The South Korean battery cell manufacturer Samsung SDI is expanding its research and development (R&D) activities for new battery technologies. New locations this year are being founded in the USA and Germany with a further centre planned in China next year. The new R&D centre in Boston called SDI R&D America (SDIRA) is Samsung SDI’s […] More…
Car Buying Is Undergoing A Digital Revolution
How we buy and sell average cars is changing dramatically and rapidly, and e-commerce is coming for luxury and supercars next.More…
Mercedes Recalls ~8,000 Electric EQE And EQS Worldwide
It appears that the threads on some towing devices may not allow screws to enter deeply enough.More…
Polestar (PSNY) announces its O₂ roadster concept will enter production as the Polestar 6
EV automaker Polestar continues to make headway toward becoming a major contender in the market. With a fiscally favorable first half of 2022 and an arsenal of novel EV models in its pipeline, the Polestar has announced its sporty O₂ roadster concept will become its latest production model, donned… wait for it… the Polestar 6. More…
Ford, GM, BMW partner with SMUD on managed EV charging pilot
Automakers Ford, GM, and BMW are announcing a new managed EV charging pilot program with SMUD, the sixth-largest not-for-profit electric service provider. More…
Judge Makes Twitter Give Elon Musk One Former Executive’s Data
The judge ruled in Twitter’s favor related to Musk’s 21 other requests.More…
Foxconn to make self-driving electric tractor at same Ohio factory as EVs from Lordstown, Fisker
Foxconn will manufacture self-driving electric tractors for startup Monarch Tractor at the same Ohio factory where it plans to assemble EVs for startups Fisker and Lordstown. California-based Monarch announced completion of a contract-manufacturing agreement with Foxconn last week. Production of the Monarch Mk-V tractor is scheduled to begin at… More…
Watch This Homemade E-Bike Drag Race A Ford Mustang GT
Homemade electric power versus good old American V8 power.More…
Germany: Electric Car Sales Up, Plug-In Hybrids Down In July 2022
Overall, it was the fifth consecutive month of a year-over-year decline in rechargeable car registrations.More…
Piaggio loses EU legal battle over scooter copyright
In the years-long legal dispute over the vehicle design of the German electric scooter manufacturer Kumpan Electric with the Italian Vespa manufacturer Piaggio has reached an important decision: Vespa’s copyright claim to the scooter’s design was not successful. The Italian Vespa manufacturer had challenged the EU-copyrighted design of the Kumpan scooter, as it considered, among […] More…
BYD announces plans for lithium mine and battery production in Yichun
BYD plans to invest 28.5 billion yuan (4.1 billion euros) in a battery factory and mining project in Yichun in China’s Jiangxi province. This is provided for in a framework agreement now signed with the city government. The battery factory is to be designed for an annual capacity of 30 GWh. The mining project will […] More…
Mahindra Previews Five New Electric SUVs With Volkswagen MEB Power
The SUVs will be based on Mahindra’s INGLO EV platform using VW MEB EV components; the first one will launch in December 2024.More…
Report: Panasonic To Boost Production At Tesla Gigafactory In Nevada
The plan is to increase production efficiency and reliability.More…
Panasonic looks to improve efficiency in Gigafactory 1
Panasonic wants to increase production at its factory in Nevada, where it operates jointly with Tesla, by another ten per cent. According to a media report, this will not be achieved by a new production line, but by optimising the efficiency of manufacturing. For the improvement, Panasonic plans to send production managers from Japan to […] More…
US: Tesla Maintains Domination In BEV And Premium Car Segments In H1 2022
The total BEV market share in the U.S. doubled year-over-year to 5%.More…
Hyundai to release two
According to media reports, Hyundai is working on two electric small cars for the European market, which are to replace the i10 combustion model and be offered for under 20,000 euros. So far, only the drive is clear, many other points are still open. The reports do not come as a surprise, as indications of […] More…
Bolt Mobility abandoned electric bikes all over US cities. Here’s what’s happening to them
Earlier this month we covered the bizarre story of the sudden death of an e-bike rental company. The shared mobility brand Bolt Mobility apparently shuttered operations overnight, leaving thousands of e-bikes and e-scooters abandoned in cities across the US.. More…
Polestar 6 electric roadster confirmed for production in 2026, chasing Tesla Roadster 2.0
Polestar this morning announced plans to put an electric roadster, called the Polestar 6, into production—with a market arrival in 2026. The Polestar 6 is expected to very closely follow the O2 electric roadster concept first shown in Los Angeles this March. The hardtop convertible will be built on Polestar’s own aluminum platform and… More…
Volvo secures the rights to ‘EXC90’ model name
The first pictures of the patent application for a large Volvo SUV have appeared on the Internet. Volvo has also registered the name ‘EXC90’ with the European Patent Office. This fuels speculation about the purely electric successor generation – but it could also be a comprehensive upgrade of the current plug-in hybrid. It is already […] More…
Next.e.GO Mobile is headed to Macedonia
The German electric car manufacturer Next.e.GO Mobile has signed an agreement with the Republic of Northern Macedonia to establish a production facility in the country. Next.e.GO Mobile’s micro-factory in Northern Macedonia is to be built near the town of Tetovo. According to the company, the plant will have a capacity of up to 30,000 vehicles […] More…
