Audi delivered 118,196 fully electric cars worldwide in 2022, 44.3 per cent more than in 2021. Electric cars thus accounted for around 7.3 per cent of the brand’s total sales last year (1.61 million cars). The first six-figure total result for deliveries of electric models was made possible primarily by a strong final quarter: after […] More…
Tesla to expand Austin gigafactory
Tesla has applied to the US state of Texas to expand its factory in Austin this year. Investments of more than 700 million US dollars are planned for the construction of new facilities for the testing and manufacture of battery cells, the production of cathodes and drive units. Tesla officially opened its Austin factory in […] More…
2024 Mercedes-Benz EQG Spied During Winter Testing For The First Time
The electric off-roader will feature four transfer cases, one for each electric motor. More…
Norwegian royalty goes electric
After their country has been the most electric nation on the continent for a few years, the Norwegian Royal Family has added three electric vehicles to its official fleet, including a Mercedes EQS, a BMW i7 and a Mercedes EQV. After several members of the royal family had already driven electric cars privately before, these […] More…
2024 Jaguar I-Pace Gains Subtle Cosmetic Tweaks, Retains Powertrain
The main design update is the new smooth grille that gives it a more pronounced EV look. More…
Battery testing
The inside story Nick Flaherty explains the various non-invasive methods of analysing the workings of battery cells and their materials Testing battery cells, modules and packs presents a series of challenges. First of these is that taking measurements of the current and voltage changes the state of charge (SoC) of the cell and has an […] More…
Here’s What Happened In The 8-Car Pileup In SF Blamed On Tesla’s FSD
Surveillance footage shows the Tesla Model S switching lanes and putting on its brakes. More…
China: Tesla Retail Electric Car Sales Down 40 Percent In December 2022
New data reveals the proportion between local sales and export. More…
Tesla Model Y AWD With 4680 Battery Cells Now Available
Tesla has added the new configuration to its online inventory starting at $63,990, which is less than the existing models. More…
Lightyear 2 Will Be Slightly Larger Than Lightyear 0, Mass Market
Lightyear CEO tells InsideEVs the $40,000 solar EV is more geared as a family car, offering room for five and ample luggage space. More…
UltraTRX Presents An Interesting Active Regeneration System For E-Bikes
Could this nifty piece of tech make its way to mainstream e-bikes? More…
Polestar Confirms Sales Of Roughly 51,500 Electric Cars In 2022
The company now aims for 80,000 units in 2023. More…
Stellantis CEO: Ram range-extended electric pickup to outrun regulations
Stellantis is going about electrifying trucks in a different way than Ford or GM. Rather than only rolling out a line of full battery electric trucks to keep selling alongside its gasoline models, it will also produce a range-extended Ram electric truck to fit into a middle ground that could get more people to plug in. In a Q&A session last… More…
EV Batteries Almost 90% Cheaper Today Versus 2008, DOE Estimates
Although prices did increase for the first time in a decade last year. More…
Alaska Chevrolet Bolt EV Owner Says Replacing Battery Under Recall Will Take Years
The owner explains she lives in a relatively isolated southeast Alaska community with no local dealers nearby. More…
Revel to open five new fast charging hubs in NY
The Brooklyn-based electric mobility and infrastructure company Revel has announced plans to develop and open five new fast-charging ‘Superhubs’ in New York City, adding a total of 136 public charging stalls to New York’s EV infrastructure. Similarly to Revel’s flagship Superhub in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, the five new charging sites will be open around the clock […] More…
Presov orders six electric trolleybuses from Skoda
The transport company of the Slovakian city of Presov has ordered six more trolleybuses from the Skoda Group. The 18-metre buses are based on Solaris bodies and will have traction batteries that allow a range of at least twelve kilometres on routes without overhead lines. Presov, a city of 90,000 inhabitants, has an almost 30-kilometre-long […] More…
Tevex Logistics orders 50 Mercedes eActros LongHaul
Tevex Logistics, the logistics subsidiary of the German butcher Tönnies Group, wants to use the battery-electric eActros LongHaul long-distance truck for food deliveries in the future. To this end, the company has now signed a letter of intent with Mercedes-Benz Trucks for the order of 50 units. The declaration has now been signed during an […] More…
StoreDot opens research centre in the USA
Israeli battery developer StoreDot has opened its first research centre in the US. The new lab facility is designed to strengthen ties with US-based OEMs and accelerate StoreDot’s battery development. The Israeli company’s US team will be led by Dr David Lee, StoreDot’s global chief science officer. The plan is to work closely with the […] More…
Volkswagen increased EV deliveries in 2022 by 23.6%
The Volkswagen brand delivered around 330,000 electric cars in 2022, 23.6 per cent more than in the previous year. With a total of around 4.56 million vehicles sold in 2022, the BEV share was therefore around 7.2 per cent. The best-selling electric VW worldwide and in their home market was the ID.4. These are only […] More…
