Obviously, Tesla doesn’t make the only EVs that are newsworthy is such ways. More…
Ford Mustang Mach-E Owner Drives Through Their Garage Wall
Tesla Quietly Removes Type 2 Cables From Superchargers In Hong Kong
Should we expect more powerful chargers? More…
Will the extra weight of EVs vs. ICE vehicles worsen road safety?
Current EVs generally weigh hundreds if not thousands more pounds than comparable internal-combustion vehicles due to heavy battery packs, and that might compromise road safety. So argues a recent Slate piece that suggests some of the latest EVs might pose more of a threat especially beyond the driver’s seat, to other vehicles and other users of… More…
Jay Leno Thinks Elon Musk Deserves More Credit For Sparking EV Shift
The famed car collector believes that Musk should be commended not only for building electric cars, but also providing charging. More…
Tesla Driver Seen Sleeping At The Wheel Using Autopilot
Tesla Autopilot may certainly save lives, but there are always going to be people who abuse the feature. More…
Tesla Full Self-Driving Price Officially Increased To $15,000
Is it still worth paying the new higher price even if you get basically the same functionality with the $6,000 Enhanced Autopilot? More…
BYD Plug-In Car Sales Accelerated To 174,000 In August 2022
A new massive record is now somewhat regular for BYD, which is expected to further increase the volume every month. More…
Spain: Circontrol Installs 400 kW DC Fast Chargers
A new charging hub will have installed power of 2.5 MW, including 400 kW, 200 kW and 50 kW chargers. More…
Report: Three Tesla Semis Spotted Together
Those might be the final pre-production versions, testing ahead of the market launch. More…
Rolltech Introduces Urban-Focused Hunna Folding Electric Bike
Simple, no-frills mobility in an urban-focused package. More…
Buick offers dealer buyouts in advance of EV remake for GM brand
General Motors will offer buyouts to U.S. Buick dealers uninterested in remaining with the brand for its EV remake, the head of Buick said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Friday. All of Buick’s roughly 2,000 U.S. dealers will be given the opportunity to take a buyout, Global Buick boss Duncan Aldred said in the interview. He… More…
Dachser launches electric trucks in Munich’s inner city
The logistics provider Dachser is deploying 7.5-tonne electric trucks in Munich starting this month. In the first step, a Fuso eCanter will start its service in the postcode area 80539. Two more vehicles of this type are expected to be added in early 2023. Munich is the third German city, along with Stuttgart and Freiburg, […] More…
Magnax gathers €20 million in investment funds
The Belgian axial flux electric motor developer Magnax has closed a new financing round of 20 million euros. The money will be used to accelerate product development, enlarge the engineering team and expand support for customers and partners. In a Series A financing round, the company was already able to raise 16 million euros at […] More…
Gogoro launches sales of its battery-swapping electric scooters in Israel, also enters Singapore
Gogoro can’t seem to slow down these days, announcing expansion after expansion. The two latest major moves involve the company’s first retail expansion, which just launched in Tel Aviv, and a selection for Singapore’s first EV battery swap pilot. More…
Cenntro to launch electric transporter sales in Europe
The Cenntro Electric Group from the US state of New Jersey is preparing to launch its Logistar 100 and Logistar 260 commercial vehicle models in Europe. The former is a compact light electric van, the latter a larger model with a length of 5.5 metres. Cenntro claims to have sold or commissioned more than 3,700 […] More…
Honda to source battery materials from Hanwa
Honda has entered into a strategic partnership with the Japanese trading company Hanwa to ensure stable procurement of battery materials required for its longer-term electric offensive. The agreement centres around nickel, cobalt and lithium in particular. In a concise statement, Honda says that Hanwa, as a large trading company, has strengths in resource procurement. At […] More…
The first MG4 Electric reaches European shores
The first batch of MG4 Electric cars was shipped from China to Europe and arrived at the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, last Friday. MG aims to launch over 1,000 units of the electric compact model simultaneously in nearly 20 European countries and China on 13 September. In addition, the SAIC brand announced plans to launch […] More…
Tesla is still having issues ramping up 4680 battery cell production, report says
Tesla is still having some issues in ramping up production of its new 4680 battery cell and especially its dry-coating technology, according to an interesting albeit strange new report. More…
Journalist Wanted – job as Freelance Writer for electrive.com
Sustainable mobility and ecological news are thriving, so do you know your way around the industry, and would you like to help? Join our e-mobility specialist media outlet and become part of a team of journalists covering developments across the global electric transport industry every day. We offer flexibility, trust, and the opportunity to expand […] More…
Solar EV startup Lightyear raises €81 million in funding
Lightyear has raised €81Mn in funding to secure the production of the first series model, Lightyear 0. The Dutch start-up also hopes to push ahead with developing its second solar car, the Lightyear 2. The new EV will target the mass market at a price of €30,000 once production begins in 2024 or 2025. But […] More…
