Automobili Lamborghini has shared intentions to expand its “Direzione Cor Tauri” strategy to decarbonize its entire value chain and significantly reduce carbon emissions per car by the decade’s end. The famed hypercar developer’s product timeline includes launching several new electric vehicles, including a successor to the Lamborghini Urus. Read more…
Is this our first look at Rivian’s (RIVN) upcoming R2 EV?
As anticipation builds for Rivian’s (RIVN) next-gen electric vehicle, a new patent filing may give us a glimpse into what we can expect. The patent is for a vehicle headlamp, but the images show what could be our first look at the new Rivian R2 EV. Read more…
Lucid CEO On Massive Factory Expansion: ‘We’ve Got To Plan And Invest For The Future’
The EV startup just quadrupled the size of its Arizona manufacturing facility. Its Gravity SUV and a midsize car will be built there. Read more…
BVG Berlin orders 50 Solaris electric buses
Polish bus manufacturer Solaris has received an order for 50 of its Urbino 18 electric buses from Berlin public transport company BVG, which currently operates more than 120 Solaris Urbino 12 and Urbino 18 buses. Delivery is scheduled for 2024 and 2025. The contract is part of a framework agreement that can be extended over… Read more…
Revoy’s battery trailer turns a semi-truck into a hybrid
Trucking firms are caught in a bit of a bind—emissions regulations are tightening, but electric heavy-duty trucks come with high upfront costs. A startup called Revoy offers an interesting transitional solution—the Revoy EV is basically a small trailer full of batteries that attaches to a diesel semi-truck to effectively turn it into a hybrid. At… Read more…
InstaVolt & Plugsurfing announce charging partnership
The partnership between to the two charging companies will add 1,400 nationwide InstaVolt charge points to Plugsurfing’s existing network of nearly 30,000 charge points in the UK and over 600,000 in Europe. Read more…
Electrify America’s Updated App Makes It Easier To See Which EV Chargers Are Broken
Plus, idle fees are being implemented at more stations across the country. Read more…
GM Still Expects Profitable EVs In The Second Half Of This ‘Do-Over’ Year
On GM’s Q4 earnings call and 2023 wrap-up, the automaker remains bullish on EVs—including EV profits—after a notoriously tough year. Read more…
Xiaomi shows SU7 winter testing footage as price leaks
Xiaomi made the SU7 EV official last month, but didn’t out any sort of pricing information for either of its two versions (SU7 and SU7 Max). This being Xiaomi, which built its brand on ‘bang for your buck’ in the mobile world, made a lot of people hopeful about the pricing of its first EV. According to purported information coming… Read more…
LionVolt wants to build cells for solid-state batteries in Scotland
The Dutch solid-state battery start-up LionVolt has acquired a production line for battery cells in Scotland. The site in Thurso, Scotland, is now being converted for the production of battery cells using LionVolt’s 3D technology. Read more…
Toyota Industries finds fault in diesel engine data
Toyota is experiencing a diesel-gate moment after it reported incorrect performance data for three diesel engines installed in ten models. Unlike Volkswagen, Toyota did not cheat on emissions but found irregularities during horsepower output testing. Read more…
Here’s Why The Toyota bZ4x Is An Unexpected Hit In New York City
Toyota’s lackluster EV lags far behind rivals in range and charging performance, but a few factors have made it popular in the Big Apple. Read more…
TotalEnergies buys into Spanish high-power charging network
TotalEnergies is expanding its EV charging network in Spain with an acquisition. The oil and energy company will acquire Nordian CPO, a Wenea Group subsidiary that operates 200 high-power charging sites in Spain. Read more…
ZSW & partners announce sodium-ion battery research project
In the “Four-volt sodium-ion battery” (4NiB) project, the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) is working with three renowned partners to develop sodium-ion batteries that are to be powerful, cost-efficient and environmentally friendly – using materials from biowaste, among other things. Read more…
Solaris reports orders for over 700 fuel-cell electric buses in Europe
Solaris has published sales data for its hydrogen buses and counts 40 customers from ten European countries. They ordered over 700 fuel cell vehicles from the Polish manufacturer, but many orders still await completion. Read more…
2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre EV recalled over shaky ground
Rolls-Royce is recalling many of the first electric cars it has ever produced over an insufficient electrical ground that could increase the chances of a fire. The U.K. prestige luxury brand notes that potentially affected 2024 Spectre electric coupes were made from October 24, 2023 through December 11, 2023. Production of the Spectre started in… Read more…
Ford seeks to spur Mach-E sales with fleet deals, dealership rentals
Ford is instituting big discounts on the Mustang Mach-E for fleet customers, as well as a new program that allows dealers to use inventory as rental cars. A discount of $7,500 for state and local government customers, as well as certain customers, is available on all new 2024 Mach-E orders received through Apr. 30, reports CarsDirect. The… Read more…
Tesla sold one out of every 8 cars in California in 2023, 21.4% EV share
California hit a new record last year with 21.4% of new cars being all-electric, and once again Tesla led the pack with the two best-selling cars in the state, the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3. But Toyota narrowly maintained its leadership as the top-selling brand in the state, with Tesla nipping at its heels. Read more…
GM’s epically bad year still earned it $10 billion – but that’s not due to EV sales
Despite a truly terrible year for GM that involved plants being shut down for weeks due to a union strike, Bolt battery recalls, EV production problems, and the nightmare that keeps on giving that is Cruise, General Motors says it should tally up nearly $10 billion for 2023 – but we certainly don’t owe that to stellar EV sales. Read more…
Volvo EX30 Deliveries Postponed Due To Software Issue: Report
Customers of Volvo’s cheapest car have to wait a little longer to take delivery as the fix can’t be done over-the-air. Read more…
