HKS and XING Mobility have announced a global strategic partnership to co-develop EV conversion technologies, combining HKS’s experience in passenger vehicle aftermarket parts with XING’s battery and powertrain expertise. Under the agreement, HKS will market and distribute XING’s IMMERSIO Modular Battery Systems. The partnership will give manufacturers access to a range of EV solutions, including
Month: April 2021
Walmart is offering the Greenworks Pro 80V 21-inch Electric Mower for $446.70 shipped. For comparison, it normally fetches $599 and went for around $530 to $599 at Amazon before selling out there. Today’s deal marks a new low that we’ve tracked. This mower features a large 21-inch deck to help tackle yard chores with ease.
In 1960 Briggs Cunningham, a manufacturer and avid racer of cars and yachts, as well as a co-founder of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a trio of C1 Corvette race cars built by him and his team. One of those cars, the one bearing
BYD e Buses. eBus fleet to reduce 15,755 tonnes of CO2 emissions annuall LOS ANGELES, Calif. (4/27/2021) – TIME announced Tuesday BYD (“Build Your Dreams”) earned a spot on its inaugural “100 Most Influential Companies” list, recognizing the company’s extraordinary impact as the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer. Under the headline “Scaling Electric Transport,” Time recognized
By Eric Ralph Posted on April 30, 2021 Right in the nick of time for a high-altitude flight test scheduled as early as Friday, April 30th, SpaceX has secured an FAA license to launch Starship prototype SN15 and simultaneously received an FCC permit to operate a Starlink dish installed on the rocket. The two-month FCC
EvoCharge, a provider of EVSE and cable management solutions, has entered into a preferred network partnership with charging platform provider Chargie and its affiliate PCS Energy to provide a complete EV charging service to property owners. The service will provide EvoCharge’s charging equipment, Chargie’s networked software and PCS Energy’s installation and maintenance services to property
Elon Musk is still hyping the upcoming release of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta and now claims that Tesla Autopilot/Full Self-Driving Beta are already ‘superhuman’ on the highway and getting close on city streets. The new FSD also comes with new visualizations. Over the last few months, CEO Elon Musk has been talking about Tesla moving
Things for the CyberLandr are off to a great start even though the vehicle it’s designed for, the Tesla Cybertruck, is still in production. If you aren’t familiar with the CyberLandr, it’s a pop-out camper/overlander that completely folds into the Cybertruck’s vault (bed). The CyberLandr offers a bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom, and office all
General Motors is streamlining its charging experience, ahead of the arrival of the Cadillac Lyriq and other Ultium EVs. Volkswagen details the all-wheel-drive ID.4. The Audi E-Tron lineup returns with a fresh look. And Honda just introduced the next-generation version of its small-car mainstay, the Civic, with no sign of a hybrid version. Is it
Watch Tesla owners as they charge their way across Europe. Learn more: https://ts.la/2MpVAQz
What story did the Reuters news service break that set the electric-car world buzzing? And which carmaker’s service was rated best by Consumer Reports? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse–right here at Green Car Reports–for the week ending on Friday, February 6, 2015. For links to all the stories mentioned
Tesla’s “unintended acceleration” story turned out to be launched into the main stream media by one of the Tesla short sellers. Eli Burton from My Tesla Adventure is here to tell us about it and provide some context for the story as well in his weekly segment Supercharged with Eli Burton! The Adventures of Starman
Three Dutch companies have partnered to develop a robotic charging solution for heavy-duty EVs. ROCSYS, a supplier of plug-in robots, Grivix, which makes automated high-power vehicle inlets, and VDL ETS, a charging test and validation specialist, are working together to develop the system. Using the new charging solution, an e-truck or e-bus will automatically request
A study has looked into why about 18% of electric car owners go back to gas-powered vehicles. The reasons are mostly exactly what we expected. University of California Davis researchers surveyed just over 4,000 households who own or owned electric vehicles in California and found that about 20% of plug-in hybrid owners and 18% of
Billionaire Elon Musk will host “Saturday Night Live” on May 8th, the comedy series announced last week. Known for his controversial, biting remarks, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO apparently did not win over any fans among the cast. Cast members were not happy with Musk’s invitation. Social media comments indicated their displeasure. The self-proclaimed techno
The IONIQ 5, Hyundai’s first car on an all-new dedicated EV platform, has won Best Design at the TopGear Electric Awards IONIQ 5 can charge from 10-80% in just 18 minutes and can travel up to 300 miles on a single charge The exterior design is a futuristic interpretation of Hyundai’s first-ever production car, the
By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 29, 2021 It appears that Tesla is conducting some benchmark testing on one of the world’s most aggressive and powerful pickup trucks today. Based on recent images and footage from the Fremont Factory, Tesla is putting what appears to be a RAM 1500 TRX through the paces at its
SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHARE if you want Clean Energy & Electric Vehicles to be the norm. We’re at a top secret location, with something really special – the Hyundai Ioniq 5 – and this hotly anticipated electric car doesn’t disappoint. It looks gorgeous, cool and smooth to drive, but it’s sophisticated electronics and software that
Have the last two holdouts among major automakers just hopped on the electric bandwagon, or are they just indulging in some fast-follower greenwashing? Following Toyota’s announcement of a new line of battery-electric vehicles, Honda now says it plans to make battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles 100% of its North American sales by 2040. There are
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
The ID.5 is Volkswagen’s next EV. When it goes on sale, the EV will join the ID.3 hatchback and ID.4 SUV as part of the ID lineup in Europe. As for North America, it won’t be getting the ID.5 unless VW has a change of heart. North Americas have to stick with the ID.4 until
The 11th-generation Honda Civic was unveiled Wednesday, in sedan form. And for this longtime small-car trendsetter, the mature, conservative styling is less of a surprise than what Honda decided not to include with this important small car’s reveal. There’s no mention—yet—of a hybrid version. And it’s hard to imagine this as anything but the last
Battery Resourcers, a battery recycling and manufacturing company, recently completed a $20-million Series B equity round to support the development of a commercial-scale processing facility with the annual capacity to recycle 10,000 tons of batteries—roughly the amount of batteries from 20,000 EVs. Battery Resourcers’ approach to battery manufacturing starts with a mixed stream of used
VW has unveiled today the ID.4 GTX, a performance dual-motor all-wheel-drive version of the German automaker’s already popular electric SUV. Last year, VW launched the ID.4 electric SUV. It’s an important electric vehicle as the second based on VW’s MEB high volume electric platform, but the first available globally. Now, the automaker is unveiling the
The 2022 model year sees Mercedes-Benz AMG’s GLC63 S available in both regular and coupe-like body styles for the first time here in the United States. Previously, the high-performance crossover only came with the GLC-Class’ coupe-like body. The good news is that performance is unchanged, regardless of which body you pick. BMW’s next-generation 2-Series coupe
Honda Motor Company President Toshihiro Mibe’s first press conference, held April 23rd, was where he committed to solidifying Honda’s existing businesses. Honda is working to achieve carbon neutrality for all products and activities by 2050. Zero environmental impact not only for its products but their entire lifecycle. Areas of concentration include carbon neutrality, clean energy,
By Sam Hargreaves 7% of the EU’s shipping fuels need to be green by 2030 for the sector to decadence by mid-century [1], a new study shows. Modeling by Transport & Environment (T&E) points to a clear path which involves modest deployments of e-fuels combined with efficiency measures such as wind-assist and speed optimization. Faig
By Eric Ralph Posted on April 28, 2021 After taking a roughly two-week break to focus on Crew Dragon’s third astronaut launch, SpaceX is ready to get back to its regular programming of rapid-fire Starlink, Cargo Dragon, and commercial satellite launches. Kicking off what is setting up to be a jam-packed ten weeks of launches,
Libertine has secured funding from Innovate UK to advance the development of its range-extender concept for heavy-duty applications. Libertine says its free-piston range extenders offer the efficiency of fuel cells and the durability of conventional engines, and its intelliGEN control technology solves the free-piston motion challenge, optimizing combustion conditions from the first ignition cycle. Libertine’s
New York will join the list of states signaling an end to new gas vehicle sales, as a bill banning their sale after 2035 has advanced through the legislature. It now heads to the governor’s desk where it is expected to be signed. This bill makes New York State the second US state to pass
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