VinFast is the most unusual electric car maker in the world and its 2 all electric SUVs are coming to the US and Europe within a year! I went all the way to Vietnam to check out their factory and to drive the VF8. You gotta hear this fascinating story about how this Vietnamese EV
Month: May 2022
Arteco, an automotive and industrial coolant and heat transfer fluid company, has launched a new coolant for EVs, which is designed for indirect cooling. Freecor EV Milli 10 is composed of inhibitors and stabilizers that give it a low electrical conductivity of less than 100 µS/cm. It is based on Organic Additive Technology (OAT) and
An early Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup did a real-world towing test with a 23-foot Airstream trailer. It showed a loss of about half the vehicle’s range. Last week, Ford officially started customer deliveries of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. Some early owners are already putting the electric pickup truck to the test. One
Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday announced a Final Edition of the AMG E63 sedan and wagon, essentially confirming the death of the V-8 E-Class. Limited to 999 units, the Final Edition will be available as the top E63 S 4Matic+ model, meaning the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 produces 603 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque, harnessed to all-wheel
Ineos is a brand new company started by chemical engineer and billionaire Jim Ratcliffe who wanted to keep the spirit of the old Land Rover Defender alive after the new model went in quite a different direction. He’s investing over $1-billion into this project, whose first model, the Ineos Grenadier, is set to start deliveries
By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 31, 2022 A Ford F-150 Lightning owner and veteran EV driver has provided some useful real-world data on the all-electric pickup truck and its towing capabilities. As it turned out, F-150 Lightning owners may need to plan out their routes very well if they wish to tow with their
The rebooted DeLorean Motor Company has revealed its new electric sports car, the Alpha5. And while it carries on the name and gullwing layout of the original DMC-12 that took Marty McFly Back to the Future, it travels to a different era entirely. The Alpha5 will accelerate to 155 mph, according to the company, and
Li-Cycle, LG Chem (LGC) and LG Energy Solution (LGES) have agreed to cooperate on battery recycling and sales. Li-Cycle has agreed to recycle LGES’s battery manufacturing scrap and other lithium-ion battery material from its North American manufacturing sites over a 10-year period. Also, Li-Cycle has agreed to sell 20,000 tons of recycled nickel sulphate to
The Velotric Discover 1 is a great value electric city cruiser with surprising quality given the entry to mid level price. There’s so much to love about this bike, but the look, is undoubtedly the first positive impression. The Discover 1 has a wonderful build that blends utility and aesthetics. The Discover 1 is really
The DeLorean has finally returned, but instead of a flux capacitor the reborn icon is battery powered. On Monday, the DeLorean Alpha5 broke cover in its production design ahead of the car’s formal online debut set for May 31. With gullwing doors, seating for four, and lots of LED lightning, the car features a few
Omni Powertrain Technologies has released information about its new electrohydraulic pump combination. The unit was developed for low-voltage mobile applications, and is designed to meet the needs of hybrid equipment builders facing spatial constraints. The system includes a Flo-Torq gear pump packaged with an axial flux motor and controller from Omni’s Magelec subsidiary. The overall
Aptera announced that it has now received more than 22,000 reservations for its solar-powered electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range as it gets closer to production. This is Aptera’s second go. The company was created in 2006 with the aim of bringing to market a super-efficient three-wheeled vehicle. Unfortunately, the project didn’t
The Entry-Level Swedish Luxury EV Even here in Southern California, where at some point every car sold in America can be seen, the 2022 Polestar 2 is rare and drew the obvious question–“What is that?” The answer, which I was able to get to elevator-pitch length, is that Polestar is the all-electric division of Volvo
Strom, a Danish e-bike company, released their fashionable City bicycle in 2020, which was one of the most budget-friendly electric bikes available at the time. The City e-bike was a presented itself with remarkable value, and proved to be an success thanks to its high-quality finish, decent components, a timeless appearance, and of course, an extremely competitve price tag. In May,
By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 30, 2022 Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared some interesting tidbits about his past political leanings, as well as the reason why he’s voting Republican this coming November. Musk posted his thoughts about the matter on Twitter this Monday. Musk’s comments came after he posted a message about Memorial Day,
Volkswagen has rolled out two ID.Buzz electric vans steeped in Star Wars—and part of a collaboration with Lucasfilm and the recent debut of the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series on Disney+. Like the series, the ID.Buzz is arriving later than originally anticipated. Production versions of the VW electric van won’t come to the U.S. until 2024, so
Nuvve Holding (Nasdaq: NVVE) and Power Electronics, a manufacturer of solar inverters for utility-scale photovoltaic plants, have agreed to integrate Nuvve’s GIVe vehicle-to-grid (V2G) platform with Power Electronics’ charging station technology. Nuvve says its cloud-based software will allow Power Electronics to go beyond bidirectional charging by enabling EVs to provide capacity and services that help
According to a report out of China, EV automaker NIO is hiring a number of positions related to manufacturing vehicles in the US. The recruitment descriptions suggest the Chinese automaker intends to begin planning and erecting EV production facilities on US soil that may begin with either complete knock down (CKD) or semi-knock down (SKD)
Autopark is a driver assistance feature designed to help you park—with surround cameras, radar and ultrasonic sensors. https://www.tesla.com/model3
The Mercedes C350e plug in hybrid. A very swish car, amazing technology plus an amatuer driver and car reviewer in one neat package. More info: https://goo.gl/6nTx5R Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bobbyllew Music by Body Clocks https://soundcloud.com/body-clocks
If you want to see exactly how much driving has changed over the past century, take a look at the 1916 Autocar coal truck featured on a recent episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage.” One of several vehicles from this period in Leno’s personal collection, this truck is a true throwback to the early days of
REV Fire Group, which includes several manufacturers of fire-fighting apparatus, displayed a North American-style fully electric fire truck called Vector at the recent Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis. The new electric fire truck, which was developed with technology partner Emergency One Group, sports a 316 kWh battery pack, and enables firefighters to both drive
Mother Nature may be beautiful, powerful, and mystifying, but it’s Father Time who eventually catches up with all of us. We start out young and eager on our cute little red tricycles, our parents giving us an early push. We grow into kids on our first real bike, then progress towards power as we mount
It was the Rivian R1T’s turn to undergo the InsideEVs 70 mph high range test; the first electric pickup truck we’ve had the opportunity to do so with. The R1T has a combined EPA range rating of 314 miles per charge. However, that’s with the 21″ Road wheels. Rivian also offers 20″ All-Terrain and 22″
By Joey Klender Posted on May 28, 2022 Elon Musk said his aerospace company SpaceX will soon accept Dogecoin as a payment option for merchandise, joining Tesla, which has accepted the cryptocurrency since January. Musk, a frequently vocal supporter of some cryptocurrencies, made the announcement on Twitter, first reiterating that Tesla merch could be bought
Do the electric vehicles or the chargers come first? While on the West Coast the chicken-or-the-egg dilemma was on the side of the chargers—with projects like the West Coast Electric Highway that warmed the public up to the idea more than a decade ago—the Great Lake State and traditional heart of the auto industry has
FreeWire Technologies has opened a new global headquarters, R&D and manufacturing facility in Newark, California. The 66,000-square-foot facility will focus on manufacturing and scaling FreeWire’s Buy America-compliant battery-integrated EV charging equipment. It will be fully operational by fall 2022, and is expected to create some 200 engineering and manufacturing jobs. Earlier this month, FreeWire unveiled
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Maserati’s MC20 supercar this week spawned an open-top version and it goes by the name Cielo, Italian for “sky.” The car features a retractable hard-top roof complete with glass panels to give you the open air feeling whether the roof is up or down. 2023 BMW Alpina B3 Alpina revealed its take on BMW’s updated
Finnish EVSE manufacturer Kempower introduced its newest fast charging solutions at the recent Autopromotec show in Bologna, Italy. On display and available for customer testing were the Kempower S- and C-Series fast-charging system and the Kempower T-Series movable DC fast charger. Kempower’s fast chargers are modular and scalable to address many different customer needs. Charging
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