet of 12 30- and 35-foot vehicles, with three additional 35-foot buses on order. Once the new vehicles are delivered, nearly half of Link’s total heavy-duty fleet of 48 vehicles will be […] More…
US: 2023 Polestar 2 Will Arrive In September With Higher Prices
The car receives multiple improvements and even a bit more range (in the Dual Motor version). More…
About 150,000 People In Ukraine Are Using Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet
The number has been growing rapidly, and reports suggest the technology is working exceedingly well. More…
Report: Tesla adds swiveling screen to yoke-equipped Model S
The Tesla Model S is leaving the factory with swiveling central touchscreens, according to multiple owner reports. Tesla recently gave the Model S (and Model X) a significant interior update that included a steering yoke, but it hasn’t confirmed the swiveling screen. Owners have reported seeing the screen and claim it’s original equipment… More…
Amprius Technologies receives $3 million from US Advanced Battery Consortium
Amprius Technologies has received a competitively bid, $3 million contract award from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium in collaboration with the US Department of Energy for low-cost, fast-charging silicon nanowire battery technology development. The contract includes a 50 per cent cost-share by Amprius Technologies. The 30-month contract began in April and will target the […] More…
Volta Trucks confirms it’s bringing its electric trucks to the US beginning in mid-2023
Commercial EV manufacturer Volta Trucks has shared a roadmap outlining plans to bring its all-electric Zero trucks to the United States next year. Its strategy will include the 16-ton Volta Zero truck to begin, followed by Class 5 and 6 variants. Additionally, Volta Trucks is searching for a manufacturing partner on US soil to begin building the Zero trucks before year’s end.. More…
World’s Top 5 EV Automotive Groups Ranked By Sales: Q1 2022
The top five automotive groups account for over half of the total plug-in car sales. More…
Intis and Slovenian Post want to charge e-Crafter inductively
Slovenian state-owned postal company Pošta Slovenije wants to demonstrate inductive charging of an electric transporter in a real-life environment together with German specialist Intis. As part of the Edison Winci project, Intis will retrofit a Pošta Slovenije VW e-Crafter for wireless charging. As part of the project, Intis will also provide the corresponding ground unit, […] More…
Gridserve opens rapid charging hub on UK’s busiest motorway
Gridserve and Moto have just unveiled the latest High Power Electric Super Hub on the UK’s busiest motorway. The company says the latest electric vehicles can now add the 117 miles of range required to drive around London’s Orbital Motorway in less than 15 minutes charging time. The new site at Moto Thurrock is located […] More…
Air Mobility Initiative to drive electric aviation in Germany
To advance the development of electric air transport, a number of companies, universities and research institutions as well as municipalities and organisations have joined forces to form the Air Mobility Initiative (AMI). The initiative, which is funded by the Free State of Bavaria and the Federal Republic of Germany, wants to set up a series […] More…
DPD UK orders 1000 Ford E-transit vans
The parcel delivery company DPD is expanding its fleet in the UK by 1,000 Ford E-Transit to a total of over 2,500 electric vehicles. The first of the 1,000 Ford E-Transits ordered are to be delivered to DPD later this month. DPD UK says it has opted for the 3.5-tonne version with 135 kW engine […] More…
More Details On EV Battery Production Forecasts For The Future
There are new battery gigafactories (not just Tesla) in the works across the globe. More…
Entire US Volvo lineup for 2023 is mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or EV
The entire 2023 Volvo lineup in the United States will be mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or all-electric, the automaker confirmed Wednesday in a press release. Volvo sees it as a step toward offering only pure electric vehicles by 2030 and being carbon-neutral by 2040. With the XC40 and XC90 crossover SUVs and V60 Cross Country station wagon getting… More…
New electric pump drive for low-voltage systems
Omni Powertrain Technologies has released details about its new electrohydraulic pump combination. The unit was developed for low-voltage mobile applications, and is said to be ideally suited to the needs of hybrid equipment builders facing spatial constraints. The system includes a Flo-Torq gear pump packaged with an axial flux motor and controller from Omni’s Magelec […] More…
