This was apparently prompted by Nio owners who regretted opting for battery-as-a-service and wanted to buy the battery afterward. More…
Nio Owners Can Buy Their EVs’ Battery Packs, Exit Battery Swap Program
Fisker 550-mile electric sports car teased, due in 2024
Fisker today revealed a glimpse of a flagship electric sports car project aiming to showcase the company’s performance capabilities. Due in 2024, the production sports car will follow Fisker’s more affordable Ocean and Pear models. The car, so far called Project Ronin (harking to the movie with some great car chases), is described as being… More…
Volkswagen Group holds strong in Q1 despite global shortages, provides EV strategy updates
German automotive conglomerate Volkswagen Group has shared positive Q1 reports, outlining a robust business despite global inhibitors like supply chain shortages and conflict in Eastern Europe. With its 2022 outlook optimistically confirmed, Volkswagen is expanding investments in R&D that includes new EV technologies as well as major funds to bring more BEVs to North America.. More…
Fisker announces new electric GT with ‘longest range of any production EV’
Fisker announced today Project Ronin, the company’s third electric vehicle – a new electric GT with what it claims will be the “longest range of any production EV.” While Fisker has announced its third EV, it has yet to bring its first one to market. More…
Lucid’s Design Studio Sees Designers Work Closely With Engineers
The traditional feud between designers and engineers is a thing of the past at Lucid, with collaboration being the name of the game. More…
ABB Installed The First Terra 360 Chargers
They can deliver up to 360 kW and simultaneously charge up to two vehicles with dynamic power distribution. More…
Nissan Has Plans For Performance EVs With The Nismo Badge
Nissan plans to offer 15 new EVs by 2030, and some may wear the Nismo badge. More…
Fisker’s 2024 Electric Sports Car Claimed To Have Over 550 Miles Of Range
When the Fisker Ronin GT arrives, it will be the brand’s third EV, so long as everything goes as planned. More…
2024 BMW i5 Next-Gen 5 Series EV Spied Looking Unassuming
We get to see its production headlights and interior for the first time in this new batch of spy shots. More…
Tesla Finally Adds Power-Adjustable “Swivel” Screen To Model S And X
While we still haven’t heard anything from Tesla, this appears to be the real deal. What do you think? More…
New Tesla Plant To Make Shanghai “World’s Largest Vehicle Export Hub”
Tesla has confirmed plans to build a second Shanghai factory with an annual output of 450,000 vehicles. More…
Bitterfeld-Wolfen is cancelling contract with Farasis
The planned battery cell factory of Daimler partner Farasis Energy in Bitterfeld-Wolfen (Saxony-Anhalt) is probably not going to happen. According to a media report, Bitterfeld-Wolfen has terminated the urban development contract with Farasis Energy Europe. The company has confirmed the move – but the connection has not been completely cut. Farasis Energy had chosen Bitterfeld-Wolfen […] More…
US Department of Energy announces $45Mn in battery funding
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $45 million in funding to support the domestic development of advanced batteries for electric vehicles. Through the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the Department is launching the Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVs4ALL) program to develop more affordable, convenient, efficient and resilient batteries. […] More…
EV code looks to set station standard
Pionix in Germany has developed an open source software stack to address the fragmentation of EV charging infrastructure (writes Nick Flaherty). The EVerest software is a minimal Linux system that can run on any device, from chargers using a home socket to public DC charging. It uses a modular, customisable software stack that abstracts the […] More…
Porsche buys in Group14 for access to silicon anodes
Porsche has participated as the lead investor in the Series C financing round of Group14 Technologies. In the round, the manufacturer of silicon-carbon technology for lithium-ion batteries raised a total of 400 million dollars. A quarter of the total sum of 380 million euros came from Porsche Ventures – the investment subsidiary of the Zuffenhausen-based […] More…
2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E Gets Significant Updates In Europe
The Mach-E now has a higher towing capacity, quicker charging, and more. More…
Environmental group asks for Tesla Giga Berlin’s operating license to be revoked after paint leak
The Green League, an environmental group, has launched an effort to revoke Tesla’s operating license for Gigafactory Berlin after learning of a significant paint leak. More…
Electrify America claims more than five times the charging sessions in 2021 vs. 2020
Electrify America on Monday released a few tidbits of network-usage data from 2021, showing a major uptick in charging sessions over 2020. The company said in a press release that it provided 1.45 million charging sessions in 2021, which is more than five times the 268,000 charging sessions reported for 2020. Electrify America dispensed 41.4… More…
Polestar shares US pricing for 2023 model year Polestar 2, starting below $49,000
Following news last week of a slew of new updates coming to the 2023 Polestar 2, the automaker has shared US pricing for both trims as well as their available upgrade packs. The single motor 2023 Polestar 2 will arrive at a starting MSRP of $48,400 – higher than the 2022 model but with added features. More…
Fisker confirms electric GT as third production model
The electric car manufacturer Fisker has announced its third model after the Ocean and Pear under the project name Ronin. The all-electric GT sports car, for which Fisker has now published a first teaser image and initial information, is to be presented in August 2023 and go into production in the second half of 2024. […] More…
