US, PHILANTHROPISTS COMMIT $150M TOWARDS INDIA’S GOAL TO DEPLOY 50K ELECTRIC BUSES
Calling the electrification drive in India’s transport sector one of the most significant opportunities, US Special Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry on Saturday said the quicker India pursues this initiative, the more it mitigates greenhouse gas emissions, leading to…
VW Considering Cooperation with Renault on 20,000-euro Electric Car -Handelsblatt
Volkswagen is speaking with potential partners, including France’s Renault , about cooperating on the development of its 20,000-euro ($21,476) electric car, Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The German carmaker is interested in cooperating…
Ford Pro And Xcel Energy To Support Fleets With EV Charging Port Installations
Ford’s commercial division—Ford Pro—and Xcel Energy announced a new collaboration to support the deployment of 30,000 electric vehicle charging ports by 2030 in Xcel Energy service territories across the U.S. The new 30×30 initiative, launched within Xcel Energy’s broader Electric…
Hyundai IONIQ 6 Named The Drive’s Best EV of 2023
The Hyundai IONIQ 6 has been named The Best EV of 2023 by The Drive for its compelling mix of performance, practicality, and accessibility. The Drive’s editors praised the IONIQ 6’s sporty driving feel, spacious interior, and overall refinement. This…
Stellantis ‘In The Black’ On EVs In The U.S. And Europe
The profitability of electric vehicles is a big talking point nowadays, and for good reason. Automakers that haven’t managed to turn a profit on their EV models yet are struggling at the moment, with many announcing a slowdown in the…
Lithium at California’s Salton Sea could Power Millions of Electric Vehicles
Southern California’s Salton Sea may be sitting atop a lithium gold mine that, if extracted, could power a staggering 375 million electric vehicle batteries, according to a new report. It’s not exactly a secret that lithium is present in the…
BYD Launches Tesla Model 3 Rival Seal Electric Sedan in North America
China’s largest automaker, BYD, is raising the stakes into the end of the year as it closes in on Tesla in global EV sales. BYD introduced the Seal electric sedan in North America as a direct competitor to the Tesla…
Rules of Origin Agreement to Avoid Tariffs on Electric Vehicles
An eleventh-hour deal has been struck between the UK and the EU that will postpone ‘rules of origin’ and the imposition of tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs). A three-year delay to the new trading arrangement, which would have come into…
Honda will Launch a ‘new Global EV Series’ at CES
While the Consumer Electronics Show looks to be a little light on auto-related announcements next year, Honda said it will use the event to launch a new global series of electric vehicles. And today it dropped its first teaser. The…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Directs State Government Vehicle Fleet to Go Electric
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Tuesday requiring the state government to convert its fleet of cars and trucks to zero-emission vehicles by 2040. The move would mark a significant change for Michigan departments, which have more than…