Electric off-roaders unveiled for the United States market so far have been huge, but the Toyota Compact Cruiser EV concept shows that doesn’t have to be the case. Unveiled in December 2021 alongside a host of other Toyota EV concepts, the Compact Cruiser EV just won the 2022 Car Design Award for concept vehicles—one of the most prestigious… More…
Tesla Has Highest Owner Rating Based On Data From Multiple Sites
According to data from Autotrader, Edmunds, HonestJohns, and Parkers, people seem to love their Teslas. More…
John Deere & Wacker Neuson to cooperate on compact electric excavators
German construction equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson and US agricultural equipment manufacturer John Deere have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement. This includes a long-term, exclusive OEM supply contract for mini and compact excavators weighing less than five tonnes and also includes battery-electric excavators. The excavators will be developed and manufactured at Wacker Neuson’s production plants […] More…
Saietta launches fully integrated e-drive systems
E-mobility propulsion solutions provider Saietta has expanded its range of products for the light-duty EV sector.Its Axial Flux Technology (AFT) electric motor range has been enhanced and expanded with integrated power electronics, a modular gearbox and a bespoke axle architecture, to provide a fully integrated e-mobility system solution. The company says that key to this […] More…
BYD subsidiary FinDreams opens battery factory in China
BYD and its subsidiary FinDreams Battery have opened the first production line of its battery factory in Shaoxing in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. The blade batteries produced there will be used in future BYD models with the DM-i PHEV drive. After the groundbreaking ceremony, the company needed only eight months to put the […] More…
Watch Truck Owner Try To Unplug Charging Tesla With Owner Inside
The Tesla owner was napping while his car charged, and he encountered a very rude awakening. More…
Nio ES7 kicks off new generation of electric SUVs for Chinese automaker
Nio on Wednesday the ES7 electric SUV, the first SUV based on the automaker’s second-generation vehicle platform. Somewhat larger than the Tesla Model Y, the five-seat ES7 also sports Nio’s latest “Design for AD” design language. It appears to be more of an evolution of Nio’s previous design language, however, here with prominent wheel-arch… More…
Volkswagen Confirms ID. Buzz GTX Performance Model Is On The Way
The automaker says every ID. series will have its own GTX model in the future, from the ID.3 hatchback to the ID. Buzz. More…
Lucid Air OTA Software Update Leaves Car Temporarily Inoperable
Software updates have been known to do the same thing to mobile phones, computers, and other EVs on occasion. More…
Basquevolt wants to start producing solid-state batteries by 2025
The companies Iberdrola, CIE Automotive, Enagás, EIT InnoEnergy and CIC energiGUNE have launched the Basquevolt initiative with the Basque government to research, develop and produce solid-state batteries. The plan is to develop prototype cells and commission a pilot production line in 2025 with investments of 700 million euros. An annual production volume of 10 GWh […] More…
Germany: Plug-In Car Sales Decreased Slightly In May 2022
All-electric car sales increased 9% year-over-year, but plug-in hybrids were down 15%. More…
2022 Volkswagen ID.4 GTX And ID.5 GTX Get More Pizzazz, Standard Kit
The sporty electric SUVs sold in Europe gain red and black accents inside and out, plus the Design and Comfort packs as standard. More…
Honda Introduces Striemo, Its Newest Electric Micro-Mobility Venture
The company is set to debut a quirky three-wheeled electric scooter towards the end of 2022. More…
Dynamic debut set for very quick EV6 GT: Kia’s most powerful car
Kia has revealed that the UK’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will be the first place its EV6 GT will be seen in motion. Not to be confused with the 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line, the EV6 GT is the top-performance version of the EV6, and it’s due to deliver 576 hp from a higher-output propulsion system, amounting to a 0-60 mph time of less than 3.5… More…
Foxconn begins building battery plant in Taiwan
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has started building its first battery factory. The plant, located in Taiwan’s second-largest city Kaohsiung, is scheduled to start producing LFP cells with a planned capacity of 1.27 GWh in the first quarter of 2024. The plant will also include a research and development centre. The batteries will initially be used […] More…
GM announces Cadillac Celestiq electric car is going to be hand-built and 3D printed in low volume
GM announces today that the Cadillac Celestiq, the brand’s electric car after the Lyriq, is going to be a hand-built and 3D-printed ultra-luxury low-volume production vehicle. More…
Cadillac Celestiq to be built by hand in Warren
General Motors is investing more than 81 million US dollars in its Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, to prepare the campus for the construction of the Cadillac Celestiq. Like the Lyriq SUV model, Cadillac’s future all-electric flagship sedan is to be built on GM’s Ultium platform. A concept of the Cadillac Celestiq, for which […] More…
Tesla’s 10% Staff Cuts Have Begun, Ex-Employees Confirm On LinkedIn
Several former salaried employees took to the professional networking platform to announce they had been laid off. More…
Nio presents electric SUV ES7
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has presented its new ES7 model. The E-SUV is now available for pre-order in China. Deliveries are scheduled to start on 28 August. The Nio ES7 is a five-seat electric SUV positioned between the ES6 and ES8. Prices start at 468,000 yuan (about 67,000 euros) before subsidies or from […] More…
Recall issued for the Mustang Mach-E
Ford has had to recall 48,924 units of its Mustang Mach-E electric model, which is about half of the model’s total production. The manufacturer has also imposed a sales stop on potentially affected vehicles. The problem lies with fast charging and repeated heavy acceleration, which can cause the main contactors of the high-voltage battery to […] More…
