The Morfuns Eole S is an interesting departure from many of the budget-end folding electric bicycles on the market. It features both a lightweight design and some nice components that should make it an awesome urban e-bike for someone on the lookout for a small and unobtrusive folder. More…
Toyota and Nissan EVs: With $7,500 tax credit phaseout soon, don’t miss the affordability window
The runway is looking shorter for two new affordable electric vehicles from Toyota and Nissan. That’s because both brands are getting quite close to a sales barrier that will no longer allow buyers to claim the full $7,500 federal EV tax credit—which could make quite a difference for those considering a Toyota bZ4X or Nissan Ariya… More…
Ubitricity wins Berlin bid to install chargers in streetlamps
Shell subsidiary Ubitricity has placed the winning bid in a public tender issued by the city of Berlin to install at least 200 lantern charging points. The company will begin integrating the first charge points in autumn this year. According to the Shell subsidiary, the roll-out will start in the outer Berlin districts of Steglitz-Zehlendorf […] More…
Tesla’s head of AI is on sabbatical and people are worried
Elon Musk announced that Tesla’s head of AI, Andrej Karpathy, is on a four-month sabbatical, and people are worried since other Tesla execs have left after going on sabbatical. More…
Amazing Drone Video Shows How Tesla Model Y Is Made At Giga Berlin
Brace yourself for a wild ride as a state-of-the-art drone flies through Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg’s vehicle production areas. More…
Can-Am to become electric motorcycle manufacturer
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) has announced that its Can-Am brand will return to its roots as a motorbike manufacturer with an all-electric model line. To mark the brand’s 50th anniversary, the company will launch newly developed electric-powered motorbikes. The first models will be available around mid-2024. Can-Am was a motorbike production division of BRP between […] More…
Pre-Owned 2022 Rivian R1T Launch Edition For Sale Online
If you want an R1T electric truck right away, here’s your chance, but it’s not cheap. More…
Watch This Incredibly Exciting… Electric Van Track Battle
The less suitable a vehicle is for racing, the more fun it is to watch it being driven out of its comfort zone. More…
Breathe makes 100 Tesla cars available to hire drivers in London
The Mayor of London’s Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF) announced today it was providing capital Breathe for deploying 100 Tesla Model 3 to private hire drivers, including Uber, in London. The Vehicle-as-a-Service provider is further supported by fintech Zeti’s pay per mile platform ZERO. Breathe offers drivers a VaaS subscription, including insurance, maintenance and tyre replacements. […] More…
Microvast introduces batteries for utility vehicles
US battery manufacturer Microvast has introduced two new lithium-ion cells and an improved battery pack. The new 48-ah and 53.5-ah NMC cells have been specifically designed to power commercial and special-purpose vehicles. Both new pouch cells are available in the same dimensions and can be integrated into Microvast’s new fourth-generation battery packs. Microvast manufactures its […] More…
CATL to release third generation cell-to-pack battery in April
The Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has announced the third generation of its cell-to-pack battery technology. This is ready for mass production and is said to even outperform battery packs with 4680 cells in some respects. According to Chinese media reports, CATL claims that the internally named ‘Kirin battery’ CtP technology will deliver 13 per cent […] More…
Motorsport Games’ rFactor 2 becomes the official sim racing platform of Formula E
Continuation of the company’s multiyear agreement will see the series implemented within the racing simulation, as well as the creation of esports events and activations for fans. More…
Study: Electric vehicle “intenders” rank cost, convenience as higher priorities than EV owners do
Consumers who are planning to purchase an electric car have different priorities than current EV owners, according to a recent Plug In America study (via Charged EVs). Results from 8,000 United States respondents including both current EV owners and EV “intenders,” defined as those that do not currently own an EV but plan on acquiring one within… More…
Northvolt places nickel order with Vale Canada
The Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt has concluded a multi-year agreement with the mining company Vale Canada for the supply of low-carbon nickel products. Vale did not provide more details about the delivery volume and the time schedule in its announcement, but it does announce further cooperation with Northvolt in various areas. The areas in […] More…
World’s First Race-Prepped Mini Cooper SE Receives Evo Upgrades
This one of a kind hillclimb special from Romania is getting the Evo treatment. More…
World’s First Race-Prepped Mini Cooper EV Receives Evo Upgrades
This one of a kind hillclimb special from Romania is getting the Evo treatment. More…
Blackstone announces plans for 3D printed sodium-ion batteries
Swiss commodities company Blackstone Resources has announced that its German battery division Blackstone Technology could begin bringing 3D-printed sodium-ion batteries to market from 2025. To this end, Blackstone Technology will lead a German industry and research consortium to take the previously validated laboratory results of 3D-printed solid-state batteries “to the stage of demonstration in a […] More…
Arriva opts for Hitachi fleet charging solution at Brixton depot
Arriva, one of London’s biggest bus operators, recently replaced half of the 44 double-decker buses at its Brixton Tramshed depot in south London with new electric vehicles. Zenobē, Arriva’s solution provider, chose Hitachi Energy’s Grid-eMotion Fleet system to charge the 22 e-buses. The task was a tough one. Since the Tramshed at Brixton dates back […] More…
Xiaomi’s new 40-mile range NAVEE N65 electric scooter heads west to Europe and North America
Xiaomi rocketed the NAVEE N65 electric scooter to a successful launch late last year on its Xiaomi Youpin crowdfunding platform. Now the scooter is making its way westward toward European and North American customers. More…
Check Out Europe’s Largest EV Battery Gigafactory In Poland
This single plant supplies EV batteries for most of the plug-in car brands in Europe. More…
