According to media reports, Audi will only offer its compact A3 model in pure electric form for the next generation due in 2027, as part of its accelerated electric vehicle course. As reported by Auto Motor und Sport, the new A3 e-tron will be based on the Volkswagen Group’s Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) with unit […] More…
Tesla Semi Order Books Open, Reserve One For $20,000
Tesla will want you to pay $5,000 due immediately upon reserving, then another $15,000 within 10 days to secure your order. More…
Edoardo Mortara & Nyck de Vries take a win each in Berlin Formula E race
Last weekend, Formula E made another guest appearance in Berlin. While Venturi driver Edoardo Mortara won Saturday’s race, Mercedes driver Nyck de Vries was victorious on Sunday. Formula E will also race in Berlin in the next two years. ROKit Venturi Racing’s Edoardo Mortara started the seventh race of the season from pole position on […] More…
VW to build the e-Up until 2025 – ID.2 to follow
Volkswagen plans to continue building the e-Up until the end of 2025, as Hildegard Wortmann, Member of the Board of Management for Sales, has now announced. The production version of the ID. Life concept, which is now referred to as the ID.2, will then take over seamlessly. “The e-Up will continue to be built for […] More…
Largest EU battery recycling plant comes online – enough for all of Norway’s batteries
Hydrovolt, the largest battery recycling plant in Europe, has started operations in Fredrikstad, Norway. More…
US Dealers Surprised By VW’s Scout EV Brand Plans, Demand Answers
Dealers suspect the automaker might be looking to adopt Tesla’s direct-sales model for Scout EVs or set up new franchises. More…
Tesla is rumored to be near a deal for battery venture in Indonesia after new round of talks, Musk meeting the president
Tesla is again rumored to be near a deal for a major new battery venture in Indonesia after a new round of talks with officials and even CEO Elon Musk meeting with the Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. More…
Study: EV Adoption Rate Too Slow To Prevent The Worst Of Climate Change
Apparently, the main reason why we’re not transitioning to EVs more quickly is still because of the infrastructure. More…
It’s National Bike Month, and pedal bikes are great. But I only ride electric bikes. Here’s why
May is National Bike Month in the United States. With a combination of more cities focusing on walkability/bikeability as well as an increasingly alarming outlook on climate change, a larger discussion on switching to smaller vehicles couldn’t come soon enough.. More…
Squad Mobility officially launches its Solar City Car optimized for private and shared EV use
Following three years of development, Squad Mobility has officially launched the SQUAD Solar City Car – a two-seater solar electric vehicle (SEV) that can be driven in several EU countries without a driver’s license. Designed for both private ownership and shared mobility, the compact SQUAD Solar City Car will soon be able to bridge the gap between passenger EVs and electric two-wheelers. More…
Mini Countryman EV Accurately Rendered Ahead Of 2023 Release
The electric Countryman is confirmed for 2023, and we now have a good idea of what it will look like. More…
Tesla Model Y: True Cost Of Ownership After 2 Years
Expensive to buy, but cheap to maintain? More…
Watch Toyota bZ4X AWD Fast Charging Test: 0-80% SOC Took One Hour
Initial results give us a hint behind Toyota’s battery capacity retention target. More…
Can Traditional Automakers Compete With Tesla Model Y Compared To Rivals
Can Audi and Volvo compete with the Model Y? More…
Ford Unloads Another 7 Million Rivian Shares As Stock Plummets
Rivian stock continues to fall at worrying rates. More…
Hyundai Plug-In Car Wholesale Shipments Reach New Record In April 2022
The volume nears 20,000 units, including almost 10,000 Hyundai Ioniq 5. More…
Kia EV6 Wholesale Shipments Remain Stable In April 2022
Over 57,000 units were produced within 9 months. More…
FreeWire Technologies announces new DC charger
FreeWire Technologies has launched its newest ultrafast and flexible DC fast charging offering, the Boost Charger 200. The charger reaches peak power levels of 200kW. In addition to the charging capacity, the Boost Charger 200 has a 160 kWh battery capacity and only needs one-eighth of the input power required of conventional charging equipment, and […] More…
EMT Madrid places bus order with Solaris & Irizar
The public transport operator EMT Madrid has placed orders for 150 more electric standard buses. The Spanish manufacturer Irizar with 90 units of the 12-metre iebus and the Polish manufacturer Solaris with 60 Urbino 12 Electric are the winners of EMT’s largest electric tender to date. The 150 electric buses have a total value of […] More…
Gogoro to expand to Israel
The Taiwanese electric scooter manufacturer Gogoro will soon bring its battery exchange network to Israel. For this purpose, Gogoro is cooperating with the two-wheeler dealer Metro Motor and the energy company Paz Group. Specifically, Gogoro plans to launch its electric scooters and battery swap platform in the greater Tel Aviv area this summer and in […] More…
