Sono Motors has changed the contract manufacturer for the series production of its Sion and increased the price of the solar electric car. In addition, a new production location has been found for the solar vehicle. After it become apparent that the production of the Sion by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) in Sweden, announced […] More…
GM and Honda announce plan to ‘codevelop series of affordable electric vehicles’
GM and Honda, which are already working together on two EVs coming to the US in 2024, announced a plan to “codevelop a series of affordable electric vehicles” to come to market by 2027. More…
BYD set to provide Hungary with 48 electric buses
BYD has received an order for 48 electric buses from Hungary’s largest public transport company Volánbusz. The 12-metre-long BYD electric buses are to be delivered to Volánbusz later this year and will be used in five Hungarian cities. According to BYD, this order represents the Hungarian PTO’s largest electric bus order from BYD to date. […] More…
US: BMW iX Sales Started In Q1 2022
Soon the lineup will be reinforced by the i4 and following all-electric models. More…
Tender for 83 electric buses in Barcelona
In Spain, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), the public transport operator in the Barcelona metropolitan region, has launched the tender process for the procurement of up to 83 additional electric buses including charging infrastructure. These are to replace diesel buses that have reached the end of their service life in 2023. The tender initially covers […] More…
HV SiC MOSFET switch ships for EVs
Power Integrations (PI) has launched its first high-voltage switch chips for automotive battery packs that use a SiC MOSFET (writes Nick Flaherty). The package for the InnoSwitch3-AQ integrates a 1700 V SiC MOSFET for 800 and 1000 V battery packs where a 1200 V device would not be able to handle the peak voltage that […] More…
BrightDrop Renames EV600, EV410 Electric Vans To Zevo 600, Zevo 400
GM’s division says the new names more closely align with its mission and purpose of decarbonizing last-mile deliveries. More…
Drivers May Not Care About Fuel Efficiency, But Investors Should
Tesla’s rivals may need to pay much more attention to efficiency since batteries are in such high demand. More…
Electric DeLorean teased for August reveal, the first of an all-EV brand reviving a familiar name
DeLorean Motor Company on Monday confirmed an August 18 reveal date for its all-electric successor to the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car. The reveal will take place at the Awards Ramp at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance, and the prototype vehicle will be displayed at the Pebble Beach Concept Lawn on August 21, DeLorean said in a press release… More…
Suzuki & SkyDrive partner on eVTOL development
Japanese automakers Suzuki and SkyDrive have announced a partnership for the commercialization of flying cars. SkyDrive is a Japanese manufacturer of flying cars and is currently developing a compact, two-seating electric-powered flying car with plans for full-scale production. SkyDrive and Suzuki explained that they will start collaborating in areas of business and technology including technology […] More…
Quebec orders 50 Lion Electric school buses
Lion Electric has received an order for 50 all-electric LionC school buses from Autobus Campeau in the province of Quebec. Deliveries are set to begin by the first quarter of 2023. The new buses will be used on school routes in the Brownsburg-Chatham, Gatineau and Rigaud regions, which are not far from Montreal. Students will […] More…
CATL to launch battery production in Germany this year
The Chinese battery manufacturer CATL wants to ramp up cell production at its new plant in Thuringia in the second half of this year. Instead of the planned capacity of 14 gigawatt-hours, however, it will only produce 8 GWh in 2022. “We are in the final spurt,” said CATL’s head of European operations Matthias Zentgraf […] More…
GM and Honda expand partnership with range of affordable EVs expected by 2027
General Motors and Honda are expanding their partnership to include a line of affordable EVs for North America covering what the automakers say are the most popular vehicle segments. Scheduled to go on sale in 2027, these vehicles will be based on “a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology,” GM and Honda said in a… More…
Saietta Group to take over ZF plant in Sunderland
UK-based e-mobility propulsion specialist Saietta Group has accelerated its growth plans by taking on a manufacturing facility in Sunderland, the former base of ZF Automotive UK Limited. According to Saietta, this agreement will enable the company to meet its stated objective of establishing a UK pilot production facility “significantly ahead of its 2024 target”. The […] More…
VW to begin ID.4 production in May
VW plans to start series production of the ID.4 at the Emden plant in May. The carmaker made the announcement after a visit to the site by VW brand CEO Ralf Brandstätter, his successor Thomas Schäfer and the chairperson of the general works council Daniela Cavallo. According to a dpa report, the information is based […] More…
Electric motorbike maker ONYX unveils new lower-cost CTY2 model as US-built electric moped
ONYX Motorbikes, a California-based electric moped manufacturer, has just unveiled a new step-through bike known as the ONYX CTY2. More…
General Motors prepares for electric van production in Canada
General Motors will start producing electric vans at its plant in Ingersoll, Canada, later this year. Construction of the BrightDrop electric van is scheduled to begin there at the end of December. Light pickup production and a third shift will be introduced at the Oshawa assembly plant. The Ingersoll plant in the province of Ontario […] More…
NIO is in talks to license its battery swap stations to other automakers as it expands to Europe and US
NIO is the only electric automaker that has successfully managed to make battery swapping part of its business. It is now reportedly in talks to license its battery swap stations to other automakers as it expands to Europe and the US. More…
DeLorean’s Electric Vehicle Concept Teased, Will Debut August 18
The modern interpretation of the classic DeLorean DMC-12 will have its world premiere at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. More…
April Fools in the e-mobility field
This year’s jokes included numerous variants from multiple manufacturers: For example, Amateur radio specialist WiMo reported of a new technology allowing Teslas to be charged without cables thanks to power-over-air adapters. On the subject, Tesla was also reported to be planning a joint venture for electric tractors and a Bitcoin factory in Grünheide. Britsh automobile […] More…
