I love riding electric bikes in part because of how many different uses they offer. I enjoy riding the trails or cruising the beach as much as the next guy, but e-bikes offer so much more than just fitness or recreational riding. Any day I can replace a car trip with an e-bike is a
Perhaps the best sign the crossover craze has taken a step too far, Porsche is out testing a high-riding 911. Porsche hasn’t confirmed plans to launch a high-riding 911, though the automaker’s sales and marketing chief, Detlev von Platen, said in a 2018 interview that such a car “could be a good idea.” He even
Kia on Wednesday revealed the EV9 Concept, which both hints at an upcoming mid-sized electric SUV and sets a new sustainability-focused design theme for the brand. The very boxy, upright look of the EV9 reinterprets Kia’s Tiger Face facade in front, with a “BEV-focused grille” that hides a star pattern. The hood duct area also
Ford partnered with Purdue University to build a prototype of an EV charging cable that could fully charge an EV’s battery in 5 minutes, according to Purdue University (h/t CleanTechnica). It’s still a work in progress, but once it’s working, the cable could allay some of those EV woes that worry the skeptics who think
The Largest Hybrid Car Company Goes Electric Toyota announced its all-new, all-electric compact SUV, the 2023 bZ4X—wait, what?!
By Eric Ralph Posted on November 18, 2021 For the first time, SpaceX has teamed up with researchers from NASA and several other US institutions to publicly discuss how it plans to use Starship to build Mars Base Alpha. Save for a handful of comments spread around the periphery of SpaceX and CEO Elon Musk’s
Tesla Giga Berlin in Grünheide near Berlin continues to wait for the final permit approval and a green light to start series production of electric cars, but it does not mean that there is no progress. Actually the work at the site – both construction, as well as inside the buildings (installation of manufacturing equipment)
Toray Industries has concluded a joint venture agreement with LG Chem under which LG Chem will invest $375 million in Toray Industries Hungary (THU), establishing LG Toray Hungary Battery Separator (LTHS), in which Toray and LG Chem will each hold a 50% interest. The new joint venture will use existing THU facilities to manufacture battery
Vinfast may not be an EV name you recognize yet, but there should be an emphasis on the “fast” part of its moniker. At a private event following the first day of the LA Auto Show, Vinfast’s Global CEO Michael Lohscheller spoke to a crowded room about the Vietnamese automotive startup’s progress in just four
Model S, engineered from the ground up as an EV, is meticulously designed for superior aerodynamics, stability and handling, crash safety, performance and range. Before Model S enters production it will have been thoroughly tested using both computer simulations and test vehicles. Tesla will complete two vehicle testing phases, Alpha and Beta. The Alpha phase
Nidec has announced that it will supply its Ni200Ex 200 kW E-Axle traction motor system to Geely’s ZEEKR 001 EV. ZEEKR 001 users can choose either a single-motor or a dual-motor type (with a motor installed in the vehicle’s front and the rear). For the dual-motor version, the maximum output is 400 kW, maximum torque
At the LA Auto Show, Kia and Hyundai, who partner on electric vehicles, have both released new concept vehicles that preview their upcoming electric SUVs. Many are saying that Hyundai and Kia hit it out of the park with the EV6 and Ioniq 5, their first next-generation electric vehicles built on Hyundai’s E-GMP platform. These
Fisker Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a production-ready prototype of its 2023 Ocean electric crossover. The 2021 Los Angeles auto show introduction comes exactly one year prior to the targeted start of production on Nov. 17, 2022 at the Magna-Steyr plant in Graz, Austria. The Ocean will be offered in Sport, Ultra, and Extreme versions. The
Fisker Inc. on Wednesday officially introduced its Ocean electric crossover, in production-bound prototype form—with a series of innovations that includes a solar roof, power-out capability for charging other EVs or home backup, and an infotainment screen that can rotate from portrait to landscape with the push of a button. The LA auto show introduction is
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All-New, All-Electric Compact SUV Subaru today introduced to North America the all-new, all-electric 2023 Solterra EV compact SUV. This major step for Subaru gains them membership in the 21st Century progressive automotive propulsion club. What is the Solterra and where does it fit in the Subaru SUV line-up? Two Motors, AWD Standard Subaru focuses on
By Joey Klender Posted on November 17, 2021 Volkswagen’s lineup of ID. electric vehicles has hit a week-long production speed bump due to the global semiconductor crisis. Volkswagen will temporarily halt ID. family production lines at its Zwickau and Dresden, Germany vehicle manufacturing facilities due to the global semiconductor shortage. It is the first time
The Ford booth at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show has an indoor demo track for electric cars, including the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the upcoming all-electric pickup, the Ford F-150 Lightning. InsideEVs’ very own Kyle Conner had an opportunity to not only check out the electric F-150 in person, but also to take a ride
Castrol and Williams Advanced Engineering are partnering to develop high-performance EV fluids. Castrol will become the official supplier of EV thermal fluids for WAE’s electrification programs and motorsport activities such as Formula E, Extreme E, Pure ETCR and Le Mans Daytona h. The partnership will initially focus on Williams’s motorsport activities, but the companies will
Tesla announced a new milestone for its Powerwall: The company has now installed 250,000 units of the residential home battery pack. Over the last year, Tesla appeared to be accelerating Powerwall deployment. Tesla introduced Powerwall 2 in 2016, and it took the home energy storage business by storm with a leading cost per kWh of energy capacity.
Facing off against compact crossover EVs from Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Volkswagen, and of course Tesla, the Toyota badge on the nose of the bZ4X may be enough for many buyers. The 2023 Toyota bZ4X electric SUV made its public debut Wednesday at the Los Angeles auto show, one of several EVs unveiled at a
Porsche is adding new GTS versions of the Taycan electric sedan and Cross Turismo to offer a longer range alternative to the Turbo versions. At the LA Auto Show today, the automaker unveiled the Taycan GTS and Taycan GTS Sport Turismo. Kevin Giek, Vice President Model Line Taycan, explains how they fit into the Taycan
Ford tells us about the F-150 Lightning electric pickup’s frunk. Rivian is looking at Georgia for a second plant. And a battery maker is getting ready to mass-produce cells from recycled materials. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Swedish battery supplier Northvolt announced last week that it has made a functioning EV
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By Eric Ralph Posted on November 16, 2021 For the first time in about a year, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to present an official update on the company’s next-generation Starship rocket. The venue: the National Academies’ first virtual Space Studies Board. Vaguely titled “SpaceX Starship Discussion,” the CEO’s presentation – scheduled at 6pm
Nissan Ariya is one of the most hotly anticipated electric crossovers to debut in 2021 and now you can finally order one in the United States. The Japanese automaker has just opened the order books for the Ariya and also shared its exact production specs for each of the versions on offer. The range kicks
Battery swapping specialist Ample partnered with Uber in January, and now offers its swapping technology to Uber drivers in California. Now the two companies have announced an expansion of their partnership. The new collaboration will provide drivers in Uber’s European fleet with access to Ample’s autonomous battery swapping stations. Uber aims to fully electrify the
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A still very much unknown to most people, electric car startup Rivian has now skyrocketed to the top spot, 2nd to only Tesla, in the US as the most valued automaker which is insane! State of Charge YouTube channel host Tom Moloughney is here to make sense of it all, plus other electric car news
Tesla (TSLA) has managed to maintain its $1 trillion market cap despite CEO Elon Musk continuing to sell shares. EV stocks are doing great, with Rivian also up – now worth north of $145 billion. Tesla shareholders are used to a wild ride, but things have been especially wild over the last two weeks since