Rivian mentioned the military conflict in Ukraine 13 times in its annual 10-K SEC filing. More…
Rivian Says Ukraine War Is Causing Disruptions To Its Operations
Another Used Rivian R1T Launch Edition For Sale, This Time $20K Cheaper
Would you drop $139,000 on a used Rivian R1T Launch Edition electric pickup truck? More…
Cyrusher Kommoda full-suspension electric bike review: A fun, category-busting fat tire e-bike!
The Cyrusher Kommoda looks like the e-bike equivalent of someone who got dressed in the dark. It seems to be wearing a bit of every different type of e-bike on the market. Nothing really matches, but damn if this powerful e-bike doesn’t somehow pull it off in an awesome way. More…
VW to recall 118,000 PHEVs with battery issues
Due to the risk of fire or possible electric shock in the event of a defective battery fuse, the Volkswagen Group has to recall around 118,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles of various brands worldwide. Unfortunately for Volkswagen, this is not an April Fool’s Day joke, but a very real and expensive problem. According to a spokesperson, […] More…
VW forced to recall 118,000 PHEVs due to battery issues
Due to the risk of fire or possible electric shock in the event of a defective battery fuse, the Volkswagen Group has to recall around 118,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles of various brands worldwide. According to a spokesperson, Volkswagen has discovered during inspections “that a fuse in the drive system of some plug-in hybrid vehicles may […] More…
BYD to deliver 30 electric buses for Nobina
The local transport operator Nobina has ordered another 30 electric buses from BYD for use in the Finnish capital region of Helsinki. The new order comprises 15 units each with a length of 13 and 15 metres, which are to be delivered to Helsinki at the end of 2022. According to BYD, the low-entry vehicles […] More…
Germany funds 472 new electric buses for Hamburg
The Federal Ministry of Transport is funding the procurement of 472 additional electric buses including charging infrastructure for Hamburg with almost 160 million euros. Funding decisions have been handed over to Hamburger Hochbahn and Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein (VHH). More will be handed over in the next few days. According to the ministry, the subsidy notifications for […] More…
Tesla opens its ‘longest’ Supercharger station in the world
Tesla has opened its “longest Supercharger station in the world” through a growing partnership with a French supermarket company. More…
Biden Sides With Tesla’s Musk, Opens Oil Reserve, Boosts EV Batteries
As it turns out, we can eat our cake and have it too. More…
Gotion High-Tech begins serial production of 210 Wh/kg LFP batteries
According to company CEO Li Zhen, Volkswagen’s Chinese battery partner Gotion High-Tech has achieved industrialisation of the battery cell with LFP chemistry presented at the beginning of 2021, which offers an energy density of 210 Wh/kg. The company is also working on a semi-solid-state battery that is expected to reach 360 Wh/kg. Li confirmed this […] More…
Biden pulls out 1950’s regulation for battery supply chain
US President Joe Biden is applying the federal Korean War-era Defense Production Act to prioritise domestic production of raw materials needed to make batteries for electric vehicles. The Defense Production Act authorises the US president to require industries to produce certain goods – in this case, lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese. The move is […] More…
CATL improves cell-to-pack tech, claims advantage over Tesla 4680 cells
Battery supplier CATL on Wednesday announced its third-generation cell-to-pack technology, claiming this new version produces more power than the latest Tesla battery tech. Cell-to-pack refers to the direct integration of cells into a battery pack, without the modules used in most current pack designs. CATL claims the latest iteration of this… More…
Tesla Transporting Model Y Crossovers Out Of Giga Berlin For Delivery
Tesla’s new German Gigafactory opened less than two weeks ago, and it’s already shipping Model Ys across Europe. More…
2023 Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4Matic Starts At $147,500 In The US
The hot version of the Mercedes electric flagship, with up to 751 hp, is expected to reach US customers starting in late summer 2022. More…
Giga Press, Can-Am, Lotus SUV, & More: Top EV News April 1, 2022
It’s your weekly dose of interesting electric car news to share with friends and family. More…
GM begins converting electric car plant in Mexico
General Motors has begun converting its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, for the production of electric cars. For the conversions, production of the Chevrolet Blazer and Equinox combustion models previously produced there will be discontinued until mid-May. GM had announced last year that it would invest one billion US dollars in the expansion of this […] More…
Toyota prepares for the European launch of the bZ4X
Toyota’s first purely battery-electric passenger car model bZ4X has been made available for reservations online. The entry-level version costs from £41,950. Pre-sales are to start in April 2022, with the first deliveries scheduled for early summer 2022. Now, Toyota has also published the homologated WLTP ranges and fuel consumption figures. Toyota stated that the bZ4X, […] More…
QEV to build electric vans at former Nissan plant
Spanish company QEV Technologies, which specialises in the development and production of electric vehicles, will move into the former Nissan plant in Barcelona and has unveiled a new brand of electric vehicles that will be produced there from 2023. The QEV brand is called Zeroid and will offer a range of electric vans and electric […] More…
QEV to build electric transporters at former Nissan plant
Spanish company QEV Technologies, which specialises in the development and production of electric vehicles, will move into the former Nissan plant in Barcelona and has unveiled a new brand of electric vehicles that will be produced there from 2023. The QEV brand is called Zeroid and will offer a range of electric vans and electric […] More…
Tesla Insurance launches driver safety score in California but only for ‘educational purposes’
Tesla Insurance has enabled its controversial driver safety score, which tracks driving data in real time, in California, its biggest market, but it is only for “educational purposes” and won’t affect premiums… for now. More…
