Researchers from LG Energy Solution and the University of California San Diego have developed a new type of battery that combines two technological approaches. Specifically, the battery has both a solid-state electrolyte and an all-silicon anode, making it an all-silicon solid-state battery. According to the project team, the first rounds of testing have shown that […] More…
IAA 2021: Interesting Electric Finds
Conventional? No. Interesting? Definitely. More…
Michigan announces wireless charging pilot, state-funded EV charging network
Over the past decade, Michigan, the traditional home of the U.S. auto industry and a hub for manufacturing, has seemed perfectly fine ceding leadership in electric vehicle infrastructure to the West Coast. Last week, Michigan Governor Gretchen Witmer introduced two projects that could go a long way to turn that impression around: one involving… More…
Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos Certainly Have A Storied History
Bezos and Musk are in competition for a number of reasons, and it shows. More…
Elon Musk In Tesla Email, This Is Most Intense Delivery Week Ever
Hopefully, Tesla can stop these ridiculous quarter-end delivery surges in the near future. More…
Polestar is the latest electric car company to go public
Polestar, an all-electric car brand that spun out of Volvo, announced that it is going public through a SPAC More…
US: Tesla Asks New Buyers To Wait For Model Y LR Until April 2022
The order backlog exceeds half a year now. More…
Industry Develops 3.75 MW Charging System For EV Trucks
The goal is to charge large battery packs in 15-20 minutes. More…
Geely rolls out battery-swapping stations in China
The Chinese car company Geely wants to set up 5,000 battery swapping stations for electric cars in China by 2025. The associated service is called E-Energee. E-Energee’s first battery-swapping station went live in Chongqing in September 2020. Since then, the service has been expanded to ten Chinese provinces. Geely says it has the goal of […] More…
Europe: Plug-Ins Outsell Diesel In August 2021 (First Time Ever)
The overall market was down, but the plug-in segment expanded 61% year-over-year. More…
China: Plug-In Car Sales Reach New Record In August 2021
Almost every fifth new car registered last month was rechargeable. More…
With Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis’ battery venture for Europe more than doubles
Mercedes-Benz announced Friday that it plans to join Automotive Cells Company (ACC), the venture between Stallantis and TotalEnergies, creating “a European battery champion for electric vehicles.” With the new stakeholder, ACC will aim for a 120-gigawatt-hour annual capacity, more than doubling the previous target, and boosting the… More…
Karsan expands electric bus lineup with solo and articulated buses
The Turkish bus builder Karsan has presented its new electric bus family e-ATA, which is offered in lengths of ten, twelve and 18 metres. Production has already started. There is also a first order for a total of 66 units of the new buses from Romania. The e-ATA models complement the company’s existing electric minibuses. […] More…
Serial version of the UrbanRebel to release in 2025
The production version of the ‘UrbanRebel Concept’ by the Seat brand Cupra, planned for 2025, is to cost around 25,000 euros, which is around 5,000 euros more expensive than the VW offshoot of the planned electric small car family. With the ‘UrbanRebel Concept’, Cupra had shown its own idea of a sporty electric small car. […] More…
VW And Art Students Imagine Future Long-Distance Mobility Concepts
The students who created these design sketches were awarded scholarship funds by Volkswagen Group of America. More…
VinFast is coming to Europe in 2022
The Vietnamese car manufacturer VinFast gives more details about its European strategy. According to this, the company’s first two electric cars, the VF e35 and the VF e36, are to make their market debut in three European countries in 2022. VinFast currently develops and manufactures exclusively electric scooters and electric buses in its own production […] More…
Polestar closing in on SPAC merger for IPO
Polestar is apparently close to completing the proposed SPAC merger with investment firm Gores Guggenheim that was first leaked in July. The official announcement could be made in the course of today, Monday. Reuters news agency, citing sources familiar with the planned US IPO, reports that the merger with Gores Guggenheim could give the proposed […] More…
Elon Musk: ‘This will be Tesla’s (TSLA) most intense delivery week ever’
Elon Musk said that this week will be Tesla’s (TSLA) “most intense delivery week ever” in a new email to employees More…
Op-Ed: Opel Mokka E Looks And Drives Great, Lacks Je Ne Sais Quoi
It’s a pleasant and competent vehicle, but it won’t really make you covet one. More…
Nissan’s New Townstar Electric Van Is A Rebadged Renault Kangoo
As with the Kangoo E-Tech Electric, the Townstar EV features a 44 kWh battery; the projected range is 285 km (177 miles). More…
