In the USA, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced $1.66 billion in grants that will benefit transit agencies, territories and states to modernise their bus fleets and facilities. The agency has released a list of 150 projects that will receive funding. The grant selections are to provide for more than 1,800 new buses, more […] More…
NIO Rumored To Enter The United States Market In 2025
Report also claims Nio will deploy the first battery swap station at its US headquarters in November 2022 for testing purposes.More…
Inflation Reduction Act drastically cuts EV, plug-in hybrid models eligible for federal tax credit
With President Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, time is nearly up to get your purchase paperwork completed for a new EV or plug-in hybrid and still earn the federal tax credit. While the revamped EV tax credit contained in the bill includes many top-level provisions that are likely to set the supply chain up for more… More…
Duke taps Ford F-150 Lightning energy to stabilize grid, flipping the ‘EVs break grid’ script
Ford and Duke Energy are planning to use F-150 Lightning batteries as backup energy storage to conserve energy use on the grid.. More…
Can The Ford F-150 Lightning Tow A Tesla While Charging It?
The Lightning electric truck can certainly charge a Tesla, and it even comes with the compatible adaptor, but will it drive?More…
Tesla’s public Superchargers are deemed ‘illegal’ in Germany due to technicality
Tesla’s Supercharger stations that are open to non-Tesla electric vehicles are deemed “illegal” in Germany due to the lack of kWh counter on the units. More…
Samsung SDI expands research centres globally
The South Korean battery cell manufacturer Samsung SDI is expanding its research and development (R&D) activities for new battery technologies. New locations this year are being founded in the USA and Germany with a further centre planned in China next year. The new R&D centre in Boston called SDI R&D America (SDIRA) is Samsung SDI’s […] More…
Car Buying Is Undergoing A Digital Revolution
How we buy and sell average cars is changing dramatically and rapidly, and e-commerce is coming for luxury and supercars next.More…
Mercedes Recalls ~8,000 Electric EQE And EQS Worldwide
It appears that the threads on some towing devices may not allow screws to enter deeply enough.More…
Polestar (PSNY) announces its O₂ roadster concept will enter production as the Polestar 6
EV automaker Polestar continues to make headway toward becoming a major contender in the market. With a fiscally favorable first half of 2022 and an arsenal of novel EV models in its pipeline, the Polestar has announced its sporty O₂ roadster concept will become its latest production model, donned… wait for it… the Polestar 6. More…
Ford, GM, BMW partner with SMUD on managed EV charging pilot
Automakers Ford, GM, and BMW are announcing a new managed EV charging pilot program with SMUD, the sixth-largest not-for-profit electric service provider. More…
Judge Makes Twitter Give Elon Musk One Former Executive’s Data
The judge ruled in Twitter’s favor related to Musk’s 21 other requests.More…
Foxconn to make self-driving electric tractor at same Ohio factory as EVs from Lordstown, Fisker
Foxconn will manufacture self-driving electric tractors for startup Monarch Tractor at the same Ohio factory where it plans to assemble EVs for startups Fisker and Lordstown. California-based Monarch announced completion of a contract-manufacturing agreement with Foxconn last week. Production of the Monarch Mk-V tractor is scheduled to begin at… More…
Watch This Homemade E-Bike Drag Race A Ford Mustang GT
Homemade electric power versus good old American V8 power.More…
Germany: Electric Car Sales Up, Plug-In Hybrids Down In July 2022
Overall, it was the fifth consecutive month of a year-over-year decline in rechargeable car registrations.More…
Piaggio loses EU legal battle over scooter copyright
In the years-long legal dispute over the vehicle design of the German electric scooter manufacturer Kumpan Electric with the Italian Vespa manufacturer Piaggio has reached an important decision: Vespa’s copyright claim to the scooter’s design was not successful. The Italian Vespa manufacturer had challenged the EU-copyrighted design of the Kumpan scooter, as it considered, among […] More…
BYD announces plans for lithium mine and battery production in Yichun
BYD plans to invest 28.5 billion yuan (4.1 billion euros) in a battery factory and mining project in Yichun in China’s Jiangxi province. This is provided for in a framework agreement now signed with the city government. The battery factory is to be designed for an annual capacity of 30 GWh. The mining project will […] More…
Mahindra Previews Five New Electric SUVs With Volkswagen MEB Power
The SUVs will be based on Mahindra’s INGLO EV platform using VW MEB EV components; the first one will launch in December 2024.More…
Report: Panasonic To Boost Production At Tesla Gigafactory In Nevada
The plan is to increase production efficiency and reliability.More…
Panasonic looks to improve efficiency in Gigafactory 1
Panasonic wants to increase production at its factory in Nevada, where it operates jointly with Tesla, by another ten per cent. According to a media report, this will not be achieved by a new production line, but by optimising the efficiency of manufacturing. For the improvement, Panasonic plans to send production managers from Japan to […] More…
