During a media call, GM’s CEO Mary Barra announced that it’s canceling its further efforts in the Cruise Robotaxi service. The company poured $10 billion into the startup but doesn’t see any future for the service. Mary Barra cites increasing investment costs in tough financial times as well as growing competition as key hurdles. Additionally, GM’s Cruise Robotaxi service was… Read more…
Electrify America and Costco Wholesale install charging stations in the USA
Electric mobility service provider Electrify America is cooperating with the US-based retail company Costco Wholesale to deploy charging stations at five Costco facilities. The charging stations include hyper-fast chargers delivering up to 350 kW of power. Read more…
Teco 2030 slides into insolvency
The Norwegian fuel cell manufacturer Teco 2030 has to file for insolvency. There is no longer a realistic possibility of raising sufficient capital to continue operations. Read more…
The Kia EV9 Does What Tesla And Rivian Couldn’t
Kia’s three-row EV is an incredible car, and a huge achievement. Was this enough to propel it to a win? Read more…
Toshiba releases automotive photorelay for 400 V battery-related control systems
Toshiba Electronics Europe has introduced a high-voltage transistor output photorelay for 400 V automotive battery-related control systems. The automotive-compliant TLX9150M is housed in a compact SO12L-T package. Its space-saving form factor of 7.76mm × 10mm × 2.45mm is 25% smaller than Toshiba’s existing package SO16L-T. This helps to miniaturize the battery unit and reduce costs…. Read more…
UK’s Auto Trader gives Santa a Model 3
Santa is switching from reindeer to electric power. He has swapped his old sleigh for a Tesla Model 3, which he was recently spotted driving in Oxford. At least this is the story behind a PR campaign by the British car trading platform Auto Trader. Read more…
Ekoenergetyka and BP cooperate on charging infrastructure for electric trucks
The charging infrastructure manufacturer Ekoenergetyka and BP Pulse will be working together in future to offer fleet operators solutions for charging electric trucks overnight. This is not just about charging at the depot. Public charging, particularly along the TEN-T network, is also the focus of the cooperation. Read more…
Hyundai is now selling EVs on Amazon: Here’s how you can snag one
An electric vehicle from Amazon? That’s right. Starting today, you can buy Hyundai’s top-selling EVs, like the IONIQ 5, right on Amazon. Here’s how you can get your hands on one. Read more…
Tesla loses its head of Autopilot HW engineering to Amazon’s self-driving effort
Tesla has lost its long-time head of Autopilot hardware engineering to Amazon’s self-driving company, Zoox. Read more…
Honda Prologue deals get even sweeter with 0% APR for the first time and up to $6,000 off
Honda just made the Prologue even more attractive with massive deals to close out the year. For the first time, you can buy the electric Prologue SUV with 0% APR and up to $6,000 in savings. Read more…
These cities rank highest in the world for urban mobility
Walkability, electrified transport, free public EV charging – cities earning the top spot in urban mobility include San Francisco and Paris. Read more…
The 2025 Lucid Air Pure Is As Good As EVs Get Right Now
The Lucid Air is unquestionably great, especially in its most affordable Pure form. But it’s not the car of the moment. Read more…
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Is A Blast, But That’s Not Enough
The ultra-quick Hyundai is the best performance EV ever, but that’s not quite enough to earn it a Breakthrough Award. Read more…
V-Green to build 100,000 charging stations in Indonesia
VinFast founder Pham Nhat Vuong’s charging infrastructure company V-Green has signed a letter of intent with the Prime Group conglomerate to build 100,000 charging stations for VinFast EVs in Indonesia over the next three years. The roll-out is scheduled to begin in 2025. Read more…
Stellantis and CATL join forces to build a massive battery plant in Spain
Stellantis, the automotive giant behind brands like Jeep, Fiat, and Peugeot, has announced a major partnership with CATL, the world’s leading battery manufacturer. Together, they will invest up to €4.1 billion to construct a state-of-the-art lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Zaragoza, Spain. The new facility, planned to be entirely carbon-neutral, will be built at Stellantis’ existing production site… Read more…
EU project to establish digital battery passport
The Fraunhofer IEG research centre is launching a three-year project called ‘BASE’ to look at battery supply lines, as well as setting up a digital passport to help track resources and technologies. They plan to utilize blockchain technology to support the process. Read more…
DP World uses Kempower high-speed chargers at port in London
Port operator DP World has purchased eight electric straddle carriers from Kalmar for its deep-sea port near London. These are now being charged ultra-rapidly at 500A with fast chargers from Kempower. Read more…
Southern California Edison orders electric pickup fleet for utility services
California-based electric utility company Southern California Edison wants to expand its fleet with electric vehicles. As a result, the company has decided to introduce 280 Chevrolet Silverado EV electric pickup trucks from General Motors to its fleet. Read more…
The Rivian R1S Is Better, But Still In Start-Up Mode
The updated-for-2025 R1S is certainly better, but Rivian needed a bigger leap to clinch a Breakthrough Award. Read more…
Rohm & TSMC join forces on GaN semiconductor technology
The two semiconductor companies—Rohm from Japan and TSMC from Taiwan—have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and produce gallium nitride power elements for electric vehicle applications in series. Read more…
