Isuzu’s F-Series medium-duty truck will be modified to accommodate Cummins’ PowerDrive6000 electric powertrain. More…
Cummins-Powered Isuzu Electric Truck To Start US Trials In 2022
Ikea Canada expands electric truck fleet with Bolt Logistics
In Canada, Ikea has partnered with Bolt Logistics to deploy another 30 electric delivery trucks this year. Ten have already joined an existing fleet of 15 ZEVs. The partnership reaches back to 2021 when Bolt was called Second Closet. While not stated in today’s communications, previous orders with Bolt saw Ikea Canada receive vehicles from […] More…
Tesla Officially Enters The Turkish Market
The EV automaker is expanding its European operations. More…
Panasonic is investing $700 million to produce Tesla 4680 battery cell by 2023
According to a new report, Panasonic is investing $700 million to produce Tesla’s 4680 battery cell at a factory in Japan by 2023. More…
Mercedes-Benz Plug-In Car Sales In 2021: Up 69% To 227,458
The group sold almost 100,000 all-electric vehicles. More…
LEVC vans now available through Europcar in the UK
The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has developed a new partnership with Europcar in the UK, supplying a fleet of 100 electrified vans. The LEVC VN5 is now available in eleven cities with Europcar Vans & Trucks rental stores. Namely, customers can rent the LEVC van at Europcar in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Gateshead, Glasgow, Heathrow […] More…
Bjørn Nyland Discovers ‘Snow Mode’ In New Model 3 With 60 kWh Pack
Full set of tests are underway. More…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Warns Against A ‘Zero-Sum’ Mindset
Musk says it’s important to create more than you consume. More…
Serbia blocks lithium mining project
The Serbian government has denied permission for the Jadar project of the British-Australian mining company Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto wanted to build a lithium mine in Serbia as part of the project. This mine, valued at over $2.4 billion, would have produced up to 58,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate from 2026 onwards – which […] More…
Report: GM plans more Michigan EV assembly, battery plant
General Motors plans to invest $6.5 billion at two Michigan sites for EV assembly and battery production, Automotive News (subscription required) reported Friday. The investment includes a new battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, that would be part of the Ultium Cells LLC joint venture with battery supplier LG Energy Solution, according to the… More…
New Fiido T1 electric cargo bike channels a famous e-bike, yet adds several key upgrades
Fiido has just quietly launched the brand’s latest electric bicycle, known as the Fiido T1 electric cargo bike. And for anyone paying attention to the electric bike industry, you’ll likely know exactly which e-bike it is based on. More…
New Fiido T1 electric cargo bike copies a famous e-bike, yet adds several key upgrades
Fiido has just quietly launched the brand’s latest electric bicycle, known as the Fiido T1 electric cargo bike. And for anyone paying attention to the electric bike industry, you’ll likely know exactly which e-bike it is based on. More…
Tesla subscription service ‘Autonomy’ launches in California
‘Autonomy’ is a new offer in California where TrueCar founder Scott Painter now gives customers Model 3 for a monthly flat rate. The new venture has acquired about 100 vehicles from Tesla and has ambitious plans for expansion. By the end of this quarter, Autonomy wants to run a 500-strong fleet and have no less […] More…
Ganfeng LiEnergy opens 10 GWh battery plant in Jiangxi
Ganfeng LiEnergy, a subsidiary of lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium, has started operating a battery factory with an annual capacity of ten GWh in Xinyu in China’s Jiangxi province. This is the second phase of the factory, which now covers 330,000 square metres, according to Ganfeng Lithium’s WeChat account. The factory has production lines for prismatic […] More…
Tesla to kick off Model Y production in Germany in March
Tesla has confirmed in an internal email that it plans to start deliveries of the Model Y Performance from Grünheide in March. Previously, a change in the configurator had only hinted at this. The email to employees in Germany, posted on the German Tesla Drivers and Friends forum (TFF), mentions March as the expected start […] More…
Panasonic to launch 4680 battery cell production next year
Panasonic plans to start mass production of the new 4680 cells for Tesla in the course of 2023. Panasonic is expanding its plant in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama and integrating new facilities for the mass production of these new cells. According to the Japanese business daily Nikkei, Panasonic also expects an accelerated transition to […] More…
Panasonic to launch 4690 battery cell production next year
Panasonic plans to start mass production of the new 4680 cells for Tesla in the course of 2023. Panasonic is expanding its plant in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama and integrating new facilities for the mass production of these new cells. According to the Japanese business daily Nikkei, Panasonic also expects an accelerated transition to […] More…
Munro Live Checks Out Tesla Model S Plaid’s Track Mode, Spins Car
This was the Model S Plaid’s last drive before the long-awaited teardown. More…
Unibuss orders nearly 200 all-electric buses from Solaris
Public transport operator Unibuss from Norway has placed a major order with Poland’s bus manufacturer Solaris. Unibuss expects 183 articulated electric buses to arrive in Oslo in spring 2023. For Solaris, it is the largest single order to date. Previously, the manufacturer’s biggest contract came through Warsaw’s transport company MZA that ordered 130 electric bendy […] More…
General Motors invests in NY components plant
General Motors is investing almost 154 million US dollars in its Lockport Components plant in western New York to produce components for electric motors in the future. Investments are also to be made in two locations in the state of Michigan. The investment in the New York plant involves the production of a stator module […] More…
