Ford Is Killing Gas Crossovers To Make Room For EVs
Almost every automaker around the world is rushing to bring in new, battery-powered models to replace their aging range of gas-powered cars. Volvo has the EX90 as its new flagship SUV, Fiat is bringing the 500 back to America as an electric city…
Tesla’s Rival Fisker Unveils Lowest-priced Electric Vehicle
Electric vehicle companies continue rolling out new models ready to compete in a fierce market, led by the industry’s top seller Tesla (TSLA) – Get Free Report. American legacy carmakers Ford (F) – Get Free Report, General Motors (GM) – Get Free Report and Stellantis (STLA) – Get Free…
Seven Major Automakers To Partner On New 30,000-Unit EV Charging Network
Access to reliable fast charging stations is one of the biggest hurdles the U.S. faces while trying to boost adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). Tesla’s nationwide network of Superchargers is hands-down the best in the country—if not the world. But…
Battery Firm Redwood Materials Raises Over $1 Billion To Expand US Ops
Redwood Materials said on Tuesday it had raised more than $1 billion in new funding as the battery materials firm, founded by former Tesla executive JB Straubel, seeks to expand its operations in the United States. The company in February…
Florida Residents Told to Move Electric Cars Before Idalia Hits
Florida residents were encouraged on Monday to move their electric vehicles away from areas that “may be impacted by storm surge”ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia’s arrival. “We saw a number of fires associated with EVs [electric vehicles] from Hurricane Ian….
Mercedes-Benz’s First EV Charging Hubs Will Open This Fall
Mercedes-Benz announced its first electric vehicle DC fast charging hubs will launch in the fourth quarter of 2023, with the first station locations coming to Atlanta, Georgia; Chengdu, China; and Mannheim, Germany. The so-called “Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging Network” will have 2,000 chargers…
Wallbox And Kia America Join Forces On Bidirectional EV Charging
Quasar 2 is a next-generation 11.5kW bidirectional charger that will enable EV owners to charge and discharge their electric vehicle to power their home, vehicle-to-home (“V2H”) or send energy back to the grid, vehicle-to-grid (“V2G”). A Kia EV9 can hold…
Electric Vehicle Leasing Is The Cheapest Option For New Car Buyers Across America
Leasing an electric vehicle (EV) is now the cheapest option for new car buyers across the United States – thousands of dollars cheaper per year than buying or leasing a gasoline-powered vehicle. This new economic dynamic is being driven by…
Swedish EV Battery Maker Raises $1.2B To Expand to North America
Northvolt, a Swedish producer of lithium-ion batteries, has raised around $1.2 billion from BlackRock and various Canadian pension plans to build new factories in North America and Europe, according to report from Reuters. Tuesday’s announcement signals the first time Northvolt has…
US-built Electric Mini-truck AYRO Receives Street-legal Certification
The AYRO Vanish, an electric mini-truck designed and built in Texas, has just completed homologation to receive its street-legal status in the US and Canada. Homologation is the process that new vehicles undergo to test and verify that they meet…