Tesla appears to have finally agreed to walk back one feature of its controversial yoke steering wheel, as it will now provide a regular horn. More…
Tesla Model Y In-Depth Euro Review Includes Heat Pump Stress Test
The heating kept running for 24 hours without issues; the reviewer has a big beef with the “absolutely rubbish” suspension, though. More…
Heavy-duty, go-anywhere electric 6×6 truck from EMotive gets funded
Devon, UK-based EV startup Emotive recently surpassed its crowdfunding goals and now plans to develop its heavy-duty electric 6×6 to meet the growing electric demands of the UK’s fire rescue, farm, forestry, and adventure tourism markets. More…
GM and LG announce giant new 50 GWh battery cell factory in the US
GM and LG Energy Solution, through their Ultium partnership, announced a giant new 50 GWh battery cell factory coming to Lansing, Michigan in the US. More…
British government invests £32M in floating offshore wind to cut natural gas dependency
The British government today announced that it will provide £31.6 million ($42.5 million) to fund the development of floating offshore wind projects in order to reduce the UK’s dependency on increasingly expensive natural gas. More…
Foxconn & Gogoro & partners to electrify Indonesia
Foxconn has reached an agreement with the Indonesian Ministry of Investment, the electric scooter manufacturer Gogoro and other partners to create an ecosystem around e-mobility in Indonesia. However, the system is to encompass much more than the exchangeable batteries for Gogoro scooters. According to Focxonn, the ecosystem will include the production of batteries, the development […] More…
Foxconn chairman: Lordstown pickups will begin shipping this year
Famous as a major iPhone assembler and would-be electric carmaker, Foxconn chairman Young Liu said on Sunday that electric pickup trucks will begin rolling out of the Lordstown, Ohio plant in the second half of this year. More…
Battery firm Factorial aiming to provide cells for EV testing, claiming up to 50% range boost
Solid-state battery firm Factorial Energy is nearly ready to provide test cells to automakers, the company said last week in a press release announcing completion of its Series D funding round. Factorial said it raised $200 million in the round, which was led by Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis. Both automakers announced plans to invest in Factorial… More…
GM Investing $6.5B In Orion EV Plant, Third US Battery Cell Factory
From 2024, Orion Assembly will become the second US plant to build Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra electric full-size pickups. More…
Fortescue acquires Williams Advanced Engineering
Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group is acquiring Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), the engineering and battery company founded by Formula One team Williams, for £164 million. Fortescue wants to use Williams’ battery technology in goods trains and trucks, among other things. WAE’s critical battery technology will in turn enable Fortescue to realise its 2030 net-zero […] More…
Fortescue Metals acquires WAE
Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group is acquiring Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), the engineering and battery company founded by Formula One team Williams, for £164 million. Fortescue wants to use Williams’ battery technology in goods trains and trucks, among other things WAE’s critical battery technology will in turn enable Fortescue to realise its 2030 net-zero […] More…
Key To Improving Motorsport Engagement Is Fan Access, Says Carlo Boutagy
Carlo Boutagy is the Promoter of the Diriyah E-Prix, the opening round of the Formula E season as well as the Extreme E season-opener in Saudi Arabia. He created the official F1 Fan Zones 12 years ago and is a pioneer of fan engagement in motorsport. This weekend sees the fourth running of the Diriyah ePrix – it was first held as part of the 2018/19 season and was the first Formula E race to be held in the Middle East. More…
Tesla Files Countersuit Against JPMorgan’s $162 Million Lawsuit
Tesla says JPMorgan brought the losses on itself while trying to take advantage of the stock’s volatility. More…
2018 Tesla Model S With 104,000 Miles Sells For A Whopping $51K
Tesla’s vehicles are so popular, even used models with high mileage are selling at a premium. More…
We interview Rodi Basso about E1 and the future of electric powerboat racing
E1 racing CEO and co-founder Rodi Basso was kind enough to spend some time talking with us last week to talk about E1, Formula cars, Mercury Marine electric power, and what the future of high-speed boating might look like. More…
GM Investing $6.6B In Orion EV Plant, Third US Battery Cell Factory
From 2024, Orion Assembly will become the second US plant to build Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra electric full-size pickups. More…
Tesla Model Y Structural Battery Pack: What We Know (And Don’t Know)
Tesla’s patent application and Model Y battery pack cutaways help us learn more about the structural battery pack. More…
The top-selling electric vehicles in the U.S. have two wheels
E-bikes might be more than a fad brought on by the pandemic. According to data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA)—considering import data—e-bikes are the best-selling electric vehicles in the U.S., with 2021 sales significantly surpassing those of electric cars. Americans bought… More…
ABC batteries for 10 k GreenCore charging plazas
In the USA, Advanced Battery Concepts (ABC) is to supply its patented GreenSeal storage batteries to thousands of Solar EV Charging Plazas being installed by GreenCore EV Services across the country. Under the Memorandum of Understanding between the two companies, ABC will manufacture and supply the energy storage systems for an estimated 10,000 Solar EV […] More…
Europe: In 2021 Toyota Significantly Increased Plug-In Car Sales
The volume quickly increased from marginal to noticeable and in Q4 exceeded 4% of the total. More…
