In the UK, Dobbies Garden Centres has announced a partnership with Gridserve to provide electric vehicle chargers at locations throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The agreement initially covers 30 ‘Destination Electric Hubs’ installed at Dobbie’s car parks. Each of these will have up to 12 high-power charge points with connectors to support “all […] More…
200 Lion Electric school buses bound for Ontario
Lion Electric has received a conditional purchase order for 200 all-electric LionC school buses from Langs Bus Lines in Ontario, Canada. Deliveries should begin gradually in 2022, through to 2026. Langs Bus Lines Limited operates over 600 school buses and minibuses throughout Southern Ontario. The bus operator is already familiar with Lion Electric buses. Langs […] More…
Hyundai Starts Customer Deliveries Of Ioniq 5 In The US
The first car was delivered to a customer in California. More…
Tesla Model S prototype spotted with new charge port and taillights
A Tesla Model S prototype has been spotted with a new charge port and taillights near the Fremont factory. More…
Auto Execs Say More Than Half Of US Car Sales Will Be EVs By 2030
Not long ago, it seemed EV adoption was still far off, but the times are changing much more rapidly now. More…
BYD supplies Grupo Modelo with e-trucks in Mexico
BYD has delivered 20 21-ton electric trucks to Mexican beer maker Grupo Modelo. The Mexican beer maker has already ordered another 20 electric trucks from BYD and says it plans to add a total of 500 electric trucks to its fleet over the next two years. BYD will also supply the company with electric forklifts. […] More…
First Documented Non-Employee Rivian R1T Delivery? AMA
One of the first Rivian R1T owners has taken to Reddit to answer people’s questions about the electric pickup truck. More…
The world’s largest wind farm will power up before end of 2021
The UK’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, soon to be the world’s largest when it’s completed in 2022, will produce its first power before December 31 of this year. More…
€30,000 Lightyear Two Solar EV Coming In 2025 With Tiny Battery
It promises to offer twice the range of a similarly-priced BEV and require five times less charging. More…
Tesla Rejects Model Y Buyer’s Call To Honor Retroactive FSD Pricing
“We will not be honoring any previous pricing. Once you update your configuration it will update to the current pricing.” More…
Germany: More Than A Third Of New Cars Were Plug-Ins In November
While the overall car market shrinks, plug-ins expand to record levels. More…
Edison Motors & Plug Power to make H2 buses
Korean electric bus manufacturer Edison Motors has signed an agreement with the NY-based hygrogen fuell cell specialist Plug Power to develop and bring to market a hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric city bus. Plug Power’s 125kW ProGen fuel cell system will provide power to Edison Motors’ electric bus platform. Edison Motors has tentatively named the upcoming […] More…
Kia EV6 receives EPA rating: Up to 310 miles of range on a single charge
Kia announced that the EV6, its first next-gen electric vehicle, has received its EPA rating ahead of its US launch, and it has a range of up to 310 miles on a single charge, according to the driving cycle. More…
Volvo, Daimler, and Traton invest €500 million to build out high-power electric truck network in Europe
Today, Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and Volkswagen’s AG heavy-truck business the Traton Group announced the official signing of a joint venture to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for electric, heavy-duty, long-haul trucks and buses across Europe. More…
Arrival unveils its roomy rideshare Car prototype designed with Uber ahead of testing next year
Following the partnership announced earlier this year, Arrival has now shared a first look at its Car EV, designed specifically for rideshare drivers with Uber’s help. The Arrival Car features a hood to rear panoramic roof, foldable front seat, and passenger legroom that the automaker claims is greater than a Rolls Royce.. More…
Rad Power Bikes unveils RadRunner 2, updating its most affordable electric utility bike
The RadRunner from Rad Power Bikes broke new ground upon its release two years ago. It became the first widely successful utility e-bike from a major manufacturer, spawning many imitators in the process. The e-bike has remained a staple of Rad’s lineup of electric bicycles ever since, and it is now getting an update in the form of the RadRunner 2. More…
Audi E-Tron GT Recalled For Possible Leaky Air Suspension
The issue only affects vehicles sold in the United States, but not ones sold in Canada or Europe. More…
Volvo takes the FH Electric out for Arctic testing
What happens to a battery-powered truck when the thermometer reads -25° C and strong winds are blowing? To find out, Volvo Trucks has completed winter tests with its upcoming 44-tonne FH Electric in the far north of Sweden – and introduced a preconditioning function in response. The FH Electric is one of three new electric […] More…
Report: Build Back Better bill could stall in Senate for months, delaying expanded EV tax credit
The Build Back Better bill recently passed by the House of Representatives could stall in the Senate for months, NBC reported Wednesday, potentially delaying an expanded EV tax credit. Senate Democrats are preparing to kick the Build Back Better bill to 2022 because leadership doe not believe it has enough votes to pass it, the report said, citing… More…
One of Europe’s top-selling EVs just got a 0/5 star safety rating. Is it game over for the Renault Zoe?
It’s been a rough week for one of Europe’s best-selling electric cars, the zippy little Zoe, which failed Euro NCAP’s latest round of grueling vehicle safety tests with a grand total of zero stars out of five, a huge blow to a vehicle that previously boasted five-star ratings in earlier models. Is it the end of the road for the beloved Zoe. More…
