Prices of used Tesla vehicles are out of control, as some used vehicles with over 30,000 miles on the odometer are selling for higher prices than new ones. More…
NIO is allowing customers enrolled in battery swaps to opt out and buy their EV batteries
Two years after launching its Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) model, NIO has amended its program to allow those customers enrolled in battery swaps to opt out and purchase their EV battery. NIO states that its decision is based off feedback from consumers who regret their BaaS enrollment, but explains this group remains relatively small. More…
Vinfast VF8 Prototype First Drive: Half A World And Months Away
The first offering from the all-new Vietnamese automaker is a five-seat, electric utility vehicle that needs to hit finishing school. More…
Rivian To Add Sand And Pet Modes, Delay Ocean Coast Interiors
CEO RJ Scaringe tweeted that Sand Mode, pet mode and a dashcam feature would be available soon via over-the-air updates. More…
Mullen announces plans for battery production
The US electric car start-up Mullen Technologies has announced the conversion of its plant in Monrovia, California, to start producing battery packs for its electric vehicles. Mullen says it wants to reduce its dependence on third-party suppliers and the risk of material and supply bottlenecks. Producing battery packs in-house is also expected to reduce costs […] More…
China: Plug-In Electric Car Sales More Than Doubled In March 2022
More than a quarter of new passenger cars sold last month ware rechargeable. More…
Tesla Owner Checks Out Munro’s Rivian R1T: First Drive & Impressions
This Tesla FSD Beta tester gets to experience the Rivian R1T’s highway and drive assist feature (Drive+). More…
New Flyer scores hybrid & e-bus orders
US bus maker New Flyer has garnered orders for 202 hybrid-electric buses in Canada from Toronto Transit, and orders for 5 purely electric buses from Virginia’s Blacksburg Transit in the USA. New Flyer (NFI) received the new firm orders entailing 134 Xcelsior forty-foot hybrid-electric heavy-duty transit buses, and 68 Xcelsior sixty-foot hybrid-electric buses. The two […] More…
Hubject collaborates with CEZ Group
Hubject has announced a cooperation with the Czech energy company and charging point operator CEZ. The collaboration will connect more than 2,000 additional public charging points to Hubject’s e-roaming platform Intercharge. The CEZ Group is primarily a fossil fuel energy supplier that – like many companies in the energy sector – is now also increasingly […] More…
Tesla (TSLA) tumbles amidst India shutting down car importation from Giga Shanghai, and questions about Musk buying Twitter
Tesla’s stock (TSLA) tumbled by as much as 10% this morning amid a broader market setback. Tesla seems to be particularly affected after India shut down the idea of Tesla importing cars from Giga Shanghai and questions about Elon Musk buying Twitter. More…
Blink Charging acquires EB Charging overseas, marking its first entry into the UK market
Blink Charging announced that its European subsidiary, Blink Holdings BV, has acquired Electric Blue Ltd. better known as EB Charging based in the UK. In addition to Blink’s first entry into the UK, the acquisition marks Blink’s global expansion which now includes over eighteen countries.. More…
Hyundai starts V2G project in Utrecht with Ioniq 5
Hyundai and We Drive Solar have started a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging project for electric car-sharing in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The two companies will initially deploy 25 Ioniq 5s equipped with V2G technology. For the first phase of the Utrecht project was announced last year and involved electric 100 Sion electric cars that could be shared […] More…
Plug Power Signs Green Hydrogen Deal For Walmart’s Fuel Cell Forklifts
The hydrogen specialist has been collaborating with Walmart since 2012 and now it is deepening its ties. More…
Chevrolet Shows Off The First-Ever Silverado EV In New Ad
The Ultium-powered electric pickup truck was built from the ground up, and it boasts up to 400 miles of range per charge. More…
Chrysler boss: We are rethinking the minivan for the electric era
To put it bluntly, Chrysler’s current product lineup is old. That’s not about to change anytime soon, but when the first electric vehicles arrive from the storied automaker it is clear they will lean into the automaker’s strengths. In an interview at the 2022 New York auto show Chrysler CEO Christine Feuell gave Green Car Reports some insights… More…
Quantron reveals light e-truck & e-tractor unit
German electric truck conversion company Quantron is launching the Qargo 4 EV Light Truck, the second vehicle in the brand’s new design. In future, the company’s product range will also include an electric tractor unit. Although Quantron started out as an electrification converter for existing vehicles, it is increasingly developing into a full-range supplier of […] More…
Leapmotor to install batteries directly in chassis
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Leapmotor has announced its first production model with cell-to-chassis technology, in which the battery is integrated into the vehicle body. The Leapmotor C01 electric sedan is scheduled to hit the Chinese market before the end of the second quarter of 2022. According to the manufacturer, the C01 will offer around […] More…
Tesla Is Clearly Dominant: Are Rivals Actually Catching Up?
Tesla is honestly so far ahead that it’s hard to imagine competitors catching up, but the competition is certainly heating up. More…
GM confirms future electric Corvette; hybrid Corvette due as soon as 2023
An all-electric Chevrolet Corvette is in development, but a hybrid version will arrive first, the president of General Motors confirmed Monday “We will offer an electrified and a fully electric, Ultium-based Corvette in the future,” GM president Mark Reuss wrote in a LinkedIn post. “In fact, we will offer an electrified Corvette as early as next… More…
Ford F-150 Lightning Production Kicks Off Today: Watch Livestream Here
Tune in at 1:30 PM Eastern to see the new electric Lightning roll off the production line. More…
