The US electric car start-up Rivian has apparently parted company with its head of production Charly Mwangi. The background is the problems with the production start-up of Rivian’s first two models. In addition to the personnel change, production is also to be restructured. The news was leaked from an internal email that was made available […] More…
Johnson Matthey finds buyers for their battery business
After the British chemical company Johnson Matthey surprisingly announced its withdrawal from the business with battery materials for the automotive industry in November 2021, parts of the business are now being sold to EV Metals Group and Nano One Materials. According to Johnson Matthey, the Australian EV Metals Group is acquiring Johnson Matthey’s assets at […] More…
Daimler Truck reveals first eActros LongHaul prototype
Daimler Truck has built the first prototypes of the battery-electric long-distance truck eActros LongHaul and plans to test them on public roads this year. In addition, the truck manufacturer has announced further variants of the eActros for distribution transport. To differentiate: The eActros is a heavy-duty electric truck for distribution transport, which has been delivered […] More…
Otokar presents two new electric bus models
The Turkish bus manufacturer Otokar has presented an articulated bus version of its electric model e-Kent and a new electric midibus called e-Centro. While there is only one battery-powered variant of the e-Centro, the e-Kent is available in three sizes. The 18.75-metre articulated version of the 12-metre e-Kent electric bus with space for up to […] More…
General Motors Wants Fleet Customers To Buy EVs, Not ICE
The company’s fleet department has reportedly managed to convince 370 to order a total of 85,000 Chevrolet Silverado EV work trucks. More…
Barcelona puts another 7 hydrogen buses into service
After Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) ordered eight fuel cell buses from the Portuguese manufacturer Caetano Bus in 2020, the remaining seven H2 buses will now make their debut in the TMB fleet. In May and June, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) will be flying the vehicles into service. Starting this month, four of them […] More…
Maxus presents new electric van and pickup
SAIC brand Maxus has unveiled two new electric models. The new Mifa 9 van and the T90 EV pickup can be ordered in the UK from August 2022 and are scheduled for delivery from the first quarter of 2023. It is not yet known whether the two new models, like the brand’s e-transporters, will also […] More…
World’s first flying electric taxi boat, the Candela P-8 Voyager, unveiled in Venice
Stockholm-based Candela, the world leader in hydrofoil electric boats that fly above the surface of the water to consume significantly less energy, has just unveiled its newest electric watercraft: the Candela P-8 Voyager. Designed to replace traditional water taxies and commercial passenger watercraft that have conventionally relied on combustion engines for power, the P-8 Voyager is preparing to usher in a brave new world for maritime transportation. More…
Report: Tesla Giga Shanghai Plant Restores 70% Of Pre-Lockdown Output
Full capacity might be achieved in June. More…
The Truth About The Rivian R1T: What’s This Electric Truck Really Like?
Jon Rettinger delivers a solid video about taking the R1T on the road, off the road, and everything else in between. More…
New Teslas Not Delivered Due To Charging Port ECU Shortage
The vehicles are fully assembled otherwise, but they need this one missing part to be completed. More…
Harley-Davidson’s Serial 1 Introduces The BASH/MTN Electric Mountain Bike
This rugged electric mountain bike is ready to take you beyond the confines of the urban jungle. More…
Star Wars and electric vanlife converge in ID.Buzz show cars
Volkswagen has rolled out two ID.Buzz electric vans steeped in Star Wars—and part of a collaboration with Lucasfilm and the recent debut of the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series on Disney+. Like the series, the ID.Buzz is arriving later than originally anticipated. Production versions of the VW electric van won’t come to the U.S… More…
Nissan US Dealers Told To Stop Taking New Orders For 2023 Ariya
Nissan COO Ashwani Gupta explains that it is better to limit orders to what can realistically be delivered in a timely manner. More…
RVK orders up to 100 H2 fuel cell buses for Cologne
In Germany, Regional Transport Cologne (RVK) has made an order for up to 100 fuel cell buses. In the Europe-wide tender for the hydrogen-powered buses, Polish manufacturer Solaris was awarded 20 guaranteed and 20 optional buses and Wrightbus from Northern Ireland has taken an order for 20 guaranteed and 40 optional buses. The first 20 […] More…
CATL to supply LFP batteries for Solaris
Chinese battery cell manufacturer CATL has signed a supply agreement with Polish electric bus manufacturer Solaris. CATL will supply LFP batteries with cell-to-pack technology for Solaris electric buses. CATL did not specify the scope of the order in the announcement. Instead, it emphasises rather generally that the agreement is intended to promote the electrification of […] More…
Tesla and others lobby for federal funding of charging infrastructure for electric trucks
Tesla, along with other EV companies and environmental groups, is lobbying for some of the federal funding going to EV charging infrastructure to be used to deploy charging stations for electric trucks. More…
Rivian R1T Owner Attempts To Calculate Real-World Off-Road Range
He takes his very own R1T on a 100-mile off-road drive and then tallies up the numbers. More…
Zietlow and team set EV altitude world record
Rainer Zietlow and his team were able to set a Guinness World Record for electric vehicles with 5,816 metres of altitude. They drove a VW ID.4 GTX up the world’s highest passable mine road at the Uturuncu volcano in Bolivia. “This world record underscores the performance capabilities of electric vehicles such as the VW ID.4 […] More…
DeLorean’s Alpha5 EV is a gull-winged sport coupe that does 0-88mph in 4.35s
DeLorean has released the first non-teaser images of their upcoming electric vehicle, along with a model name: Alpha5. More…
