While the most precise numbers aren’t available, it appears Tesla may have taken the lead. More…
Did Tesla Outsell BMW In The US In 2021?
BMW Group Plug-In Car Sales In 2021: Up 70.4% To 328,316
The company more than doubled all-electric car sales and wants to double BEV sales again in 2022. More…
Mercedes Aims To Build Electric Powertrains In-House From 2024
Mercedes wants to “control the overall system of electric motor, battery and power electronics as much as possible.” More…
Lime launches new shared electric bikes with more motor power and automatic transmission
Electric mobility company Lime is rolling out a new 4th-gen electric bike, and it’s got a whole host of interesting updates to make the bikes more convenient than ever before. More…
Research could help extend EV battery life by 30%, slow degradation
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University claim to have found a method to “revitalize” lithium-ion batteries, potentially extending their useful lifespan by nearly 30%. The research points to a novel way to slow battery degradation. As lithium-ion batteries rack up charge/discharge… More…
Kia EV6 deliveries are up to 3 months ahead of schedule
The all-new Kia EV6 is one of the most hotly anticipated new cars of the year – electric or otherwise. It’s been a weird couple of months, though, and ongoing supply chain issues and chip shortages had some customers understandably worried that their EV6 wouldn’t get delivered on the promised date. But now, at least one person has received their EV6… and it’s three months early. More…
Kia EV6 deliveries have already begun – 3 months ahead of schedule
The all-new Kia EV6 is one of the most hotly anticipated new cars of the year – electric or otherwise. It’s been a weird couple of months, though, and ongoing supply chain issues and chip shortages had some customers understandably worried that their EV6 wouldn’t get delivered on the promised date. But now, at least one person has received their EV6… and it’s three months early. More…
VinFast To Build US Factory, Offer Huge Discounts For EV Buyers
A small refundable ‘early-bird’ deposit on a VinFast EV comes with the promise of a $3,000 to $5,000 voucher. More…
Covenant Logistics goes for 50 Nikola-Tre trucks
The Covenant Logistics Group, based in Chattanooga in the US state of Tennessee, wants to procure ten battery-electric examples as well as 40 vehicles of the fuel cell variant of the Nikola Tre truck model. So far, this is a letter of intent subject to successful test deployment. According to Nikola Motor, the first purely […] More…
Mitsubishi isn’t done selling fancy EV golf carts, follows up iMiEV with K-EV Concept X Style and pocket-sized overlander
Mitsubishi was one of the early pioneers of the modern EV era, launching the original iMiEV electric kei car on World Environment Day back in 2009. Against all odds, the iMiEV is still in production and, today, a fixture in EV markets across Europe and South East Asia – but this, too, must end. Mitsubishi is following up the iMiEV with a pair of new electric kei cars, led by the K-EV Concept X Style. More…
Proton & Torqeedo to develop hybrid hydrogen system
Proton Motor Fuel Cell and Torqeedo are working together on an innovative hydrogen hybrid propulsion system kit for maritime mobility that can deliver fuel cell outputs between 30 and 120 kW and variable hydrogen storage capacity. The project, with the working title “Ma-Hy-Hy” (Marine Hydrogen Hybrid), is intended to complement Torqeedo’s existing Deep Blue Hybrid […] More…
MFG to install HPC at 60 locations across the UK
The British petrol station operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has announced investments of 50 million pounds in the expansion of its charging infrastructure for the current year. This will involve installing more than 350 150-kW high power chargers (HPC) for electric cars at 60 locations across the UK. According to the company, the new EV […] More…
Dealers thrived in 2021: Are state franchise laws hindering EV adoption?
Another year has gone by without a resolution to the fight between franchised dealerships—which had a strong 2021 thanks to weak supply and strong demand—and the direct-sales model pioneered by Tesla, and now taken up by Rivian and Lucid. This is a familiar saga to anyone who has followed EV developments over the past decade, but the… More…
Munich orders 14 electric 18-metre Ebusco buses
The Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has received a follow-up order from public transport operator Stadtwerke München in Germany. The order is for 14 electric 18-metre buses of the type Ebusco 2.2. Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2023. “After the 12-metre buses from Ebusco met the range expectation, we are looking forward […] More…
Freyr & Aleees launch LFP joint venture
The Norwegian battery company Freyr and Aleees, a Taiwanese manufacturer of LFP cathode materials, have agreed to establish a joint venture. The planned joint venture is to build an LFP cathode factory in the Nordic region. This cathode materials factory is expected to begin operations in 2024, coinciding with the expected ramp-up of Freyr’s first […] More…
Microvast and FPT to supply batteries to Iveco Bus
Microvast, together with FPT Industrial, will supply the complete battery system for a new electric city and intercity bus from Iveco Bus. The Iveco Bus Crossway LE Electric is expected to be unveiled later this year, with first deliveries possible from mid-2023. Microvast says it has developed a battery pack with high energy density and […] More…
Switch Mobility is setting up a factory in Spain
Switch Mobility has announced the construction of a production facility for electric vehicles in the Spanish province of Valladolid. The British subsidiary of the Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland plans to invest around 100 million euros in its first site in continental Europe over the next ten years. Construction is scheduled to start on […] More…
BMW passes 100,000 electric vehicle mark for 2021
The BMW Group delivered 103,855 fully electric vehicles in 2021, 133.8% more than in the previous year. Sales of plug-in hybrids also increased – overall PHEV sales are even higher, but growth is slower. In total, BMW delivered 328,316 BEVs and PHEVs, an increase of 70.4 per cent on 2020. Subtracting the 103,855 BEVs from […] More…
Volkswagen subsidiaries significantly raise EV sales
The Volkswagen brands VW, Audi, Porsche, Skoda and Seat have published their sales figures for the past year. All of them were able to significantly increase sales of battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids – while overall sales declined in some cases. The core VW brand delivered 263,000 fully electric vehicles and 106,000 plug-in hybrids last […] More…
Taiwan soon to have more Gogoro electric scooter battery swap stations than gas stations
Electric scooter manufacturer Gogoro is famous for its battery-swapping network of GoStations that extensively covers its native Taiwan. The system has become so popular that it will soon eclipse the number of gas stations on the island nation. More…
