Estonian ultracapacitor manufacturer Skeleton Technologies has raised a further €37.6 million from investors in its D3 funding round. The D3 round brings total investment in Skeleton to over 200 million euros. Among other things, the company plans to use the fresh capital to scale its production of ultracapacitors in Saxony, Germany. The plant was originally […] More…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Comments On Future Media Coverage Of EV Fires
Musk predicts that now that “big automotive advertisers” are making EVs, we may see fewer media stories about EV fires. More…
Rivian can’t directly sell electric trucks it builds in Georgia without franchise-law overhaul
Rivian plans to build electric trucks in Georgia, but it won’t be able to sell them there unless the state’s franchise laws are changed. Current laws prohibit automakers from selling cars directly to customers, but senators have filed legislation to change that, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Friday. Senate Bill 398 would permit direct… More…
LGES places binding lithium order with Vulcan Energy
Vulcan Energy Resources has entered into a binding lithium offtake agreement with LG Energy Solution. Unlike the deal with Renault, the delivery volume in the urgent order with LGES is as high as announced. The deal had already been announced in July 2021 for up to 10,000 metric tonnes per year over the five-year term. […] More…
Juice Technology comes to Scandinavia as Juice Nordics
Swiss charging infrastructure provider Juice Technology has expanded in Northern Europe by founding the subsidiary Juice Nordics AB, based in Uppsala, Sweden. With the establishment of Juice Nordics, the company is now present in the entire Scandinavian region, i.e. Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Juice Nordics is to strengthen the company’s distribution in the Scandinavian […] More…
December Plug-In Sales At Record 13% In Italy Amid Market Crisis
While automakers are still struggling across the globe, EV sales continue to rise. More…
FR: Gendarmerie Nationale opts for Peugeot 3008 Hybrid
The French police have opted for a semi-electric approach. Peugeot has delivered nearly 400 plug-in hybrid cars, namely the Peugeot 3008, to the Ministry of the Interior’s Gendarmerie Nationale. The PHEVs come screen-printed and join several unmarked vehicles ordered in 2020. Peugeot considers the new order proof that the 3008 Hybrids were “an important development […] More…
Report: Samsung SDI And Rivian’s Battery JV Talks Come To An End
Unofficial sources report that Rivian’s terms were unacceptable for Samsung SDI. More…
Tesla Bought Railway Track For Giga Berlin Employees’ Commute
Company plans to operate a shuttle train on the existing track and build a station to help employees get to work and back home. More…
Elon Musk: I would be shocked if Tesla does not achieve Full Self-Driving safer than human this year (and 5 years ahead of everyone)
Elon Musk gave an update on his expected timeline for Tesla achieving Full Self-Driving capability and he now says that he would be “shocked” if Tesla does not achieve “Full Self-Driving safer than human this year”. More…
RAW Charging starts working with Plugsurfing in the UK
UK-based LiFe Network, powered by RAW Charging, has begun working with Plugsurfing to push their expansion across the UK and Europe. The charge point aggregator will provide RAW Charging with its back-end cloud software to grow the network. RAW currently operates 600 charging ports within the LiFe network and says the Plugsurfing partnership will help […] More…
Li-Cycle announces two new recycling plants
The Canadian battery recycling company Li-Cycle has announced its first factory outside North America, in Norway. What is more, the company is building another recycling factory in North America in cooperation with GM’s Ultium Cells. The plant will be Li-Cycle largest facility to date. The plant in Norway is to be built in the south […] More…
Elon Musk’s Tesla Vs Warren Buffet’s BYD
Tesla stock and BYD stock were winners in 2021, but which is a better bet now? More…
Nyck de Vries takes the lead in Saudi Formula E race
The new Formula E season in Saudi Arabia began with a one-two for Team Mercedes-EQ with Nyck de Vries in first place. The second race in Diriyah was won by Edoardo Mortara (ROKiT Venturi Racing) in a Mercedes customer car. In the first race, world champion de Vries finished ahead of his teammate Stoffel Vandoorne, […] More…
Tesla is expanding third-party access to Superchargers
After Tesla opened Superchargers to third parties in the Netherlands three months ago, it looks like the time has come for EV drivers in other European countries as well. Please note, we have just updated this article to include new information emerging. Since publishing the first draft, Tesla has followed suit to include information on […] More…
Alpine to build electric crossover at Dieppe plant from 2025
Renault’s Alpine sports car brand will produce its all-electric GT X-Over model at the Dieppe plant from 2025. The electric crossover will be based on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance’s CMF-EV platform, which is specifically designed for electric vehicles. Thus, the GT X-Over, for which Alpine has released a first teaser image, will be built on the […] More…
Mercedes is restructuring its development department
As a part of the reorientation towards e-mobility, Mercedes-Benz has restructured its development department and filled some crucial positions. In the new structure, the previous role of the series manager is to be eliminated. German Automobilwoche reports on the personnel and structures of the top management without giving further details of sources. The aim is to […] More…
2022 Model X Plaid Is Throttle House’s Favorite Tesla Yet
The reviewers believe the $132K Model X Plaid is “probably the least expensive way to get the ultimate SUV.” More…
2022 Kia EV6 First Drive: A Mainstream EV With Style
Kia goes upmarket with its first dedicated-platform electric vehicle and the results are impressive. More…
First Drive Review: 2022 Kia EV6 electric car is a hoot, and it hits reset for the brand
In the broad shift toward electric vehicles, full-line automakers like Kia face a dilemma: Do they look to heritage and nostalgia Do they install the new tech under the hood and move on? Or are EVs the chance for a complete reset on multiple levels? Looking at Kia, it’s essentially the latter. As the first of many EVs from the brand to be… More…
