ALD Automotive, the leasing and mobility subsidiary of the major French bank Société Générale, has announced that it will take over its competitor Leaseplan for 4.9 billion euros. The joint venture NewALD is to grow primarily with e-mobility services. The merger is expected to create NewALD, a new fleet giant with 3.5 million vehicles and […] More…
ALD to take over Leaseplan
ALD Automotive, the leasing and mobility subsidiary of the major French bank Société Générale, has announced that it will take over its competitor Leaseplan for 4.9 billion euros. The joint venture NewALD is to grow primarily with e-mobility services. The merger is expected to create NewALD, a new fleet giant with 3.5 million vehicles and […] More…
Tesla Sales, EQXX Cactus Leather, CES, More: EV News Jan 6, 2022
Tesla’s record sales, along with excitement around CES, made this first week of January monumental for EVs. More…
This Tesla Model S P85 Just Surpassed 1,500,000 Kilometers
1 million miles might be achieved later this year. More…
US: BMW i Sales Almost Stalled In Q4 Ahead Of i4 And iX Launch
The company was still selling some BMW i8s, which went out of production in April 2020. More…
Vietnam’s VinFast reveals EVs, plans factories in US and Germany
Vietnamese automaker VinFast is growing its planned EV lineup to five models, and plans to open factories in the United States and Germany, alongside an existing factory in its home country. The automaker unveiled three new models at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week. The VF5, VF6, and VF7 crossovers join the VF8 (previously VF… More…
Holcim & Magment cooperate on inductive charging
Building materials producer Holcim has entered into a strategic partnership with German startup Magment. The aim of the cooperation is to improve Magment’s magnetisable concrete technology for road surfaces, which can be used to wirelessly charge electric vehicles while driving. Magment had first presented this approach in 2018 and entered into a cooperation with development […] More…
SVOLT lays foundation for new battery plant in China
Battery cell manufacturer SVOLT has laid the foundation stone for a new battery factory in China. The factory in Yancheng in the Chinese province of Jiangsu is scheduled to go into operation in the first half of 2023 and will have an annual capacity of 22.3 gigawatt-hours. The laying of the foundation stone in Yancheng […] More…
Kenworth presents first class 8 electric truck
US manufacturer Kenworth has unveiled its first US Class 8 electric truck at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. Designed for a gross vehicle weight rating of 82,000 pounds (about 37 tonnes), the Kenworth T680E electric tractor features a Meritor powertrain and offers 400 kW of continuous or 500 kW of peak power. The vehicle is […] More…
VinFast presents five BEVs at the CES
VinFast presented five electric car models at the CES in Las Vegas. The electric cars are called VF 5, VF 6, VF 7, VF 8 and VF 9. However, not all models are new, in some cases, only the name has been updated. The VF 8 and VF 9 are already partly known: Previously, the […] More…
Stellantis brands to only offer vans with electric drives
The Stellantis brands Opel, Citroën and Peugeot now offer the passenger car versions of their van models only with a fully electric drive. At Opel, customers can now order the Combo Life, Vivaro Combi and Zafira Life models exclusively as BEVs. At Citroën this applies to the Berlingo passenger car and SpaceTourer and at Peugeot […] More…
GoCycle G4i+ review: The fanciest folding electric bike in the world, and it only costs $6,999
Folding electric bikes are one of the most useful niches in the industry, helping commuters get to work or school quickly without taking as much space as a traditionally large bicycle. GoCycle has always been at the top of the list when it comes to premium electric folding bikes, but the GoCycle G4i+ is now pushing the brand even further with a pile of fancy new features.. More…
50 shades of BMW
At the CES in Las Vegas, BMW shows how a car can take on different colouring by the press of a button. Behind the chameleon properties is a technology, the so-called ‘e-ink’, an electrophoretic technology that holds a bouquet of opportunities for the German company. “Digital experiences won’t just be limited to displays in the […] More…
GM CEO Says Silverado EV RST First Edition Sold Out In 12 Minutes
Mary Barra did not reveal how many vehicles are part of the launch edition model, though. More…
Volvo Cars set to debut unsupervised autonomous driving in California
Volvo Cars has announced plans to launch its new Ride Pilot unsupervised autonomous driving feature to customers in the state of California, and it will make its debut in an all-new, all-electric flagship SUV set to make its debut later this year. More…
Sony shares its Vision of electric mobility
Sony has released more details of its Vision-S 01 prototype EV, which it first unveiled at the CES 2020 expo.
Over the past 2 years it has road-tested the vehicle in Europe, and is currently conducting functional verification tests in Europe toward the release of Level 2+ advanced driver assistance systems. It plans to establish an operating company, Sony Mobility, in spring 2022 through which to explore its entry into the EV market. More…
Tesla launches ‘Plaid Track Mode’ to push track performance to a whole new level
Tesla announced today the launch of ‘Plaid Track Mode’, a new version of its track mode software to push the track performance of the Model S Plaid to a whole new level. More…
BLUETTI unveils three new products at CES including the world’s first sodium-ion solar generator
Portable power expert BLUETTI is kicking off 2022 with more energy than ever, unveiling new products at this years Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Soon, consumers will be able to get deals on some of the best tech yet from BLUETTI, including the long anticipated APEX inverter, a small but mighty EB3A Power Station, and a world’s first in the NA300 sodium-ion solar generator. More…
US: Volvo More Than Tripled Plug-In Car Sales In 2021
Plug-ins account for 18.7% share nationwide and 50% in California. More…
With only 25 Bolts and one Hummer delivered in Q4, GM cedes #2 US EV maker podium space to Ford
After sharing its quarterly deliveries to cap off 2021, General Motors revealed just how rough of a Q4 it had in terms of EV deliveries. While the legacy automaker has recently unveiled several new and exciting EVs to come, GM’s current EV output is quite nominal, opening the door for rival Ford to carry its electrified momentum to become the #2 EV automaker in the US behind Tesla. More…
