Italian startup Energy Dome yesterday announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Danish wind giant Ørsted. Together, they will run a feasibility study on the deployment of a 20 megawatt (MW)/200 MWh energy storage facility using Energy Dome’s CO2 Battery technology at one or more Ørsted sites. More…
BYD presale pricing for its EV lineup in Europe will start below 40,000 euros
Following an announcement this past summer of its intentions to bring its EVs to Europe, Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) has shared presale pricing for its first three vehicles to arrive overseas. The official premiere included additional specifications ahead of full details next month. Here’s what we’ve learned. More…
US: Fuel Economy Of Seventeen 2022 BEV Models Exceeds 100 MPGe
The list includes all types of electric cars – from small to pretty big sedans and SUVs. More…
Tesla hikes Supercharger prices in California
Tesla has announced a Supercharger price hike in California that is adding to the price increases throughout the last year. It’s still not the price of a tank of gas, but it is now starting to get expensive. More…
Tata Motors Launches Extremely Affordable City EV In India
The Tata Tiago EV starts from a little over $10,000 and has two battery pack options. More…
Segway Ninebot Introduces The P100S Electric Kick Scooter
This feature-loaded scooter packs a 650W motor, remote unlocking, and Bluetooth connectivity More…
Tesla May See Explosion Of End-Of-Quarter Deliveries From Fleet Sales
Signs say Tesla is set to report massive Q3 deliveries, and now it’s reportedly filling fleet orders to push sales even higher. More…
Rivian R1S Gets Highest Ever Score From DeMuro, Equals McLaren F1
The YouTube influencer was very impressed by how good the Rivian R1S is at pretty much everything. More…
Pegasus orders 2,000 Class 3 chassis from Via Motors
The US electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Via Motors has received an order from Pegasus Specialty Vehicles for 2,000 Class 3 electric cutaway chassis cabs. With these, Pegasus will build electric school buses, minibuses and shuttles and distribute them through its dealer network comprised of 56 locations in the US. The contract is worth $170 million, […] More…
BP Pulse & Hertz team up on US charging infrastructure
Hertz has agreed with BP Pulse to set up a US-wide fast charging network at its car rental locations. Installations have begun at the first 25 rental stations, while more than 500 locations are targeted in the USA. The fast-charging network follows the car rental company’s procurement of up to 340,000 electric cars from Tesla, […] More…
Jaguar Land Rover to retrain over 60% of its technicians to support rapid EV transition
Jaguar Land Rover revealed its new program Wednesday called the “future skills programme,” aimed at retraining 29,000 of its workforce to acquire the skills to develop, manufacture, and service modern luxury electric vehicles. The British luxury automaker has significant plans to introduce all Jaguar Land Rover vehicles in EV form by 2030, making it critical that its employees are on board for the transition. More…
Nio invests in lithium mining company Greenwing Resources
Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has taken a stake in the Australian lithium company Greenwing Resources. Nio will pay 12 million Australian dollars (currently approx. eight million euros) to Greenwing through its subsidiary Blue Northstar in exchange for around twelve per cent of the company’s shares. As the CN EV Post reports, the agreement caused […] More…
Tesla-Certified Repair Shop Turns Away Cars Thanks To Geico
Reportedly, Geico has decided not to cover the costs to repair a Tesla, regardless of fault. More…
Volta Zero Completes First On-Road Test Phase With DB Schenker
DB Schenker is Volta Trucks’ biggest fleet customer so far, having pre-ordered nearly 1,500 all-electric Volta Zero vehicles in 2021. More…
Porsche Is Reportedly Working On Three-Row Electric SUV Here By 2026
It will be the biggest vehicle to ever wear a Porsche badge. More…
Rivian’s New Ocean Coast Light Interior Truly Impresses
Rivian just started offering the new Ocean Coast interior, and some owners may be wishing they waited. More…
Smart announces prices for the #1
Smart has published the first European prices for its electric SUV #1. In Germany, the base model called Pro+ starts at prices from 41,490 euros, with three more variants on offer above that. For the UK, pre-orders of the Launch Edition will be possible from January and are strictly limited to a volume of 100 […] More…
Hongqi E-HS9 Positively Surprised In Range Test
It matches multiple other large BEVs, despite a less aerodynamic shape and higher weight. More…
All US States, DC, Puerto Rico Get Green Light For EV Charging Plans
Now that all charging infrastructure projects have been approved, reimbursement funds have been made available. More…
New US EV Tax Credit: Here’s Everything You Need To Know
There’s a whole lot to take in, but if it all works out as planned, we’ll have more domestic EV production at more affordable prices. More…
