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Volkswagen Group Components announced the launch of the second production line for MEB-related battery systems at its plant in Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany that significantly expands the overall battery manufacturing capabilities. Both the first and the second production line have a maximum capacity of 250,000 battery systems (modules and packs) for MEB-based electric cars, like the Volkswagen ID.3,

Domino’s has launched autonomous pizza delivery in Houston, Texas this week. Customers can choose to have their meal delivered by Nuro’s R2 robot. Nuro has the first completely autonomous on-road delivery vehicle approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Domino’s and Nuro combo is a single store offer for customers who choose limited R2

General Motors and LG Chem will build a second battery cell plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, according to an Automotive News report. The plant will cost $2.3 billion and the two companies will announce the plans on Friday. The first plant is currently under construction in Lordstown, Ohio.  The plant will provide Ultium battery cells

Arcimoto, makers of fun, utility vehicles for commuters and fleets, announced NASDAQ’s approval today. The company can now list its shares of common stock on The NASDAQ Global Market, a positive growth sign. A Eugene, Oregon manufacturer of affordable three-wheeled electric vehicles (EVs), Arcimoto looks to change the world. Their Fun Utility Vehicles (FUVs) can

Here is one of the latest, promotional videos about the Hyundai Motor Group’s new ultra-fast charging network – E-pit, that reveals to us the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 together. Those are all-electric cousins – both based on the same E-GMP platform, but completely different in terms of design style. The Ioniq 5 is

Tug of war is, just like drag races, one of the specialties of electric vehicles as they can underline the advantage of electric drive. Here we can see a duel between the Tesla Model X and a true off-road model, the Mercedes G550 4×4 Squared, that looks so huge we guess it should win easily.

Mercedes-Benz Vans has officially announced that the next-generation all-electric eSprinter large van will be produced in three plants, successively starting in the second half of 2023. Besides the main plant in Düsseldorf, Germany, where the current generation of eSprinter is produced, alongside the conventional version, the eSprinter will enter production also in Ludwigsfelde (also in Germany),

According to the most recent comparison of the estimated annual fuel/electricity costs for 2021 model year cars in the U.S., plug-ins beats all the other options. The report released by the U.S. DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, compares all-electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), hybrid (HEV), and conventional models, with a few assumptions:

The Fully Charged Show takes the new Volkswagen ID.3 Pro S on a range test. This model has the larger 77-kWh (usable) battery pack, similar to the Tesla Model 3 Long Range (estimated at 70 kWh usable). For our American readers, keep in mind that VW decided not to sell the ID.3 in the US.

According to an interesting Bloomberg article, Panasonic might be very well positioned to benefit from Tesla‘s new 4680 lithium-ion batteries. Those new large cylindrical cells (46-millimeter diameter and 80-millimeter height) offer a high potential of cost reduction and improvement of performance, although there are many technological challenges to produce them at scale. The Japanese company thinks that

The Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC)  has unveiled the EV Coupe, a classic shape inspired by the 1955 Porsche 356A. WEVC is not connected with Porsche AG. WEVC does not imply that any of their products are a product of Porsche AG, nor are the Porsche or 356 names used or associated with WEVC products.

Sandy Munro recently has his first opportunity to check out the all-new Volkswagen ID.4 model that just entered the U.S. market in March. The first episode is a brief walkthrough of the exterior and interior and it seems that the first impressions are quite positive without complaints. Sandy Munro likes the overall style of the

Chevrolet’s Silverado electric pickup will be built at the Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan, along with GMC’s Hummer EV SUV which will also be produced there, General Motors president Mark Reuss said today. A new-from-the-ground-up EV pickup, and not adapted from the gas-powered Silverado, it will use the Ultium Platform. Ultium is General

Toyota has filed a trademark application for its BZ logo (Beyond Zero) in Europe with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Toyota’s BZ electric vehicle sub-brand will consist of several EVs. This is according to a post made in the BZ Forums.  Forum administrator a2b posted the trademark information and an image of the

Despite the components shortage, the production of Hyundai Ioniq 5 has started in Ulsan factory in March and continues into April, at a lower rate than initially planned. Here is a very short video, recorded on April 4 in South Korea, that presents a parking lot with probably dozens of brand new Ioniq 5, ready

Ahead of the upcoming world premiere of the Mercedes-Benz EQS, the manufacturer has released a lot of technical details for its upcoming all-electric flagship model. The EQS is based on the new EVA platform that will be used in several other models, including the EQE and SUV versions of the EQS and EQE. “The new

The GMC Hummer EV, a fast off-road electric truck, is joined by a fast off-road electric SUV, the Hummer EV SUV. Consumers now have a choice between two almost identical EV brutes.  The Hummer EV SUV will debut in a commercial narrated by LeBron James during NCAA’s Final Four. The debut commercial can also be

The Mercedes-Benz EQS is the brand’s first electric sedan that will hit the production line later this year. So far, the electric flagship sedan seems impressive. Besides the stunning MBUX Hyperscreen, the EQS will have a WLTP range of up to 770 km (479 miles).  There is still a lot we don’t know about the

Xiaomi, a Chinese smartphone colossus, has announced they are building their own branded electric vehicles (EVs), just like Apple, Huawei, Sony, and Foxconn. If you’re prepared to lose money, starting a car company is easy. Just ask Tesla. Xiaomi has plenty, enough to sink $10 billion into the venture over the next 10 years. Xiaomi, the

Ford brand has increased its U.S. sales in March by over 25% year-over-year, which allowed it to achieve also a positive first quarter with a total of 495,924 units (up 1.1% year-over-year). The all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E noted 6,614 sales during the first quarter of 2021, however, the monthly result of 2,637 in March was

Today, Lexus dropped the LF-Z concept car, stepping on the electric-vehicle (EV) accelerator. By 2025, the company expects to have 20 new PHEV, HEV, and BEV models from which to choose. 670,616,629 miles per hour, the speed of light, is how fast energy travels as electromagnetic waves. This is nearly as fast as car companies

In case you missed it, the GMC Hummer EV with VIN 001 sold at a Barret-Jackson auction for a whopping $2.5 million. We got to see the Hummer EV roll on stage under its own power but not much else. Fortunately, YouTuber Speed Phenom somehow got up close and personal with the Hummer EV behind the

With President Biden planning to announce an infrastructure proposal that could easily exceed $2 trillion, the automotive industry has come to the realization that some of that money could be used to make its job easier. Following Tesla’s attempt at charming the federal government into making carbon credits more valuable, automotive lobbies, supplier groups, and

Back in December, Motional (an autonomous vehicle company) and Lyft announced a partnership that would create the world’s largest robotaxi ridesharing network launching in 2023. Today, Motional and Lyft announced the Hyundai Ioniq 5 as the vehicle choice for the robotaxi service, according to an Automotive News report.  The plan is to deploy fully autonomous

Range testing has become probably the most popular part of reviewing new electric cars. Here we have a special duel between Porsche Taycan 4S (93.4 kWh battery version) and Ford Mustang Mach-E ER AWD (98.8 kWh battery version). The side-by-side test, conducted by Alex on Autos, concerns mostly highway driving within the limit of 65-70

As the world premiere of the Mercedes-Benz EQS is getting closer, more and more prototypes of the car are seen with less and less camouflage. Here we can see the new video from walkoARTvideos, which shows us a white unit with camouflage only on the front and rear part. You can tell that without any

The Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer NIO has announced that on March 24, 2021 has completed its 2,000,000th NIO Power Swap in Suzhou Delivery Center, China. The latest milestone comes in less than five months since 1 million mark was achieved in October 2020. Let’s recall that all NIO electric cars, with 70 kWh, 84 kWh

ZDF Frontal 21 is under attack by Tesla supporters and investors after its documentary showed the stumbling blocks ahead of Giga Grünheide. So is RBB24 after it said the company presented rough plans for the construction, and the delays it is facing were due to constant changes. According to MLUK (Ministry of the Environment of

The author of “The Black Swan” and “Skin In The Game” tweeted about Tesla again. Not to ask for a repair for butt dialing and a proper refund but to warn about buying a Tesla with bitcoins. Nassim Nicholas Taleb said it could be a terrible deal to do so. His first tweet reminded people

BP and Volkswagen Group announced a strategic collaboration on electric vehicle ultra-fast charging infrastructure in Europe. The two has signed a memorandum of understanding and now works on details that should be finalized and announced over the coming months. The general plan is to build an extensive ultra-fast charging network, installing 150-350 kW DC fast chargers,