Hyzon Motors will deliver 18 fuel cell trucks to the new German company Hylane. The US manufacturer has received an order from the subsidiary of DEVK Versicherung, which specialises in vehicle rental. Delivery of the vehicles is expected to begin at the end of 2022, Hyzon says. Fleet owners will then be able to use […] More…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Decides Not To Join Twitter Board
After all that, Twitter says Musk won’t be joining its board, and the company mentions “distractions ahead.” More…
Jeep updates Magneto concept for one-pedal off-roading, quicker acceleration
Jeep has updated its Magneto electric Wrangler concept, bringing it closer to the production EVs Jeep has said are in its future. Unveiled Friday ahead of the annual Easter Jeep Safari, scheduled for April 9-17 in Moab, Utah, the new version is straightforwardly dubbed Magneto 2.0. Output has been substantially increased compared to last year’s… More…
Tesla delivers impressive output from Gigafactory Shanghai in March despite factory shutdown
Tesla has managed to deliver over 65,000 vehicles produced at Gigafactory Shanghai in March, an impressive output representing 100% year-over-year growth, despite the factory shutdown. More…
Voi, Tier and Bolt win electric scooter tender in Oslo
The sharing providers Voi, Tier and Bolt have won a tender from the Norwegian capital Oslo to provide electric scooters. The three providers are each allowed to place 2,667 electric scooters in the city for a period of one year. The background to the tender and the precisely prescribed maximum number of vehicles is a […] More…
Watch How They Tested 1,914 HP Rimac Nevera On Snow And Ice
The Rimac Nevera is most at home on dry tarmac, where it can put its power down, but it looks like tons of fun to throw it around on ice. More…
Marathon Runner Will Attempt To Outlast Tesla Model 3
A Model 3 can travel about 250 miles on a single charge. Can an ultra runner exceed that in a limited amount of time? More…
New 2023 Kia Niro EV Versus Kia EV6
Let’s compare these two Kia EVs. More…
Tesla ‘might’ now get into lithium mining business due to ‘insane’ price surge even though it’s already supposed to be in it
Elon Musk announced that Tesla “might actually have to get into the mining and refining” of lithium due to recent price increases to “insane levels”. More…
BMW Group More Than Doubled All-Electric Car Sales In Q1 2022
The company intends to double BEV sales in 2022 as well, which indicates 200,000+ units. More…
Scania & Cummins to build 20 fuel cell trucks
Scania will work with Cummins to build 20 fuel cell trucks for the HyTrucks consortium. These will be based on Scania’s battery-electric vehicle platform and use fuel cell systems and hydrogen fueling and storage solutions from Cummins. The 20 H2 trucks are scheduled for delivery to HyTrucks in 2024. Scania does not provide more detailed […] More…
LA to electrify the municipal fleet with over 10,000 EVs
The city council of the US city of Los Angeles in the state of California has passed a motion to electrify the city’s vehicle fleet. The ‘Electric Vehicle Master Plan’ envisions electrifying more than 10,000 vehicles along with building the appropriate charging infrastructure. The Electric Vehicle Master Plan passed unanimously on Wednesday by a vote […] More…
China: MIC Tesla Wholesale Shipments Almost Doubled In March 2022
The month was focused on local sales, with marginal export numbers. More…
X Shore closes $50 million financing round
The Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore has raised 50 million US dollars in its new financing round. Among the new investors is Peter Carlsson, founder and CEO of the Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt. With the capital – equivalent to about 45.9 million euros – X Shore wants to increase production at its new plant […] More…
Inductive charging: Smartroad Gotland to be extended
The Israeli company ElectReon, which specialises in inductive charging of electric vehicles, has announced the extension of the Smartroad Gotland pilot project in Sweden by one year and its upgrade. The two million euro budget for the extension of the project is funded by the Swedish Transport Agency and includes an upgrade of 400 metres […] More…
BYD to build new battery plant in Zhejiang
BYD is planning a new production facility for its blade batteries in Taizhou in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. Production capacities for 22 GWh per year are to be created there on an area of around one million square metres. The new factory is scheduled to start production of its first production line in the […] More…
Mercedes-Benz opens software integration plant in Sindelfingen
Mercedes-Benz has put its so-called Electric Software Hub into operation at the Mercedes Technology Center (MTC) in Sindelfingen. Numerous software, hardware, system integration and testing functions are located there under one roof. The company has invested more than 200 million euros in the centre. With the Electric Software Hub, Mercedes-Benz is strengthening the role of […] More…
A Look At Elon Musk’s Early Predictions That Foreshadowed Tesla’s Future
Musk is often overly optimistic, but in the end, many of his predictions eventually become reality. More…
SFPD Cops Pull Over Driverless Cruise Car With Nobody Inside
They reportedly pulled the Cruise autonomous vehicle over for driving with no lights at night. More…
Jaguar driver Mitch Evans wins both Formula E races in Rome
Mitch Evans won Rounds 4 and 5 of the season in the Italian capital. With the two victories, the Jaguar driver moves up in the overall standings, but the lead in the championship has been taken over by the two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Techeetah). Jaguar driver Evans was able to convince in […] More…
