“You can’t force the customer to change their mind,” said Honda’s U.S. CEO on the sidelines of the Monterey Car Week. Read more…
How to design reliable automotive control electronics for next-gen vehicles
Sponsored by Littelfuse, Inc. Ensuring circuit survival in the challenging automotive and electric vehicle environments. As vehicle electrification grows and adds functions, the electronic control architecture must evolve to manage operations efficiently, responsively, and safely. The architecture is shifting from a simple distributed system to a zonal control system, where zonal control units manage nearby… Read more…
Honda CEO on EVs: “Can’t force the customer to change their mind”
Honda’s CEO doesn’t believe consumers can be incentivized to change to EVs Honda’s spending $700M to retool plants and $3.5B to built a battery plant for mass EV production The exec believes the future is electric, but it’ll take time Electric cars and hybrids are currently having an inverted moment. Speaking with The Drive at the 2024 Monterey… Read more…
Canada adds 100% tariff for “extraordinary threat” of Chinese EVs
100% tariff on Chinese-made EVs follows U.S. EV incentives only apply to free-trade partners, Canada underscored Mexico remains a potential U.S. entry point for Chinese automakers Canada’s national government Monday announced a 100% tariff on the import of Chinese-made electric vehicles. The 100% tariff, set to go into effect October 1… Read more…
Hankook Tires: A Better Aftermarket Tire For Your EV
Hankook’s innovations bring better driving range, durability, and comfort. Read more…
Tesla ramps up NACS adapter production to 8,000/week amid slow Supercharger opening
Tesla has ramped up NACS adapter production to 8,000 units per week as the opening of the Supercharger network to other automakers has greatly slowed down. Read more…
I run my electric tractor completely off-grid. Here’s my secret
In what continues to feel like the ultimate tool hack, I’ve been running my electric tractor completely off-grid. I haven’t paid to charge it in months and it feels like I’m somehow cheating, always having the power of heavy machinery at my fingertips with absolutely zero fuel cost. Read more…
You can get a Wallbox EV charger for less than half price in Fisker’s liquidation
Fisker is selling off its remaining inventory of Wallbox Pulsar Plus EV chargers with a steep discount as part of its bankruptcy liquidation sale. Read more…
Honda CR-V and Civic are customer favorites, but will they earn electric successors?
Will Honda’s best-selling nameplates go electric? Honda buyers are “confident” in models like the CR-V and Civic, but will they earn EV replacements? Here’s why Honda is watching rival brands like Volkswagen to learn how to name electric models. Read more…
EPCA electrifies 100-tonne mining truck
The Australian conversion company Electric Power Conversion Australia (EPCA), based in Perth, recently electrified a 100-tonne mining truck. EPCA plans to offer 50 to 70 battery-electric mining trucks per year in the future. Read more…
How CPOs can navigate industry challenges – An interview with Ampeco CEO Orlin Radev
Reliability, profitability, and regulations – these are the top three challenges charge point operators across Europe and North America face. With the upcoming Intercharge Network Conference in Berlin, we spoke to Ampeco CEO Orlin Radev about how the company’s white-label management software can help. Read more…
Tesla’s ‘Cortex’ Supercomputer Is What Its Robotaxi Hopes Ride On
Tesla claims it is building “the world’s most powerful AI-training cluster.” But it, and Full Self-Driving, are far from proven. Read more…
Huawei-backed Aito launches lower-priced Pro series for M7 SUV
Aito aims to deliver 3,000 units of the M7 Pro in the first week of launch and over 10,000 units in the first month. Read more…
Tesla scores a $5-million order from Baltimore for a fleet of EVs
From its early days, Tesla captured the imagination of car consumers, but when it comes to the fleet market, the company’s record has been more mixed. In January, rental giant Hertz announced plans to sell thousands of the Teslas it had purchased a couple years earlier, and replace them with gas-guzzlers. Competitor Sixt faced a… Read more…
The comprehensive measurement system for eMobility (Webinar)
For comprehensive testing and analysis of electric vehicles and subsystems, physical parameters from numerous sensor types in both low- and high-voltage environments must be acquired and analyzed. Precise evaluation of the data is only possible through synchronized acquisition of the data – not only from sensors but also from additional sources such as the high-voltage… Read more…
Leapmotor CEO pledges to increase shareholding in company
Leapmotor executives, including the CEO, plan to increase their holdings of the company’s Hong Kong-traded shares by up to RMB 300 million ($42 million) over a six-month period. Read more…
Kaufland Romania builds battery exchange stations
Supermarket chain Kaufland will install battery exchange stations for electric vehicles at ten of its shops in Romania by the end of the year. However, this is not about large EV batteries, but about small electric vehicles – with Kaufland’s own delivery service in mind. Read more…
Canoo leaves California, CTO leaves company
Canoo’s done with California and will now be based out of Texas Two of the three founders have left Canoo Canoo pivoted its business model to focus on commercial applications Canoo is planning to leave its original headquarters location in California and is replacing one of its founding executives, according to two separate reports from… Read more…
The Subaru Solterra EV Is Hugely Discounted Right Now
Subaru’s electric car can be had for a lot less than its MSRP. Read more…
Xpeng sees tape-out of in-house developed chip after Nio
Xpeng’s chip is a centralized computing architecture chip that supports powering the cockpit and smart driving, with AI computing power close to the level of 3 mainstream smart driving chips, according to local media. Read more…
