In their new joint venture, Asahi Kasei and Honda Motor are determined to establish an integrated plant for the base film manufacturing and coating of lithium-ion battery separators. Read more…
Walmart’s deploying Chevy BrightDrop electric vans for home delivery
Walmart is adding Chevrolet BrightDrop 400 electric vans to its U.S. home delivery fleet. The vans will be deployed in Austin, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, northwest Arkansas, Orlando, and the San Francisco Bay Area before the end of the year, General Motors said in a press release. They’ll be used for Walmart’s InHome service, which provides delivery… Read more…
Ford pausing F-150 Lighting electric truck production for six weeks
Ford will pause production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, reports Reuters. “We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability,” the automaker said in a statement to Reuters regarding the six-week production pause, which overlaps with a week in December when all Ford… Read more…
Waymo is now valued at a staggering $45 billion
After getting a hefty $5.6 billion in fresh capital last week, Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit Waymo is now reported to be valued at more than $45 billion. Read more…
Kia smashes US sales record again in October with surging demand for EVs
Kia just broke its October sales record as its impressive US sales run continues. After another record-breaking month, Kia said the growth is fueled by “strong demand” for its electric vehicles. Read more…
Tesla hires celebrity ambassador despite Elon Musk saying they don’t pay for endorsements
Tesla has hired a celebrity ambassador, a departure from Elon Musk’s policy of not paying for celebrity endorsements. Read more…
Polestar (PSNY) hits major milestone delivering its first US-made Polestar 3 electric SUV
The first Polestar 3 electric SUVs, built in South Carolina, are now being delivered to customers. Polestar (PSNY) said the new premium electric SUV will play a “pivotal role” in North America. Read more…
BCA unveils EV battery health grading service for used EVs
The EV battery health grading service offers EV owners a full report on their electric vehicle’s traction battery condition, designed to provide confidence to used EV buyers. Read more…
DLR tests hydrogen drives in the megawatt range
The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) has put a test field for megawatt propulsion systems into operation in Empfingen. DLR is using this test infrastructure to test new types of fuel cell propulsion systems for ships and aeroplanes. Read more…
How To Prep Your Electric Car For Long-Term Parking Or Storage
What’s the best way to store an EV for a few weeks or months? Read more…
BYD Oct sales breakdown: Song 114,938 units, Qin 86,589
Song family models continued to rank as the top-selling BYD models with record sales of 114,938 vehicles in October. Read more…
IONETIC slashes EV battery pack development time and costs
IONETIC has unveiled Arc, which it refers to as a world-first, software-accelerated, AI-supported development system that delivers multi-million-dollar savings in battery development costs and halves time-to-market for custom packs. Read more…
Scout Terra Vs. Rivian R1T: How Do They Compare?
They may look somewhat similar, but these two electric pickups have plenty to set them apart. Read more…
Tesla’s self-driving saga continues with more promises and more delays
It is becoming painfully obvious that Tesla has been a little bit ambitious with its self-driving technology promises. The company’s latest progress updates on its Full Self-Driving (FSD) program are seriously testing the patience of Tesla enthusiasts. While the EV pioneer continues to paint a rosy picture of autonomous driving, the reality seems to be lagging behind the rhetoric. Tesla… Read more…
10,862 new electric cars in Norway over October
With 10,862 electric cars registered in October, Norway once again recorded a BEV share of over 90 per cent of all new car registrations. This time, the Toyota bZ4X took first place in the model ranking, just ahead of the Skoda Enyaq. The first model without a purely electric drive is only in 23rd place. Read more…
Lucid’s electric SUV Gravity starts at 79,900 dollars
Californian electric car manufacturer Lucid has released further information on its second vehicle model Gravity: the order books for the electric SUV will open on 7 November, with a starting price of 79,900 dollars. Read more…
BYD sells record 502,657 NEVs in Oct, exceeding 500,000 mark for 1st time
So far this year, BYD has sold 3,250,532 NEVs, up 36.49 percent year-on-year. Read more…
Ford suspends production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck
Citing weak demand, the US automotive group Ford has decided to suspend production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck for six weeks. Ford’s electric car division has been making massive losses for a long time. Read more…
China to exert political pressure in the EU via its car manufacturers
In response to the introduction of special tariffs, the Chinese government has apparently instructed domestic car manufacturers to stop major investments in Europe – especially in those countries that voted in favour of the tariffs. Read more…
