Some folks are turned off by the SUV’s controversial styling, but it’s surprisingly outstanding in almost every way. More…
BMW iX Electric SUV First Drive And Review: Weird But Wonderful
Biktrix Moto review: A fun moped-style electric bike that can cruise for days on a charge
I absolutely love moped-style electric bikes. They are just so much fun to ride! The format gives you that fun-loving motorcycle cruising feeling, yet keeps you legal as a bicycle without all the hassle of motor vehicle ownership. And rarely have I seen a moped-style electric bike capture the motorbike essence quite as well as the Biktrix Moto.. More…
EHang opens 5G-connected vertiport for eVTOLs in Guangzhou, China
Chinese company EHang has opened a new, 5G enabled, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vertiport and maintenance facility in Guangzhou, China – it’s just the latest new project in China’s “official” urban air mobility (UAM) test city. More…
Using Elon Musk’s Boring Tunnel at CES 2022: Hardly groundbreaking [Video]
When Elon Musk started The Boring Company, it made a fair bit of news. Depending on who you ask, the tunnels are either revolutionary forms of transportation to ease urban congestion at a dramatically reduced cost or claustrophobic overhyped tunnels with cars driving through them that are far less efficient than a simple tram, train, or bus. More…
New Volvo Electric SUV Will Drive On The Highway Unsupervised
It will first be available in California, before being rolled out across other markets. More…
Hyundai Mobis presents concepts at CES with wheel drive
Hyundai Mobis presented two studies with its new wheeled technology at CES – a battery-electric two-seater for sharing services and a delivery vehicle with fuel cell propulsion. Meanwhile, parent company Hyundai Motor put the spotlight on its new Plug & Drive (PnD) platform. First, to the concepts from Hyundai Mobis: both represent use cases for […] More…
CALB plans to hit the stock market
The Chinese battery manufacturer CALB (China Lithium Battery Technology) is planning its IPO in Hong Kong. In doing so, CALB wants to raise about one billion US dollars – currently about 880 million euros – to finance further growth. The company has already applied for an overseas initial public offering of shares on 29 December […] More…
Udelv unveils cabless delivery EV – and it is fast (video)
The Californian company Udelv presented an electric self-driving van without a driver’s cab at the CES. The autonomous van is not only designed for urban deliveries but also motorway speeds. The electric delivery vehicle can carry up to 2,000 pounds (about 900 kilograms) of goods and, according to Udelv, can achieve ranges of between 160 […] More…
Vitesco receives order worth billions for 800V inverter from the USA
Vitesco Technologies has received a major order worth more than one billion euros from an unnamed American car manufacturer. In return, the German company will “supply millions of 800-volt inverters with silicon carbide technology for electric vehicles”. Together with the order from the USA, Vitesco is publicising the expansion of its production activities to North […] More…
Electric vans from Stellantis, GM, Ford: Cleaner, quieter last-mile delivery takes connectedness
Last-mile delivery vans are, increasingly, how we shop, how we get home services, and even how we get food delivered. And as the fleet of last-mile vans expands to meet this need, it’s largely going electric. The wake-up call for how quickly this change might sweep the industry came in 2019, when Amazon announced plans to buy 100,000… More…
Ford F-150 Lightning is fast becoming a very hot commodity
High demand for the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning is leading some dealers in the US to charge customers thousands of dollars more than the list price for early delivery dates. In isolated cases, there is talk of a premium of up to $30,000. Ford is now threatening that dealers with such sales practices could go […] More…
Watch Tesla Model Y Narrowly Avoid Crash: A Real World Moose Test
Tesla Model 3 and Model Y excel in such maneuvers. More…
This Polaris UTV Runs A Tesla Model 3 Drive Unit
Its maker has affectionately dubbed it Teslaris, for obvious reasons. More…
Stellantis says goodbye to ICE as Citroën Berlingo, Peugeot Rifter, and Opel Combo go EV-only
Just days after revealing the new Chrysler Airflow Concept electric crossover at CES and promising to go 100% electric by 2028, Stellantis began to take steps toward meeting that goal by reducing the engine options for its European Citroën Berlingo, Opel Combo Life, and Peugeot Rifter models down to one. And it’s electric. More…
Nova Scotia to see 250 AC chargers installed by 2023
Nova Scotia will receive $1.2 million in funding to install up to 250 electric vehicle chargers throughout the province. The money will be made available through Natural Resources Canada and go to the Clean Foundation that will select locations as per demand. The funding is part of Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP), a $280 […] More…
Tesla Model S Plaid Track Mode: Donuts, Drifting, And Top Speed
What’s it like doing donuts in a large and heavy family hauler? More…
IndyCar and Motorsport Network Team Up To Launch Global Fan Survey
North America’s premier open-wheel racing series and the motorsport industry’s leading digital platform offer fans the chance to share their views. More…
Temsa to deliver electric buses in Lithuania within days
The Turkish bus manufacturer Temsa has won a tender in the town of Druskininkai, Lithuania. The municipality expects nine electric midibuses of type MD9 electriCity already to arrive in the next few days. The company added it was in negotiations for a more extensive follow-up project. Temsa has not specified where or when the new […] More…
Tesla New Model Line Coming In China: Expansion & Hiring Underway
It appears Tesla will increase employee count in the new area by some 50%, from 6,000 to 9,000. More…
Tesla Model S Plaid gets Nürburgring-tuned Track Mode for better cooling
Tesla on Thursday announced a Track Mode for the Model S Plaid that adds torque vectoring, improved cooling, and more aggressive suspension settings. Rolling out to cars in North America this week, Track Mode was developed to aid the Model S in achieving its lap record for production cars at Germany’s Nürburgring, Tesla said in a blog post… More…
