Following the recent Q1 2022 report from EV startup Canoo, we find the feature image rather fitting. After admitting a net loss over $125 million for the first three months of this year, Canoo is very much stuck out in the woods. With a lack of current cash on hand to realistically get through Q2, Canoo admitted “there is substantial doubt” about the company’s ability to get out of those financial woods either. More…
United Rentals agrees to purchase 500 F-150 Lightnings and 30 E-Transits from Ford Pro
United Rentals announced an agreement with Ford Pro to purchase hundreds of EVs to support its fleet sustainability goals for North America. The initial order is for 500 F-150 Lightning pickups and 30 E-Transit vans. The Ford EVs will begin deliveries to United Rentals later this year to be use by both the rental company and its customers. More…
Tesla will add CCS connectors to Supercharger stations in the US, says Elon Musk
Tesla will add CCS connectors to its Supercharger stations in the United States to let non-Tesla EV owners access the extensive charging network. More…
Lucid Makes European Debut With €218,000 Air Dream Edition
Only a very limited number of Air Dream Edition units will be available; the base Lucid Air Pure will cost approximately €100,000. More…
Elon Musk: Tesla might stop taking orders on some vehicles because of long delivery times
Elon Musk said that Tesla may stop taking orders on some models of its popular electric vehicles because of the long delivery timelines. More…
BMW Confirms 2023 Debut For New G60 5 Series, i5
First we will see the very important iX1, which we now know will be revealed by the end of the year. More…
Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire unveils more affordable Del Mar electric motorcycle, teases 3rd model
Harley-Davidson’s electric label LiveWire just announced its second electric motorcycle model, known as the Del Mar. The bike is a middleweight class motorcycle designed to be more affordable to a younger customer base. More…
US hits a record 20% of electricity from wind and solar in April
The US achieved a new record in April 2022 – for the first time, the US generated 20% of its electricity from wind and solar power, according to new data released today from global energy think tank Ember. More…
Tesla (TSLA) Giga Shanghai still managed to produce over 10,000 electric vehicles in April, despite shutdown
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai has managed to produce over 10,000 electric vehicles in April despite the factory being shut down for most of the month. More…
Tesla Recalls 130,000 US Cars For Display Issues While Charging
The infotainment system’s processor could overheat while the car is fast-charging. More…
Tesla: In 2021 Supercharging Uptime Improved To 99.96%
The reliability of the network improved compared to the previous years. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning EPA Range And Efficiency Officially Listed
None of the versions will be able to go 300 miles in the EPA Highway test cycle, but 350 miles in the EPA City cycle is impressive. More…
Engineering Analysis Of Tesla’s Cyber Rodeo 4680 Battery Pack Cutaway
Only 74.1 kWhs? Is this the 279-mile EPA range version? Plus other design changes. More…
Supply Chain Issues May Keep Mercedes-Benz From Meeting Rising EV Demand
Mercedes’ CEO says these issues “have been like an unwanted experiment.” More…
Penske Truck Leasing teams up with Shell
In the USA, Penske Truck Leasing and Shell Recharge Solutions North America have announced a new joint initiative to support light-duty electric vehicle charging at Penske locations. Initially, the project will deploy Level 2 electric truck charging stations with plug-and-charge capabilities, to support Penske’s growing battery-electric truck fleet in California. Further sites will be rolled […] More…
New Flyer electric buses bound for Maryland
In the USA, New Flyer has been awarded a contract from the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) to provide seven battery-electric buses. The contract includes three sixty-foot Xcelsior Charge NG and four forty-foot Xcelsior Charge NG buses. Built on the company’s own platform, New Flyer’s Xcelsior Charge NG battery-electric bus delivers […] More…
Specialized is launching a more affordable electric bicycle line focusing on utility e-bikes
Specialized’s electric bikes are many things: Quality, highly engineered, covering a wide range of riding styles. But one thing they aren’t is low cost – at least, not until now. That’s because Specialized has just announced that it is launching a new and more affordable line of e-bikes known as Globe, which will focus on utility and cargo electric bikes designed as car replacements for city use. More…
Canoo files lawsuit against its second largest shareholder citing suspicious share sales
EV startup Canoo is reportedly using a lawsuit to recoup profits made by DD Global Holdings and lead beneficiary Pak Tam Li, a significant stakeholder in Canoo with ties to China. In the lawsuit, Canoo is accusing DD Global of selling its shares in March while simultaneously doing an equity swap for the same amount of shares with an unknown buyer. More…
Bollinger Signs Roush As Contract Manufacturer For Commercial EVs
Roush Industries will assemble Bollinger’s line of all-electric platforms and chassis cabs for Classes 3 through 6 commercial vehicles. More…
Western Australia starts subsidies + road tax for EVs
The Western Australian government has launched the Clean Energy Car Fund doted with almost $60 million (AUS – almost 40 million euros). This includes rebates for the purchase of battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and charging infrastructure, but also an extra road tax for drivers of these vehicles. The Gowen government will provide […] More…
