In a recent interview, General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra stated that long-term executive compensation will be contingent upon the American automaker reaching specific targets for its transition into electrification. With some bold targets already in place, what better way to get the suits paid than to dangle a zero-emissions carrot in front of them. More…
India Still Doesn’t Want Tesla Importing Cars From China
The government has made it clear that if it is to allow Tesla to operate in India, the vehicles must be manufactured there. More…
Volkswagen Group and BP partner to deploy up to 8,000 EV chargers across EU/UK
Volkswagen has announced a strategic partnership with BP to expand the latter’s EV charging network across the EU and UK, beginning immediately. The first of 4,000 Volkswagen Flexpole chargers planned for Germany and the UK began service today, and the partnership allows for up to 4,000 more to be installed in other EU countries – all by 2024. More…
Several lawsuits filed against US Post office for rushed gas guzzler purchase
Several states and environmental and labor groups have filed lawsuits against the USPS today. The lawsuits charge that the agency failed to do required environmental assessments before going through with their deal to spend billions on gas guzzlers to replace the aging postal service fleet. More…
Ford CEO Pokes Fun At Tesla During F-150 Lightning Production Start Speech
Jim Farley joked that with bi-directional charging capability, the Lightning is able to charge someone else’s Tesla. More…
Fly Through Ford’s F-150 Lightning Plant With Cool FPV Drone
While not quite as spectacular as Tesla’s drone flythrough video of Giga Berlin, Ford’s videos are definitely worth watching. More…
Europe: Plug-In Car Market Share Reached 22% In March 2022
The Tesla Model 3 and Model Y were the best-selling electric cars in Q1. More…
Tesla’s Financing Deals Are Appealing Compared To Rivals
According to CarsDirect, Ford’s interest rate on the Mustang Mach-E GT is double the rate Tesla offers on all its cars. More…
ABB signs global agreement to provide its full portfolio of EV charging technology to Shell
Global technology company ABB announced a global framework agreement with Shell to provide its technology to help the latter grow its EV charging network. This agreement builds upon a collaboration of the two entities that began in 2019 and will include ABB’s Terra 360 fast charger. More…
NZ: Auckland to launch first electric ferries in 2024
The New Zealand Government has confirmed Auckland will receive its first electric ferries by 2024 since the city plans to have an entirely electric fleet of passenger ferries by 2040. Local marine technology firm EV Maritime got Danfoss Editron on board to deliver the drive. The electric ferries have been under development for nearly three […] More…
Soelect & Lotte plan battery material plant in the US
Battery startup Soelect, backed by General Motors, among others, and South Korean chemical company Lotte Chemical plan to invest more than $200 million in a joint venture to build a factory for battery materials for use in electric vehicles in the US by 2025. The two companies say they aim to move Soelect’s current pilot […] More…
Electric Isetta clone sees revision number three (or so)
This is a trip down memory lane to first encounter the electric edition of BMW’s iconic Isetta. Micro Mobility Systems was the first to clone the bubble car, only to be taken over, with some hostility, by Artega and their version of the Microlino running as Karo. Now, there’s a third attempt to finally relaunch […] More…
Best dealer EV deals on Bolt EV/EUV, EV6, Ioniq 5, more
According to KBB, the average transaction price for a new electric vehicle increased by 1.8% in March amidst a 17% year-over-year increase. Hopefully that uptick will be reversed with an expected increase in supply, thanks to Chevrolet resuming Bolt production as well as a number of affordable EV models set to arrive at dealerships between now and the end of the year. However, if you can’t wait around for prices to drop, here are a few of the available options to consider now.. More…
VW Said To Consider Building ID. Buzz, Electric Pickup In The US
Reports claim that VW is considering an expansion of its Chattanooga plant to boost US annual capacity to 600,000 vehicles. More…
California considers refocusing EV incentives toward low-income “gasoline superusers”
California is considering targeting its EV incentives toward low-income drivers who use an outsized amount of fossil fuels. The California Assembly Transportation Committee last week passed a bill, AB 2816—reported by Green Car Congress—that directs the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the state emissions regulator, to base… More…
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) takes a beating amidst confusion over Twitter acquisition – is Elon selling? (U: Yes)
Update: Musk reported selling 4.4M TSLA shares valued at close to $4B on Tuesday, driving the price down over 100 points and likely to purchase TWTR shares. Musk noted this evening that he wouldn’t sell any additional TSLA shares.. More…
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) takes a beating amidst confusion over Twitter acquisition – is Elon selling?
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is currently taking a beating and losing over $150 billion in value amidst the confusion around Elon Musk’s Twitter(TWTR) acquisition. The main question on investors’ minds is: is Elon Musk selling Tesla stocks. More…
Eve Energy to build 50 GWh battery plant in Chengdu
The Chinese battery cell manufacturer Eve Energy, whose customers include BMW, is planning a new production facility with a capacity of 50 GWh per year in Chengdu. The new factory, which will also include a research institute, will be built in two phases with 20 GWh and 30 GWh respectively. In total, Eve Energy is […] More…
FreeWire gets $125Mn in latest funding round
FreeWire Technologies has raised $125 million in new capital. The company says it will use the new money to accelerate commercial deployments of its battery-boosted EV charging technology and increase manufacturing capacity as well as R&D. FreeWire, a US company that counts BP Ventures amongst its early investors, also points to “high priority markets such […] More…
Wiesmann shows 800-volt roadster with production planned
The German sports car manufacturer Wiesmann has presented an all-electric roadster with 800-volt architecture under the project name Thunderball. It is still a concept, but it is intended to go into series production: Interested parties can already pre-order the 500-kW sports car. Although it is a purely electric car, the Thunderball is recognisable as a […] More…
