Penske plans to take delivery of the first E-Transit vehicles in the next weeks for use as part of its rental and leasing fleet. More…
Penske Truck Leasing Orders 750 Ford E-Transit Electric Cargo Vans
Most Of The EV Industry To Shift To 800 Volts By 2025, Report Says
Out of the wide range of EVs available today, most run on 400 volts and only a handful have an 800-volt system. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning Has Video Game Capability On Touch Screen
Ford has been very open about learning from Tesla and following suit in some cases. More…
Volvo Cars invests in StoreDot
Volvo Cars has invested in the Israeli battery developer StoreDot. The two companies have not disclosed the amount of the strategic investment. Previous investors in StoreDot include Daimler, Samsung, BP, VinFast and Ola Electric. The Geely-owned Swedish company says that the investment is being made through its own Tech Fund. This investment gives Volvo Cars […] More…
Austrian startup reveals electric hypercar Vayanne
The Austrian startup Deus Automobiles, founded in Vienna in 2020, presented the concept of an all-electric hypercar at the New York International Auto Show. The Deus Vayanne was developed in cooperation with Italdesign and Williams Advanced Engineering and is to be delivered from 2025 as a small series limited to 99 units. The luxury electric […] More…
Review: CellPowa 2500 launched as massive off-grid battery power station, and we tested it!
BigBlue previously cut its teeth on a number of green energy and power supply products, including a modestly sized 500Wh portable power station and folding solar panel. But now the company is launching a much larger power station, the CellPowa2500, which can likely power just about anything you own, be it AC or DC. More…
German manufacturers behind the locals on Chinese NEV sales
The German premium manufacturers BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi are clearly behind the Chinese brands in the sale of electric cars in China. The number of all-electric cars sold in China in 2021 was 2.73 million, of which Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi together accounted for only about 27,000. This is roughly equivalent to the sales of […] More…
Tesla Giga Shanghai officially restarts production with employees sleeping at the factory, expects slow ramp
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai has now officially restarted production with reportedly 8,000 employees, who will be living and sleeping at the factory in a closed-loop system as there are still a lot of restrictions. More…
LG-led consortium launches supply chain project in Indonesia
A South Korean consortium led by LG has signed an agreement with Indonesian state-owned companies for a project worth around nine billion US dollars. The project aims to build a complete value chain for electric vehicle batteries. The project will cover the extraction of raw materials, the production of key components such as cathodes to […] More…
Volvo Cars invests in ultrafast battery maker StoreDot
Volvo Cars has invested in StoreDot, an Israel-based electric vehicle battery startup, through its venture capital arm, Volvo Cars Tech Fund. More…
Proterra to improve battery capacity on the ZX5 bus
US electric bus manufacturer Proterra has announced increased battery capacity for its ZX5 battery-electric transit bus. Starting next year, the 40-foot (12.2-metre) version of the Proterra ZX5 can be equipped with up to 738 kWh of battery capacity. This should allow for more than 300 miles (480 kilometres) of range, according to the announcement – […] More…
Raldey MT-V3 electric skateboard review: This beginner board is even better on CloudWheels
The $449 Raldey MT-V3 electric longboard is a worthy option for beginners venturing into electric skateboarding. While the range leaves a bit to be desired, this beginner board offers a quality ride with various speed settings you can work up to, just don’t try to take it too far off the beaten path… even with the CloudWheels I also tested. More…
Judge Rules Elon Musk Was Lying In “Taking Tesla Private” Tweets
Musk may not be able to argue that the SEC “coerced” him, but he already made the claim publically. More…
Autoguidovie launches tender for electric buses in Italy
Autoguidovie, a transport company operating in northern Italy, has reportedly launched a tender for the procurement of 120 battery-electric buses. The buses are scheduled to start service in early 2023 and will be the first electric buses that the company has put into service. Bids will be accepted by Autoguidovie until noon on 27 May […] More…
BP orders a thousand Tritium fast chargers
Australian charging infrastructure manufacturer Tritium has signed a multi-year contract with BP for the supply of DC charging stations and associated services. BP is placing an initial order with Tritium for almost 1,000 fast charging stations for the UK, Australian and New Zealand markets. The charging stations will then be achieved and operated under the […] More…
Penske Truck Leasing orders 750 Ford E-Transit
Ford has received another large order for its E-Transit electric van in the US. Penske Truck Leasing has ordered 750 E-Transits to rent and lease to its customers. The first units of the Ford E-Transit for Penske Truck Leasing are scheduled to be delivered to Southern California in the coming weeks, before the E-Transit is […] More…
Ubitricity charging points for Le Havre Seine
Ubitricity has won a tender from the French municipal association Le Havre Seine for 534 public AC and DC charging points at 172 locations across Normandy. The installation of the first chargers will start in summer, with the rest expected to be in place by the end of 2024. This summer Ubitricity will install 22 […] More…
Tesla Orders Starting April 17 Won’t Include Mobile Connector: Report
According to multiple reports, beginning April 17, people will have to pay extra for the Tesla Mobile Connector. More…
Check Out This Extreme Tesla Model S Widebody Kit Coming To SEMA 2022
It’s the work of a company called Competition Carbon and it completely transforms the look of the Model S. More…
Tesla vehicles can no longer be bought at the end of their lease
With used-car prices skyrocketing, Tesla is no longer allowing customers to buy cars at the end of leases. “All Tesla vehicles delivered on or after April 15, 2022, are not eligible for purchase,” according to new language on the company’s website first spotted by Electrek. “Third-party dealerships and third-party individuals are not eligible to… More…
