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EVs In 60ish Seconds: This Week’s Interesting News, October 1
Report: Tesla Giga Berlin To Get Final Approval In November
The production of Tesla Model Y for Europe might start before the end of 2021. More…
Tesla Loses Appeal Related To Used Model S Fraud Case In China
Tesla has faced many issues in China, and losing this appeal certainly doesn’t help. More…
First customer-bound electric vans built at plant that birthed the original Hummer
The plant that made something very American and very much a gas-guzzler is now making electric vans—albeit ones essentially from China. Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) on Wednesday announced shipment of its first electric delivery vans to customers. Those vans rolled out of the same Mishawaka, Indiana, factory that used to build Hummers… More…
Objective PBS Special: Tesla’s Elon Musk On Overcoming Adversity
Tesla, like just about every new automaker in history, has experienced enormous adversity. How does Musk handle it? More…
First look and test-drive with the Lucid Air Dream Edition: An addictively speedy work of art
As part of my journey through Arizona for Lucid Motor’s “Production Preview Week,” I was able to catch a glimpse behind the scenes of the automaker’s facilities where the Air sedan is being produced. Even better, Lucid gave me the opportunity to be one of the first non-employees to test-drive the Air Dream Edition – I went for the 1,111 horsepower on the Performance version. Here’s how it went. More…
UK Study Says 4 Out Of 10 New Car Purchases Will Be Electrified
Study suggests demand for electrified cars is swelling. More…
China: Geely Wants 5,000 Battery-Swapping Points Running By 2025
It is one of several Chinese automakers that are investing in large-scale battery swapping networks. More…
Lordstown Motors Selling Ohio Plant To Foxconn For $230 Million
A condition for the deal to go through is for Foxconn to build the Lordstown Endurance electric pickup at the factory. More…
At former GM plant, iPhone maker might build $30,000 Fisker EV and Endurance pickup
Ohio-based Lordstown Motors’ chances of getting its Endurance electric pickup mass-produced are looking better—with the help of Foxconn, the Taiwan-based company that makes iPhones for Apple, xBoxes for Microsoft, and Kindles for Amazon. Lordstown and Foxconn entered a partnership with a non-binding agreement on Tuesday. According to a… More…
Tesla pushes back in the USA
Tesla is urging US President Joe Biden’s administration and a US appeals court to impose higher fines on American automakers that fail to meet fuel economy requirements for their cars. Additionally, Tesla is calling for a swift tightening of fuel economy rules loosened by former President Donald Trump, as the relaxation ensures that emissions credits […] More…
Ionity launches 35 Cent/KWh subscription model
Ionity is launching a subscription model for its charging stations. This is intended to give electric car drivers the opportunity to use Ionity charging stations without charging cards from other Mobility Service Providers (MSP) or charging services from car manufacturers participating in Ionity at a reduced rate. This means that drivers without a contract with […] More…
SK Innovation spins off battery division
SK Innovation officially completed the spin-off of its battery business on 1 October. The now independent battery division of the South Korean company is called SK On and is headed by Jee Dong-seob. With the announced spin-off, the Korean company wants to enable the battery division to better focus on the fast-growing market for electric […] More…
Nikola secures fresh capital via shares
Nikola had already entered into an agreement to sell up to $300 million worth of shares to Tumim Stone Capital in June. Now the electric truck maker has signed a second purchase agreement with the investment bank, bringing the total to $600 million. Since entering into the first agreement, Nikola has already sold nearly $47 […] More…
Ford CEO: I’d Have A Mach-E As My Third Car After Bronco, Mustang
“If I have a third vehicle in the household, it’s probably going to be a Mach-E.” More…
A handful of new Tesla Model X SUVs spotted as deliveries are delayed
Tesla missed its deadline to deliver the Model X in Q3 2021, but a handful of units of the new electric SUVs were spotted in Fremont factory. More…
Bluebus presents revamped electric minibus with solid-state battery
The French electric bus manufacturer Bluebus, part of the Bolloré Group, is presenting a new version of its six-metre short electric bus. This offers space for up to 35 passengers, a new drive with up to 140 kW of power and 25 per cent more range than its predecessor. Around ten years after the premiere […] More…
Quantron presents Q-Light FCEV transporter
Quantron has presented a fuel cell transporter. The transporter, called Q-Light FCEV, is a hydrogen-powered vehicle in the 3.5 to 4.2 tonne range, according to Quantron, and is offered in cooperation with FC experts AE Driven Solutions. The commercial vehicle converter had already announced a hydrogen transporter based on the Iveco Daily a little over […] More…
Foxconn buys Lordstown plant & signs manufacturing partnership
Foxconn will buy the car plant of the electric car start-up Lordstown Motors in Lordstown in the US state of Ohio. This is provided for in an agreement in principle that has now been concluded between the two sides. Foxconn will then take over the production of the electric pickup truck Endurance for Lordstown Motors. […] More…
Tesla Model S P100D Catches Fire In Georgia
Firefighters propped the vehicle up on wood blocks and put a fire hose under the vehicle to prevent the battery from reigniting. More…
