The SWFT Maxx electric moped is one of those rare two-wheeled EVs that tries to have its cake and eat it too. On the one hand, it’s a scooter for all intents and purposes. On the other hand, it offers performance that most people would associate more with electric bicycles. More…
Nikola to pay $125 million in settlement agreement with SEC
Nikola Corporation announced it has reached a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), putting a bookend to the government agency’s fraud investigation that began in 2020.. More…
Europe: Plug-Ins Accounted For 26% Of New Car Sales In November 2021
Tesla Model 3 was the most registered model, ahead of the Renault ZOE and Dacia Spring. More…
Tesla May Be Backing US LFP Battery Manufacturing Deal
There is not yet a source for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in the US, and Tesla needs them. More…
Ebusco delivers electric buses in Germany & Denmark
In the last week, the Dutch electric bus company Ebusco delivered a total of 25 electric buses to Transdev in Frankfurt and to Nobina in Copenhagen. Another two electric buses were handed over to Stadtwerke München where yet another major order was made. In Denmark, public transport operator Nobina will now utilise the 13 Ebusco […] More…
Are Electric Car Batteries Really “The New Oil?”
It depends on how you look at it, and whether you see “the new oil” as a positive or a negative. More…
Rivian Shows Off The First Delivered R1S
The first two were delivered last week – one for the CEO and one for the CFO. More…
Fiat 500 Electric Receives Four Star Safety Rating From Euro NCAP
It’s considered a strong result in its category. More…
Ducati shows off its first electric racing motorcycles set to join MotoE racing series
Ducati’s first electric motorcycle prototype was finally released yesterday, giving the world an initial look at the bike that is set to fill Energica’s shoes as the exclusive supplier of the FIM MotoE electric motorcycle racing series. More…
Lufthansa LEOS receives electric aircraft tug tractor
Goldhofer has delivered the first customer vehicle of the towbar-less electric aircraft tractor Phoenix E to Lufthansa LEOS in Frankfurt. The model was tested at Munich Airport, among other places. The Phoenix E has been in use in Munich since January 2021, and further tests took place in Vienna, Zurich and Los Angeles, according to […] More…
BYD to expand battery production capacities in China
BYD is massively expanding its battery production capacities in China. An investment agreement was signed with the municipal government of Fuzhou in China’s Jiangxi province to build a new battery production facility for electric vehicles. According to the agreement, BYD will invest eight billion yuan (about 1.11 billion euros) in a factory with an annual […] More…
Blackstone invests in battery technology production
The Swiss commodities company Blackstone Resources has raised 50 million Swiss francs, the equivalent of 48 million euros, through a partial sale of a subsidiary in its precious metals division. Blackstone plans to use the money to further develop and expand its battery metals and lithium projects. “For this sale of a minority stake, we […] More…
IVE announces small fuel cell van for 2024
The British company Innervated Vehicle Engineering (IVE) is developing a small van with fuel cell propulsion, which is to go into production in 2024. The IndiGo, with a payload of 1.5 tonnes, will have a range of up to 900 kilometres. The van has a permissible total weight of 3.5 tonnes, which means it can […] More…
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Offers Available V2V Charging
The F-150 Lightning can charge Lightning, Mach-E and E-Transit EVs, as well as EVs from other brands with a SAE J1772 charge port. More…
Voi closes financing round with $115 million
Electric scooter company Voi Technology has raised another $115 million in an oversubscribed funding round. With the new funding package, the total volume for 2021 amounts to 160 million dollars. Since its founding in 2018, the company has raised a total of $430 million, according to the company. With the fresh capital, Voi plans to […] More…
Ford Stops Mach-E Deliveries To Fix Bad Rear Seat Belt Anchors
The problem stems from a rear seat belt anchor thread that is the wrong size and can cause the belt to detach. More…
Ford Stops Mach-E Sales After Finding Bad Rear Seat Belt Anchors
The problem stems from a rear seat belt anchor thread that is the wrong size and can cause the belt to detach. More…
Ford Stops Mach-E Sales, Issues Recall For Faulty Seat belt
The problem stems from a rear seat belt anchor thread that is the wrong size and can cause the belt to detach. More…
Tesla is rumored to be behind giant deal to bring LFP battery cell production to the US
Chinese battery cell manufacturer Gotion High-Tech confirmed that it entered into a very important deal to supply LFP battery cells to an unnamed “large US automaker” and partner with that automaker to deploy US production of LFP battery cells. More…
Ford opens the order books for 2022 Mustang Mach-E
Ford has opened the order books for the 2022 Mustang Mach-E in the United States and has also confirmed pricing details. Prices for the electric SUV start at $44,995 for the Select RWD Standard Range including a $1,100 destination charge. In terms of technical upgrades, the Mustang Mach-E has undergone several since the last model […] More…
