Company Promises Longer Range, Faster Charging The holy grail of battery development really hasn’t changed much in spite of the exponential growth of the electric vehicle market–make it more energy dense (for longer range), more powerful (for faster acceleration), faster charging and cheaper. Progress has been made on all fronts, but it’s been incremental despite
The Tesla Model 3 was able to break into the top 20 best-selling cars in Europe (28 European markets, monitored by JATO Dynamics), where plug-in electric cars expanded their share to 19% of the market. According to the data, 141,429 Tesla Model 3 (up 64% year-over-year) were registered (including a record 27,358 in December –
Dutch civil engineering company Bam Infra Nederland has commissioned yellow-machine builder Wirtgen and Dutch powertrain developer New Electric to convert an asphalt spreading machine into “the world’s first fully electric paver.” The conversion team replaced the paver’s stage V motor with an electric drive consisting of a 270 kWh battery pack and two “smartly switched”
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
A brief scooter ride around the extraordinary project at ITER on Tenerife. A really impressive display of what is possible. We’d like to thank Nissan for not only taking us there but for finding such a perfect location. More info: http://www.iter.es/?lang=en Patreon https://www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow
GM has announced new investment of more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites, calling it “the single largest investment announcement in GM history.” Most of the new investment, which is expected to create 4,000 new jobs, is aimed at increasing battery cell and electric truck manufacturing capacity. Projects include the construction of a
This week on Electrek’s new Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This week that includes high-speed electric bikes from VanMoof, e-bike copies from Fiido, partnerships between Yamaha/Gogoro, Swedish electric motorcycles coming to the US and lots more… The new Wheel-E podcast
Which luxury brand revealed a plug-in hybrid with DC fast-charging? Which industry made an appeal to Congress to host charging infrastructure? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 28, 2022. In Tesla’s quarterly update call—this one singled out specifically as a product update—CEO
By Joey Klender Posted on January 28, 2022 Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) stock is down 45 percent since its initial public offering in November when shares started publicly trading at around $106.75. Currently, Rivian shares hover around the $55 mark. Its drastic fall in the first few months of being publicly traded is not keeping Morgan
Free electric vehicle news daily
Safer Driving Is Not Optional This article may contain affiliate links. More than 12 million vehicles were involved in crashes on U.S. roads in 2019 alone. Most of us consider ourselves good drivers, but statistics suggest that more than 90% of collisions are caused by driver errors. In this guide, we’ll explore some of the
The European passenger car market was not able to rebound from the chip supply crisis and noted another decrease last month. In December, new passenger car registrations in Europe (28 European markets, monitored by JATO Dynamics) fell by 22% year-over-year to 949,252. That’s despite December 2020 already down 3.8% compared to December 2019. In 2021,
PlugStar, a service offered by Plug In America, assists consumers and dealers with finding and selling EVs. What sets PlugStar apart from similar programs is its ecosystem approach that assists users from start to finish. There is PlugStar.com, which is the consumer-facing EV information and shopping site. On the site, a consumer can get all
Toshiba has introduced a 20 Ah-HP lithium-ion battery cell that is available for order throughout the world and is intended for the EV, industrial equipment and energy storage markets. It’s part of the SCiB product line, and the company says it is designed for conditions of high-power input and output as well as environments where
Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV) startup Lightyear has updated the public on the progress of its flagship vehicle, the Lightyear One by sharing recent test footage. The tests took place at Bridgestone’s European Proving Ground (EUPG) in Aprilia, Italy, where the Lightyear One was tested in aerodynamics, tire performance, and efficiency at high speeds. The results
Charging specialist CTEK has integrated its EV chargers with billing software from Fuuse Billing, a brand of the England-based company Miralis Data. Customers with CTEK Chargestorm Connected 2 chargers can now link their chargers to Fuuse Billing software to generate revenue. The payment card industry-compliant software supports payment collections from drivers, automated invoicing and secure
Tesla has launched a new product: a microphone called ‘TeslaMic’ designed for its in-car karaoke system. It’s only available in China for now. Today, Tesla started pushing its ‘Chinese New Year’ software update in China. Like in the rest of the world, Tesla often bundles up features for a bigger end-of-the-year software update that most
French performance marque Alpine on Friday gave an update on its plan to transform into an electric-vehicle manufacturer with a three-car lineup. Alpine’s sole vehicle at present is the mid-engine A110 sports car, whose total sales number only a few thousand per year. By 2026, Alpine will have in its lineup a coupe-like crossover, hot
Land Rover on Thursday confirmed pricing and range estimates for the 2023 Range Rover P440e plug-in hybrid. The automaker estimates 48 miles of electric range, but noted that is pending final EPA certification. Land Rover previously said the P440e will have a 38.2-kwh battery pack with 31.8 kwh of usable capacity. It will also have
By Eric Ralph Posted on January 28, 2022 Shortly before SpaceX was scheduled to launch an Italian Earth observation satellite, a member of NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) revealed that the company aims to conduct as many as 52 launches this year. Supporting several estimates published by Teslarati over the last month, SpaceX officially
Free electric vehicle news daily
America is the land of big vehicles and with the launch of the GMC Hummer EV… even bigger vehicles still. They are now being shipped to dealers and their size really puts other GMC products into perspective, like the Yukon parked next to it in this set of photos taken at a showroom in North
Ford Pro, the division of Ford that caters to commercial fleet customers, has introduced Ford Pro Intelligence, a cloud-based platform to support EV fleet operations. Ford Pro Intelligence combines Ford Pro’s suite of services, including telematics, with Salesforce’s cloud-based CRM system. It’s designed to help fleet operators keep track of vehicles, manage drivers and share
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
Inspired by air filtration systems used in hospitals, clean rooms and the aerospace industry, Tesla’s HEPA filtration removes 99.97% of airborne particulates, such as smoke, bacteria and pollen. The HEPA filtration system is active whenever climate control is pulling in outside air. For extreme conditions, Bioweapon Defense Mode positively pressurizes your cabin. This prevents pollutants
The alternative to Tesla supercharger network for the non-Tesla electric cars is Electrify America and they are have been having some issues that they are ready to address. InsideEVs contributor Tom Moloughney is here to tell us about his exclusive interview with Electrify America CEO and other executives about the issues in his weekly segment
The recent launch of the Lucid Air luxury electric car was almost drowned by the din of global political news, but I think it’s worth mentioning. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bobbyllew
Sponsored by Infineon While consumers are keen to reduce their carbon footprint, the move to E-Mobility, especially private electric vehicles (EV), is hindered by the limited charging infrastructure, most notably in fast charging. [embedded content] This white paper reviews the charging landscape and examines implementation approaches for fast DC chargers. Specific focus is placed on
India-based Ola Electric made a splash with its high performance and low cost S1 Pro electric scooters, which are now taking India by storm. With its sights set on global expansion, the company announced today that it is opening a new R&D center in the UK for both two-wheeled and four-wheeled electric vehicle development. Ola’s
Bentley on Wednesday confirmed that its first electric car will roll off an assembly line at the automaker’s existing factory site in 2025. The automaker previously said it would unveil an all-electric model by that year, but now says it will actually start building the car in 2025 and is making investments to upgrade its