Volkswagen developing electric racer for Pikes Peak 2018
After an absence from the event of more than 30 years, Volkswagen is developing an all-electric race car for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado on 24 June Continue Reading
Are Combustion Engines Reaching Peak Demand?
And then imagine that we wake up in 2040 and learn that every country actually kept to their promise. In 23 years all new vehicle sales—everywhere—would be electrically-powered. I call Continue Reading
The Embarrassing Problem Holding Back Tesla’s Model 3 Production
A little over a week ago, we noted the damning – if unsurprising – report from the Wall Street Journal revealing that Tesla’s massive production miss on the Model 3, Continue Reading
Can India Overtake China In The EV Revolution?
India faces a wide chasm between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign to make sure all new vehicles sold in India are electric by 2030 and actual sales numbers. While India Continue Reading
Volvo Cars, Geely investing US$756M to develop Polestar electrified vehicles;
Volvo Cars and its owner, China-based Geely Holding, will jointly invest RMB 5 billion (US756 million) to support the initial phase of Polestar’s product, brand and industrial development. Polestar, the Continue Reading
Penn State team devises new control strategy to enhance EV battery performance when driving in cold temperatures
Main Researchers at Penn State, with a colleague from EC Power, have devised a new control strategy that can rapidly restore EV battery power and permit full regeneration while driving Continue Reading
General Motors to test self-driving cars in New York City
General Motors plans to become the first company to test self-driving cars in New York City, in some of the world’s worst traffic, as traditional automakers battle technology titans to Continue Reading
GM Plans to Make Systems for Autonomous Cars
Daniel Ammann, president of GM, speaks during the Wall Street Journal D.Live global technology conference in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Tuesday. “The approach that we are taking to that is Continue Reading
VW Fails To Secure Critical Commodity For EVs
The German carmaker last month put out a tender seeking a five-year supply of the strategic metal at a fixed price. But people familiar with the deal said the offer Continue Reading
ABB, Fastned support Autocharge automatic authorization for charging sessions
The standards-based Autocharge feature enables automatic authorization for EV charging sessions, offering drivers an easy ‘plug in and walk away’ user experience. Autocharge enables a charge session to be automatically Continue Reading