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Bjørn Nyland Discovers ‘Snow Mode’ In New Model 3 With 60 kWh Pack
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Warns Against A ‘Zero-Sum’ Mindset
Musk says it’s important to create more than you consume. More…
Serbia blocks lithium mining project
The Serbian government has denied permission for the Jadar project of the British-Australian mining company Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto wanted to build a lithium mine in Serbia as part of the project. This mine, valued at over $2.4 billion, would have produced up to 58,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate from 2026 onwards – which […] More…
Report: GM plans more Michigan EV assembly, battery plant
General Motors plans to invest $6.5 billion at two Michigan sites for EV assembly and battery production, Automotive News (subscription required) reported Friday. The investment includes a new battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, that would be part of the Ultium Cells LLC joint venture with battery supplier LG Energy Solution, according to the… More…
New Fiido T1 electric cargo bike channels a famous e-bike, yet adds several key upgrades
Fiido has just quietly launched the brand’s latest electric bicycle, known as the Fiido T1 electric cargo bike. And for anyone paying attention to the electric bike industry, you’ll likely know exactly which e-bike it is based on. More…
New Fiido T1 electric cargo bike copies a famous e-bike, yet adds several key upgrades
Fiido has just quietly launched the brand’s latest electric bicycle, known as the Fiido T1 electric cargo bike. And for anyone paying attention to the electric bike industry, you’ll likely know exactly which e-bike it is based on. More…
Tesla subscription service ‘Autonomy’ launches in California
‘Autonomy’ is a new offer in California where TrueCar founder Scott Painter now gives customers Model 3 for a monthly flat rate. The new venture has acquired about 100 vehicles from Tesla and has ambitious plans for expansion. By the end of this quarter, Autonomy wants to run a 500-strong fleet and have no less […] More…
Ganfeng LiEnergy opens 10 GWh battery plant in Jiangxi
Ganfeng LiEnergy, a subsidiary of lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium, has started operating a battery factory with an annual capacity of ten GWh in Xinyu in China’s Jiangxi province. This is the second phase of the factory, which now covers 330,000 square metres, according to Ganfeng Lithium’s WeChat account. The factory has production lines for prismatic […] More…
Tesla to kick off Model Y production in Germany in March
Tesla has confirmed in an internal email that it plans to start deliveries of the Model Y Performance from Grünheide in March. Previously, a change in the configurator had only hinted at this. The email to employees in Germany, posted on the German Tesla Drivers and Friends forum (TFF), mentions March as the expected start […] More…
Panasonic to launch 4680 battery cell production next year
Panasonic plans to start mass production of the new 4680 cells for Tesla in the course of 2023. Panasonic is expanding its plant in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama and integrating new facilities for the mass production of these new cells. According to the Japanese business daily Nikkei, Panasonic also expects an accelerated transition to […] More…
Panasonic to launch 4690 battery cell production next year
Panasonic plans to start mass production of the new 4680 cells for Tesla in the course of 2023. Panasonic is expanding its plant in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama and integrating new facilities for the mass production of these new cells. According to the Japanese business daily Nikkei, Panasonic also expects an accelerated transition to […] More…
Munro Live Checks Out Tesla Model S Plaid’s Track Mode, Spins Car
This was the Model S Plaid’s last drive before the long-awaited teardown. More…
Unibuss orders nearly 200 all-electric buses from Solaris
Public transport operator Unibuss from Norway has placed a major order with Poland’s bus manufacturer Solaris. Unibuss expects 183 articulated electric buses to arrive in Oslo in spring 2023. For Solaris, it is the largest single order to date. Previously, the manufacturer’s biggest contract came through Warsaw’s transport company MZA that ordered 130 electric bendy […] More…
General Motors invests in NY components plant
General Motors is investing almost 154 million US dollars in its Lockport Components plant in western New York to produce components for electric motors in the future. Investments are also to be made in two locations in the state of Michigan. The investment in the New York plant involves the production of a stator module […] More…
General Motrs invests in NY components plant
General Motors is investing almost 154 million US dollars in its Lockport Components plant in western New York to produce components for electric motors in the future. Investments are also to be made in two locations in the state of Michigan. The investment in the New York plant involves the production of a stator module […] More…
January EV Deals, Ioniq 5, Niro, Mustang Mach-E, and more
The average transaction price for a new entry-level vehicle is now at $43,072. That’s over $900 above MSRP, according to a recent report by KBB. Even worse, the average transaction price for a new electric vehicle has risen by 18.6% over the past year, nearly 5% more than the industry average. As such, we are highlighting EVs found during our survey of electric vehicle lease deals and discounts with dealer inventory that seem to be adequately supporting demand, thereby increasing your chances of negotiating a fair deal. More…
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi plans billion-euro investment in e-mobility
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi are apparently planning to tighten their electric course. The alliance of manufacturers is expected to announce a plan next Thursday to invest more than 20 billion euros in electric vehicle development over the next five years. By 2030, the alliance plans to develop a total of more than 30 new BEVs […] More…
Renault, Nissan And Mitsubishi Said To Triple Investment In EVs
The alliance partners are expected to invest more than €20 billion ($23 billion) over the next five years on joint EV development. More…
Grease-powered EV charging in Australia
In a remote area of Australia, a roadside restaurant now has a fast charger for electric cars that gets its power from a generator powered by old cooking fat. Retired engineer Jon Edwards developed the system, which provides fast-charging powered with cooking oil at the Caiguna Roadhouse located in the course of Nullarbor. “With this […] More…
Production-Ready Looking Tesla Cybertruck Beta Breaks Cover
It looks slightly different to the last prototypes we saw and it’s undeniably closer to the final production look. More…
