Workers at GM’s Ultium battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio have voted to ratify their UAW contract deal with GM, earning big pay increases as they are brought under the national UAW/GM master agreement. Read more…
Here’s how scorching heat affects your EV’s range
As the US prepares for brutal heat, we found out how high temperatures affect EV range from battery range experts Recurrent. Read more…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 2.5-Year Ownership Review: Legacy OEM Benefits
Hyundai’s sales process and digital experience may not be as good as the EV startups’, but there are huge pros to going with an established automaker. Read more…
Kia EV9: How Much Does It Cost To Charge It?
An AWD Kia Telluride costs about 2 and a half times as much in gas to travel the same distance as the electric EV9. Read more…
Redwood inks recycling partnership with GM’s Ultium Cells
Redwood Partners has announced a new partnership with Ultium Cells under which Redwood will recycle production scrap from two Ultium facilities. Ultium Cells is a joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solutions that manufactures battery cells. The deal calls for Redwood to recycle production scrap from Ultium Cells manufacturing facilities in Warren, Ohio, and… Read more…
Leapmotor starts T03 production at Stellantis’ Polish EV factory
Stellantis and Leapmotor formed a joint venture last year and announced their first collaboration in Europe in late March this year. A Stellantis-owned EV plant in Poland will roll out the T03 from its production line and sales are scheduled to commence in September. And according to reports, production has already started. Leapmotor’s management confirmed that the first T03 units… Read more…
2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB Gets Up To 251 Miles Of EPA Range
The optional all-wheel drive powertrain significantly reduces the range. Read more…
Polestar (PSNY) is expanding its retail and sales footprint, will enter seven new markets in 2025
EV automaker Polestar has announced several expansion plans for 2024 and 2025 as its portfolio of all-electric offerings continues to grow and hit new customers. In addition to expanding its own retail footprint, Polestar is deploying new non-agency sales models and has announced seven new markets it will begin selling to next year. Read more…
Tesla asks parties in Musk compensation case to interpret shareholders’ ratification
Tesla is asking the parties involved in Elon Musk’s CEO compensation case to interpret shareholders’ ratification last week. Read more…
Kia to build $30,000 EV3 in Mexico, unlocking US EV tax credit
A new low-cost EV is primed to hit the US market. Kia plans to build its new EV3 in Mexico as it looks to take advantage of the US electric vehicle tax credit. Read more…
China’s Leapmotor has commenced EV production in Europe at a Stellantis plant
A previously announced joint venture between China’s Leapmotor and Stellantis has begun building EVs in Europe ahead of local deliveries targeted this fall. Leapmotor’s entry into local production and sales overseas begins with a small EV called the T03.. Read more…
Officer Dodges Tesla On Autopilot, Which Then Crashes Into Police Cruiser
The officer was blocking traffic because of a serious accident further up the road. Read more…
Tesla Model 3’s Micro Price Adjustment Continued Into June, Tax Credit Confirmed
The Long Range AWD version got a $250 price cut, which comes on top of the newly approved $7,500 tax credit. Read more…
PowerHouse by Qmerit provides bundled home electrification solutions, including bidirectional EV charging
EVSE installation specialist Qmerit has launched a new suite of residential electrification installation and integration services. The new PowerHouse by Qmerit service is designed to streamline the complex process of deploying residential electrification equipment such as bidirectional EV chargers (which enable vehicle-to-home emergency power), solar panels, energy storage, load centers, heat pumps and other related… Read more…
i-charging Earns ETL certification for SAE J3400 (NACS) EV charging plug
Portuguese EV charging solutions provider i-charging has announced that its blueberry fast charging family has received an ETL certification update from Intertek for the NACS plug standard (now more properly known as SAE J3400). (The company’s products were already ETL-certified for CCS-1 and CHAdeMO plugs.) The ETL certification process involves extensive assessments of the design,… Read more…
The Chevrolet Equinox EV Is Already Cheap To Lease
But its bigger brother, the Blazer EV, may in fact be the better “get more for your money” deal. Read more…
Tesla Cybertrucks Are Still Breaking Down All Of The Time
Tesla is six months deep into the launch of the Cybertruck and many owners are still running into show-stopping problems. Read more…
Olympic Games: athletes glide across the River Seine on electric boats
For the first time, the Olympic Games opening ceremony will not be held in a stadium this summer but on the River Seine in Paris. The athletes will board around 30 boats with electric and hybrid drives. The battery-powered boats will be an initial spark for further electrification of barge transport on the Seine. Read more…
2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV gets a bigger battery, range boost
Mercedes-Benz is updating its EQS SUV for the 2024 model year with a significantly enhanced EPA range compared to its 2023 predecessor. This boost is enabled by a larger 118 kWh battery pack, a sizable upgrade from the previous 108.4 kWh unit. The rear-wheel-drive EQS 450+ SUV now flaunts an EPA-estimated range of 546 km, marking a substantial 34-mile increase… Read more…
Ekoenergetyka secures loan of 170 million euros
The Polish charging stations manufacturer Ekoenergetyka has signed a loan agreement with Bank Pekao for 741 million zlotys (around 170 million euros). The loan will be used to finance the company’s further growth. Read more…
