Uber Freight is launching a ‘Dedicated EV Fleet Accelerator Program’ in partnership with Tesla to lower the most significant barrier to electric Class 8 adoption: upfront cost. Read more…
Echion to supply XNO anode material to Grinergy
South Korean battery startup Grinergy has signed a deal with UK battery materials company Echion Technologies for its XNO niobium-anode material. Grinergy will use XNO in the fast charging battery system it is developing. XNO is designed to support high output, strong thermal stability and fast charging. The company plans to launch XNO-based battery products… Read more…
Ford Pro and Southern Company report results of managed EV charging pilot
Ford Pro (the division of the automaker that serves fleet customers) and Atlanta-based utility Southern Company have completed a six-month pilot program to test managed charging for fleet EV operations and evaluate its impact on the electric grid. The pilot demonstrated how Southern can shift charging for its fleet to lower-cost time periods and respond… Read more…
Tesla boosts production at its Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany
According to a new report, Tesla has decided to boost capacity at its Gigafactory near Berlin in Germany until the end of the year, and churn out even more cars. Now, this may seem odd given that the brand’s sales in Germany have nosedived in recent times, but there is method to the madness. The reason for the production boost… Read more…
Chinese company to deploy battery swapping technology for Mexican ride-hailing service
China-based UNEX EV has agreed with DiDi Mobility Information Technology, a subsidiary of the ride-hailing firm DiDi Global, to deploy EVs using U Power’s UOTTA battery-swapping technology for ride-hailing and car rental services in Mexico. The companies have signed a letter of intent to promote the sales of UNEX EV’s UOTTA battery-swapping vehicles to drivers… Read more…
Flux Power lands $1.2 million order for lithium-ion packs to power airport ground support equipment
Flux Power has announced a $1.2 million order from a major North American airline for its G80 lithium-ion energy systems integrated with the SkyEMS software platform. The G80 solution combines hardware and software in a single platform to deliver real-time data on fleet performance, asset health, and maintenance requirements. Flux Power says this enables predictive… Read more…
Kia’s new PV5 electric van enters the taxi game
Is it an electric van? A mobile pop-up shop? Taxi? The PV5, Kia’s first electric van, does it all. After launching an exclusive new variant, the Kia PV5 is set to shake up the taxi game. Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck and new Model 3 miss the top marks in latest crash tests
Tesla Cybertruck and the new Model 3 have both fallen short of the top marks in IIHS’ latest round of crash tests. Read more…
California just greenlit the future of curbside V2G EV chargers
California just awarded $1.1 million to Brooklyn-based EV charging company it’s electric to develop what would be the world’s first curbside vehicle-to-grid (V2G) EV charger. Read more…
Lucid (LCID) launches major Gravity update which makes towing ‘a breeze’ and more
Lucid (LCID) rolled out a software update for the Gravity, which makes towing “a breeze” with helpful new features. Plus, Lucid is giving Gravity buyers the chance to try out exclusive new features still in development. Read more…
Ram Killed Its Electric Truck. That’s The Smartest Thing It’s Done In Years
The last thing the market needs is another heavy, expensive electric truck. Lire la suite…
Porsche shows how AI helped build the new electric Cayenne
Developing a new vehicle is a long and expensive process. Carmakers traditionally build dozens, sometimes hundreds, of early prototypes to test everything from door handles to engine performance. It’s a method that costs millions of dollars and can take years. For its upcoming Cayenne Electric, Porsche decided there had to be a better way. By leaning heavily on artificial intelligence… Read more…
Ford blames EVs as it plans to cut a bunch more jobs in Germany
Ford blamed slowing demand for electric vehicles after announcing plans to slash another 1,000 jobs at its Cologne EV plant in Germany. Read more…
Rivian’s super secret e-bike startup keeps dropping strange, cryptic teasers
We’ve been following Rivian’s quest to develop an in-house electric two-wheeler for years now, dating back to 2022 when we spotted them poaching top electric bicycle talent from companies like Specialized. But despite years of development work, no one on the outside really knows what the company’s micromobility startup ALSO is truly working on. And thanks to several strange teaser videos shared by the apparent skunkworks program, we still don’t know. Read more…
Segway’s E3 Pro e-scooter with Apple Find My launches at $600, Jackery HomePower 3000 station + bundles from $1,499 low, more
Headlining today’s Green Deals is Segway’s newly launched E3 Pro Electric Scooter that sports a solid array of upgraded features – including Apple Find My integration – all at $600 right now. Behind it, we have a bunch of great power station deals, including Amazon dropping the new Jackery HomePower 3000 station to its $1,499 low for the first time (as well as bundle options), and Bluetti’s best power station/solar bundles to power your outdoor adventures, like the latest Elite 100 V2 bundled with a 200W solar panel at a new $699 low. We also have an exclusive Jackery solar bundle, two one-day only deals on the most powerful Greenworks pressure washer and a trimmer/edger/blower bundle, and more waiting for you below. Plus, there are all the hangover deals collected at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Anker SOLIX power station clearance sale deals, or the brand’s popular PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh station back at $80, and more.. Read more…
Tesla launches Cybertruck in UAE after commercial flop in the US
Tesla has launched the Cybertruck in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a second international market in as many months, following the electric pickup truck’s commercial flop in the US. Read more…
How Much Does It Cost To Tint Your Cybertruck?
Estimates on tinting the Tesla pickup vary, and not every shop will take the job. Lire la suite…
Mercedes-Benz EQS with solid-state battery makes 749-mile test drive on a single charge
Solid-state EV batteries are making the transition from the laboratory to real-world testing—this week we’ve seen announcements from QuantumScape, Rimac, and now Mercedes-Benz, which demonstrated its solid-state technology on a test drive from Stuttgart, Germany to Malmö, Sweden. A “lightly modified” Mercedes EQS test vehicle equipped with a lithium-metal solid-state battery completed the 1,205-kilometer (749-mile)… Read more…
SK On Just Pushed Solid-State EV Batteries Closer to Reality
Korean battery giant SK On and U.S. start-up Solid Power are getting closer to making solid-state batteries a reality. Lire la suite…
Tesla Model Y arrives in India, but sticker shock may spoil the party
Tesla has officially begun delivering vehicles to private customers in India. The American car company handed over the keys to its first Model Y this week in Mumbai, celebrating the beginning of its retail operations in one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing auto markets. Unfortunately, the moment is shadowed by a price tag that turns the popular electric SUV… Read more…
