In the USA, EV charging network ChargePoint has just announced the completion of the first of six fast-charging corridors in partnership with the Colorado Energy Office. Corridor A runs along Highway 40 from Boulder to Dinosaur near the Utah border. ChargePoint was awarded six corridors throughout Colorado. Each charging site offers either two or four […] More…
5,000 Lightyear electric cars for sharing via MyWheels
In the Netherlands, the solar car start-up Lightyear is cooperating with The Sharing Group to integrate its vehicles into their car-sharing platform MyWheels. Lightyear is also making its Lightyear One sedan significantly more expensive for private customers. According to Lightyear, 5,000 Lightyear Two models will be available via MyWheels from 2025 onwards. The Lightyear One […] More…
Audi Urban Sphere envisions a lounge-sized EV for the city
Audi on Tuesday unveiled the Urban Sphere concept, a large electric van and the latest of the automaker’s Sphere series of EV concepts. The Urban Sphere was designed with dense Chinese cities in mind, and Audi even consulted with Chinese customers on aspects of the design, the automaker said in a press release. The result is a fairly large vehicle… More…
BMW presents the i7 – an electric luxury sedan with an eye towards China
BMW has presented the new generation of the 7 Series and in parallel its electric version i7. BMW sees the generation change as a “redefinition of luxury”. Expressed in technical figures, the i7 is the top model of the entire series. When it comes to the basic concept of the car, BMW has opted for […] More…
Britishvolt & Italvolt founder announces US subsidiary
Lars Carlstrom, the founder of Britishvolt and Italvolt, has announced another battery factory – this time in the USA. The newly founded company Statevolt is to build a factory in Southern California’s Imperial Valley that will offer an annual capacity of 54 GWh when fully expanded – enough for around 650,000 electric vehicles. The exact […] More…
Hyundai All-Electric Car Sales Doubled In March 2022
But the Hyundai Ioniq 5 volume disappoints. More…
2023 BMW i7 xDrive60: BMW’s First All Electric 7-Series
With a base MSRP of $119,300, it’s the most expensive 2023 7-Series that’s been announced to date. More…
BMW reveals fully electric i7 flagship sedan—as a version of redesigned 7-Series lineup
The all-electric flagship sedan of the BMW lineup, the 2023 BMW i7, has been revealed. And it looks virtually interchangeable with the rest of a completely new 2023 BMW 7-Series lineup revealed Wednesday. The i7 is in fact a version of the 7-Series—a variant of this model line, not built on a dedicated electric vehicle platform that omits… More…
Tesla’s Vertical Integration Is Something Automakers Are Eager To Copy
Tesla’s primarily in-house model reduces supply chain needs and dependence on hardware and software from other companies. More…
Lexus presents its first globally available BEV
Lexus has presented the new RZ, its first BEV model that will be available worldwide. The electric SUV is based on the e-TNGA platform and is thus a sister model of the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra. The powertrain is already known from the two models mentioned: As in the bZ4X, the mid-size SUV RZ […] More…
Department Of Energy Approves $107M Loan To Tesla Graphite Supplier
Syrah Technologies will use the money to expand its natural graphite-based active anode material plant in Vidalia, Louisiana. More…
Genesis to manufacture the GV70 in the USA
Genesis has now officially confirmed that its Electrified GV70 electric SUV will be produced in the US. Production of the electric vehicle at Hyundai’s Montgomery plant in the US state of Alabama is scheduled to start in December 2022. Previously, it had been announced that the production of the Genesis Electrified GV70 was to begin […] More…
2023 Lexus RZ 450e Officially Revealed And Detailed
It is more powerful than the other two vehicles based on the same platform, but claimed range is the same. More…
Tesla has now more than 100,000 people in its Full Self-Driving Beta program – is an accelerated rate of improvement coming?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that the automaker has now more than 100,000 people in its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta program.. More…
Tesla has now over 100,000 people in its Full Self-Driving Beta program – is an accelerated rate of improvement coming?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that the automaker has now over 100,000 people in its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta program.. More…
Electric trams and trolley buses
In the West we are still addicted to the car as the ultimate embodiment of personal mobility (writes Peter Donaldson). However, there is growing awareness of the total carbon footprint of transport, and even the most efficient electric cars represent large tonnages of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere in their manufacture. This awareness is […] More…
Production resumes at the Shanghai Gigafactory
Tesla’s Shanghai plant has apparently resumed suspended production. According to a media report, battery and motor production is up and running again and vehicle assembly is being gradually increased. It is unclear how long the factory’s inventory will last. “We’ll have capacity gradually climbing over the next three to four days until a single shift […] More…
CATL Opens Its First Battery Swapping Stations In China
The battery manufacturer inaugurated four battery swapping stations on Xiamen Island, with plans to expand to ten Chinese cities. More…
Blix Ultra launched as 28 MPH fat tire electric bike, touts 1,350W motor and 80-mile range
Santa Cruz-based electric bicycle company Blix has launched its new Blix Ultra as the brand’s first fat tire off-road adventure e-bike. But true to its roots, Blix’s new e-bike looks like it’d make a great commuter or urban assault e-bike as well. More…
Tesla attacked in multi-million-dollar national ad campaign as part of billionaire’s bizarre Senate run
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) package is being attacked as part of a new multi-million-dollar national ad campaign started by a billionaire who willingly admits his bizarre Senate run is all about attacking Elon Musk and Tesla’s self-driving system. More…
