New York multi-modal EV sharing startup Revel has raised a $126 million Series B in a funding round led by BlackRock. Revel will use the finance to scale up its moped operations. In just two years, the startup company has grown to include more than 1,400 moped electric scooters across Washington, D.C., and Brooklyn and […] More…
China: Used Tesla Model Y Costs More Than New: Why?
High demand for the model and long estimated delivery times is causing price anomalies. More…
Tesla Model Y & Model 3 Are IIHS 2022 Top Safety Pick+ Winners
A total of 101 models earned a 2022 Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick+ award, up from 90 in 2021. More…
Milan frees up funds for 350 electric buses
In Italy, 350 electric buses are to be purchased for Milan. The Milan City Council has passed a resolution clearing the way for the release of 249 million euros for the fleet renewal programme of the local public transport company ATM. The funds will enable ATM to purchase a total of 350 new zero-emission buses […] More…
2023 Toyota bZ4X Buyers Will Get One Year Of Free EVgo Charging
The offer will apply to all customers who purchase or lease a Toyota bZ4X in the United States. More…
Finland to get 81 of Volvo’s 7900 Electric bus
Volvo Buses has received three orders from Finland for a total of 82 electric buses. Of these, 61 are destined for the capital Helsinki and represent the largest single order for Volvo Buses in Finland to date. Volvo says that while all 82 vehicles on order are low-floor buses, the operators have opted for different […] More…
US EV Sales Hit All-Time High In Q4 2021: Tesla Leads w/72% Share
Shoppers on our shores bought 21% fewer cars in Q4 2021 year-over-year, though they bought 72% more electric cars. More…
Mercedes-Benz EQB: New King Of Bjørn’s Banana Box Test
And that’s despite it not being based on a standalone BEV platform and having no frunk. More…
Ford Shows How It Is Going To Scale Up Its BEV Capacity To 600,000/Year
“That’s just the beginning.” More…
QuantumScape opens R&D lab in Kyoto
Solid-state battery specialist and Volkswagen partner QuantumScape is expanding into the Asia-Pacific region and has announced the opening of a subsidiary in Kyoto, Japan, for this purpose. The new site will have an R&D laboratory that is scheduled to go into operation this year. The QuantumScape announcement does not specify what specific work and development […] More…
WiTricity announces plans for retrofitted inductive charging system
WiTricity, a provider of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles, wants to offer owners of selected electric car models a retrofit package for inductive charging. A beta version is planned for the U.S. later this year – including for a Tesla Model 3. After the beta, the solution called WiTricity Halo Charging with 11 kW […] More…
Could wind-and-solar towers charge EVs, stabilize the grid?
Wind and solar-powered charging could further lower the environmental impact of electric cars; but one New York-based company wants to combine them in one electricity-generating device that could be used for EV charging stations or wherever grid-buffering might help keep blackouts at bay. Change Wind Corporation has developed the Wind & Solar… More…
Tesla considers second gigafactory in Shanghai
Tesla is reportedly planning to start building a new plant in Shanghai as early as next month to more than double its production capacity in China. According to an agency report, this could allow Tesla to increase its production capacity in China to as many as two million electric cars per year. This was reported […] More…
Tesla might be cracking on the yoke steering wheel and planning to offer an option for a regular round wheel
When Tesla introduced the controversial yoke steering wheel, CEO Elon Musk surprised many when he said that the automaker didn’t even plan to offer the option for a regular round steering wheel. More…
VW settles on location for Spanish battery plant
Volkswagen has decided on the location for the Volkswagen Group’s battery cell factory in Spain: it is to be built in Sagunt in the province of Valencia in eastern Spain and will have a capacity of 40 GWh per year. VW had announced its intention to build a battery factory in Spain at the strategy […] More…
MG wants to deliver ID.3 competitor this year
British SAIC brand MG Motor has announced a new electric model to be unveiled in the fourth quarter of this year. It will be a 4.3-meter hatchback called MG4, which is expected to compete with the VW ID.3, among others. A video released by the company on Twitter shows a (partially) shrouded rendering of the […] More…
Faraday presents serial version of the FF 91
Faraday Future has unveiled the version of its first model planned for series production. Production of the FF 91 is scheduled to begin in Hanford, California, in the third quarter of 2022. According to the company, they have reached the fourth of a total of seven milestones on the way to the start of production: […] More…
Faraday presentss serial version of the FF 91
Faraday Future has unveiled the version of its first model planned for series production. Production of the FF 91 is scheduled to begin in Hanford, California, in the third quarter of 2022. According to the company, they have reached the fourth of a total of seven milestones on the way to the start of production: […] More…
Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle brand LiveWire plans to sell 100,000 bikes by 2026
Harley-Davidson has set out future sales goals for its LiveWire sub-brand that manufacturers and sells its all-electric motorcycles, aiming for a towering 100,000 units by 2026. More…
Stellantis announces Fiat combustion phase-out
Stellantis gave new details on its electrification strategy when presenting its 2021 financials. What is new is that Fiat and Abarth will become pure BEV brands in Europe from 2027. Fiat had previously given a rough time window of between 2025 and 2030 for this. At the time, the reasoning was that Fiat would then […] More…
