The owner of one Polestar 2 in China was quoted the equivalent of $79,200 for a new battery pack. More…
Polestar 2 Battery Replacement Far Exceeds Car’s Price In China
Kollter RS1 80 mph electric motorcycle will start cruising US roads soon
The commuter-class electric motorcycle market is heating up quickly, with the Kollter RS1 set to become the next mid-power bike hitting US roads. More…
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai Transitions From Exports To Local Deliveries
We’ll have to wait a month or more to begin seeing Tesla’s vehicles piling up for export out of China. More…
Here’s how Tesla’s first battery cathode factory progress is going
Tesla has so many projects going on at the same time that i is often easy for one to be forgotten – like the fact that it is currently building a big battery cathode material factory in Texas. More…
It’s A Cold Summer For Italy’s EV Market: Plug-Ins Below 8% In July
While the overall car market held steady this July, the same wasn’t true of electrified models. More…
SparkCharge expands its on-demand EV charging, reports new investment
SparkCharge announced a new round of funding Monday that will help enable a continued expansion of the firm’s unique on-demand charging services. The company essentially uses portable hardware to help fill gaps in infrastructure or help EV owners with unforeseen charging needs. Through its Currently app, SparkCharge has been allowing EV… More…
Baidu’s (BIDU) Apollo Go service strikes 1 million EV autonomous ride milestone in China
Chinese tech giant Baidu (BIDU) beat Wall Street’s Q2 earnings estimates on Tuesday despite several headwinds in China’s economy. Baidu’s Apollo Go, its robotaxi business, unveiled its next-gen autonomous EV, the Apollo RT6, as the service surpasses 1 million rides.. More…
France preparing 100€/mth EV leasing scheme
The French government is planning to subsidise electric vehicle leasing. Thanks to government support, all-electric vehicles could become available for as little as 100 euros per month. Bloomberg broke the news with reference to a television appearance by Minister Gabriel Attal. Such an EV leasing scheme would also follow an election promise by President Emmanuel […] More…
ESB launches e-bike sharing pilot in Dublin
Irish energy supplier ESB has launched an e-bike pilot project in Dublin called ESB eBikes. The trial will run for ten months and includes 112 bikes with 14 charging stations in some of Dublin’s busiest commuter locations. ESB also won experienced partners. Micro-mobility providers Bleeper and Moby will maintain and operate the electric bikes with […] More…
2023 Smart #1 Brabus Revealed With Dual-Motor, 422 Horsepower
This is going to be one quick electric crossover, with a claimed sprint time to sixty of under 4 seconds. More…
Tesla Storing Impressive Number of 4680 Battery Packs At Giga Texas
The number of structural packs is impressive, but why is Tesla just storing them? More…
Researchers find original USPS analysis on electric mail trucks “significantly flawed”
University of Michigan (U-M) researchers claim “significantly flawed” analysis led the United States Postal Service (USPS) to downplay the environmental benefits of electric mail trucks. The Postal Service has used its analysis to justify not making its entire fleet of next-generation mail trucks electric, which has drawn criticism from the White… More…
Florida releases $125 m in VW fines to buy electric buses
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is awarding $68 million to purchase 227 electric public transit buses to replace diesel buses in 13 counties across the state. There are further grants given to school districts. The DEP wants to support the districts in purchasing 218 electric school buses. The funding of $57 million comes […] More…
GM signs agreement with Posco Chemical for CAM
General Motors has signed a binding off-take agreement for cathode active material (CAM) with Posco Chemical. Under the agreement, which runs from 2023 to 2025, Posco will supply the material from its plant in the South Korean city of Gwangyang to Ultium Cells. The GM-LG Energy Solutions joint venture will then use the cathode active […] More…
Flashing through 14 European countries in under 24 hours
Two journalists from the British magazine What Car? say they set a new (unofficial) world record by driving a Porsche Taycan through 14 European countries within 24 hours. When the pair started out, Google Maps calculated that they could drive through 13 countries in 19 hours and 30 minutes. Starting in the Netherlands, they cruised […] More…
Tesla Owner Seeks Class Action Against Automaker For Phantom Braking
The Model 3 owner who wants to take Tesla to court describes the issue as a “frightening and dangerous nightmare.” More…
Volvo Trucks Shares Lessons Learned From EV Truck Pilot Project
A total of 30 Volvo VNR Electric covered more than 250,000 miles. More…
Freyr joins Nidec in Energy Storage Solutions business
Freyr has found its first major customer for battery cells from its debut factory in Rana, Norway. The Norwegian battery company struck a deal with the Japanese Nidec Corporation to supply 38 GWh of LFP battery cells from 2025 to 2030, with the option to increase the volume. The binding cell sales agreement includes an […] More…
ONYX’s New LZR Combines Dirt Jumper Performance With Urban Utility
The geometry and capability of a dirt jumper gets a powerful electric boost. More…
Lithuania to install 6,000 charging stations
The Government of Lithuania targets building 6,000 new charging stations for electric vehicles by 2030, starting with 1,200 by 2025. Local media reports that the country’s Ministry of Transport budgeted around 90 million euros. At the same time, free charging is coming to an end. Public charging along Lithuania’s highways is currently free, thanks to […] More…
