SK Innovation has signed a development agreement with the US solid-state battery specialist Solid Power and will also invest in it. The declared goal is to develop a solid-state battery with an energy density of at least 930 Wh/l. The South Korean company SK Innovation, which spun off its battery business on 1 October under […] More…
£32Mn in funding for e-buses headed to Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes will see the arrival of 60 new electric buses in 2022 after a £16Mn bid by the MK Council in partnership with Arriva has been successful. Another £16Mn will be available through a special finance arrangement that will be offered to MK, bringing funding to £32Mn, nearly €38Mn. The funding for Milton Keynes […] More…
UK: Onto tops up EV fleet with over 1,000 Renault electric cars
British electric car subscription service Onto has ordered a further 1,050 Renault Zoe, following the 1,100 Zoe already ordered last year. Counting the new batch, the French model will account for more than a quarter of Onto’s electric car fleet. Onto’s new order consists of Zoe E-Tech Iconic and Zoe E-Tech GT Line, Renault UK […] More…
Cell-to-pack tech from battery maker CATL could be used in EVs from Hyundai, Kia, Genesis
Chinese battery supplier CATL and Hyundai Mobis on Wednesday announced a partnership and license agreement for CATL’s cell-to-pack technology. Cell-to-pack refers to the direct integration of cells into a battery pack, without the modules used in most current pack designs. The deal will allow for use of this tech in electric cars and other… More…
Early Audi e-tron Receives Software Update For 5% More Range
It’s free, but customers must visit an Audi service center for installation. More…
Redwood launches cathode cooperation with L&F
Redwood Materials, founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has entered into a cooperation with Korean battery materials manufacturer L&F. Under a multi-year agreement, Redwood will use L&F’s design and manufacturing technology for cathode production. Redwood will use a new L&F factory to produce battery cathodes for one million electric vehicles per year by 2025 and […] More…
Automakers Stock Up On Batteries In The Growing EV Race
If an automaker hopes to succeed with EVs, it will have to make sure it has a massive supply of batteries. More…
TotalEnergies to install DC chargers at highways in France
The French oil and gas giant, now rebranded as TotalEnergies, announced an investment of €200 million to equip its highway gas station with DC fast charging points. The plan includes more than 150 motorway service stations in France to become EV-ready by end-2022. TotalEnergies plans installation of 50 kW and 175 kW charging stations at […] More…
Start Your Engines! NASCAR 21: Ignition Officially Launches, Available To Play Today
Motorsport Games’ officially licensed NASCAR game arrives for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, bringing fans our most authentic NASCAR experience to date. More…
How much does a Ford Mustang Mach-E cost? Pricing guide for each version
Ford is progressing into its second model year of the electrified version of the Mustang and continues to see a growing customer base transitioning to EVs. The Mustang Mach-E currently exists in several versions of various styles and performance levels, and most importantly, different costs. Below is a breakdown of all the current Mustang Mach-E options available to you and how much they cost. More…
Esteemed Investor Ron Baron On Musk, Tesla’s Risks, Biden Admin
Barron is extremely bullish when it comes to Tesla and Elon Musk, but he does have at least one concern. More…
Rad Power Bikes lands giant $154M investment, will begin North American e-bike production
Rad Power Bikes isn’t only the largest electric bicycle company in North America – it’s also the most funded. Rad announced a massive new funding round today, adding another $154 million to its war chest as the company continues its mission of bringing affordably-priced electric bicycles to the masses. More…
Opinion: Joe Manchin wants the world to drive coal-fueled Model Ts
In case people to the left of, say, Mitt Romney (Republican, UT) or Susan Collins (Republican, ME) needed an additional reason to despise coal-addict Joe Manchin (For Rent, WV), the most dependably conservative-abetting senator gave it to them this week in comments mocking sustainable and clean air proposals while defending billionaires from higher taxes to fund those proposals. More…
Mitsubishi Launches All-New Outlander PHEV With 20 kWh Battery
Customer deliveries in Japan will start on December 16. More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Battery Cells Exposed
We have already seen the inside of the pack and now it’s time to tear down a module. More…
Hertz to supply 50,000 Teslas to Uber drivers – to start with
Hertz will provide 50,000 of the 100,000 electric cars ordered from Tesla to Uber drivers in the United States. Starting on 1 November, drivers can rent Teslas from Hertz through the new program in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Washington, D.C., so the company. Hertz added, a nationwide expansion would follow in the […] More…
Electrify America adds road-trip chargers next to Wall Drug
Working to fill gaps in its network, Electrify America is adding charging stations in new locations, including one site near a famous roadside attraction. The Volkswagen-funded charging network on Wednesday announced groundbreaking of charging sites in South Dakota and Wyoming. These will be the first Electrify America stations in those states… More…
Lucid to launch ‘Air’ deliveries by end of October
Lucid Motors will begin deliveries of its debut Air model at an event in California on 30 October. The first reservation holders of the ‘Dream Edition’ of the Lucid Air have been invited to take delivery of their vehicles there. Lucid started production of the Air at the end of September. Lucid initially plans to […] More…
New details emerge regarding Rivian electric transporters
In view of Amazon’s large order for 100,000 electric transporters from US start-up Rivian, there are new details on the vehicle data. The van, designed especially for the online retail giant, is to be built in two equipment lines and three sizes. This is according to documents that Rivian has submitted to the US authority […] More…
Daimler to use LFP cells from 2024
Mercedes-Benz will switch to cheaper but less powerful batteries for electric models in the lower price segment in the future in order to counteract increasing costs for some battery metals. This step was specifically announced for two models. As CEO Ola Källenius explained in an interview, lithium iron phosphate battery cells will be used for […] More…
