The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $175 million for 68 R&D projects. The projects, selected by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), include a wide range of clean energy solutions, with this report focussing on electric transportation. Overall, the selectees span 22 states and include renown universities, national laboratories, and private companies, so ARPA-E. […] More…
Tesla Giga Austin Leaked Videos Reveal More Details
Tesla employees and other workers captured videos from inside Giga Texas and posted them online. More…
Canada: Bridgewater Police To Buy A Tesla To Save $5,000 Per Year
More and more Tesla police vehicles pop up around the world. More…
VW ID.4 Getting Plug & Charge, Bidirectional Charging This Summer
VW Group CEO Herbert Diess brought the long-awaited news during his AMA session on Reddit. More…
British eCargo bike maker EAV finds new funding
Electric Assisted Vehicles (EAV) has completed a funding round led by H+ Partners. Based in Oxfordshire, the company is working to produce enclosed delivery electric bikes and says the funding will help to scale up its operations. Other details, most notably the investment value, remain undisclosed. In the news, EAV said the funding would allow […] More…
$2.5 million Rimac Nevera deliveries move closer to reality following final crash test
Electric hypercar manufacturer Rimac Automobili recently completed the final crash test for its upcoming Nevera EV, capping off a four-year process to achieve global approval and market access. With the completion of this final test, Rimac Automobili can move forward toward production and deliveries to those 150 fortunate people who hold reservations. More…
Watch Aptera Motors’ Solar EV Blow Away Tesla Model 3 In Drag Race
The futuristic three-wheeler also comes out ahead of an Audi R8 by a very slim margin. More…
Eve Urban Air to deliver up to 90 eVTOLs to Australia
Electric aerial taxi manufacturer Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, a subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, has received two orders for a total of up to 90 eVTOLs from Australia. Aviair and HeliSpirit are ordering up to 50 electric aircraft from Eve and Microflite up to 40. Both agreements were signed at the Singapore Airshow […] More…
Amprius delivers 450 Wh/kg battery cells
The Californian battery developer Amprius Technologies has delivered cells with an energy density of 450 Wh/kg and 1,150 Wh/l respectively. They will initially be used in satellites. However, the cells with silicon in the form of nanowires as anode material could also be used in electric vehicles in the future. Amprius had only announced the […] More…
Tesla “Phantom Braking” Under NHTSA Investigation
NHTSA has received 354 complaints about Model 3 and Model y phantom braking over the past nine months. More…
Elon Musk Likens NHTSA To The “Fun Police” After Boombox Recall
Is Musk right to make the comparison in this instance? More…
Alpitronic enlists Diebold Nixdorf for Managed Services
To ensure the availability of its charging stations, Italian manufacturer Alpitronic has agreed on a long-term service partnership with Diebold Nixdorf. The US American technology group will provide Managed Services for Alpitronic’s flagship product, the hypercharger. Alpitronic’s Hypercharger is a DC fast-charging station in use across Europe. According to the new deal, Diebold Nixdorf will […] More…
Alpitroniq enlists Diebold Nixdorf for Managed Services
To ensure the availability of its charging stations, Italian manufacturer Alpitronic has agreed on a long-term service partnership with Diebold Nixdorf. The US American technology group will provide Managed Services for Alpitronic’s flagship product, the hypercharger. Alpitronic’s Hypercharger is a DC fast-charging station in use across Europe. According to the new deal, Diebold Nixdorf will […] More…
Prime Planet to build third battery plant in China
Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, the battery joint venture of Toyota and Panasonic, is expanding its production capacities, according to a media report. At the existing site in Dalian, a third battery plant is apparently being built as of this month, where cells for hybrid cars are to be produced. According to a report on […] More…
Watch Rimac Nevera Electric Hypercar Crash Into A Pole
€2 million ($2.3 million) in damage? More…
LEVC expands presence in Spain
The London Electric Vehicle Company has appointed three more dealerships in Spain. Opening in Bilbao, Malaga and Valencia, the new franchises extend LEVC’s reach in Spain to now five centres, following the appointment in 2021 of Ronda 15 in Barcelona and Auto Elia in Madrid. All of the Spanish partners provide full sales support for […] More…
ADS-TEC Energy scores significant order in the US
ADS-TEC Energy has received its largest single order to date in the US for its battery-boosted fast-charging solution. Infrastructure investor Smart City Capital plans to deploy more than 200 ChargeBox charging stations in the state of Florida. This expands SCC’s initial order announced late last year. At that time, the company had ordered 20 battery-powered […] More…
China: Tesla Model Y Outsells Model 3 By Over 5:1 In January 2022
With more than 16,000 units in January, the Model Y was among the top crossover/SUVs. More…
General Motors to pick up Bolt production in April
GM said it will restart production of its Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV on April 4, as it continues to fix defective batteries as part of a global recall on the cars. This follows the idling of the Orion plant last summer, a production restart and another idle period last year. The initial issue behind […] More…
UK: Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV vRS On Sale Now With Prices Starting At £52k
vRS models get 295 bhp and lowered suspension, plus some exterior tweaks. More…
