The CEO says the new Model X is extremely difficult to produce, and Tesla “dropped the ball” on its production ramp. More…
Elon Musk Admits Refreshed Model X Delays Are Tesla’s Fault
Electric bus orders from Houston & Denver
Two new large orders for electric buses have been made public in the USA in recent days. Nova Bus, part of the Volvo Group, has received its largest electric bus order to date from Houston in Texas. New Flyer of America, part of the NFI Group, is to deliver 17 vehicles to Denver in Colorado. […] More…
Here Are 11 Simple Tips To Improve The Range Of Your EV
Did you know that keeping your car’s bodywork clean can actually make a difference? More…
Norway Post goes for 32 Volvo e-trucks
The Norwegian Postal Service has ordered 29 electric trucks from Volvo Trucks. This is the largest order ever for Volvo Trucks from Norway and one of the largest in Europe. The electric trucks on order are the FL Electric and FE Electric, which have identical drivelines but different configurations with two and three axles respectively. […] More…
Battery researcher Jeff Dahn: Why the million-mile battery makes sense
The battery research team around Jeff Dahn continues to work on the million-mile battery. As the Tesla battery researcher explained at an online conference, however, the actual goal is not to actually make an electric car drive 1.6 million kilometres with it. In essence, the work is already known: Back in October 2020, Dahn and […] More…
RadRunner 2 electric bike review: Rad Power Bikes’ most fun utility e-bike yet!
When Rad Power Bikes launched the RadRunner 2, it didn’t show off a laundry list of new updates. Instead, there were only a few key changes. And that’s because the affordably priced RadRunner was already such a popular e-bike that it only required a few small updates to make it better than ever before. More…
Toyota Patents Plans For EV With Manual Transmission And Clutch
The patent appears to show an EV that you can change gears in but you can also set it to a gearless mode too. More…
Umicore signs recycling agreement with ACC
The materials technology and recycling group Umicore has signed an agreement with the battery cell joint venture Automotive Cells Company (ACC) of Stellantis, Total and Mercedes-Benz for battery recycling services for the needs of the ACC pilot plant in Nersac, France. The go-ahead for pilot production in Nersac was given in January 2020, even before […] More…
Amprius Ships First 450 Wh/kg, 1150 Wh/l Battery Cells
The company announced a plan to build its first high-volume manufacturing facility. More…
Tesla Production And Deliveries ‘Extremely Solid’ For Q1: Analyst
The analyst writes that investors should expect Tesla’s Q1 “shipping momentum” to be much better than Q4 2021. More…
Tesla: Musk calls Model X production stop ‘idiotic’
While Tesla sets new sales records for the Model 3 and Model Y in almost every quarter, the Model X has been experiencing problems for over a year. As Elon Musk has now admitted, these problems are largely homemade due to a misjudgement. There are also two other software recalls in the US. The deliveries […] More…
Here’s how rooftop solar could have prevented 2021’s Texas big freeze power outage
A year on from the big Texas freeze that knocked out the state’s power system and caused at least 246 deaths, new research released yesterday found that rooftop solar could have supplied more than enough electricity to meet the shortfall on all but two of the 13 days when power production fell short of forecasted demand. More…
BMW takes majority stake in BBA joint venture
BMW has acquired a majority stake in BMW Brilliance Automotive. As announced three years ago, the Munich-based carmaker holds only 75 per cent of the shares. One of the first acts as the new majority owner is the announcement of a new plant for the joint venture. According to BMW, the full consolidation took place […] More…
Electric compost trucks are coming – EcoCycle will operate nation’s first, a Mack LR
EcoCycle, a nonprofit recycler in Boulder, Colorado, is putting into service the nation’s first commercial electric truck for compostable waste collection. The truck is a Mack LR electric and EcoCycle hopes that it will be first of many adopted by the industry. More…
A Greener Army, Lucid, Apple And Robes: EV News Feb 10, 2022
It’s your weekly dose of interesting EV news to share with family and friends. More…
Tesla plans to build new design center in Beijing this year, Chinese government says
Tesla is planning to build its new design center in Beijing later this year, according to a new document released by the Chinese government. More…
Report: Ford broadens plan for Lincoln EVs—including electric Navigator
Ford is planning electric versions of all of its Lincoln luxury brand’s current SUVs, Reuters reported Thursday. The plan includes battery-electric models that could replace or supplement the current Lincoln Corsair, Nautilus, Aviator, and Navigator, according to the report, which cited three anonymous people familiar with the matter. The first of… More…
Ford Signs Top Tesla Engineer Alan Clarke To Boost EV Development
A 12-year Tesla veteran, Clarke most recently was the EV maker’s director of new programs engineering. More…
Dual-component power converter
Premo has developed an 11 kW power converter using its patented technology that integrates multiple magnetic components (writes Nick Flaherty). The 3DP-11KWHVHV combines a full-bridge 150 µH LLC resonant transformer and 25 µH resonant choke in a single unit. This cuts the volume of the converter by up to half, and can reduce the amount of […] More…
Xpeng announces sales partnerships in Europe
The expansion into other European countries announced by the Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng is becoming concrete with the conclusion of sales and service partnerships in the Netherlands and Sweden. The sales partnerships are soon to be followed by their own subsidiaries. In the Netherlands, Xpeng cooperates with Emil Frey and in Sweden with Bilia. […] More…
