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British EV software specialist ev.energy has launched a new cloud-based EV charging tool for business. Pando is designed to enable charger manufacturers, distributors and installers to be fully compliant with UK Smart Charging Regulations. It provides load management, compliance testing and charger sharing as standard features. Following months of testing with 20 partners and over 20,000
Ford Pro, the automaker’s software and commercial fleet division, announced today it has entered into a new agreement with logistics leader Deutsche Post DHL Group (DHL). The deal is designed to accelerate electric van deployment, starting with Ford supplying over 2,000 E-Transit EV vans to DHL by the end of 2023. Ford unveiled the E-Transit
News: Pizza Delivery Goes Electric Three or Four Wheels Gets the Pie There Hot When you’re hungry and call for a pizza delivery, how it gets to you has been unimportant, but maybe no longer. Three pizza restaurants have jumped into the electric vehicle delivery business by introducing hundreds of zero emission cars to get
In November, the total sales of Ford and Lincoln vehicles in the US decreased by almost 8% year-over-year to 146,364. The company reports strong demand, which indicates that the problem is still in the limited supply of new vehicles. Ford sales: 140,260 (down 7.9%) and 1,608,965 (down 2.6%) Lincoln sales: 6,104 (down 5.0%) and 76,220
More than a decade after launching a mobile EV charging pilot program, AAA is launching a second, larger-scale program that will offer mobile charging to members in 14 U.S. metropolitan areas. The new pilot program offers mobile charging for free to AAA members in the following cities: San Francisco; Indianapolis; Philadelphia; Orlando; Nashville; Charlotte; Denver;
Foxconn Ventures has agreed to invest up to $170 million in Lordstown Motors in exchange for all of Lordstown’s outstanding preferred stock and 18.3% of its common stock. Lordstown will use the proceeds to fund the development of a new EV program in collaboration with Foxconn, dubbed the “EV Program.” (Let’s hope they come up
Travis Pastrana’s “Family Huckster” packs the guts of a gymkhana car into the body of a 1983 Subaru GL wagon. Pastrana unveiled this unusual build earlier this year, and the wagon makes its gymkhana video debut on Dec. 6. Inspired by Subaru GL wagons used as a marketing tie-in with the U.S. ski team, the
A new Tesla Model 3 prototype with camouflage has been spotted in California ahead of a rumored refresh coming next year. Over the last week, there have been rumors that Tesla is working on a Model 3 refresh that would come during the second half of 2023. The project is reportedly codenamed ‘Highland’. For a
By Johnna Crider Posted on December 3, 2022 Redwood Materials was approved for $105.6 million in tax incentives by the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development. The battery recycling company, founded by former Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, will receive the incentives in exchange for investing over $1.1 billion in Storey County, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported.
EVBox introduced its Troniq Modular DC fast charging platform in the European market last year. Now the company has launched the EVBox Troniq Modular Compact, a more compact (2.03 m high) solution designed for sites such as underground parking garages or city center locations, where station footprint or height might be constrained. The Troniq Modular
California allocated $10 million for a rebate program to help make electric bikes more affordable. But hang on there; it’s not active quite yet. The move is part of a years-long effort to help reduce the price of expensive electric bicycles for state residents. The ultimate goal is to make it easier for commuters to
What You Need to Know About EVs Catching Fire After Hurricane Ian On September 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwestern Florida. It was a destructive, Category 4 hurricane, bringing catastrophic storm surges, heavy rainfall and intense, sustained winds. Recent reports suggest several EVs caught fire due to water damage caused by severe flooding
In a recent interview with Reuters, Mate Rimac had plenty of positive things to say about his brand’s joint venture with Bugatti. The partnership, which was revealed in the summer of 2021, has resulted in ”lots of synergies going both ways” according to Rimac. Furthermore, Rimac claimed the joint venture has been very profitable thus far. He
Owners of which two mainstream car brands are shifting to Tesla at a high rate? Which company might build VW’s Scout electric trucks? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 2, 2022. Honda announced that it will make a hydrogen fuel-cell version of
The Tesla Semi is finally here, and it’s officially a beast. “If you’re a truck driver and you want the most bad-ass rig on the road, this is it,” said Tesla’s CEO at a delivery event at the company’s Nevada Gigafactory, just before he handed over key cards to two PepsiCo executives. EV pundits were
BMW this week revealed a modern take on its legendary 3.0 CSL. The new version is based on the 4-Series platform and combines BMW’s most powerful production inline-6 with rear-wheel drive and a 6-speed manual transmission. Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo concept Ferrari revealed a Vision Gran Turismo concept. The design is a wild single-seater with
At the unveiling of the production version of the Tesla Semi, the automaker announced a lot of things about the electric truck, but it didn’t say a word about it being equipped with Autopilot/Full Self-Driving technology. That’s despite being equipped with the needed hardware. When Tesla first announced the Tesla Semi in 2017, the automaker
By Johnna Crider Posted on December 2, 2022 Elon Musk’s Twitter Files revealed quite a bit of detail about the former executives’ abuse of power while running the platform. In November, Elon Musk promised to release evidence of Twitter’s suppression of free speech and, on Friday, announced that he would unveil Twitter’s role in suppressing
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SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHARE if you want electric vehicles to be the norm! First there was the e-tron, then the e-tron GT, now Audi are back with their new premium electric SUV – bizarrely named the Q4 e-tron! This is cheaper, smaller, more city friendly version of the e-tron, essentially it’s a bit less posh.
Tesla’s recent announcement that it will make its charging connector design available to colleagues and competitors has been getting mixed reviews. Some pundits poo-pooed Tesla’s announcement—one commenter wrote, “This is not the way standards are developed.” However, we saw it as a step in the direction of a more interoperable EV ecosystem, which could
The Los Angeles City Council has voted 12-0 to ban new oil wells within the city, and to phase out all current oil wells within 20 years or less. Los Angeles may not be famous nationally for oil, as that industry is typically associated with other states, and California is thought to be an environmental
Safety Strategies for Your Trucking Company A Step-by-Step Guide To Keep Your People & Vehicles Moving This article may contain affiliate links. Trucking is a dangerous business. Annually 388,000 trucking-related accidents, resulting in injury, death and property damage. To ensure the safety of your trucking business and its employees, it’s essential to establish strategies for
We recently alerted you that it seemed Volkswagen Group was in the process of reassessing its future EV strategy that was devised under former CEO Herbert Diess. This comes as new VW Group CEO Oliver Blume takes the reins, and he and brand CEO Thomas Schäfer are coming to terms with what lies ahead. It has
The EPA will offer credit for electricity generated with biofuels, but it’s still on the ethanol bandwagon. Megawatt changing hardware is coming to the Cybertruck. And Canoo delivers an electric truck for the Army. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla confirmed megawatt charging tech for the Cybertruck and Semi. It involves a
LG Chem has signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a new cathode manufacturing facility in Clarksville, Tennessee. Manufacturing plants for batteries and other EV components are popping up all over the country these days, and the announcements invariably mention President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which offers incentives for companies to establish supply chains here
Cruise, a self-driving technology company majority owned by General Motors, plans to rapidly scale up its robotaxi service in 2023, Gil West, Cruise’s chief operating officer, told Reuters in an interview published on Wednesday. Cruise’s service is already available in San Francisco in limited form, and the company has previously announced an expansion to Austin
Electric boat manufacturer Navier is showing off the first flight of its Navier N27 hydrofoil electric boat. The company plans to follow this maiden voyage announcement with the unveiling of its larger N30 hydrofoil electric boat. Hydrofoils, which function similarly to airplane wings underwater, help lift boats above the surface. By carrying the hull out
By Maria Merano Posted on December 1, 2022 Tesla just kicked off the Semi’s first delivery event! It took some time, but the Tesla Semi is officially hitting the road. Teslarati will be closely covering the Tesla Semi first delivery event so stay tuned. If you didn’t get an invite, you can still join the