The Scottish Government is providing over £30 million this financial year to accelerate the shift to zero-emission transport. The grant funding scheme this time focuses on community transport and car clubs in addition to interest-free loans for electric vehicles. “Our funding package of over £30 million for zero-emission grants and loans will be refocussed to […] More…
Scotland reissues grant funding for e-car clubs and used EVs
The Scottish Government is providing over £30 million this financial year to accelerate the shift to zero-emission transport. The grant funding scheme this time focuses on community transport and car clubs in addition to interest-free loans for electric vehicles. “Our funding package of over £30 million for zero-emission grants and loans will be refocussed to […] More…
LG founds two joint ventures for battery components
LG Chem has formed a joint venture with B&M, a subsidiary of the Chinese company Huayou Cobalt, to produce cathode materials. A second joint venture is to be set up with Kemco to manufacture precursors for cathodes. First, on the collaboration with B&M, the joint venture, 51 per cent owned by LG Chem, is expected […] More…
Trikke wants police patrolling cities on these hilarious 45 mph standing electric tricycles
… and they actually look fun enough that I’ve got a half a mind to enroll in my local police academy, if it comes with a standard-issue patrol trike. The Trikke Positron, which is the trike’s official name, is an all-wheel-drive standing electric scooter that very well could have criminals scratching their heads, at least if they weren’t already cuffed behind their backs. More…
Solid Power completes battery pilot production line
The US solid-state battery cell specialist Solid Power has completed the installation of its pilot production line and plans to deliver the first cells for qualification tests to Ford and BMW before the end of this year. The pilot line will automatically produce all-solid-state battery cells using the company’s proprietary sulphide-based solid electrolyte material. At […] More…
Tata Motors sells 10,000 electric cars to BluSmart in India
Tata Motors announces the largest electric vehicle fleet order to date in India. Fleet operator BluSmart Electric Mobility is ordering 10,000 units of Tata’s XPRES T EV cars. The new order complements an order placed by BluSmart for 3,500 XPRES T EV in October 2021. The electric car is the first model of the XPRES […] More…
Texas Excludes Tesla From Its Extensive New EV Rebate Program
Tesla doesn’t use franchised dealerships to sell its EVs, so they can’t be legally sold in Texas, and they won’t get a rebate. More…
A Discussion About “Every” New EV In The Pipeline: Fantasy Vs Reality
There are many new EVs on the way, though many won’t likely make it to market and/or be sold in high volume. More…
Schaeffler & Symbio launch joint venture for bipolar plates
Schaeffler and Symbio, the joint venture of Faurecia and Michelin, have founded a globally active joint venture for the production of bipolar plates for fuel cells with proton exchange membrane (PEM). Production will be exclusively for the needs of the two shareholders. The company, of which each partner owns 50 per cent, has its headquarters […] More…
Solid Power sets up solid-state pilot production ahead of testing by Ford, BMW
Solid-state battery startup Solid Power on Monday announced installation of a pilot production line for battery cells—a big step toward delivering cells to automakers for testing. Solid Power plans to produce cells for internal testing first, but plans to deliver cells to investors BMW and Ford for evaluation before the end of the year, the… More…
Lucid Motors launches Lucid Financial Services with Bank of America for lease and loan financing
Today Lucid Motors announced a new digital financing platform called Lucid Financial Services to provide lease and loan purchase options to Air EV customers in the United States. The financing options are provided through a strategic relationship between Lucid Group and Bank of America. More…
Citroen Ami Drag Races Mahindra E20 And… A 1980s Recumbent E-Bike
Three quite different answers to the same basic transport question from three different decades go head to head. More…
Olymp Cars announces a series of EV based on its own platform
Olymp Cars is a new electric car brand. The company from Vienna is planning a series of vehicles with model names from Greek mythology based on its own platform called Hephaistos. The first vehicles are to be presented in spring 2023. According to information on the company’s website, the first vehicle will probably be the […] More…
Solid Power Installs Pilot Production Line For Solid-State Battery Cells
Automotive qualification testing of new EV batteries will begin by the end of this year. More…
PG&E Commissions Its Moss Landing Elkhorn Battery: 256 Tesla Megapacks
A Tesla Cybertruck appeared at the official event. More…
A Lost Quarter For Italy’s EV Market: Will New Incentives Help?
After years of constant growth, electric mobility adoption lost steam, while traditional ICE models slumped to alarming levels. More…
US: Mazda Sold 35 MX-30 In May, 293 YTD
Cumulatively, slightly over 500 units were delivered to customers. More…
China’s Qiantu K20 Two-Seater EV Costs Just $13,000 Yet Is Really Quick
Its top version has a dual-motor setup with 214 horsepower and it can sprint to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.7 seconds. More…
Kempower launches liquid-cooled satellite charger for heavy-duty EVs
Finnish charging hardware manufacturer Kempower is introducing a liquid-cooled fast-charging system with 400 kW continuous power for heavy-duty vehicles such as zero-emission trucks. The system is based on Kempower’s existing ‘S-series’ satellite charging columns for electric cars and buses with dynamic power distribution. The original S-Series enables charging smaller EVs simultaneously using air-cooled cables. Kempower […] More…
Chinese E-Bike Maker Coswheel Introduces The T26 Electric Mountain Bike
Is this rugged electric mountain bike all show and no go? More…
