After a test phase lasting several months, Tesla has made all of its Superchargers in the Netherlands accessible to electric cars from other brands. Pilot programs are also underway in Norway, France, Germany and Belgium for electric car drivers from other brands to use the Superchargers via an app. Tesla spread the news of the […] More…
Netherlands: Tesla Opened All Superchargers To Non-Tesla EVs
It happened. CCS2-compatible electric cars can charge at all Tesla Supercharging stations. More…
Fisker Opens Reservations For $29,900 PEAR Electric Vehicle
You can now secure your spot in line for Fisker’s second product, an “agile urban EV” coming in 2024. More…
Super Bowl Ads Push Cars.com’s EV Model Pageviews To Skyrocket
Cars.com says Kia and Polestar came out on top. More…
New 77 mph Nerva Exe e-scooter is a fast (and heavy) entry to the electric maxi-scooter market
New electric scooters are quite common these days, but rarely do we get to see such large format electric scooters that border on electric maxi-scooter territory. Once in a blue moon though, we get to see what’s on the heftier side of the electric scooter spectrum. And that’s just what Spanish company Nerva is offering with the new Nerva Exe. More…
NYC orders another 60 e-buses from New Flyer
New York City has ordered another 60 electric buses from manufacturer New Flyer of America, which had already delivered 15 electric buses to the city. The vehicles are supposed to further reduce the metropolis’ carbon footprint. New York City aims to decarbonise public transport by 2035. At the beginning of last year, New York’s Governor […] More…
BorgWarner announces order from BMW
BorgWarner has received an order from BMW for its high-voltage coolant heater. The component from the US supplier will be installed in BMW’s new i4 and iX electric vehicle models. With such supplier announcements, it is usual for the deal to be made public only after production and deliveries have begun. BMW introduced the two […] More…
German BMZ Group introduces TerraE as global battery brand
BMZ Group has introduced TerraE as a global brand for lithium-ion cells. The batteries – primarily with NMC/NCA or LFP cell chemistry – are also to be used in electric vehicles. However, plans have apparently changed. BMZ Group (which stands for Batteries Assembly Centre in German) had taken over the battery cell consortium TerraE at […] More…
Lexus electric sports car, sedan, SUV further revealed in photos
Lexus on Monday released new photos of its electric sports car, sedan, and SUV concepts, as well as the 2023 Lexus RZ 450h electric crossover destined for the United States. The Toyota luxury brand revealed its BEV Sport, BEV Sedan, and BEV SUV concepts in December 2021, referring to them as the Electrified Sport, Electrified Sedan, and… More…
Is There A Future In Hydrogen?
We talk with an automotive industry CEO on the future of hydrogen. Here’s what he thinks. More…
300 HP Tesla-Swapped Classic Mini Is A Great EV Conversion
It has 300 horsepower from a Tesla motor and 33 kWh-worth of batteries on board, giving it a range of 150 miles on one charge. More…
Blackstone Resources spins off holding company
The Swiss commodities company Blackstone Resources is spinning off its German battery division Blackstone Technology into the newly founded Blackstone Technology Holding AG. David Batstone has been appointed CEO of the new holding company. The restructuring has already been completed, according to the statement, and the new holding company is based in Baar, Switzerland, as […] More…
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E 10,000-Mile Report: Very Impressive
This particular Mach-E Premium Extended Range AWD saw a range loss of only 1 mile after one year of ownership. More…
Sydney orders 79 e-buses from Custom Denning
In Australia, the Western Sydney-based company Custom Denning has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture and assembly 79 new electric buses to operate in Sydney. This is just part of a larger plan to fully decarbonise bus services in Australia’s largest city. The 79 electric buses will be manufactured in Custom Denning’s factory in […] More…
Elon Musk might have actually followed through with ‘world hunger ending donation’ as Tesla reveals he donated billions in shares
Elon Musk might have actually followed through with the supposedly “world hunger ending donation” that he questioned last year as Tesla reveals he has donated billions worth of shares over the last few months. More…
South Korea increases subsidy funding pot for 2022
The Seoul city government said it will pay subsidies to buyers of about 14,200 electric vehicles during the first half of 2022, as part of its bid to support the purchase of 27,000 electric vehicles for the whole year. In the period from 2009 until last year, covering a total of 13 years, the Seoul […] More…
China marks over 400,000 NEVs sold in January
In China, 412,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) were sold in January 2022. This was 141 per cent higher than in January 2021 for electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell cars, with battery-electric cars, in particular, making gains. With the 412,000 NEVs, January sales were just below the level of November, but a good bit […] More…
Polestar details the lightweight sports-car approach to its rival for Taycan, Model S Plaid
Polestar is based in Sweden and closely related to Volvo. But it has a far more performance-focused view of how its electric vehicles should be conceived—and it’s highlighting that distinction with its Polestar 5, a four-door “GT” fastback likely to arrive in 2024. On Tuesday, Polestar detailed how it’s utilizing a… More…
Polestar 5 To Debut Bespoke Bonded Aluminum Platform In 2024
It’s said to give the electric performance sedan superior torsional rigidity to that of a traditional two-seat sports car or supercar. More…
Audi & FAW receive approval to build EV plant in China
Audi and FAW have received approval from the Chinese authorities to build an electric car plant as part of their joint venture. Production of up to 150,000 electric cars per year is scheduled to start at the end of 2024. According to the planning authority of China’s northeastern province of Jilin, work on the plant […] More…
