Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is reaching new all-time highs today on a huge rental order of 100,000 cars and a new $1,200 target price from Morgan Stanley. More…
Apple seeks LFP batteries, but talks with leading suppliers BYD and CATL have reportedly stalled
Apple is seeking lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for its much-discussed EV project, but talks with major suppliers BYD and CATL have stalled, Reuters reported Friday. Talks with the two Chinese firms, which were first confirmed by White House economic advisor Jared Bernstein earlier this year, were halted over Apple’s request for dedicated… More…
Canada Pens Letter To US: EV Tax Credit May Violate Trade Deal
Canada’s Trade Minister says the US’ proposed credits will have major negative impacts. More…
Tesla starts rolling out Full Self-Driving Beta 10.3 after a false start
Tesla has restarted the rollout of its Full Self-Driving Beta 10.3 update after a false start with a lot of bugs had them revert to the previous version. More…
Lucid Air Dream Edition Deliveries Right Around The Corner
Lucid follows Rivian and sends out the first cars from the factory. More…
Tesla China Opens New Delivery Center
The new delivery center, located in the Minhang District of Shanghai, is the second largest in China. More…
Startup ‘Air’ presents eVTOL for private use
The Israeli flying car start-up Air has presented its first electric flying machine, the Air One. This is an all-electric two-seater eVTOL that is to be sold mainly in the USA from 2024. Pre-orders for the model are already being taken. Unlike many eVTOL start-ups, Air (formerly Porality Mobility) does not want to build vertical […] More…
I actually bought a cheap electric pickup truck from Alibaba. Here’s what showed up
Some readers may recall that a few months ago I bought a cheap electric mini-truck on Alibaba. I know this because I’ve gotten emails almost daily ever since, asking if my Chinese electric pickup truck has arrived (with some humorously calling it my F-50). Well, now I can finally answer, “Yes!” and share with you exactly what I received. More…
Motorsport Network Acquires Autoblog Argentina
Autoblog Argentina is the most widely read automotive news site in the country and will be renamed Motor1.com Argentina. Motorsport Network will also launch InsideEVs Argentina. More…
BP & Piaggio announce EV bike & trike cooperation
The British energy company BP and the Italian scooter manufacturer Piaggio have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote electric mobility on two and three wheels in Asia and Europe. The plan is to develop charging stations and replaceable batteries, as well as various services related to batteries and vehicles. The initial focus of the […] More…
Envision AESC aims for 38 GWh in Sunderland
The planned Envision AESC battery factory at the Nissan plant in Sunderland, England, will have an annual capacity of 11 GWh when it opens in 2024 and an annual capacity of up to 38 GWh in a potential final expansion stage. Both figures exceed those previously made public. According to the original announcement, the planned […] More…
Panasonic Unveils 4680-Type Cylindrical Battery Cell Prototype
It’s expected to power Tesla electric vehicles. More…
Hertz orders 100,000 Teslas, the single-largest EV purchase ever, with Tom Brady campaign
Hertz Global Holdings Inc has placed an order for a whopping 100,000 Teslas in a huge first step toward electrifying its rental-car fleet and in the process mainstreaming EVs.. More…
Hertz orders 100,000 Teslas, the single-largest EV purchase ever
Hertz Global Holdings Inc has placed an order for a whopping 100,000 Teslas in a huge first step toward electrifying its rental-car fleet, according to Bloomberg News. More…
VW’s US CEO calls union-made incentive for EVs “fundamentally wrong”
Volkswagen Group of America CEO Scott Keogh has reportedly called the Biden administration’s proposed tax credit for electric cars built at unionized factories “fundamentally wrong.” The interview, for the SiriusXM show “In The Driver’s Seat,” isn’t scheduled to air until November 2, but industry trade journal Automotive News (subscription… More…
Xpeng to build on 800-volt EV platform
Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng announced several innovations at its Tech Day, including an 800-volt electric car platform with silicon carbide technology and a fast-charging station with up to 480 kW of charging power. Basically, Xpeng only touched on all its product and innovation news at the Tech Day. There is therefore no detailed background […] More…
BASF & SVOLT launch battery cooperation
The German chemical company BASF and the Chinese battery cell manufacturer SVOLT have agreed on a comprehensive partnership. The two companies want to cooperate in the development of new battery materials and the supply of raw materials, as well as in recycling. According to BASF, the partnership will “combine the strengths of both parties on […] More…
Panasonic unveils its Tesla 4680 battery cell, production to start next year
Panasonic has unveiled today its new 4680 battery cell built for Tesla and it plans to start “test production” early next year. More…
Nevada adopts clean car standards
The US state of Nevada has now become the sixteenth state in the nation to adopt clean car standards. The regulations will be implemented for the model year 2025. The legislation will also develop $100 million in charging infrastructure during the next three years. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak celebrated the State Legislative Commission’s passage of […] More…
Evergrande looks to electric vehicles as core business
After the electric car division of the heavily indebted Chinese real estate group Evergrande Group recently declared that it would stick to its plans to produce electric cars, Evergrande boss Hui Ka Yan has now announced his plans for Evergrande New Energy Vehicle. A sale that had been rumoured in the meantime seems to be […] More…
