Today, Taiga Motors, a Canadian Powersports specialist, announced it has made its first electric snowmobiles and will commence deliveries this year. The take-off comes after delays in production and when pre-orders had opened in 2019. At present, Taiga says it was working with government agencies on final approvals to begin deliveries in early 2022. Production, […] More…
VinFast unveils three new electric vehicles at CES in addition to the rebranded VF e35 and e36
During its “Global EV Day” presentation day at CES 2022, Vietnamese automaker VinFast introduced its entire lineup of upcoming electric vehicles, covering five different market segments. By vowing to go all-electric by the end of 2022, VinFast has already rebranded its two flagship EVs to remove the “e” for electric, creating one cohesive lineup that includes three new electric vehicles now introduced. More…
Battery startup improves Model S range to 1,200 km
The US battery start-up Our Next Energy (ONE) has installed a prototype of its Gemini battery pack in a Tesla Model S and, according to its own figures, achieved a range of 752 miles, or around 1,200 kilometres. ONE, which is supported by BMW among others, states the capacity of the battery pack installed in […] More…
Microlino production postponed til March
Micro Mobility Systems has postponed the start of production of the Microlino until mid-March 2022. The reason given is persistent bottlenecks in the global supply chain. The first 500 vehicles are also to be built as a special model. The plan is to start production in mid-March 2022 in a slow ramp-up and deliver the […] More…
Ford F-150 Lightning: Standard Vs Extended Range Battery
The ER offers almost a third more battery capacity, range and power. More…
Bobcat reveals world’s first* all-electric track loader at CES
Doosan Bobcat launched its new, all-electric Bobcat T7X compact track loader at CES this week, calling it the first fully electric machine of this kind to reach the market. Even better news for Bobcat fans: they’ve already sold a whole bunch of ’em. More…
Tesla’s Giga Texas May Open This Week: Report
Several recent reports and rumors indicate that the EV factory will start production at any moment. More…
Lucid To Push Missing ADAS Features To Air Sedans Via OTA Update
Lucid shipped $169K Air Dream Edition EVs without many ADAS features that should have been part of the standard DreamDrive Pro suite. More…
Magna shows how heavy-duty pickups can go all-electric without lower towing, payload
Automotive supplier Magna on Wednesday unveiled an electric powertrain and four-wheel drive system for pickup trucks and light commercial vehicles that’s scheduled to reach production by 2025. While several automakers are launching electric half-ton pickup trucks, Magna’s solution, dubbed EtelligentForce, is designed for larger three-quarter ton… More…
British Lithium extracts lithium from granite in Cornwall
The company British Lithium says it has extracted lithium from granite for the first time – initially on a pilot scale. The pilot plant is expected to produce five kilogrammes of lithium carbonate per day from the beginning of this year. That is enough to prove to potential customers that the technology works, British Lithium […] More…
British Lithium extracts lithium from granite
The company British Lithium says it has extracted lithium from granite for the first time – initially on a pilot scale. The pilot plant is expected to produce five kilogrammes of lithium carbonate per day from the beginning of this year. That is enough to prove to potential customers that the technology works, British Lithium […] More…
France: Fastned wins further tenders for fast-charging hubs
Fastned has won tenders from Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF) to develop and operate three other fast-charging parks on motorways in France. The three new sites are located in the south of France. They are located at the rest stops Aire de la Plaine Forez Est (A 72), Aire d’Ambussum Nord (A 9) […] More…
Germany marks 48,436 new EV registrations in December
With 48,436 new electric cars, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) recorded a new record for new registrations in December. With a share of 21.3 per cent, this segment reached another record high. A total of 227,630 new passenger cars were put on the road across all drive types – a drop of 26.9 […] More…
UK: Plug-In Car Sales Top 300,000 In 2021, Tesla Model 3 #2 Overall
Thanks to the strong December, the Tesla Model 3 became the second best-selling model for the year. More…
Amazon to buy “thousands” of electric vans from Stellantis
Amazon will be the first commercial customer for Stellantis’ new Ram ProMaster Battery Electric Vehicle launching in 2023. The merger between FCA and PSA expects the long-term agreement with Amazon to help them put thousands of BEV ProMasters on the road every year. The Ram ProMaster takes its clues from the all-electric Fiat Ducato. However, […] More…
BMW is bringing further iX variants to China
BMW is now offering its iX electric SUV in three variants in China. In addition to the iX xDrive 50, the iX M60 and the iX xDrive 40 are now also going on sale there. This means that the complete product range of the large electric SUV is now available in the important Chinese market. […] More…
Honda to build EV factory in China
Honda has announced the construction of an all-electric car plant together with its Chinese joint venture partner Dongfeng in Wuhan. The plant in the Chinese province of Hubei will initially be designed for an annual capacity of 120,000 electric cars and is scheduled to go into operation in 2024. Honda does not specify which models […] More…
Sony Vision-S electric SUV concept is a step closer to production
Sony unveiled a second EV concept at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The Sony Vision-S 02 crossover SUV is a follow up to the Vision-S sedan concept Sony presented at CES two years ago. While Sony hasn’t confirmed that either vehicle is production-bound, the company is hinting at it. Sony has been testing a prototype of the Vision-S… More…
Shell Converts Gas Station Into EV Charging Hub
The oil giant already operates a network of nearly 8,000 EV charging points. More…
Walmart joins FedEx in ordering BrightDrop vans (GM)
BrightDrop records more large orders for electric delivery trucks as Walmart signs an agreement to reserve 5,000 units of the EV600s and EV410s. In addition, launch customer FedEx significantly increases its order with the General Motor’s brand. The logistics specialist now secured production capacity for 2,000 electric vans after BrightDrop handed over the first five […] More…
