EV Truck Maker Nikola Stalls In 2023, Pulls Out Of Europe, Hits Brakes On Production
Electric truck maker Nikola had an absolutely dismal first quarter, leaving it to refocus its efforts by pausing production and backing out of a joint venture to produce vehicles in Europe. While the automaker described its first quarter of 2023…
GreenPower EV Star Cab & Chassis Awarded “2023 Green Car Product Of Excellence™” By Green Car Journal
LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) (“GreenPower”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles serving the cargo and delivery market, shuttle and transit space and school bus sector, today announced…
International Energy Agency Predicts 14 Million EV Sales In 2023
The International Energy Agency expects over 14 million EVs to be sold globally in 2023, which would account for about 18 percent of total car sales for the full year, as reported by CNET. The figure would represent a 35 percent increase year…
Defective Driveshafts Put 1,790 Genesis GV60 EVs In The U.S. At Risk
Just shy of 1,800 Genesis GV60s from the 2023 model year are being recalled in the United States for what could be a serious issue with the rear driveshafts. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) recall notice states that GV60 models with the…
BorgWarner To Supply EFan System To European And North American CV OEMs
BorgWarner has been selected to supply its high-voltage eFan system to a global commercial vehicle OEM for use in both the European and North American markets. This marks the first eFan system business in North America for BorgWarner, as well…
Chinese Investment In Europe Drops By 22%, Except For EV-Batteries: Report
Chinese investment in Europe plunged by more than a fifth last year to a decade low as a shift toward greenfield investments in electric-vehicle batteries only partially offset a steep decline in mergers and acquisitions, a survey showed. Foreign direct…
Electrek Is Proud To Sponsor Formula Sun Grand Prix 2023
Taking place in Topeka, Kansas, from June 27 through July 2 at Heartland Motorsports Park, this year’s Electrek Formula Sun Gran Prix puts an international group of 22+ school’s solar vehicle teams against each other in an on-track race. The solar cars will…
Are EV Sales Declining? Electrifying The Car Market May Be Getting Harder. Here’s Why
Electrifying the car market may be getting more difficult, with the share of Americans who say they’re “very unlikely” to consider an EV for their next vehicle purchase growing in each of the first three months of the year, according…
BYD To Make Electric Vehicles In Vietnam In South-East Asia Push
BYD plans to produce electric vehicles (EVs) in Vietnam and expects support from the country’s government to do so, the South-east Asian nation said following a May 5 meeting between Deputy Premier Tran Hong Ha and the automaker’s chairman and…
High Price Tag Of Electric Vehicles Is A Big Plus For This Company
ASX-listed FleetPartners also revealed on Monday that the order rate for electric vehicles from corporates and small business operators is running at about 10 per cent of its total, well behind New Zealand, where about 50 per cent of new…
