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According to Frank Blome – Volkswagen Group Component’s head of battery cell and system – the main issue for solid-state batteries to become mainstream is producing them at a reasonable cost. This is what QuantumScape seems to be pursuing with its latest move to raise $859 million. Volkswagen’s partner in solid-state cells wants to expand

Despite Volkswagen having snatched away MEB development duties planned for SEAT, it’s apparently happy to give the Spanish brand an opportunity to head projects for the MEB-Lite platform for the majority of VW Group. The resulting vehicles should all be compact battery electric or hybrid cars, and potentially very low in fat, sugar, or carbs

Mike Levine, Ford’s North America Product Communications Manager, has been active on Twitter these days. This makes sense because he’s working to promote the brand-new all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E, among other things. In promoting the electric crossover, he’s mentioned Tesla many times, and not in a positive light. He’s also engaged in some back-and-forth with a

EVgo has announced a new partnership with Meijer, a Midwestern retailer, to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure at its supercenters. According to the EVgo, the installations of 100-350 kW chargers will begin this summer, but there are no details about the number of sites. Meijer has more than 250 supercenters across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky,

According to the latest media reports from Germany, the Tesla Giga Berlin plant in Grünheide near Berlin is expected to start production in July/August. Tesla‘s plan was mid-2021 so late July or August would be actually on time, especially considering how many bureaucratic issues the company had to solve. The main issue is that there

XPeng, a Chinese maker of EVs, sent a fleet of XPeng P7s on a 2,284-mile, weeklong autonomous driving jaunt across six provinces, the longest by any mass-produced vehicles in the country. A demonstration of XPeng’s navigation-guided pilot (NGP) autonomous driving capabilities is taking place right now on highways in China. Developed in-house, NGP is going

While this certainly isn’t the first time we’ve seen reports of refreshed Tesla Model S vehicles at Tesla’s primary factory and on car carriers, it seems clear that Tesla is accelerating its efforts to get these cars in owners’ driveways prior to the end of the quarter. Estimates related to how many vehicles Tesla might

Hyundai’s 2021 Kona Electric and Ioniq Electric now include 250 kWh of complimentary fast charging through Electrify America, with more than 2,400 ultra-fast chargers across the U.S. According to Electrify America, 96 percent of the population lives within a 120-mile radius of one of their chargers. Whether it’s in response to concerns among potential buyers,

We know that Tesla may already be at work developing a vehicle even more affordable than the Model 3, with a predicted retail price of around $25,000. Now while that bit of news may in and of itself be quite significant for those looking to buy an EV but currently find them too pricey, it

The video above is only in German, but there’s also an English version for it on the ZDFheute Nachrichten website. This is what we have watched to learn more about what is going on at the so-called Giga Berlin, a factory that is actually in Grünheide, Brandenburg. The documentary tells how Tesla chose the site

China has the largest population in the world, which makes it have some of the largest cities anywhere. That implies traffic and a lot of concentrated pollution from combustion-engined cars. This is why it is also the biggest EV market in the world. Volkswagen revealed all the issues Chinese customers face in EV adoption, and

BMW has announced that the upcoming iX and i4 electric vehicles will be equipped with iDrive 8, their latest interactive buddy to keep you busy while you motor about. When you are the self-proclaimed ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’, it would seem less is more, at least that was my experience in owning a 535iS and two

Hyundai reports (as a manufacturer) 4,586 plug-in electric car sales globally in February. That’s about 13.6% more than a year ago, which is positive news after several months of decline. The South Korean manufacturer is also rebounding its overall business, increasing 30% year-over-year from the eak February 2020, to 116,496. Sales by powertrain type: BEVs:

Xpeng, one of the most kell-nown Chinese EV startups, has just achieved a great milestone of delivering 50,000 electric cars. Almost all of the sales fall on China, although in the recent months, the company has delivered hundreds of cars also to Norway.   In the relatively slow month of February, Xpeng delivered 2,223 EVs

EV Morning presents some of the hottest EV news of the week and this time the focus is on the Hyundai Ioniq 5. It’s Saturday, so our appointment with Martyn’s podcast is back. Grab a cup of coffee and make yourselves comfortable! Today we talk about: 00:00​ – 2021 PORSCHE TAYCAN CROSS TURISMO DEBUTS 04:35​

  InsideEVs is proud to present the forty-ninth episode of its weekly podcast. Available on the InsideEVs YouTube channel and all the best podcast platforms – Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeart Radio, and Tune In – the show covers the top stories and issues of the week with insight added by our special guests and co-hosts. We also stream the show live on Facebook, Twitch

Ford of Europe is currently undergoing a massive restructuring plan whose aim is to make the automaker’s Old Continent operations more profitable and also prioritize electric and electrified vehicles. It has shut down some five plants in recent years and reduced its workforce by 20 percent, but it’s apparently not enough and now it wants

Rivian‘s founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has posted a new video about the upcoming all-electric Rivian R1S seven seat, luxury SUV, addressing the questions about folding seats. As we can see, the R1S has a small tailgate to make loading/unloading easier, and quite a significant trunk compartment. Inside, both the second and third row can

Apart from being electric, the Aptera and Lordstown Endurance have at least something more in common: both use in-wheel motors. That leads us to a third similarity because the same Slovenian company has developed these motors. They come from Elaphe Propulsion Technologies. If you have never heard about Elaphe, you are probably not alone. The

While we don’t like to say it, sadly many people probably aren’t aware that today, March 8, 2021, is International Women’s Day. Hopefully, with the far reach of today’s social media outlets, more people are aware of this important day. With that said, we’ve got a new woman in town, and you’re probably going to

There’s certainly not a whole lot to celebrate as we look back at 2020, and many of us are definitely short of fond memories of the tragic year. However, some Tesla Model Y owners are celebrating their one-year anniversary. Our friend Ryan Shaw shares his impressions with the world after owning his Model Y electric

The effectiveness of the government’s grants for electric vehicle buyers has been called into question by a new report. The National Audit Office (NAO) document claims the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) has failed to prove the impact of the scheme, which has cost taxpayers £1 billion so far. The report, which is entitled

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released more details about the LG Chem–SK Innovation misappropriated trade secrets court clash that resulted in a 10-year ban for SK Innovation. According to Reuters, in a redacted version of its full 96-page opinion, the ITC questioned why Ford “had continued to pursue battery contracts with SK Innovation “after SK’s misconduct

We recently posted an article on the camper that’s made specifically for electric vehicles, the Polydrop. We weren’t surprised by the interest generated by the EV-friendly camper, because we know there’s a lot of people that love to use trailers for camping. Pulling a trailer typically consumes a lot of energy, so potential electric pick-up

The Electric Highway Coalition, a consortium of six utility companies, will provide a network of  20-30 minute DC fast chargers for EV drivers, as reported by Electrek. Each of the utilities will be responsible for providing EV charging within their service areas, with most sites located along major highways for easy access and adjacency to

A few days ago we saw the video of a black, pre-production Hyundai Ioniq 5 at a fast-charging station in South Korea, with CarSceneKorea’s promise of a detailed review of its exterior. And here it is, a closer look at the details with commentary about the available options for things like the roof and mirrors

Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory is now, once again open to the media. With that said, recent tours of the electric car factory offer Tesla an opportunity to prove that it’s taking extra steps to utilize cutting-edge technology, adequately assess quality-control concerns, and treat its employees with the utmost compassion.   Who cares about the free meals,

Volkswagen has just released two image teasers of an all-electric convertible version of its ID.3 model, asking what do you think about this idea. Our opinion is clear, we love the all-electric cabriolets, since driving in a quiet and smooth electric car with an open roof in sunny weather is a perfect combination. “What if? An

In France, passenger car registrations decreased by roughly 6% year-over-year in January, while the plug-in market basically maintained its volume. In total, some 15,812 plug-in cars were registered (up 2.4% year-over-year). 14,691 of those cars were passenger cars and they account for a 11.6% of the market. Probably the most striking thing is that the plug-in

The new 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV is slightly improved over the outgoing 2021 model year version, and with the new MSRP (finally) is one of the most affordable BEVs on the market (especially in terms of price per mile of range). Let’s take a look at the changes in the new Bolt EV with Out