The Chinese joint venture BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has announced an investment of around 10 billion yuan (1.38 billion euros) in the expansion of its electric car battery production in the city of Shenyang. This is to supply the vehicle plants there. The production capacities for batteries in the capital of the Chinese province of […] More…
Freyr purchases land in Georgia for battery plant
The Norwegian company Freyr has acquired a site for its first battery cell factory in the USA called Giga America. The factory will be built in Coweta County in the state of Georgia and is expected to launch with an annual capacity of about 34 GWh. The US factory, which was announced last year, will […] More…
Bill seeks delay of EV tax credit American sourcing rules
Congressional lawmakers are seeking to delay requirements for domestically sourced content under the revamped federal EV tax credit. Bills recently introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives would create a more gradual phase-in for these requirements than is laid out in the new EV tax credit rules enacted under the Inflation Reduction… More…
First drive MG4 Electric
We tested the MG4 Electric in the Munich area on a sunny day, much too warm for November with 17 degrees. MG’s platform is inspired by Volkswagen’s modular electric vehicle (MEB) platform known from the ID.3 but is significantly cheaper. So how technically solid is this potential bang for the buck? *** When tested on […] More…
Watch Rivian R1S Electric SUV Drag Race GMC Hummer EV Pickup Truck
Apparently, these two fully electric haulers are extremely closely matched. More…
See Renault Megane E-Tech Take On Bjørn’s Banana Box Test
It’s a few boxes below the Nissan Ariya, which is based on the same platform. More…
Energy Sector Needs Tesla And Amazon-Like Mentality To Succeed
A CEO of an energy solutions company feels companies need a big push and quick action from the right players. More…
Hyundai Ioniq 6 First Edition Sold Out In Europe In Under 24 Hours
The 2,500-strong Ioniq 6 launch series was offered for pre-sale in Germany, the UK, France, Norway and the Netherlands. More…
Ireland to get ultra-rapid charging hubs by SSE
Irish utility SSE Airtricity is investing €35 mn in installing 30 high-power charging hubs across Ireland over the next four years. Parent company SSE, a British energy group, plans 300 such hubs in the UK and Ireland by 2027. In Ireland, SSE Airtricity expects six sites to go online under the project’s first phase running […] More…
Cairn Cycles Updates The Popular E-Adventure Rambler Electric Gravel Bike
Slacker geometry and tweaks to the frame give this gravel bike a focus on off-road capability. More…
Freyr’s Georgia battery factory will focus on energy storage
Norwegian battery firm Freyr recently confirmed plans for a Georgia factory that will supply batteries for energy storage. Dubbed “Giga America,” the factory will be located on a 368-acre tract in Coweta County, on the southwestern edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area, according to a Freyr press release. Production will be stepped up in phases… More…
10,000 charging stations destined for Dutch airports
Royal Schiphol Group plans to install 10,000 charging stations for electric vehicles at its airports by 2030. The Dutch airport operator has already completed the tenders awarding the project to local companies Ecotap and FIMIH. Royal Schiphol Group says the initiative will “significantly increase capacity” for EV charging, first adding to the 400 EV charging […] More…
Geely is moving on Eastern Europe
The Chinese car company Geely is bringing the Geometry C to market in Eastern Europe. While the compact electric car will continue to be sold in China under the Geometry brand, it will apparently be marketed in Europe as the Geely Geometry C directly under the name of the parent company. This is reported by […] More…
Volkswagen Delivers 500,000 ID. EVs One Year Ahead Of Schedule
Since the first ID.3 models were handed over to customers in October 2020, Volkswagen has delivered half a million ID. EVs worldwide. More…
Volkwagen Delivers 500,000 ID. EVs One Year Ahead Of Schedule
Since the first ID.3 models were handed over to customers in October 2020, Volkswagen has delivered half a million ID. EVs worldwide. More…
Tesla opens Supercharger design to third-parties
Ambition is in total supply at Tesla. The company wants Supercharger technology to become standard in North America and opened the design to third parties. Calling it the North American Charging Standard (NACS), Tesla is also set to go right up against CCS. While CCS (and Type 2 as CCS2) have effectively become the fast-charging […] More…
Foxconn & PTT start building EV factory in Thailand
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has laid the foundation stone for an electric car plant in Thailand as part of its joint venture with Thai energy company PTT. It is scheduled to start operations in 2024 with an initial annual capacity of 50,000 electric vehicles. The joint venture, founded last year, is called Horizon Plus and […] More…
Tesla helps boost EV market share in California’s crashing auto market
Tesla is showing some strong resilience in California’s crashing car market and is helping boost EV market share to a new record. More…
Polestar doubles revenue, remains in the red
The electric car manufacturer Polestar achieved a turnover of 420.8 million euros in the third quarter of 2022. Compared to the same quarter of the previous year (205.7 million euros), Polestar more than doubled its revenue. In the current year, Polestar was also able to (almost) double its turnover, from 723 million euros in 2021 […] More…
Electric Porsche Macan to run on 450 kW power
Porsche has confirmed the first technical details for the upcoming all-electric Macan. The electric SUV will have all-wheel drive with one electric motor per axle as expected yet Porsche now published initial data on the battery and charging power. It is clear that the battery will be made of prismatic cells: after all, the Premium […] More…
