Hackers are ramping up their effort to disrupt Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, and now it’s even affecting electric car owners in the country. A bunch of electric car charging stations outside Moscow were hacked and disabled. While EV owners couldn’t charge, the display on the stations shared some words about Vladimir Putin. More…
Hacked electric car charging stations in Russia displays ‘Putin is a d*ckhead’ and ‘glory to Ukraine’
Hackers are ramping up their effort to disrupt Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, and now it’s even affecting electric car owners in the country. A bunch of electric car charging stations outside Moscow were hacked and disabled. While EV owners couldn’t charge, the display on the stations shared some words about Vladimir Putin. More…
As ‘Plug and Charge’ and ‘V2G’ tech standardizes, CEC says widespread deployment of ISO-15118 is imperative
The California Energy Commission (CEC) published a recent docket recommending widespread adoption of ISO-15118 chargers in order to support current and upcoming electric vehicle features. This includes nascent technologies such and Plug and Charge and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) capabilities. More…
Skoda Promises Its New Electric City Car Will Be Unique
Skoda’s last electric city car was just a rebadged Volkswagen e-Up, but now it plans to make it much more distinctive. More…
Check Out This Hyundai Ioniq 6 Prototype
It was spotted in Lapland, ahead of its market launch later this year. More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5: See How The Different Trim Levels Compare
When it comes to EVs, attention to trim levels can prove arguably much more important than it is with many gas cars. More…
EV Charging Infrastructure Series Episode 3: EVgo Fast Charging
We put EV fast-charging network questions to Jonathan Levy, CCO of EVGO Fast Charging More…
How US-made heat pumps could help weaken Russian power over Europe
Environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben yesterday wrote about an innovative idea that would help curb Europe’s dependency on Russian fossil fuels, and it might just be doable. More…
Lucid Air As A Daily Driver? Owner Gives Verdict After Two Months
After several thousand miles in his Dream Edition Performance, Jon Rettinger says the Air is not a perfect, but a perfectible EV. More…
2022 MINI Cooper SE 70-MPH Range Test
Small car, small battery, short-range, but still lots of fun. More…
Panasonic announces start of Tesla 4680 battery cell production by March 2024
Panasonic announced today that it greenlighted a new investment to start production of Tesla’s 4680 battery cell by the end of the fiscal year ending March 2024. More…
Video Looks At How The BMW i4 Stacks Up Against Tesla Model 3
The BMW i4 may not be a bespoke EV, but with that in mind, it’s actually pretty good. More…
Tesla Provides Free Supercharging In Areas Around Ukraine
This comes as no surprise since Tesla has offered free Supercharging during other global disasters. More…
Rendering Shows What VW ID.2 X Could Look Like
This is how we believe Volkswagen will change the ID Life concept to turn it into the ID.2 X production model. More…
Lanxess & Standard Lithium consider US Li₂CO₃ plant
In the USA, the German chemicals group Lanxess is conducting a study with Standard Lithium to examine the construction of a lithium carbonate production plant. This should be located at the Lanxess’ site in El Dorado in the state of Arkansas. Lanxess says they have already been running test operations at the plant for the […] More…
Juiced Ripcurrent S electric bike gets big updates: Larger motor, docking battery, ‘Race Mode’ & more
San Diego-based Juiced Bikes already offered a seriously fun ride with the original RipCurrent S electric fat tire e-bike. But now the company has unveiled an updated 2022 version that adds a number of new components. More…
Germany aims for 100% renewables by 2035
The German government wants to cover Germany’s entire electricity supply with green electricity by 2035. This goal would greatly support the uptake of electric mobility since CO2 reductions are only achieved when green energy is used. According to the coalition agreement revealed in November last year, a share of 80 per cent renewable energy was […] More…
Stellantis CEO Once Again Complains About Electrification Costs
He highlights an additional 40-50% increase in total production costs. More…
Take A Closer Look At A Nio EV Battery Swapping Station In China
The station can put a new fully-charged battery considerably quicker than it would take to charge it. More…
Tesla Model S Plaid Versus Lucid Air: Watch In-Depth Comparison
Wondering precisely how the Tesla Plaid compares to the Lucid Air Dream Edition? This video should answer all your questions. More…
