When Tesla’s mercurial leader fired the company’s entire 500-person Supercharging team a few months ago, EV pundits predicted that most of these highly-skilled pros would soon be snapped up by other companies. In the event, some were rehired by Tesla, and others have moved on to greener pastures, including seven-year Tesla veteran Edward Noseworthy, who… Read more…
GAC Aion can build electric cars in 53 seconds
GAC Aion has opened its new Changsha plant in central China’s Hunan province. It has a production capacity of 200,000 vehicles per year, which it can allegedly build in an average of 53 seconds. Read more…
Fomer Mercedes manager hired to manage Maxus business in Germany
The SAIC commercial vehicle subsidiary Maxus is reorganising its management in Europe. At the centre of the restructuring is Utz Rachner, who most recently worked at Quantron and before that, at Mercedes for many years. The exact responsibilities of the manager are still unclear. Read more…
US conversion company turns ID. Buzz into a camper van
The US company Peace Vans converts vehicles into camper vans and now takes on the electric VW ID. Buzz. Based on the MEB electric vehicle from Hanover, the Americans offer three levels of conversion – from an electric minibus with a kitchen to a fully functional camper van. Read more…
2025 VW ID.Buzz costs $61,545, up to 234 miles of range
The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz will cost $61,545 Single-motor models will have 234 miles of range, dual-motor models have 231 miles of range The ID.Buzz will arrive in U.S. dealers later this year The two most pressing pieces of the VW Bus’s return have finally been revealed. On Wednesday, Volkswagen said the 2025 ID.Buzz will cost $61,545 including… Read more…
Battery maker Northvolt shutting down R&D in California
Swedish battery firm Northvolt is shutting down a research and development facility working on lithium-metal batteries in California and moving all development work to its R&D hub in Vasteras, Sweden, the company said Tuesday. Northvolt had been conducting some development work on lithium-metal battery technology—an alternative to the… Read more…
Karma Wants To Put America Back On The Ultra-Luxury Map
The company’s boss waxes poetic about the good ol’ days of American luxury and vows to bring them back. Read more…
Unither & Robinson to jointly develop hydrogen helicopter
The Canadian company Unither Bioelectronics (UB) and the Californian helicopter manufacturer Robinson Helicopter Company are cooperating to drive forward the development of hydrogen-powered helicopters from UB based on Robinson’s R44 and R66 models. Read more…
Ikea India electrifies entire delivery fleet in some cities
Ikea India now only uses electric vehicles for deliveries in Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune. The Swedish furniture and homeware retailer will soon also switch to EVs only in Mumbai. Read more…
China NEV retail at 490,000 in Aug 1-18, up 27% from same period last month
China’s NEV retail penetration rate was 54.02 percent in August 1-18, and 43.92 percent year-to-date. Read more…
Zeekr secures L3 autonomous driving permit in another region
Zeekr, the premium EV subsidiary of Geely Holding Group, is making significant strides in the autonomous driving field. Fresh off securing an L3 autonomous driving test permit in Shanghai, the company has now obtained the same permit in its home region of Hangzhou. The new permit will enable Zeekr to conduct extensive L3 autonomous driving tests on Hangzhou’s highways and… Read more…
Waymo presents sixth generation of its autonomous ‘Driver’ technology
The robotaxi company Waymo of Google parent company Alphabet is presenting the 6th generation of its Waymo Driver technology for autonomous driving. The technology is already integrated into electric cars from Zeekr. Read more…
TravelCenters of America build electric truck charging hub in California
TravelCenters of America (TA) has broken ground for its new charging hub for electric trucks in Ontario, California. It will feature four chargers with 400 kW each, and one megawatt charger. Read more…
VW ID.Buzz pricing, range & interior colors announced
VW has announced its pricing, range and color options for the upcoming ID.Buzz, with 3 interior and 11 exterior colors available when it hits the road later this year. Read more…
Volkswagen ID. Buzz Starts At $59,995 In America, Gets So-So Range
It’s taken years, but the electric rebirth of Volkswagen’s iconic Microbus is coming to America. Was it worth the wait? Read more…
Ford Revises Its EV Plan: SUV Canceled, More Hybrids Coming
Ford is America’s no. 2 electric brand. But profits have been elusive, so it’s adjusting the entire plan. Read more…
Ford’s Three-Row Electric SUV Is Dead
The hybrid propulsion storm is making Ford rethink its all-electric portfolio. Read more…
Zeekr to launch hybrid model in H2 2025 in major strategy shift
Zeekr will launch a flagship SUV in the second half of 2025 that will offer a variant with a new electric-hybrid powertrain technology, its CEO said. Read more…
Craiss adds a dozen Mercedes eActros to its truck fleet
German logistics service provider Craiss plans to expand its fleet with a total of twelve electric trucks from Mercedes-Benz, including ten long-haul eActros 600 trucks, which are expected to arrive in 2025. Read more…
First 100% electric US school bus fleet arrives in Oakland
The first school district in the U.S. to use all electric buses will be Oakland, California The buses, bidirectional chargers, and software management platform will be supplied by Zum The buses will feed up to 2.1 GW of power back into the grid when not being used Zum, a transportation-services company that provides electric buses and charging… Read more…
