The strategic partnership concerns Ultium Drive platforms. More…
GM EVs To Be Powered By Wolfspeed’s SiC Power Electronics
EV Rental Company Dropping All EVs Aside From Tesla’s Vehicles
The German rental company notes that the overall ownership experience of the other EVs is lacking. More…
Some of the world’s highest drivable roads just got 18 EV charging stations
The Ladakh region in northern India is part of the larger disputed Kashmir region. It’s also a tourist destination, with its stunning scenery, Buddhist sites, and ecotourism. And now, electric vehicle drivers can tour on its dramatic, high-altitude roads surrounded by mountains, because a network of EV charging stations has been installed along the Manali-Leh route, which includes five of some of the highest drivable passes in the world. More…
MG Marvel R Electric Goes On Sale In Europe, No UK Launch Info Yet
MG’s flagship electric SUV comes in RWD and AWD flavors, offers up to 250 miles of range, and starts at €40K. More…
JD Power: New Car Tech Goes Unused, People Don’t Intend To Use It
New car prices are rising, and this may be fine if buyers didn’t find some emerging tech a waste of money. More…
Rosenbauer reveals extinguisher for battery fires
The Austrian-based international fire department supplier Rosenbauer has presented a new extinguishing system for burning traction batteries in electric vehicles. Also in Austria, a study has been published on electric vehicles fires in Austrian road tunnels. But first, let’s go to the Rosenbauer development: The manufacturer claims that the system can be used to extinguish […] More…
Elon Musk releases more details about Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ wider release
Elon Musk has released a few additional details about Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving Beta” wider release, which should start tomorrow. More…
Volvo Starts Production Of C40 Recharge In Belgium
The company will sell the C40 Recharge online. More…
Ubitricity installs lamp post chargers in Ireland
In Ireland, Fingal County, which is part of the Dublin Region has launched a new pilot project with retrofitted lamp post EV charge points with Ubitricity and their curbside charging solutions. The Shell-owned, Berlin-founded charging point company Ubitricity has recently retrofitted two lamp posts in Malahide village, which is also located near Dublin. The charging […] More…
Volvo parent Geely reveals $9,000 Geometry EV for China, bullish on battery swapping
Chinese automaker Geely Auto Group, the parent company of Volvo, recently unveiled a new electric car for its home market that will start at the equivalent of just $9,200. The Geometry EX3 is the latest model from Geely’s all-electric Geometry brand. At 157.6 inches long (with a 97.6-inch wheelbase), 69.2 inches wide, and 62.0 inches tall, the… More…
bp Pulse orders 30 VN5 hybrid vans from LEVC
In the UK, LEVC is supplying 30 VN5 electrified (hybrid) vans to EV charging infrastructure provider BP Pulse. The vans are being used by BP Pulse’s electricians when installing EV charging points across the country. The 30 VN5 hyrid vans will be put into operation for service engineers who maintain the bp Pulse UK-wide network […] More…
Tesla Paid Off $1.4B China Gigafactory Loan Early, Confirms Musk
Tesla is only joined by Ford on the list of US automakers who haven’t officially filed bankruptcy. More…
BMW Group Plug-In Car Sales In Q3 2021: Up 43%
The all-electric car sales more than doubled so far this year. More…
BMW invests in new lithium mining process
BMW i Ventures has invested in the US start-up Lilac Solutions. Lilac has developed an innovative process for the environmentally friendly and resource-saving mining of lithium. With the investment, the BMW Group wants to promote “technological progress in the field of lithium mining”. The US start-up has developed and patented a technology that uses an […] More…
Northvolt expands research facility in Västerås
The Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt is investing 750 million US dollars in the expansion of its research centre Northvolt Labs in Västerås. The site will be expanded to include a campus with a new research and development centre, customer centre and offices. The construction of the Northvolt Labs research centre dates from 2018, and […] More…
EGEB: This breakthrough research makes battery recycling more cost effective
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB). More…