Last month, Mercedes officially announced that its EVs would gain access to the Tesla Supercharger network in the US and Canada in February. And today, Tesla has updated its NACS website to include Mercedes vehicles in the “supported” category. This means that, starting today, Mercedes EVs have access to the 15,000+ Superchargers across North America. If you own a Mercedes… Read more…
GWU researchers develop new process to extract lithium from geothermal brines
Researchers at George Washington University (GWU), in collaboration with other institutions, have developed a method to directly extract and purify lithium from geothermal brines for use in EV batteries. Their study, “Electro-driven direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines to generate battery-grade lithium hydroxide,’’ was published in Nature Communications. The process avoids harsh chemicals and uses… Read more…
Mullen Automotive buys battery line equipment from Nikola for its California factory
Mullen Automotive has completed a major purchase of battery line equipment from troubled Nikola for its Fullerton, California, battery operations. The Fullerton facility is dedicated to producing next-generation, American-made battery packs, modules and solid-state polymers. In September 2023, Mullen purchased battery production assets from Nikola subsidiary Romeo Power, including equipment, inventory and intellectual property for… Read more…
Glades County schools deploy 13 new Blue Bird electric school buses
Florida students will be breathing a bit easier this year thanks to the deployment of 13 new Blue Bird electric school buses — some of which will be replacing diesel buses that have been service for over twenty years. Read more…
Tesla sales dropped 60% in Germany
Tesla’s sales have dropped nearly 60% in January in Germany compared to the same period last year. The same thing is happening throughout Europe. Read more…
Clean energy companies are blitzing Capitol Hill to save IRA tax credits
A coalition of clean energy groups – representing over 2,000 companies and hundreds of billions in private investment – is holding more than 100 meetings today with bipartisan members of Congress to underscore the critical role of IRA clean energy tax credits. Read more…
Toyota’s first EV battery plant in the US is ready for business, but there’s more
The world’s largest automaker wants to catch up in the global EV race after falling behind rivals like Tesla and BYD. On Wednesday, Toyota announced that its $14 billion EV battery plant in North Carolina is open for business. The new facility will begin shipping batteries for Toyota’s electric vehicles in April. Meanwhile, Toyota revealed separate plans to challenge BYD and other EV leaders in China. Read more…
Volkswagen’s New EV Is The Affordable Car Tesla Won’t Build
It launches for Europe in 2027 with a €20,000 price tag. That’s just $20,800 in US currency … if VW sends it to North America. Read more…
Other EV Companies Ditched Dealers. Polestar Is All-In On Them
Polestar’s new CEO says dealers are needed, even as other EV brands move away from that model. Read more…
2024 Chevy Blazer EV Owner Review At Six Months: A Mixed Bag
Another quality issue and some winter road trip range issues have dampened some of my enthusiasm. Read more…
HBK launches cloud-based FMEA software with AI-powered insights
Testing and measurement company Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK) has released a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of its failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) software, Reliasoft Cloud to support centralized management. ReliaSoft Cloud uses artificial intelligence (AI)-powered insights, intuitive risk visualization and team collaboration for improved decision-making and scalability. The single, web-based platform helps streamline… Read more…
Qmerit partners with Wisetack to offer financing options for home EV charging installation
Qmerit, a North America installer of EV charging equipment, has partnered with Wisetack, an embedded finance platform for home services, to offer financing options to EV owners. The Qmerit-Wisetack partnership will give EV buyers more flexibility in paying for Level 2 home charger installations. Instead of billing installation as a single payment, customers can choose… Read more…
Xiaomi CEO sets ambitious SU7 Ultra sales target ahead of release
Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun has set an ambitious sales target of 10,000 units for the upcoming SU7 Ultra supercar throughout this year. The SU7 Ultra will be fully launched at the end of this month alongside the Xiaomi 15 Ultra smartphone. Starting today, Xiaomi is showing the SU7 Ultra in 112 stores across 42 cities in China. Lei… Read more…
Rivian Owners, Rejoice: No More Service Visits To Update Your Wheel Size
A software update will “soon” allow owners to make the change themselves. Read more…
Rising star Vammo rides past 1 million battery swaps for electric motorcycles
Vammo, a battery-swapping service for electric motorcycles in Latin America, has just announced that the company has surpassed an impressive 1 million battery swaps in a little over a year. Read more…
Why The Honda-Nissan Merger May Be Dead Before It Started
The planned $60 billion merger between two Japanese carmaking giants may be DOA. Plus, what tariffs mean for China’s growth. Read more…
Chinese property giant Greenland launches unit dedicated to exporting NEVs
Greenland aims to achieve annual exports of 100,000 NEVs over the next three years.
It signed its first export order, totaling 5,000 vehicles and valued at about $70 million.
Mercedes-Benz EVs can now charge on Tesla Superchargers
As promised, Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles can now charge at 20,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. market. Mercedes-Benz said in January access to Tesla’s Supercharger charging network would open to the German EVs in February. While Mercedes didn’t announce the switch has been flipped, Tesla updated its list of automakers with access to… Read more…
Ionna scales up toward targeted 30,000 EV chargers by 2030
The U.S. EV charging network Ionna is picking up speed in its infrastructure build-out as the nascent network aims to make good on its promise of installing tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers over the next five years. It said on Tuesday in a press release that it is transitioning “from public beta to full-scale national release”… Read more…
First photos of the Genesis GV90 testing in Korea surface
We have finally caught a glimpse of the Genesis GV90, the all-electric SUV that promises to redefine the ultra-luxury segment. Spotted for the first time on the streets of South Korea, the production-ready unit of the GV90 offers some clues about its design and capabilities. After the first blurry spy shots and teaser images of the GV90, this latest video… Read more…
