Range has become less and less of an issue for EVs in the past few years. And while that’s partially due to the spread of fast chargers, it’s mostly down to better battery design. However, like ‘conventional’ car batteries, even the best EV battery eventually wears down and needs to […]
Tesla Insurance has enabled its controversial driver safety score, which tracks driving data in real time, in California, its biggest market, but it is only for “educational purposes” and won’t affect premiums… for now.Read More
Cars.com released its Top Picks list for 2022 model year Electric Vehicles, with Volkswagen, Hyundai, Lucid, and Chevrolet taking the top spots in categories such as Value, Family, Luxury, and Commuters.Read More
LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries don’t have quite the energy density of batteries that use cobalt and nickel, but they do have one distinct advantage — the raw materials needed to manufacture them are abundant, inexpensive, and available in almost every country in the world. As a result, they tend […]
The first German-made Model Ys landed in Denmark. Five Giga Berlin-made Model Y Performances were delivered during the event in Aarhus.Read More
UK-based sports car manufacturer, Lotus Cars, has officially unveiled details of its long-teased “Type 132” electric SUV. Today, the brand announced the EV will be dubbed the Eletre (pronounced “El-etra”) – calling it the “world’s first hyper-SUV.” We now have a slew of new specs and features to ponder.Read More
Following entry into the North American market and plans for an HQ on American soil, Vietnamese EV automaker Vinfast, announced that North Carolina will be its new home for US manufacturing. The site in Chatham County, North Carolina, will soon house both an automotive assembly and battery manufacturing plant for […]
Lithium-ion batteries have led to a revolution in consumer and industrial electronics that has paved the way for a wireless future with fewer carbon emissions. Yet the lightweight, rechargeable energy source for everything from cellphones to electric vehicles poses one big environmental challenge: How do you dispose of a battery once […]
Macon, Georgia-based bus maker Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD) has received the single largest order of electric school buses from a school district in its history.Read More
General Motors marque GMC recently shared that it has received over 65,000 reservations for its electrified Hummer pickup and SUV, much higher than the American automaker’s initial expectations. As a result, GMC is expediting Hummer EV production to keep up with the growing consumer demand. That being said, the SUV […]