They will become an additional option, on top of Tesla’s proprietary connector. More…
Elon Musk Confirms CCS1 Plugs Coming To US Superchargers
Volkswagen harvests Scout as an electric SUV brand
Volkswagen will revive the name of an SUV pioneer for a new rugged EV brand. The automaker on Wednesday announced the new Scout brand, taking the name of the International Harvester Scout that debuted in the 1960s as one of the original SUVs. This new Scout incarnation will develop an electric pickup truck and SUV for the United States. The first… More…
2021 VW ID.4 Owner Shares Her Story One Year And 28,000 Miles In
We also featured a video of Lisa and her ID.4 last summer, so it’s interesting to see how things evolved since then. More…
Aventon Pace 500 Next Gen electric bike review: Testing a high-value option for a city e-bike
Aventon’s electric bikes have always impressed me with their build quality and attention to detail. When the company launched an updated version of its popular Pace 500 e-bike, I knew to expect more of the same excellent qualities. Now that I’ve been able to spend some quality time testing the bike, I’m even more convinced of the brand’s commitment to giving its customers more than they anticipated. More…
Turns Out Fisker Ronin Is Actually A Four-Door Convertible, Not A Sedan
This was not at all apparent in the first teaser, which like this latest one was also revealed through Henrik Fisker’s Instagram. More…
US: All-Electric Car Sales Increased 60% To Almost 160,000 In Q1 2022
Tesla and Hyundai Motor Group have put a total of seven models among the top 10 best-selling BEVs. More…
Tesla Restarts Exports Out Of China Following Previous Shutdown
Apparently, the factory is already producing enough cars on multiple assembly lines to begin exports. More…
Watch StoreDot’s Pouch Cell Battery Charge 100 Miles In 5 Minutes
StoreDot publicly demonstrated its “100in5” extreme fast-charging battery technology at EcoMotion Week 2022 in Israel. More…
VW May Revive Scout Brand With $40,000 Electric Pickup, SUV
If this is confirmed, then Scout will come back in 2026 as an off-road-oriented US-based EV brand. More…
Tesla asks Panasonic to speed up development of its 4680 battery cell
Tesla has asked Panasonic to speed up its development of the 4680 battery cell, which is going to power its next-gen electric vehicles. More…
Musk: Tesla Won’t Acquire A Car Company, But Maybe A Mining Operation
Supply chain issues may require Tesla to take a big step in a new direction, but that’s arguably what the company excels at. More…
BMW completes winter tests for iX1
The all-electric BMW iX1 has successfully completed its driving dynamics testing at the BMW Group’s winter test centre in the Arctic Circle. The series development process has thus reached its final phase. The winter tests in Arjeplog, Sweden, took place in parallel with the testing of the combustion engine variant and the plug-in hybrid of […] More…
Power Electronics goes for Nuvve V2G technology
According to a newly signed agreement, Power Electronics will add Nuvve V2G-certified capabilities to their existing bidirectional chargers. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) specialist Nuvve and Power Electronics, a manufacturer of solar inverters for utility-scale photovoltaic plants in America, Oceania and Europe, has announced an agreement to integrate Nuvve’s vehicle-to-grid GIVe platform with Power Electronics charging station technology. […] More…
Tesla Would Be the Most Profitable ICE Automaker In The World
Can EVs ever achieve true parity with ICE vehicles? Do they even need to? More…
Xcharge presents Net Zero ‘smart’ fast charging
The Chinese charging infrastructure manufacturer Xcharge has presented its latest product line Net Zero, which is also to be launched in Europe. The fast charging solution offers up to 210 kW of power for parallel charging of up to two electric cars and is equipped with batteries from BYD as buffer storage. The latter are […] More…
Canoo faces dire financial straits
The Californian electric car start-up Canoo is in financial difficulties that threaten its existence. The company has reported a loss of around US$125 million (€118.4 million) for the first quarter of 2022 and warns in its quarterly report “that there is significant doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern”. Although Canoo […] More…
Cabify aims to deploy 1,400 EVs in Spain
Spanish ride-hailing company Cabify is receiving a loan of 40 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its fleet decarbonisation project. This financing aims to deploy 1,400 electric vehicles in Spain over the next few years, as well as the infrastructure needed to operate them. In addition to the positive impact on Cabify, […] More…
Tesla recalls cars for overheating issue—of screens, not battery packs
Tesla is recalling 2021-2022 Model S and Model X vehicles, and 2022 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, over a charging issue that can cause infotainment screens to overheat. The recall of 129,960 vehicles addresses a problem with the infotainment screen central processing unit (CPU), which may not cool down sufficiently during fast charging, according… More…
United Rentals purchase 530 EVs from Ford
The US company United Rentals has signed an agreement with Ford Pro to purchase 530 all-electric vehicles for its North American rental and corporate fleets. This involves 500 F-150 Lightning pickup trucks and 30 E-Transit vans. The E-Transit vans are built in Kansas City for the US market and are to be delivered to United […] More…
All-New 2023 Range Rover Sport PHEV Debuts, EV Coming In Two Years’ Time
As was the case with the new big Range Rover, the US won’t get the more powerful P510e, only the P440e. More…
