Toyota Motor Corp. is wagering U.S. car buyers will emerge from coronavirus shutdowns still wanting to buy new rides that sip fuel despite gasoline prices lingering near the lowest in years. Continue Reading
On the outskirts of a small town less than 50 miles southeast of Phoenix, a 720,000 square foot electric vehicle factory is arising in the desert. If all goes as Continue Reading
Tesla has made a move away from the dominant EV battery technology, asking the Chinese government for approval to start manufacturing Tesla Model 3 featuring a lithium iron phosphate batteries, Continue Reading
Daimler AG is pushing ahead with plans to produce an all-electric version of its flagship Mercedes S-Class sedan from next year even as it cuts back in other areas to weather a Continue Reading
This year is shaping up to be an awful one for the global auto sector. In its latest Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook, BloombergNEF expects a 23% decline in sales of Continue Reading
Oil companies may be facing uncertainty as the coronavirus pandemic triggers a collapse in demand for their products, but automakers are betting the crisis will help accelerate an electric future. Continue Reading
Worldwide electric car registrations are set to fall 18% this year, but those of combustion engine cars are set to drop even faster, analysts BloombergNEF (BNEF) said on Tuesday, as Continue Reading
For all their hype and techno-wizardry, EVs still bow down to their gas-powered cousins when it comes to driving range, not to mention that they take much longer to refuel. Continue Reading
Electric car maker Tesla Inc ( TSLA.O ) plans to introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery in its Model 3 sedan in China later this year or early next that Continue Reading
Tesla Inc ( TSLA.O ) is a leader in electric vehicle battery technology, but the company doesn’t do all its own research. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has reached out Continue Reading
Tesla is set to launch a million-mile battery as soon as this year or early in 2021 for its Model 3 in China, as part of a wider plan to Continue Reading
High-tech mobility innovator Lightyear and Royal DSM will jointly scale the commercialization of Lightyear’s unique solar-powered roof for the electric vehicle market. With this solution, both companies aim to accelerate Continue Reading
It appears the dispute between Tesla and San Francisco Bay Area authorities over the reopening of a factory in the face of shutdown orders is coming to an end. The Continue Reading
In the first quarter of 2020, the electrically-chargeable vehicle segment in Europe significantly increased its market share, rising to 6.8% (from 2.5% in Q1 2019) against the backdrop of the Continue Reading
The electric vehicle revolution that by most accounts was ramping up in 2020 faces one of the biggest threats since EVs started to go mainstream in the last decade. The Continue Reading
Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling car in the United Kingdom in April, while total UK new car sales plunged by 97.3 percent year on year to the lowest level Continue Reading
Tesla Inc ( TSLA.O ) on Wednesday posted its third quarterly profit in a row, but said the novel coronavirus was hurting deliveries and lockdown restrictions made it impossible for Continue Reading
Before the coronavirus outbreak, 2020 was to be a crucial year for automakers selling electric vehicles in China, with several industry titans opening new factories and rolling out new models. Continue Reading
The large size of the US auto market and high GDP per capita, as well as easy access to financing options, make it a leading candidate for EV uptake. However, Continue Reading
Amid a global transport industry crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, a study from clean energy nonprofit Transport and Environment has added strength to the argument that EVs emit Continue Reading
WiTricity’s technology for wireless power transfer over distance was central to a next-generation electric mobility demonstration in Osaka, Japan, led by DAIHEN Corporation, a global leader in electric power transmission. Continue Reading
ABB will supply high voltage-capable chargers for the Volvo LIGHTS project. ( Earlier post .) ABB’s charging systems can charge any electric vehicle (EV) battery at up to 920 VDC, Continue Reading
As Covid-19 crunches car sales globally, a backlog of orders have helped electric vehicles maintain momentum in much of the world —better than gas-powered cars and trucks. ven in March, Continue Reading
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc’s ( TSLA.O ) China car registrations jumped 450% in March, month on month, data from auto consultancy LMC Automotive showed. Tesla’s China registrations rose Continue Reading
A report by market analyst Roskill states that the slowdown in the Chinese EV market during H2-2019 and the covid-19 pandemic have had a significant impact on demand projections for Continue Reading
Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from Continue Reading
Tesla has just had its best month in China, selling a record high number of electric vehicles in March despite a 41-percent plunge in overall car sales in the world’s Continue Reading
This year was supposed to be a watershed for electric vehicles, with BYD, Daimler, General Motors, Tesla, and other industry titans scheduled to roll out new models and open manufacturing plants Continue Reading
China will soon release the development plan for new energy vehicles, or NEVs, for 2021-2035 to stabilize and expand consumption of electric vehicles and other hybrid cars, the Ministry of Continue Reading
The slowdown in China’s electric vehicle sector could have knock-on effects on the battery metals market in both the short and long run, commodities analysts at Argus Media said in Continue Reading
While electric vehicles are often touted as the climate-friendly green alternative to standard combustion engines, there are some people that question whether this is really the case, or if it Continue Reading
China will extend the subsidies and tax exemption provided for the purchase of new energy vehicles, which was due to be removed by the end of this year, for another Continue Reading
More states are imposing special registration fees on electric vehicles, sparking complaints that the levies undermine efforts to get consumers to embrace alternative-fuel cars. Twenty-eight states charge from $50 to Continue Reading
U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc ( TSLA.O ) plans to slash on-site staff at its Nevada battery plant by around 75% due to the coronavirus pandemic, the local county manager Continue Reading
Tesla Inc said on Thursday it will suspend production at its San Francisco Bay Area vehicle factory on March 24, ending a standoff with California authorities concerned about the spread Continue Reading
In just one month, the coronavirus outbreak blew out to a full-on pandemic, threatening to tip the global economy into recession and affecting every country, industry, and supply chain. Many Continue Reading
Infrastructure plans help EV adoption Views differ on price war’s EV sales impacts Houston — As states such as Florida adopt electric vehicle infrastructure legislation, electric utilities face uncertainty about Continue Reading
Until recently European auto executives regarded Tesla with something like bemusement. The electric car upstart from California was burning cash, struggling with production problems, and hedge funds were betting it Continue Reading
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) has verified Xpeng’s P7 electric sports sedan’s driving range to be NEDC 706 km (439 miles). It is the longest Continue Reading
General Motors Co. has made close to $50 billion in adjusted net income over the past five years, while Tesla Inc. has lost close to $5 billion. Yet investors believe Elon Musk’s carmaker is the stock Continue Reading
From 2020 through 2025, GM plans to invest more than $20 billion—more than $3 billion annually, on average—toward electric-vehicle programs. And by the middle of the decade, the company aims Continue Reading
In Germany, the DeMoBat collaborative project is developing a robot-assisted dismantling factory for traction batteries and electric motors for EVs. These processes would constitute and important element of a resource-efficient Continue Reading
Tesla could start shipping off Model Y cars to its customers as soon as next month, Electrek reports , noting Tesla has started sending customers emails to confirm their availability Continue Reading
Today in “news that affects all electric vehicle manufacturers but definitely not Tesla stock”, Audi has announced that it has suspended production of its e-Tron electric SUV effective February 20 Continue Reading
Tesla already makes an electric car that has the longest battery range in the industry—373 miles. Now the model has gotten an update that will push that up to nearly Continue Reading
The future of electric vehicles around the world depends on China. While Europe has long been at the forefront of the electric car industry, with Tesla leading the charge, almost Continue Reading
The ranks of batteries aiming to challenge the dominant lithium ion technology have been swelling rapidly in the past few years are researchers and businesses seek a better and cheaper Continue Reading
Proponents of the electric vehicle (EV) revolution have a lineup of arguments at the ready for drivers on the fence about whether to go electric, and they range from less Continue Reading
Tesla Inc got approval from a German court on Thursday to continue to cut down forest near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, in Continue Reading
Shares in Chinese cobalt miners dropped on Wednesday following news that Tesla had chosen to produce its Model 3 electric car in the country with lower cost batteries that do Continue Reading
