EV manufacturer Proterra has announced a new battery factory coming to Greer, South Carolina, to keep up with demand for its EV battery systems. The new factory comes with a commitment from Proterra to invest at least $76 million and create over 200 new jobs.. More…
Tesla Gains Massive Brand Value In 2021, Soars Over Top Brands
Tesla’s brand value has skyrocketed 184% year-over-year in 2021 alone. More…
Merchants Fleet orders EVs from Xos
US fleet management company Merchants Fleet has entered into a strategic partnership with the electric utility vehicle manufacturer Xos to expand its range of electric vehicles. The collaboration will begin in 2022 with the delivery of an initial ten electric vehicles. Merchants Fleet had made headlines in February with an order for 12,600 EV600 electric […] More…
Merchants Fleet orders electric delivery vehicles from Xos
US fleet management company Merchants Fleet has entered into a strategic partnership with the electric utility vehicle manufacturer Xos to expand its range of electric vehicles. The collaboration will begin in 2022 with the delivery of an initial ten electric vehicles. Merchants Fleet had made headlines in February with an order for 12,600 EV600 electric […] More…
Air Liquide builds EU long-haul H2 infrastructure with Redexis and Iveco
Air Liquide has entered into two collaborations to build hydrogen refuelling stations for heavy-duty, long-haul vehicles. One is with the Spanish gas infrastructure company Redexis and the other with Italian commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco and includes the introduction of heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell trucks. Redexis and Air Liquide have named their hydrogen refuelling infrastructure project […] More…
Largest e-bike company in the US, Rad Power Bikes, says it has to raise prices. Here’s why
Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes has just sent an email out to its customers and followers announcing that prices will increase across its line of electric bicycles starting at the end of this year. More…
Lexus RZ 450e Debuts As Brand’s First Dedicated EV
Think of this as a more premium alternative to the Toyota bZ4X with which it shares its underpinnings. More…
Toyota Pickup EV Concept Likely Previews Electric Tacoma
The truck concept looks very much like a Tacoma and appears to have the same footprint. More…
Li-Cycle to expand US battery recycling ‘Hub’ by 40% and provide LG with nickel for the next decade
To meet increasing market demand, lithium-ion battery resource recovery specialists Li-Cycle has announced plans to increase the processing capacity of an upcoming New York facility by 40%. In addition to expanding its US battery recycling footprint, Li-Cycle has also entered into a letter of intent with LG to create a closed-loop battery ecosystem. More…
Ford’s CEO Jim Farley Is MotorTrend’s 2022 Person Of The Year
MotorTrend followed up its epic Truck of the Year announcement with one that will arguably have much more impact. More…
Toyota teases electric pickup truck in new battery-electric vehicle plan
Toyota teased an upcoming electric pickup truck with an early concept vehicle at an event today about its battery-electric vehicle plan. More…
Volkswagen ID.4: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2022 finalist
Electric vehicles, and their potential to greatly cut our carbon footprint over their useful life, can make the most difference if they’re adopted in mass-market numbers. And among all of this year’s Best Car To Buy finalists, it’s the Volkswagen ID.4 that has the greatest potential to truly go big. Just over five years ago, as… More…
Biden’s Build Back Better Act would boost solar installs 31% through 2026
If President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act is enacted, the US is projected to install 43.5 gigawatts (GW) of additional solar capacity over the baseline forecast between 2022 and 2026. This would bring cumulative solar capacity in the US to over 300 GW – triple the amount of solar currently deployed, according to the US Solar Market Insight report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. More…
Lexus Electrified Sport Concept Hints At Future Electric Hypercar
Think of this as a reimagined and all-electric LFA with performance to match a Tesla Model S Plaid. More…
NIO teases image of new model ahead of reveal at NIO Day 2021 – could it be the ET5?
Chinese EV automaker NIO announced it will reveal a new model later this week during its NIO Day 2021 event in Shanghai. The annual event is normally when NIO introduces new models, and a teaser image from the company may confirm rumors that the public will get its first glimpse of the ET5 later this week.. More…
LG ES & Siemens announce battery production cooperation
LG Energy Solution and Siemens have agreed to cooperate in the field of battery production. This is particularly about the digitalisation of production processes. The first joint project has already been decided. The memorandum of understanding now signed provides for cooperation “in the field of battery manufacturing, particularly the digitization of production process”, according to […] More…
Northvolt & Galp to build lithium plant in Portugal
The Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt is setting up a 50:50 joint venture with Portugal’s energy company Galp. Under the direction of the joint venture Aurora, a lithium conversion plant will be built in Portugal. The future location of the plant is still under discussion. However, it is already clear that the plant will have […] More…
UPDATE: Fremont Police Rule Death At Tesla Factory A Homicide
The Tesla employee was shot in the parking lot by another employee following an earlier argument. The suspect is in custody. More…
Fremont Police Investigating ‘Suspicious Death’ At Tesla Factory
Yesterday, a person was found dead in the Tesla Fremont factory parking lot at around 3:26 PM. More…
CEO behind Leaf and Nissan’s early electric push says current EV plan is timid
Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan CEO who oversaw the launch of the Leaf and was later arrested for alleged financial misconduct, has resurfaced with some harsh criticism of automakers’ current EV plans. In a nearly two-hour interview first noted by Automotive News, Ghosn lays into plans from Nissan and established automakers, calling their plans to… More…
