The Department of Homeland Security will begin field testing the Mach-E for use in its law enforcement fleet. More…
DHS To Start Testing Ford Mustang Mach-E Police Vehicles In 2022
Rivian R1T Wins MotorTrend 2022 Truck Of The Year Award
It’s history in the making, and the proliferation of EVs is just beginning to charge forward. More…
MotorTrend Names Rivian R1T Its 2022 Truck Of The Year
It’s history in the making, and the proliferation of EVs is just beginning to charge forward. More…
GM’s First Ultium Battery Gigafactory Appears Almost Completed
It will produce 30+ GWh of EV batteries annually. More…
More Rivian R1S Prototypes Seen In the Wild
With and without camouflage. More…
Is It Really That Difficult To Charge An Electric Car?
Charging an EV is as simple as plugging in and waiting, though there’s much more should know. More…
Sandy Munro Checks Out Tesla Model S Plaid Ahead Of Teardown
The first impressions appear to be very positive. More…
EV Range/Charging Race: Tesla Model 3, EV6, ID4, Mach-E, Ioniq 5
It’s one of the most epic and informative EV range and charging races we’ve ever seen. More…
Elon Musk: That Is Not The Tesla Cybertruck’s Production Wiper Blade
Tesla Cybertruck will get a different solution, and side mirrors will be removable. More…
Carlos Ghosn: Nissan’s Electrification Plan Is Too Slow
“The market is telling you we are completely writing off the combustion engine.” More…
Reviewer Reckons Tesla Model 3 Is Better Than Hyundai Ioniq 5
The best-selling EV of all time reigns supreme over the Ioniq 5 in a comparison test by WhatCar? UK. More…
2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup: Pros & Cons
MotorTrend runs through the positives and negatives of GMC’s 9,000 pound ‘Supertruck’. More…
Battery or fuel cell trucks? A real-world comparison at two waste management firms in Germany
Fuel-cell or battery-electric trucks to collect waste? Both types are increasingly finding their way into municipal waste disposal companies. We asked around in Freiburg and Munich where one waste management company is currently testing two fuel cell refuse collection vehicles, the other an all-electric roll-off tipper. * * * Freiburg’s waste management company (ASF) has […] More…
Rumor: GM Might Invest Over $3 Billion In EV Projects In Michigan
On the table are a new battery gigafactory, and retooling of an existing plant to make electric pickups. More…
US: BEV Sales Almost Doubled In January-October 2021
Tesla takes 69% of the total BEV registrations and strengthens its position among luxury/premium brands. More…
Tritium launches fast-charging line with shared microgrid
The Australian charging station manufacturer Tritium has presented a new series of fast-charging stations under the PKM label. The unique selling point is a shared power supply for the charging points. The first product in the new series is the PKM150 with up to 150 kW charging power. Tritium says the PKM line is designed […] More…
Xplore Dundee takes delivery of a dozen electric double-deckers
The manufacturer alliance Alexander Dennis Limited and BYD has delivered twelve battery-electric double-deckers to the Scottish city of Dundee. Bus operator Xplore Dundee which belongs to the McGill’s Group will use the Enviro400EV buses on route 28, serving Dundee’s Lochee Road, which is the fourth most polluted street in Scotland. AD-BYD, in a statement, stressed […] More…
Milan’s ATM exercises option for 50 electric trolleybuses
Milan’s public transport operator ATM has ordered 50 trolleybuses from Solaris. The follow-up order sees ATM exercising an option from a 2019-framework agreement. Solaris already delivered 30 Trollino 18. Said 2018-deal involved Solaris delivering up to 80 articulated electric buses to ATM in Milan; 30 arrived a year later. ATM now expects the remaining 50 […] More…
Vulcan Energy buys geothermal plant to power lithium extraction
The Australian-German lithium startup Vulcan Energy Resources has acquired a geothermal power plant in Germany for €31.5Mn ($35.7Mn). Vulcan wants to upgrade the 4.8 MW Insheim plant previously owned by local utility Pfalzwerke to set up a new test facility for low-carbon lithium production. Vulcan Energy, or its German subsidiary Vulkan Energie Ressourcen GmbH, reportedly […] More…
Tesla stops taking Model S/X orders outside North America
Tesla, in an email to customers, announced it was not taking Model S and Model X orders outside North America. The company now expects deliveries in other markets to restart during the second half of 2022. Configurators in, for example, Germany, continue to show both models but do not indicate prices or delivery dates any […] More…
