The National Electric Highway Coalition, a newly formed body made up of 51 investor-owned electric companies, one electric cooperative, and the Tennessee Valley Authority, announced yesterday that it will provide electric vehicle fast-charging ports along major US travel corridors by the end of 2023.. More…
Transportation Sec. Buttigieg Responds To Elon Musk At WSJ Event
Tesla may no longer need government assistance, but other automakers may need all the help they can get. More…
First Lamborghini EV Will Arrive In 2027 or 2028, CEO Says
Stephan Winkelmann says the first pure-electric Lambo will arrive in 2027 or 2028, alongside PHEVs possibly running on synthetic fuel. More…
EKPO and DR Powertrain target fuel cell market in China
EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies, a joint venture between ElringKlinger and Plastic Omnium, has agreed a partnership with German-Chinese system integrator DR Powertrain System to jointly develop fuel cell systems with EKPO stacks for the Chinese market. DR Powertrain Systems intends to integrate the German-made stacks into systems from local manufacturers for automotive and non-automotive applications. […] More…
Gotion High-Tech begins building battery plant in Hefei
The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has begun construction of a new production facility in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei, which will be built in two phases and will have an annual capacity of 50 GWh when completed. The announcement is not surprising, as Gotion wants to increase its annual […] More…
Polestar 2 Single Motor achieves 270-mile range, performance upgrade coming for Dual Motor
The EPA has confirmed a 270-mile range for the 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor, while Polestar prepares a performance upgrade for the Dual Motor version. The official EPA range rating comes with efficiency ratings of 107 MPGe combined (113 MPGe city, 100 MPGe highway). That means the Polestar noses ahead of the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus and… More…
VW signs battery deals with Umicore, 24M and Vulcan Energy
The Volkswagen Group has concluded three further strategic partnerships in the field of electric car batteries. The new partners are the materials technology group Umicore, the battery specialist 24M Technologies and the lithium supplier Vulcan Energy Resources. According to Volkswagen, the partnerships are independent of each other but serve a common goal: “The industrialization of […] More…
Tesla May Be Replacing Defective Autopilot Cameras For Free
Telsa hasn’t yet issued a recall but it reportedly sent a bulletin to authorized service providers. More…
GM’s BrightDrop Opens First Dealership
Is it a missed opportunity to launch direct sales of the new brand? More…
Candela’s flying electric boats raises additional €24M for scaling up mass production
It’s only been a few months since Stockholm-based Candela announced plans for its mass-produced C8 electric hydrofoil boat, but production planning is moving full steam ahead. And now, things may begin moving into overdrive thanks to a large new funding round that will see €24 million added to the company’s war chest. More…
Candela’s flying electric boats raise additional €24M for scaling up mass production
It’s only been a few months since Stockholm-based Candela announced plans for its mass-produced C8 electric hydrofoil boat, but production planning is moving full steam ahead. And now, things may begin moving into overdrive thanks to a large new funding round that will see €24 million added to the company’s war chest. More…
New Polestar 2 Completes Bjørn’s 1,000 Km Challenge Much Faster
The energy consumption was high, but compensated by good fast charging curve, supported by battery pre-conditioning. More…
Volvo and Polestar developing compact SUV – with different platforms
Volvo and Polestar are each working on an all-electric compact SUV, according to a British media report. However, according to the report, these will not be based on the same platform, but will each be independent. However, questions remain. As the British magazine Autocar reports, Volvo’s compact electric vehicle is to be positioned in the […] More…
BASF invests €4.5 billion in battery development and recycling
The chemical company BASF has announced that in future it will focus more on its electromobility offering. For this purpose, up to 4.5 billion euros are to be invested in battery materials and recycling by 2030 – in return, the business with exhaust gas catalysts is to be spun off. The spin-off as a new […] More…
Polaris & Zero reveal Ranger XP Kinetic
Polaris and Zero Motorcycles have revealed their first vehicle, an all-electric utility task vehicle (UTV) called the Ranger XP Kinetic, which will arrive in US dealerships in summer 2022 and is also bound for the UK and European markets. In September last year, Zero Motorcycles teamed up with power sports outfit Polaris to come up […] More…
2022 Jeep Wrangler Now Only Available As PHEV In Europe
First introduced in September of 2020, it has now become the Old Continent’s only powertrain option. More…
China: MIC Tesla Sales Above 52,000 In November 2021
Over 31,000 were sold locally, and over 21,000 exported. More…
Renault ZOE Gets Devastating 0 Stars From Euro NCAP
Not even one star, despite it being a 5-star model in 2013. More…
BMW to introduce Saturday shifts due to high i4 demand
BMW plans to introduce Saturday shifts at its Munich plant in the first quarter of 2022 to keep up with the high demand for the new i4 electric model. The waiting time for the electric sedan is currently said to be around nine months, but could soon climb to a year. This is reported by […] More…
Report: Acura will make EVs a bigger piece of its future, sooner than Honda
Acura is moving to embrace electric cars at a faster rate than parent Honda, Emile Korkor, the brand’s assistant vice president of national sales, said in a recent interview with Automotive News (subscription required). The premium Acura brand is “going much faster” than the main Honda brand in having EVs make up an increasingly larger percentage… More…
