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Month: August 2023

Sub-$27K Fiat Panda EV In The Works For U.S. And Europe 

Stellantis is planning a new Panda-inspired EV with a lower starting price aimed squarely at halting the march gained by Dacia’s Spring EV. Additionally, the low-cost Panda EV will be brought to the U.S. as a second model to sit…

Schneider Adds More Battery Electric Vehicles To Its Southern California Leet 

Schneider National Inc. (NYSE: SNDR), a premier multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, announced today the carrier is now running two Lonestar Specialty Vehicles battery electric terminal tractors, further advancing the company’s commitment to lowering carbon emissions and…

Ford Delays Electric Explorer Launch Until Next Summer 

The all-electric Ford Explorer will hit the market about six months later than expected. Ford informed workers at its Cologne plant Thursday that it will be delaying the launch of the electric Explorer.  Ford unveiled the electric version of its best-selling SUV in March,…

BYD Production Snowballs As It Celebrates Rolling Five Millionth Plug-in EV Off The Assembly Line 

While some EV automaker’s are working to deliver EV numbers in the tens of thousands, China’s Build Your Dreams (BYD) is on an entirely different level. The automotive manufacturing conglomerate is celebrating five million new energy vehicles (NEVs) built – a feat…

Deldot Seeks Bids To Build Electric Charging Stations 

The Delaware Department of Transportation is now accepting bids for the construction, operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations along Route 13, Route 113, Route 1 and Interstate 95.  The new direct-current charging stations must be located within one mile…

Sen. Cramer Joins Fox Business to Discuss Takeover of Electric Vehicles, Biden Administration’s Attack on U.S. Energy 

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the “market corruption” of electric vehicles and the United States’ emissions advantage compared to polluting countries like China.  On Widespread…

Someone Turned A Porsche 911 America Roadster Into A 500-Horsepower Electric Beauty 

The subject is a rare classic: a 1992 model-year Porsche 911 America Roadster. It is a limited-production cabriolet variant of the Porsche 964 Carrera 2 that features a Turbo body. This means that it featured the mechanical setup of the Carrera 2,…

Thai EV Brand Strom Announces New Electric Motorcycle Production Facility 

Electric vehicles are picking up at a rapid pace in Asia and Europe. More and more people are making the shift from either driving cars or taking public transport on a daily basis, to riding lightweight e-bikes and electric scooters….

KIA AMERICA PLUGS INTO ELECTRIFY EXPO NEW YORK, AUGUST 12-13 

Kia America is plugging into Electrify Expo New York., from August 12-13, at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale as part of the brand’s continued campaign to educate consumers on the ease of EV ownership by bringing its award-winning lineup of EVs to Electrify Expo, where…

G.M. Will Add Backup Power Function to Its Electric Vehicles

General Motors said Tuesday that it planned to equip all its electric cars and trucks with the ability to act as backup power supplies during blackouts.  The decision to install two-way charging technology in Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC electric cars…