Big names are missing from the list of carmakers and nations that made the commitment; the US and China have not agreed to this. More…
Automakers, Countries, Cities Agree To Ban ICE Vehicles By 2040
Hyundai subsidiary Supernal announces aerial taxi plans
Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its new company called Supernal. The establishment of the subsidiary is related to Hyundai’s increased involvement in its Urban Air Mobility business, which aims to advance the group’s vision of future mobility in urban environments. The US-based Hyundai subsidiary plans to develop several electric air vehicles. The first commercial flight […] More…
Electrify America opens largest HPC park yet
Volkswagen subsidiary Electrify America has opened one of its largest fast-charging parks to date. The charging station is located in Santa Clara, California, and hosts 14 HPC piles with outputs of between 150 and 350 kW under solar canopies. Santa Clara’s new fast-charging station is located in the car park of the Westfield shopping centre […] More…
China’s Geely reveals Homtruck: Big-data rival to Tesla Semi due in 2024
The commercial-vehicle division of Chinese automaker recently unveiled a potential Tesla Semi rival due to start production in 2024. The Farizon Auto Homtruck concept previews a production semi truck that can accommodate battery-electric and range-extended powertrains, according to a Farizon Auto press release. Farizon didn’t discuss technical… More…
Northern Ireland spends £100m on clean buses
In two separate projects, the government of Northern Ireland has invested more than £100m in its zero-emission bus fleet. Already as part of this scheme, 80 battery-electric Wrightbus buses purchased by Translink have just been unveiled. The investment in zero-emission public transport in Northern Island is made up of two parts. Firstly, as part of […] More…
Hertz’s Tesla Model 3 Rental Cars On Display In Times Square
No contract clearly doesn’t mean no Teslas. Hertz touted its new Model 3s as it launched its “re-IPO.” More…
Rivian R1T Impresses Minimal Duck With Perfect Traction
“I felt like we were just gripping onto the dirt.” More…
Ford & Purdue to improve charging via cooling
Together with researchers from Purdue University in the US state of Indiana, Ford wants to develop a charging cable that, thanks to a special cooling mechanism, is supposed to be “significantly more efficient than usual products” and reduce charging processes “theoretically” to the length of a conventional refuelling process. According to Ford, the core of […] More…
Official: Tesla Deployed 30,000 Superchargers Globally
Hundreds more are added every month. More…
Check Out Rivian’s Unique Gear Shop Tailored For Adventures
Rivian offers much more than just t-shirts and coffee mugs, and its shop supports its sustainability mission. More…
Electrify America Opens Its 200th Station In California
It has 14 stalls, solar canopies and even an optional curbside food purchase and delivery from select mall restaurants. More…
Veterans Day: Tesla Pays Tribute With ‘Special Ops’ Camo Model S
Tesla Model S looks at home in camo. More…
Kia EV9 Concept: Production-bound electric SUV teased again ahead of LA auto show
Kia on Thursday released more teaser images of its Concept EV9, which is scheduled for a full reveal November 17 at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show. No details have been confirmed, but the teaser images show more of the boxy SUV shape hinted at in an initial teaser released earlier this week. Interior views also show a steering yoke and large… More…
Cooler means quicker: How EV fast-charging stops might get shorter without bulkier cables
Ford and Purdue University researchers have developed a new charging cable the automaker claims could allow future EVs to recharge in as little time as a gasoline fill-up. The patent-pending design uses a new cooling method that harnesses the phase change of coolant from liquid to vapor, Ford said in a press release. Liquid-cooled charging cables… More…
Johnson Matthey withdraws from battery business
The British chemical company Johnson Matthey has surprisingly announced its withdrawal from the business with battery materials for the automotive industry. Johnson Matthey cites growing competition as one of the reasons for its decision. It has concluded that “the potential returns from our battery materials business will not be sufficient to justify further investment”, according […] More…
BMW CEO Takes Another Dig At Tesla, Says It’s Not Quite Premium
Oliver Zipse says BMW has a different “standard on quality and reliability” and “different aspirations on customer satisfaction.” More…
Nio remains in the red
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has presented its financial figures for the third quarter of 2021. Although the still young manufacturer was able to significantly increase its quarterly sales, the bottom line remains in the red. Nio’s total revenue from July to September was around 9.8 billion yuan (about 1.5 billion euros), up 116 […] More…
Lightning eMotors places major order with Proterra
Lightning eMotors has contracted Proterra to supply battery systems with a total capacity of more than 900 megawatt hours for use in up to 10,000 electric commercial vehicles between 2022 and 2025. The new order builds on the partnership between the two companies announced in March and expands it to include batteries for additional vehicle […] More…
ACM Adaptive City Mobility is apparently broke
The electric car start-up ACM Adaptive City Mobility from Munich has filed for insolvency at the competent district court. However, the company is also looking for further investors to continue the vehicle development. As reported by the German publication Automobilwoche, the well-known insolvency expert Michael Jaffé has already been appointed as insolvency administrator. According to […] More…
Subaru presents their debut-BEV ‘Solterra’
Subaru has now officially unveiled its first electric model, the Solterra. The electric SUV shares the platform and technology with Toyota’s first BEV model, the bZ4X, and is scheduled for market launch in Japan, the USA, Canada, Europe and China from mid-2022. To know what the Solterra is capable of, a glance at the performance […] More…
