News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

Ford commits $11.4B toward US electric truck factory, three battery plants

By greencarreports.com 09/28/2021 - 02:05 09/28/2021 Greencarreports

Ford on Monday announced its largest single manufacturing investment ever—$11.4 billion, which will include the creation of nearly 11,000 new jobs at two mammoth manufacturing complexes in Tennessee and Kentucky. The announcement was coordinated with a somewhat stepped-up target: Ford now plans for 40 to 50 percent of its global vehicle… More…

Ford announces giant new electric pickup truck factory plus three new battery gigafactories

By electrek.co 09/28/2021 - 01:23 08/28/2023 Electrek

Ford made a massive announcement today about accelerating electric vehicle production with a giant new factory to produce electric pickup trucks in Tennessee and three new battery gigafactories More…

Ford Announces Massive EV Investments In Tennessee And Kentucky

By insideevs.com 09/28/2021 - 00:59 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

The company will build its largest auto production complex and a total of three battery gigafactories (with SK Innovation). More…

Tesla Cyberquad is alive, new trademark application for the electric ATV

By electrek.co 09/27/2021 - 21:22 08/28/2023 Electrek

We haven’t heard anything about the Tesla Cyberquad since it was unveiled, but it is apparently still alive as the automaker applied for a new trademark application for the electric ATV More…

The world’s longest subsea cable will send clean energy from Morocco to the UK

By electrek.co 09/27/2021 - 20:38 08/28/2023 Electrek

A 10.5 gigawatt (GW) solar and wind farm will be built in Morocco’s Guelmim-Oued Noun region, and it will supply the UK with clean energy via subsea cables. The twin 1.8 GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables will be the world’s longest More…

Check Out Ford F-150 Lightning In-Person Review, Driving Footage

By insideevs.com 09/27/2021 - 20:09 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

A happy wife is a happy life. What does the lady think of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck? More…

Atlis XT EV Pickup Prototype Shown, Has A Hint Of Cybertruck

By insideevs.com 09/27/2021 - 19:59 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

This promising looking BEV pickup will reportedly go into production in late 2022. More…

Rivian R1T’s Gross Vehicle Weight Makes It A Heavy-Duty Truck

By insideevs.com 09/27/2021 - 19:40 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

The R1T has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 8,532 lbs (3,870 kg), making it an EPA Class 2b vehicle. More…

Old 2013 Tesla Model S Vampire Drain Almost Doubled

By insideevs.com 09/27/2021 - 19:06 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

The battery capacity degradation was quite good, but the vampire drain appears bigger than it should. More…

Swedish electric motorbike maker CAKE lands $60M funding round

By electrek.co 09/27/2021 - 18:51 08/28/2023 Electrek

Sweden’s most prominent electric motorcycle and e-moped manufacturer CAKE has just closed a significant funding round that should add another $60 million to the company’s coffers More…

Bjørn Nyland Checks Out Mercedes-Benz eActros Electric Truck

By insideevs.com 09/27/2021 - 18:01 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

It has a 420 kWh battery and up to about 400 km (250 miles) of range. More…

Tesla Model 3 Vs Hyundai Ioniq 5: Watch Back-To-Back Comparison

By insideevs.com 09/27/2021 - 17:58 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

How does the new Hyundai Ioniq 5 stack up to the world’s most popular EV, the Tesla Model 3? More…

SP Networks launches free online tool for charge point planning

By electrive.com 09/27/2021 - 17:52 09/27/2021 Electrive

In the UK, SP Energy Networks has launched the Charge Project’s ConnectMore Interactive Map (CIM). The map is a free online tool that allows local councils, site owners, property developers and chargepoint operators to identify optimum locations for charge points. The Charge Project comes from SP Energy Networks and its partners EA Technology, PTV Group […] More…

Hyundai pilots EV customer care systems in Singapore

By electrive.com 09/27/2021 - 17:25 09/27/2021 Electrive

In Singapore, Hyunda and partners SP Group and Komoco Motors are trialling customer care packages with the ‘E-mobility Pilot’. A total of 50 long-range Ioniq 5 electric cars will be involved in the program which mainly includes charging and maintenance packages. Hyundai says that the aim of the pilot is: “to identify real-world customer concerns […] More…

Free Now to offer EVs as default option in the UK

By electrive.com 09/27/2021 - 17:05 09/27/2021 Electrive

In the UK, the ride-hailing service Free Now has started to offer electric cars as the default first option for customers ahead of petrol or diesel vehicles. Free Now is now targeting the goal that 100% of their trips will be zero-emission by 2030 across all key European cities. In the UK, the German sharing […] More…

Tesla Giga Shanghai Production Heats Up (300,000th Car Is Coming)

By insideevs.com 09/27/2021 - 16:36 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

This week the plant will produce its 300,000th electric car. More…

Tesla Turns Safety Into A Game: What’s Your Tesla Safety Score?

By insideevs.com 09/27/2021 - 16:35 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

It seems Tesla is taking NTSB director Jennifer Homendy’s advice and working to focus on “basic safety issues.” More…

Ford & AVL UK to examine FCEV Transit viability

By electrive.com 09/27/2021 - 16:26 09/27/2021 Electrive

Ford and powertrain testing specialist AVL UK have teamed up to build a functional Transit FCEV prototype, which will be used to research the suitability of hydrogen powertrains in the commercial vehicle sector. The two partners aim to analyze both the technical viability of converting the transporter to a fuel cell drive, as well as […] More…