2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV 2LT AWD Starts At $56,715, Offers 279-Mile Range
General Motors has announced updated pricing and range estimates along with timing and availability for the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV in the US. The good news is the Blazer EV will begin shipping to customers this summer, as promised at last year’s…
GM And Six Other Automakers Unite To Create EV Fast Charging Infrastructure Across North America
An alliance of seven major automakers that includes GM as well as BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis has shaken hands on building a network of EV fast chargers that will include tens of thousands of individual “high-powered charge…
France’s Le Maire Presses China On Market Access And Lobbies For Electric Car Investment
The French finance minister said Sunday he pressed Chinese leaders to open their markets wider to foreign companies and lobbied for investment in France’s electric car industry, as the European Union’s second-largest economy followed Washington in reviving post-COVID economic talks amid…
BT Looks To Use Phone Boxes As EV Charging Points
The start-up and Digital incubation team at BT, called Etc., will, over the next two years, conduct technical and commercial pilots to convert or upgrade its street cabinets for EV charging units. The pilots will provide critical insight into the…
Ford Set To Lose $4.5 Billion On Electric Vehicles This Year
Ford Motor Company announced it is projected to lose a whopping $4.5 billion from electric vehicles (EVs) this year, up from the previous projected loss of $3 billion. The company released its second-quarter financial results on Thursday. The U.S.-based automaker’s EV division, called “Ford Model…
Biden Admin Fires Next Regulatory Salvo In Its Push For EVs
The Biden administration proposed a new and ambitious set of fuel economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks Friday, its latest move to prod American consumers towards adopting electric vehicles (EVs). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a subagency…
EU Rules Require EV Fast Charging Stations Every 60 Kilometers
The European Union has approved a new rules package for EV fast charging that requires there be a facility with at least 150 kW of power along all major transportation routes every 60 kilometers (37 miles) by 2025. According to The Verge, the…
GM Hires EV And Retail Leader For The European Market
GM has just announced that it has hired EV and retail leader Pere Brugal as the new chief commercial officer in Europe, where the company prepares a new market entry as an all-electric player. The automaker’s European subsidiary announced the hiring of…
VINFAST BREAKS GROUND AT NORTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC VEHICLE FACILITY
VinFast’s US factory project is the first electric vehicle manufacturing facility in North Carolina, as well as the largest economic development initiative in the state’s history. North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, Nguyen Quoc Dung, and representatives from state and…
Mazda Kills Its Only EV In America As The MX-30 Is Dead
The Mazda MX-30 EV is dead in America as the brand has decided to focus its electrification efforts on the CX-50 Hybrid, CX-90 PHEV, and the upcoming CX-70 PHEV. While the crossover’s death will leave Mazda without an electric vehicle in the United States,…
