The agency has already taken delivery of 236 Tesla Model 3 RWD EVs, with the remaining 163 to be delivered by January 1, 2023. More…
Caltrans Orders 399 Tesla Model 3s As It Seeks To Electrify Fleet
BorgWarner acquires Swiss engineering firm DriveTek
The US automotive supplier BorgWarner has acquired DriveTek AG as of 1 December 2022. The Swiss company offers engineering and product development services for inverters, electric drive solutions, and power electronics. The transaction is worth CHF 35 million. DriveTek’s competencies include designing and developing power electronics and electrical machines, system engineering, and control software states […] More…
Ford breaks ground at BlueOval SK Battery Park, a key factor in achieving 2M run rate goal
Ford is moving quickly to solidify its position in the rapidly evolving auto industry. The company announced Monday it has broken ground at its BlueOval battery plant as part of its joint venture agreement with SK Innovation. The battery plant is expected to play a critical role in achieving the automaker’s 2 million run rate goal by 2026 by producing batteries for future Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles.. More…
Opel issues global recall for the Corsa
Opel is recalling 16,605 units of its Corsa small car worldwide due to a software error, causing prescribed compliance test bench measurements with the exhaust emission regulations to not be able to be carried out. Curiously, the recall also affects the all-electric variant of the Corsa. “In accordance with legal requirements, it must also be […] More…
Top BMW Engineer Thinks Li-Ion Batteries Have “Peaked”
Solid-state batteries will likely be the next big thing. More…
Canoo delivers LTV to US Army
Canoo has delivered its new Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV) to the United States Army for Analysis & Demonstration in fulfilment of a contract awarded in July 2022. The LTV is engineered for extreme environments and can be converted from a pickup to a flatbed truck, a cargo vehicle and more. The new Light Tactical Vehicle […] More…
Stellantis tells US dealers how to get ready to sell EVs
Stellantis is introducing EV certification for its US dealers and wants outlets to be ready by 2024, when many of the first all-electric vehicles become available to US customers. Stellantis plans to roll out 25 EVs in North America within the decade. The Detroit News broke the new demand on dealerships. The report relies on […] More…
Stellantis tells US dealers to get ready to sell EVs
Stellantis is introducing EV certification for its US dealers and wants outlets to be ready by 2024, when many of the first all-electric vehicles become available to US customers. Stellantis plans to roll out 25 EVs in North America within the decade. The Detroit News broke the new demand on dealerships. The report relies on […] More…
Elon Musk Tells President Biden Tesla Is Opening Supercharger Network
The vocal CEO also shares that Tesla has open-sourced its charge connector. More…
France starts banning short-haul flights, cracks down on private jets
France has received the green light from the European Commission to start cracking down on ultra-polluting short-haul flights within the country, starting with a ban on three popular flights from Paris-Orly Airport. The country also aims to curb the use of private jets in an effort to both reduce CO2 emissions and keep up the social media backlash against the super-rich jet set in a time of soaring inflation and energy cutbacks. More…
BayBatt opens new battery R&D laboratory
The Bavarian Centre for Battery Technology (BayBatt) at the University of Bayreuth has celebrated the inauguration of its new premises. Covering an area of around 7,000 square metres, the building offers plenty of space for researching and developing batteries for mobile and stationary applications. To this end, BayBatt, which was announced in 2018, combines basic […] More…
Ultium Cells to expand battery factory in Spring Hill
Ultium Cells, the battery cell joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, is investing further money in its second plant in Spring Hill in the US state of Tennessee even before the start of operations in order to expand production capacities from the previously planned 35 GWh to 50 GWh per year. In […] More…
Low-cost electric motorcycle maker RYVID lands $20M to manufacture in California
There’s a growing number of affordably priced electric motorcycles hitting the US market, but many are still produced overseas. Thanks to a $20M California grant though, electric motorcycle manufacturer RYVID will be able to build its RYVID Anthem bikes in the Golden State and create hundreds of jobs in the process.. More…
Evolv Terra review: A fun little 31 mph full-suspension electric scooter
I’ll just come out and say it: I love full-suspension electric scooters. They take a fairly small and compact EV form factor and make it possible to travel at faster speeds over rougher terrain without shaking your teeth out, and the Evolv Terra electric scooter from Urban Machina is another great addition to this rapidly growing market. While the scooter isn’t perfect, it packs in a lot of great features for a fair price. More…
Geneva: Hess receives another all-Swiss order
The Swiss bus manufacturer Hess has placed the winning bid in a tender for Geneva’s public transport company TPG (Transports Publics Genevois). TPG now commissioned Hess to deliver 119 extra-long and tram-like electric buses. TPG expects 65 articulated and 54 double-articulated buses of type lighTram TOSA to enter service in the first half of 2025. […] More…
Watch Kia EV6 GT Drag Race Lamborghini Aventador
It’s not only gas versus electric, but also relatively budget-friendly versus ridiculously excessive. More…
2022 Best Truck: Ford F-150 Lightning Wins Motor1.com Star Award
The all-electric F-Series is a good EV and a great pickup truck, plain and simple. More…
Tesla Semi Will Charge At 1+ MW Using New V4 Charging Cable
The Tesla Cybertruck will also be able to accept 1 MW DC charging. More…
Evergrande NEV suspends production due to lack of orders
Evergrande New Energy Vehicle, the electric car division of the Chinese real estate group Evergrande, has apparently suspended series production of its only model, the Hengchi 5, due to a lack of new orders. This is according to a report by Reuters. The news agency bases its report on statements by two insiders. According to […] More…
Bologna aims to deploy one of Europe’s largest H2 bus fleets
The Italian city of Bologna and public transit operators TPER and Srm are launching one of Europe’s largest fuel cell bus projects worth 90 million euros. The first 34 buses shall enter service in 2024, with the remaining 93 to follow by mid-2026. The City Council has secured funding through the Next Generation EU fund, […] More…
