The Next Stage Of The Electric Vehicle Boom
Transportation needs to clean up its act. As we edge closer and closer to a greenhouse gas emissions tipping point toward catastrophic climate change, it becomes harder to deny that Continue Reading
BMW targeting ~600 km (~373 mile) range for electric i4 in 2021; 390 kW/530 hp motor
BMW will introduce the electric i4 ( earlier post )—the Group’s first purely electrically powered model for the premium mid-range—in 2021. The i4 will feature the fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology Continue Reading
Ford Wants to Sell You an Electric S.U.V. It’s Called a Mustang.
Ford Motor’s latest offering seems like an oxymoron twice over: It’s a sport utility vehicle that’s electric … that’s a Mustang. It’s also Detroit’s biggest bet yet on a mass-market Continue Reading
Ford unveils all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV
In Los Angeles, Ford unveiled the all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV. When it arrives in late 2020, Mustang Mach-E will be available with standard (75.7 kWh Li-ion battery) and extended-range (98.8 Continue Reading
BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis
The BMW Group has pooled its years of experience with battery cells and extensive knowledge in the field in a new Competence Center in Munich. The purpose of the facility Continue Reading
The World’s Biggest EV Market Braces For Another Crippling Blow
China may cut, yet again, subsidies for customers buying electric vehicles (EVs), in what could be another heavy blow to electric car sales in the world’s biggest EV market, which Continue Reading
VW starts battery system production in Germany, targets 500,000 units/year
VW has started production of lithium-ion battery systems at a factory in Braunschweig, Germany, set to produce 500,000 units per year, the automaker said Friday. VW started the production of Continue Reading
The Renewable Solution To One Of The World’s Dirtiest Industries
“If all the ships on Earth were a single country, that country would be the sixth-largest polluter in the world.” This shocking fact comes from a recent NPR report by Continue Reading
Study finds recycling technologies for Li-ion batteries not keeping pace with rapid rise of EVs
Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, setting up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, Continue Reading
GM sells shuttered Ohio plant to EV truck start-up
– General Motors Co confirmed on Thursday it has sold its shuttered Lordstown Assembly plant in Ohio to a start-up that has an ambitious plan to begin building electric pickup Continue Reading