NASA has selected two US companies to support its Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD). It is about the development of electric aircraft engines in the megawatt class. The contracts will go to GE Aviation and MagniX. With the EPFD programme, NASA wants to develop electric propulsion technologies that could be used in US passenger aircraft […] More…
Hy24 founded for H2 infrastructure investment
Ardian and FiveT Hydrogen have announced the beginning of Hy24, “the world’s largest investment platform focused exclusively on clean hydrogen infrastructure”. Hy24’s first fund is expected to have a volume of 1.5 billion euros. The investment platform is being set up by Ardian and FiveT Hydrogen as a joint venture. According to a statement by […] More…
Tesla Production And Deliveries Graphed Through Q3 2021
New records and an annualized rate close to 1 million electric cars. More…
Tesla Model S Vs Mercedes S-Class: Race Of The Family Sedans
It’s an epic display of old powertrain tech versus new. More…
Toyota’s battery joint venture to source nickel from BHP
The commodities group BHP and the Toyota-Panasonic joint venture Prime Planet Energy & Solutions have agreed on a memorandum of understanding on the supply of nickel. The material is to come from BHP’s new production facility in Western Australia. The third signatory to the memorandum of understanding between BHP and the battery joint venture established […] More…
Inside The Elon Musk Documentary Aiming To Uncover The Truth
These days, it’s difficult to differentiate between the truth and the lies. PBS gives it a go. More…
Stellantis Prioritizes EVs Over ICEs In Europe Amid Chip Shortage
Franco-Italo-American carmaker to use limited amount of chips to build EVs as “more customers are willing to buy EVs now.” More…
Mercedes begins producing components for the eActros
The German aggregate plants of Mercedes-Benz are starting production of central components for the battery-electric eActros. These include the e-axle and the battery packs, which will be manufactured and assembled at the Gaggenau, Kassel and Mannheim locations. The components that are entering serial production in the German plants will then be used in the series […] More…
Belgian postal services to procure 1200 e-vans
The Belgian national postal operator Bpost is procuring 1,200 electric vans to be delivered by the end of 2022. According to a Flemish media report, the first 400 of the electric transporters have already been ordered, with the tender for the remaining 800 to follow at the end of this month. According to the Flemish […] More…
SONDORS Metacycle vs. NIU RQi – Battle of the affordable electric motorcycles
The SONDORS Metacycle and NIU RQi electric motorcycles are both racing to reshape the market by bringing highway-capable speeds down to commuter-level prices.. More…
Is Tesla Officially Moving Its Headquarters To Austin, Texas?
It seems Tesla has already unofficially made the switch from California to Texas. More…
VW Commercial Vehicles launches pre-series production of T7 PHEV
The first production vehicles of the new Multivan presented in June have rolled off the production line at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. This is the first time a Multivan with a plug-in hybrid has been produced at the Hanover plant. As reported, the new Multivan is based for the first time on the VW Group’s MQB […] More…
Tesla Cybertruck Prototype Seen Without Visible Door Handles
This seems to confirm what Musk previously stated, that the Cybertruck would not need physical handles. More…
US: BMW i3 Sales Further Decrease In Q3 2021
Awaiting a new wave of all-electric BMWs. More…
Marques Brownlee Now Loves The Yoke, Would Not Switch To Normal Wheel
After describing the yoke as the Tesla Model S Plaid’s one big flaw, now the tech reviewer would not go back to a steering wheel. More…
Jeep Grand Cherokee to release as PHEV in 2022
The Stellantis brand Jeep has announced a new generation of the Grand Cherokee SUV, which will also be offered as a plug-in hybrid for the first time. A new platform makes this possible. The model is to be offered in North America in early 2022 and in other markets later in the year. Like Jeep’s […] More…
Great Wall Motors in talks to take over Nissan’s plant in Barcelona
Spanish authorities and Nissan have started talks with Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motors about a possible takeover of Nissan’s Barcelona plant. Great Wall could move into the largest of the three plants in Barcelona. However, the negotiations are said to be explicitly non-exclusive as yet. Overall, the future of the Zona Franca, Montcada i Reixac […] More…
Norway registers 13,946 new BEVs in September
In Norway, 13,946 new electric cars were registered in September. The share of electric cars in new passenger car registrations was 77.5 per cent last month. Norway’s most successful model across all drive types in September was the Tesla Model Y with 3,564 new registrations, ahead of the Tesla Model 3 with 2,218 registrations. Compared […] More…
Tesla claims Rivian is stealing ‘trade secrets’ about its ‘next-gen battery’ in expanding lawsuit
Tesla, which is already suing Rivian and former employees hired by the electric pickup truck startup, is expanding its lawsuit against the company.. More…
2022 Hummer EV Edition 1 gives GM the toolbox for affordable Chevy and GMC electric pickups
General Motors’ move to electric pickups—and its large-scale shift of its entire lineup to electric vehicles–is starting with a 1,000-hp supertruck packing enough batteries for a 350-mile range. The 2022 GMC Hummer EV represents the top of the electric pickup lineup, and every model comes with all of the technology GM can throw… More…
