Tesla took out a Tesla Semi truck to charge at its Megacharger station at Gigafactory Nevada as the company received an important visit. More…
Everything We Know About The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe
It will arrive in North America in early 2022. More…
China: BYD Sold Staggering 80,000 Plug-In Cars In October 2021
Most of BY’sD models reached new records or near-record sales. More…
Report: Rivian’s Second Plant Might Be Located Near Atlanta
According to the rumor, negotiations are at a late stage. More…
Tesla Model S/X deliveries slip all the way to 2023 for cheapest version
Tesla has pushed the delivery timeline for new Model S orders all the way to 2023 for the cheapest version. The same is the case for the Model X, as the gap between demand and supply appears to be widening. More…
AMPLY Power is reusing shipping containers as semi-permanent chargers for commercial EVs
As thousands of shipping containers sit offshore in the US, a provider of chargers is bringing them a second life by supporting commercial EVs. AMPLY Power has introduced INRUSH, a containerized EV charging infrastructure system that can be set up in about half the time as traditional methods. With the Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN) on board as the first customer, AMPLY’s chargers will soon be supporting buses around Disneyland. More…
Daimler’s Mitsubishi Fuso Delivered 300 eCanter Trucks
Most of them are used in Europe. More…
Ford’s Rivian Investment Was A Last-Ditch Effort To Upstage GM
Rivian was already in “late-stage” talks with GM to secure an investment, but Ford acted quickly. More…
Ride1Up 700 Series electric bike review: Incredible bang for your buck in fast urban e-bikes
Ever since I began riding electric bikes from Ride1Up back in 2018, I’ve found that the company does two things very well. First, it makes classic-looking e-bikes that perform even better than they look. And secondly, it does so for a price that leaves me scratching my head wondering how they can sell it for that little. The Ride1Up 700 Series is a perfect example on both counts.. More…
Ricardo receives grant to improve thermal management
Ricardo has received UK Government funding to optimise in-car thermal and energy management systems to improve electric vehicle range and battery performance. The initiators expect that the technology innovation will help accelerate consumer adoption of BEVs. Currently, battery-electric vehicle drivers tend to find that their range fluctuates alongside outdoor temperatures. This is not only due […] More…
GM Now Says It Will Offer 10 EVs In South Korea By 2025
According to Reuters, the company previously said plans for EVs in Korea wasn’t “feasible” More…
Volkswagen halts production due to chip shortage
At Volkswagen Saxony, the assembly lines are at a standstill this week. Due to a lack of semiconductors, about 5,000 vehicles will not be built in Zwickau and Dresden. This includes vehicles from the VW brand, but also Audi and Cupra. A spokesperson for VW Saxony confirmed the one-week production stop to Automobilwoche. In Saxony, […] More…
Tesla says supply chain issues are affecting its solar panel business
Tesla has told employees that supply chain issues are new affecting its access to solar panels – resulting in project delays. More…
ORNL tackles “key challenge” in solid-state battery production
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory say they have developed a scalable, low-cost method to improve the joining of materials in solid-state batteries. The process involves an electrochemical pulse to overcome a “key challenge” of producing solid-state batteries at scale. Battery experts know the issue as contact impedance, a term that describes the difficulty […] More…
Airflow announces 4 & 9 seat electric aircraft
The fledgling electric aircraft developer Airflow from California wants to commercialise its first model from 2025. The company, founded in 2019, calls its model eSTOL and wants to rely on hybrid and battery-electric as well as fuel cell systems for its propulsion. The acronym STOL stands for short takeoff and landing. The model being promoted […] More…
London borough of Croydon grows EV charger network
Croydon, London’s southernmost borough, plans to install 60 new electric vehicle charging points before the end of the year, with 20 more expected before February 2022. Many of which are already available, the charge points will appear at 32 different sites across the district. In partnership with Liberty Charge, these charge points come as part […] More…
Toray & LG Chem launch battery separator JV in Hungary
The chemical companies Toray Industries from Japan and LG Chem from South Korea have agreed to set up a joint venture for battery separator films in Hungary. The separator films for electric car batteries will then be purchased by LG Group in Europe and the USA. The new company will be called LG Toray Hungary […] More…
Rivian R1T Electric Truck First Drive And Review
What’s it like to step inside the luxurious R1T and take it out on some taxing terrain? More…
India’s oil firms pledge to install 22,000 EV charging stations by 2026
EV charging stations supply in India will surge as the IndianOil Corporation (IOC) and two other public sector oil firms pledge to install 22,000 charging stations over the next five years. Taking the lead, IOC said it would equip 10,000 fuel outlets with EV chargers over the next three years. IndianOil Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya […] More…
Lucid Air Wins 2022 MotorTrend Car Of The Year Award
Mercedes-Benz EQS and Porsche Taycan were among the finalists. More…
