Despite supply-chain issues affecting the entire auto industry, Tesla claims robust 2021 deliveries came close the million-vehicle mark. Tesla delivered a record 936,172 vehicles in 2021, according to a company financial report, up from 499,550 vehicles in 2020 and 367,500 in 2019, when Tesla’s manufacturing footprint only effectively included its… More…
Does Rivian Have What It Takes To Follow In Tesla’s Footsteps?
Rivian brought the first electric pickup truck to market in the US, but ramping up and making a profit isn’t easy. More…
$120,000 Arc Vector electric motorcycle back from the dead, preparing for deliveries
The Arc Vector luxury electric motorcycle’s development has been tumultuous, but good news appears to be on the horizon. More…
LG Chem announces new cathode plant
LG Chem will invest 475.4 billion won (about 354 million euros) in a cathode materials plant, according to the Korean Ministry of Trade. Construction of the plant with a planned annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes in the South Korean city of Gumi is to begin this month. Commissioning by subsidiary LG Battery Core Material is […] More…
Denmark aims for fossil-fuel free inland flights by 2030
The Danish government has announced its intention to make all domestic flights free of fossil fuels by 2030. By 2025 at the latest, the first domestic flights in Denmark are to start using “green” fuel. This was declared by the head of government, Mette Frederiksen, in her New Year’s speech. Frederiksen admitted, however, that the […] More…
Change in management strategy at Aiways
Chinese electric car manufacturer Aiways is reshaping its management team to gain more market share in its home market: Aiways has secured a new round of financing worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to local media reports, involving a major restructuring of the management team – and arguably a change in strategy. Former Nio […] More…
Mercedes-Benz announces long-range EV
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its Vision EQXX concept EV, which has a range of more than 1000 km on a single battery charge, equating to a consumption of less than 10 kWh of energy per 100 km. More…
Arrival tests e-bus, road trials to follow this quarter
In the UK, Arrival has started trials of its electric bus at a testing facility. Arrival is expected to begin production for the bus in Q2 2022. Arrival announced the trials in February last year, whereby they were scheduled to start in autumn just passed. Now the company has commenced the ground trials at their […] More…
Norway marks 13,803 new BEV registrations over December
In Norway, 13,803 new electric cars were registered in December. The share of electric cars among all new registrations was 67.1 per cent. In addition, there were 4,706 new plug-in hybrids. Norway’s most successful model in December was the Tesla Model Y with 2,379 registrations. In 2021 as a whole, there were 113,751 battery-electric cars, […] More…
Udelv Transporter Cab-Less Autonomous Delivery EV Makes CES Debut
Silicon Valley startup aims to deploy the first Transporters in 2023 and have 50,000 of them on public roads by 2028. More…
China cuts NEV subsidies by 30 per cent
China has cut government subsidies for private New Energy Vehicles by 30 per cent from 2021 with the new year. From 31 December 2022, government NEV subsidies in China will be completely eliminated. This was announced by the Chinese Ministry of Finance. The move did not come as a surprise: the Chinese government had already […] More…
Ioniq’s turn for recalls
Hyundai has to recall 2,679 units of the all-electric Ioniq EV in the US. The reason is an electronic fault in the CAN bus system that can put the car into a “fail-safe” mode. If this happens, the EV sign lights up in the instruments and the electric car is only on the road with […] More…
Tesla (TSLA) accused of ‘supporting genocide’ for opening store in controversial Chinese region Xinjiang
Criticisms of Tesla are mounting up over the company’s announcement that it is opening a new store in Xinjiang, a region of China where human rights groups believe the Chinese government put over 1 million Uyghurs and members of other Muslim minorities in labor camps. More…
Tesla is accused of ‘supporting genocide’ for opening new store in controversial Chinese region
Criticisms of Tesla are mounting up over the company’s announcement that it is opening a new store in Xinjiang, a region of China where human rights groups believe the Chinese government put over 1 million Uyghurs and members of other Muslim minorities in labor camps. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning EV production boosted to 150,000 annually, orders start this week
Ford announced early Tuesday that this Thursday it will start inviting reservation-holders of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup to start placing their orders. The automaker said that after this first wave, other waves of reservation-holders will be invited over the next few months for the 2022 model year. Then for those who didn’t get the… More…
Ford doubles Lightning production again to 150,000 units per year by 2023, 600K BEVs annually by 2024
As Ford enters its final phase of pre-production on its highly anticipated F-150 Lightning pickup, it has announced another doubling of its production capacity on the new EV. The US automaker expects to scale Michigan production to 150,000 Lightning EVs by mid-2023, adding to massive overall BEV outputs. More…
Ford F-150 Lightning Ordering Starts This Thursday
The first wave of reservation holders will be invited to place an order on Thursday. More…
Lucid Air Proves It’s A Comfy Canyon Carver In This Review
The drivers call it Tesla’s Nightmare for its impressive breadth of abilities. More…
Join Kyle Conner For A Ride In The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Loop
It’s definitely better than walking as it shortens a 45-minute walk to a 2-minute ride. More…
Closer look at Moonbikes’ wacky mashup between an electric snowmobile and motorcycle
It may be a bit of a misnomer (it’s not meant for the moon, nor is it a bike), but Moonbikes’ wild-looking new electric snow vehicle sure is turning heads. More…
