Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV), Moia and Argo AI have unveiled plans for Europe’s first autonomous ride pooling project involving the all-electric VW ID. Buzz AD. The goal is to launch the ride pooling system in Hamburg by 2025 with an international outlook. Together, the three companies are developing all the necessary components to make driverless […] More…
Moia ride pooling to use self-driving VW ID.Buzz in Hamburg
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV), Moia and Argo AI have unveiled plans for Europe’s first autonomous ride pooling project involving the all-electric VW ID. Buzz AD. The goal is to develop an autonomous, internationally scalable ride pooling system in Hamburg by 2025. Together, the three companies are developing all the necessary components to make driverless ride-pooling […] More…
Xpeng P5 electric sedan starts around $25,000, leads in driver-assistance tech, aims for Europe
Chinese automaker Xpeng has released pricing information for its third electric car, the P5 sedan. While the P5 is destined for Europe in addition to Xpeng’s home market, it’s unlikely to reach the United States. In China, the P5 is available in six trim levels ranging from 157,900 yuan to 223,900 yuan, Xpeng said in a press… More…
Rivian Receives Regulatory Approval To Deliver In All 50 States
While the approval applies to all 50 states, that may not mean what some people think it means. More…
Lucid Air electric car: 520-mile EPA range rating ousts Tesla from top spot
The U.S. EPA has posted official efficiency and range estimates for the 2022 Lucid Air electric luxury sedan. Its 520-mile range rating establishes a new record, surpassing that of the highest-range Tesla by more than 100 miles. It is the longest-range EV ever rated by the EPA, Lucid emphasizes. It’s not the most efficient, though, in terms of… More…
BASF and CATL align battery material & recycling goals
BASF and CATL have announced a strategic partnership in the field of battery materials solutions. The cooperation focuses on active cathode materials and battery recycling while supporting CATL’s localization strategy in Europe and BASF’s globalisation efforts. For CATL, this is taking concrete form in the plant currently under construction near Erfurt, Germany. On a more […] More…
Fully Charged Checks Out VW ID Life At IAA 2021
Volkswagen is previewing a new affordable model with this concept. More…
GM Asks Chevy Bolt Owners To Park 50 Feet Away From Other Cars
Perhaps it’s time for GM to buy back every Bolt it ever produced. More…
Hyundai joins US companies on second life storage
South Korean Hyundai Motor Group is cooperating with the two US companies CPS Energy and OCI Solar Power to develop and test a system for solar energy storage from recycled electric car batteries by September 2022. According to Hyundai, a memorandum of understanding has now been signed between the three companies involved. CPS Energy is […] More…
Xpeng Heitech reveals an actual flying car
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng plans to bring electric flying cars to the market through its offshoot Xpeng Heitech from 2024. The Voyager X2 model currently under development offers space for two passengers. Xpeng Heitech was founded back in 2013 and is financially supported by Xpeng founder and CEO He Xiaopeng. The startup is […] More…
Tesla unveils its latest Megapack project powered by Autobidder
Tesla has released new images of its latest Megapack project and said that it is powered by its Autobidder software More…
100 solar cars will join large-scale V2G project in Utrecht
The Dutch town of Utrecht reportedly turned into a demonstrator for electric car-sharing and bi-directional charging this summer. The German start-up Sono Motors says it will be joining the real-life testing with 100 Sion solar EVs in Utrecht. Meeting Sono Motors in Utrecht are other partners such as Hyundai, Renault, and We Drive Solar, a […] More…
EGEB: First major US offshore wind farm achieves $2.3B financial close
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Kia EV6 Sales Soon In The Thousands: August 2021 Sales Report
Kia EV6 is now quickly ramping-up and exceeds 5,000 units a month. More…
Will Tesla’s FSD Ever Match This Extraordinary RoboTaxi In China?
Watching this driverless taxi navigate through pedestrians, bicycles, and one-lane roads and alleys is beyond satisfying. More…
Volta Trucks gathers 37 million euros
Swedish electric truck start-up Volta Trucks has raised 37 million euros in its Series B funding round. Pre-orders for the Volta Zero now exceed 2,500 vehicles with an order value of more than 600 million euros and have doubled in the last three months. Since Volta Trucks had not previously communicated prices for the Zero, […] More…
EVBox to install 300,000 charging stations across Denmark
Charging infrastructure provider EVBox Group has announced a new cooperation with Norlys, Denmark’s largest energy and telecommunications group. The partners target to install 300,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across Denmark by 2030. The deal also includes both the private and public sectors, with Norlys wanting to integrate EVBox’ charging stations and management software Everon […] More…
Exactly Who Are The Major Players In The EV Battery Market?
Almost all of today’s EV batteries are made by Asian firms, and it will take years for the US and Europe to catch up. More…
Maker of leading low-cost electric bicycle Lectric XP adds new industry exec, ups production
Phoenix-based Lectric eBikes has made a name for itself in its two short years of existence thanks to the company’s smash hit Lectric XP e-bike. Now the garage startup turned massive e-bike brand is getting a boost of old-school cred with the hire of industry insider Jeff Frehner as its new COO More…
Hyundai Ioniq 7 Electric SUV Rendering – Best Look So Far
This will become Hyundai’s Palisade-sized electric SUV. More…
