Former Ford CEO Mark Fields, who’s now interim CEO at Hertz, opens up about the Tesla deal. More…
Hertz CEO Talks Tesla ‘Deal’: Wants To Lead EV Adoption
Musk lets Twitter users decide where his money will go
Elon Musk has let Twitter users vote on whether he should sell a tenth of his shares in Tesla for higher tax payments. A majority is in favour. Musk wants to abide by the vote – but he has not given a time frame for the sale. “Much is made lately of unrealised gains being […] More…
China: Tesla Model Y SR Estimated Delivery Time Extends To 2022
But can we say that it’s sold out? More…
Can Tesla Become The Apple Of Automakers?
Does Tesla really have what it takes to remain the dominant player in its industries going forward? More…
Daimler Trucks and Total join forces on H2 infrastructure
Truck manufacturer Daimler Truck and the energy group Total have signed an agreement to work together on the development of a hydrogen infrastructure for heavy trucks in the European Union. The two corporations will initial focus on Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg and France. Daimler says that the cooperation includes the procurement of hydrogen, including […] More…
US: Tesla Sold More Cars Than Mercedes-Benz Through September
Lexus and BMW are not far away, so Tesla might soon be the #1 premium brand by volume. More…
First Instrumented Testing Of The Rivian R1T Emerges
Is it as good as promised? More…
Wireless inductive charging could sell more EVs, concludes study for tech leader
Wireless charging firm WiTricity is making the case that its tech will help sell more electric cars. The company on Wednesday released results of a study it commissioned showing that availability of wireless charging could nudge consumers into taking the plunge. “EV considerers” who haven’t committed to purchasing an EV indicated that their intent… More…
NFI & Li-Cycle to cooperate on battery recycling
In North America, bus manufacturer NFI Group and recycling company Li-Cycle are cooperating to offer battery recycling to public transport customers there. The partnership builds on a successful pilot e-bus battery recycling programme between NFI subsidiary New Flyer and Li-Cycle. We reported on the completion of this pilot earlier this year. New Flyer supplied Li-Cycle […] More…
UK Forecast: More Plug-Ins To Be Sold In 2021 Than In 2010-2019
The train is leaving. More…
Ford And Purdue Develop Alternatively-Cooled Fast Charging Cable
It uses an active cooling agent that changes phase from liquid to vapor, instead of getting hot. More…
FastNed raises charging prices
The fast-charging provider Fastned is increasing its prices in several countries in continental Europe. The new prices come into effect on 11 November 2021 from 12 noon. The price increase is in response to ever-increasing overall energy prices, despite the fact that FastNed exclusively uses renewable energy. “We don’t like to do this.” Fastned says. […] More…
Freudenberg, ZF & FlixBus cooperate on FC buses
Freudenberg has launched the HyFleet research project with ZF Friedrichshafen and FlixBus. The partners want to develop a fuel cell drive system for long-distance buses by 2024. In addition to the three companies mentioned above, a “major European bus manufacturer” that has not been named is also participating in HyFleet. In the first phase of […] More…
Rivian Raises $11.9 Billion In Biggest IPO Of The Year
Rivian sold 153 million shares at $78 per share; based on the share count, the company is now valued at about $76.4 billion. More…
Evergrande NEV to raise capital via shares
Evergrande New Energy Vehicle plans to raise fresh capital by issuing more shares to six investors. Specifically, about 174.8 million shares at HK$2.86 each will be placed for expected gross proceeds of about HK$500 million (55.5 million euros). The company plans to use the proceeds for research and development and vehicle production. But the capital […] More…
Countries and automakers agree to go all-electric by 2040 in weak new goal set at COP26
At COP26, several major countries and automakers agree to set a new goal to go all-electric by 2040. More…
Trevor Noah Is A Big EV Fan So Jay Leno Put Him In A Mercedes EQS
Watch Leno and Noah each drive an EQS 580 4Matic in the latest episode of the Jay Leno’s Garage TV series. More…
Rivian hits the stock market
The US electric car manufacturer Rivian is now completing its announced US IPO and placing 153 million shares on Wall Street at 78 US dollars each. Rivian is now listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol RIVN. Rivian is making its debut on Wall Street on its own and is not […] More…
COP26: 30 nations & 11 carmakers want to exit combustion transit
At the World Climate Conference in Glasgow, 30 countries, 11 carmakers and other partners issued a joint declaration to move away from the internal combustion engine. The goal is to be emission-free worldwide for passenger cars and LCVs by 2040. But some of the signatories have already set themselves stricter targets. According to the British […] More…
COP26: 24 nations & 6 carmakers want to exit combustion transit
At the World Climate Conference in Glasgow, 24 countries, six major carmakers and other partners issued a joint declaration to move away from the internal combustion engine. The goal is to be emission-free worldwide for passenger cars and LCVs by 2040. But some of the signatories have already set themselves stricter targets. According to the […] More…
