The Yadea KS5 Pro electric scooter isn’t some low-performance, toss-it-after-a-month-type of electric scooter. The largest electric scooter company in China made sure to pack it full of performance, features, and value. I spent several weeks testing the KS5 Pro electric scooter, as well as also trying out Yadea’s smaller KS3 scooter, and I’d definitely recommend them both. More…
Polestar expands their supervisory board
Before its planned listing on the US stock exchange Nasdaq in the second half of this year, the electric car manufacturer Polestar has announced that it will expand its supervisory board. Some heads from Volvo will join the board – and ex-Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann. The chairman of the board is Håkan Samuelsson, who will […] More…
Watch Tesla Model X Plaid Take On Lambo Huracan EVO: Drag Race
A fully electric family hauler versus the quickest Lambo currently in production. Which will prevail? More…
Volvo plans to test wireless fast-charging with XC40 Recharge taxis
Volvo Cars has announced that it will be testing electric taxis equipped with wireless charging, in “a live city environment” to evaluate the potential of the technology. The tech, from Momentum Dynamics, is due to be installed on a “small fleet” of Volvo XC40 Recharge electric SUVs operated by Cabonline, which claims to be the largest… More…
US government invests in electric bus fleets
The U.S. government is awarding nearly $1.5 billion in grants in 2022 to modernize bus fleets and facilities across the country. Of the money allocated, $1.1 billion will go to the Low or No Emission (Low-No) program this year alone. The equivalent of 1.01 billion euros from the infrastructure package will help transit agencies purchase […] More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Wins UK Car Of The Year Award
The Hyundai all-electric crossover also took home the award for Best Family Car. More…
France: Plug-In Car Sales Increased By 33% In February 2022
The Tesla Model 3 returns to the #1 spot among BEVs in February and also entered the top 10 cars overall. More…
Saietta Group developing diesel-EV conversion kit
The UK-based e-mobility propulsion specialist Saietta Group is intensifying its efforts for an overhaul operation to convert “existing high-polluting diesel-engine-powered buses and coaches into zero-emission vehicles”. Saietta is looking to achieve this technological feat by working with its RetroMotion division, bus and coach service providers. The plan is to revitalise the operators’ ageing, polluting diesel-based […] More…
GM wants future EVs to be home power banks—and it starts with a California pilot program
Electric vehicles have the potential to be more than just transportation—by using their battery packs for supplemental home energy and grid stabilization. That’s what a collaboration between GM and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), announced Tuesday morning, aims to explore—with the eventual hope of making every GM vehicle… More…
LG ES acquires license for new cathode materials
LG Energy Solution has acquired a license from the US company CAMX Power for the intellectual property of its ‘GMEX platform’. The South Korean battery cell manufacturer is primarily interested in nickel-based cathode materials for use in lithium-ion batteries. The financial details of the deal are not disclosed in the release, so it’s unclear what […] More…
Kia EV6 RWD Beats EV6 AWD In Bjørn Nyland’s Range Test
As expected, the single motor version is slightly more efficient, which results in a higher range. More…
China: MIC Tesla Wholesale Shipments Tripled In February 2022
The total volume (sales and export) exceeded 350,000 during the past six months. More…
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai output holds incredible pace amid rumors of second factory
Tesla’s February numbers in China are out and it confirms that Gigafactory Shanghai is maintaining an incredible output of more than 600,000 electric vehicles per year.. More…
Forsee Power presents heavy-duty truck batteries
French battery manufacturer Forsee Power has unveiled a new range of battery packs for heavy-duty electric vehicles such as buses, off-road vehicles and special trucks. The new range, called ZEN PLUS, is offered in five variants. The ZEN PLUS range is positioned above the ZEN battery modules, which offer between eight and 42 kWh depending […] More…
Gogoro unveils the world’s first-ever solid state swappable electric vehicle battery
Gogoro, the company behind what has become the de facto standard for swappable batteries in light electric vehicles, has just unveiled the world’s first swappable solid state EV battery prototype. More…
Rock Tech Lithium to build plant in Romania
Rock Tech Lithium plans to build a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide in Romania. A memorandum of understanding now signed by the company with the Romanian Ministry of Energy provides for investments of 400 million euros for this purpose. According to the company, the plant in Romania would create about 700 direct and indirect […] More…
2023 Cadillac Lyriq Said To Enter Production On March 21
Cadillac does not confirm the date but says plans for production are on track for later this month. More…
SAIC & Alibaba EV joint venture launches production
The joint venture between SAIC and Alibaba has started serial production of its first electric model in China. IM Motors’ first product is a luxury sedan called IM7, scheduled for delivery from April. IM Motors (Zhiji Motor in Chinese) had unveiled prototypes of its first two electric models in early 2021. Now, series production of […] More…
London extends the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ)
London’s ultra-low emission zone will be extended to the whole of Greater London by the end of next year under plans set out by the mayor, Sadiq Khan. Khan has ruled out a proposed £3.50 boundary charge for motorists to enter Greater London, as well as a daily clean air charge, which would apply to […] More…
Brandenburg to make water extraction allowances for Gigafactory
Following the environmental approval of the Gigafactory on Friday, a court ruling on the same day had jeopardised the water supply to the Tesla plant in Grünheide. The state of Brandenburg is now trying to defuse the conflict. After the permit for water extraction, which was found to be illegal and also affects the Tesla […] More…
