Some Tesla Model Y and Model 3 vehicles are affected by a brake recall. More fast-chargers are coming to 7-Eleven. Sails could be an interim solution to help cut carbon emissions from freight. And how does the BMW i4 compare vs. the Tesla Model 3? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We got
Tesla has donated over $3 million to a Canadian battery research team that it has been working with to develop cheaper, longer-lasting battery cells for its electric vehicles. Tesla Advanced Battery Research For the past five years, Tesla has been working with a battery research group in Canada, also known as Jeff Dahn’s research team,
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Solid Power, a producer of solid-state EV batteries, has announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford and Volta Energy Technologies. Ford and BMW have also expanded existing joint development agreements with Solid Power to secure all-solid-state batteries for future EVs. “BMW and Ford now share leading positions in the
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The BMW i4 and BMW iX together mark the next major step in the BMW Group transformation towards a 50% global share of fully-electric vehicle sales in 2030. Therefore it is only logical that both vehicles are launching at the same time. See here all details on the first-ever BMW i4. Deliveries will start in
Page-Roberts is a London-based start-up that claims it can improve EV range by 30 percent with a very unconventional design. The company’s patented design relocates the battery pack. Instead of mounting the battery pack in the floor like it’s currently done, Page-Roberts mounts the battery vertically in the cabin of the electric car between the
By Joey Klender Posted on June 2, 2021 Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter feed was being questioned by SEC regulators last year, as the agency stated that his social media account had violated a court-ordered policy from a 2018 settlement that would require his Tweets to be pre-approved by company lawyers. After Musk tweeted that
Owners of the 2021 Ford Bronco or Bronco Sport looking to get the most out of their SUVs will soon be able to attend Ford-operated off-road schools. The first Ford Bronco Off-Roadeo opens June 28 near Austin, Texas, with three more locations scheduled to open in the coming months. Initial registration is open to all
BMW yesterday unveiled its latest pair of electric vehicles, the i4 and the iX which will both launch in the first quarter of next year. Though the iX is the more exciting of the two vehicles with a more upscale interior and bolder styling, the i4 is the car with more of a direct target:
California pushes back on GM and other auto makers for siding with Trump and the EPA on the California emission standards. InsideEVs contributor Tom Moloughney is here to tell us about it in his weekly segment “Plugged-in with Tom Moloughney”. Follow Tom at: https://insideevs.com/info/team/tom-moloughney/ Tweets by tommolog Get on our VIP list at https://eforelectric.com/vip OUR
SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHARE if you want Clean Energy & Electric Vehicles to be the norm. Fully Charged is the channel, for every Electric Vehicle, and this is the hotly anticipated Mustang Mach-E from Ford. Is this a dark horse in the race against Tesla? You tell us… We’d like to thank Jacqui and Jonjo
Sponsored by Viscotec A new whitepaper details the advantages of the various resin impregnation methods and automation solutions for electric motors, including a look at dipping, vacuum potting, and trickling. The quality of the insulation in electric drives determines, among other things, the durability and efficiency of the motor. Trickling in particular—with the right dispensing
BYD (Build Your Dreams) has introduced a fully electric Type D school bus, complete with smart technologies like bi-directional charging and advanced safety features. According to the Chinese automaker, its sleek design “will have students wanting to step onboard.” You know, because kids clamor to get to school each morning when they’re on a cool
SAE International’s Wireless Power Transfer and Alignment Task Force is urging the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act to support the commercialization of wireless charging operating in the frequency band of 79 kHz to 90 kHz. The SAE task force consists of more than 150 international experts representing automakers, suppliers, users, national laboratories and
New information is revealing that Elon Musk still has the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on his behind acting like Twitter police over his tweets about Tesla. Tesla, Elon Musk, and the SEC Musk and the SEC have had a few run-ins with each other, and it was rarely with a good outcome. Most famously, the
All-electric Renault E-Tech models help Lambeth Council grow its green fleet Lambeth Council adds the all-electric Renault Kangoo E-Tech to its landscape divisions fleet Zero tailpipe-emissions-in-use vans are the Council’s first Renault electric commercial vehicles Kangoo E-Tech will help Lambeth Council meet its target of electrifying 30 per cent of its landscape divisions fleet New
BMW i4 is the fully-electric version of the 4 Series Gran Coupe, but it has rather good specs for an electric car built on repurposed ICE vehicle underpinnings. In the United States, the i4 electric hatchback will be sold in two distinct trims, as a lower-powered rear-wheel drive variant, and a more powerful all-wheel drive
By Maria Merano Posted on June 1, 2021 Tesla has updated the Giga Berlin application it submitted to the Brandenburg State Environment Agency. According to the revised application, Tesla Giga Berlin’s water consumption will be far less than anticipated. According to Tagesspiegel, Tesla’s revised application notes that Giga Berlin’s maximum annual water consumption is estimated
BMW has confirmed initial pricing and key technical details for the U.S.-bound version of its i4 sporty electric four-door fastback on the way in the first quarter of 2022. The 2022 BMW i4 will be EPA-rated for up to a 300-mile range, BMW estimates, and be offered in two different models. The i4 eDrive40 starts
According to a new report produced by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) at the request of Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the entire US public transit fleet could replace its fossil fuel vehicles with battery-electric and fuel cell buses by 2035 at a cost of between $42 billion and
Tesla has filed a new trademark for its brand under restaurant services as the automaker is expected to expand amenities around its charging infrastructure, including actual restaurants. At face value, Tesla doesn’t seem to have much to do with the restoration industry, but the automaker has actually been talking about going into the food industry
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its Wärtsilä HY Module, a containerized hybrid battery power and energy storage system to Maersk Supply Service, the Denmark based provider of offshore marine services and integrated solutions for the global energy sector. The Wärtsilä system will support Maersk’s goal of reducing the carbon intensity of its fleet by 50
We got our hands on a Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo for a very short 24-hour loan and the first thing we wanted to test is how far this new Taycan variant could go at highway speeds. So we headed over to an Electrify America station, charged it up to 100%, and drove it at
By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 31, 2021 Hyundai is determined to be recognized as a legitimate and formidable competitor in the electric vehicle sector. And based on the South Korean automaker’s recent statements, it appears that Hyundai is setting its sights on some of the market’s most prominent players, including Tesla and Ford, both
The 2021 Ford Bronco Sport might be based upon the Ford Escape, but it’s far more cheeky and fun than its urban sibling. Like recent Jeeps and the larger Bronco, the Bronco Sport hides some Easter eggs. Bronco Chief Designer Paul Wraith told Motor Authority ahead of the reveal of the Bronco and Bronco Sport
With summer approaching, a holiday weekend upon us, and stir-crazy families looking toward post-pandemic road trips, it’s as good a time as ever to survey which electric vehicles include free fast-charging. Quite a few of them do, although some automakers only offer a limited amount of free charging—often based on kilowatt-hours—rather than unlimited access. The
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Jonny Smith checks out the Peugeot e208 electric car at the Geneva Motor Show 2019. Peugeot are on a roll making beautiful cars, but by far the most crucial is the 208 supermini. It is being launched with piston engines and pure. EV from the start, and the e208 is set to outgun Renault’s Zoe
AlphaStruxure, a provider of Energy as a Service (EaaS) solutions, has won a contract to deploy an integrated microgrid and electric bus charging infrastructure project for Montgomery County, Maryland. The project will enable transit operator Ride On Montgomery County to convert at least 44 buses from diesel to electric power. AlphaStruxure, a joint venture of