Electric Cars

Volkswagen commissioned this month a pilot battery energy storage unit with reused modules from pre-production Volkswagen ID.3 and Volkswagen ID.4. The power storage container (PSC) has been installed at the Zwickau plant in Germany, which is engaged in the production of a total of six MEB-based electric cars. The PCS is equipped with 96 reused

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 24, 2022 During SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Starlink mission on July 22, SpaceX captured an incredible video of the rocket flying over the moon. Perhaps it’s time to rewrite that old bedtime story. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday and as it was happening, the rocket lept over

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The official phaseout schedule for Toyota (and Lexus)’s plug-in electric car federal tax credit has been announced. The Japanese manufacturer reached a milestone of 200,000 plug-in electric cars sold cumulatively in the US during the second quarter of 2022, which – as expected – triggered the federal tax credit phaseout. It means that the full

By Joey Klender Posted on July 22, 2022 Volkswagen AG CEO Herert Diess has reportedly informed the company that he plans to leave at the end of August, a new report from German media outlet n-tv said. Volkswagen’s board reportedly has agreed with Diess in terms of the departure, the report suggests. In the short

Following reports out of China earlier this month, battery behemoth CATL has confirmed the production of its M3P batteries that will deliver next year. Although the chemistry may be similar, CATL has said the M3P batteries vary from Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cells. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd., aka CATL, is a global energy

Tesla, the world’s largest electric car manufacturer, in its latest quarterly report shows updated installed capacity info of four of its plants. As it turns out, the company has the potential to produce 2 million electric cars annually (excluding further upgrades), compared to more than 1 million in the previous report. That’s over an 80

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 21, 2022 The best Chinese EV manufacturer right now happens to be owned by an American company, Tesla. Tesla and America have a lot to be proud of. During Tesla’s Q2 2022 earnings call yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk complimented the Chinese competition but noted that the best Chinese

A new study released by electric scooter sharing company Dott shows that there’s a significant gender gap in the electric scooter market, and it’s exactly what you think it is: men greatly outnumber women in electric scooter ridership. According to Dott’s latest study, 71% of its electric scooter riders are men, with the remaining 29%

Tesla just released its Q2 2022 earnings report and the numbers are impressive. Tesla again turned a profit, which makes that eleven quarters in a row in which Tesla has reported a profit. And once again, Tesla beat expectations, but not by much. The main financial details from the Q2 2022 report are as follows:  $

By Maria Merano Posted on July 19, 2022 Hyundai is working on a €20,000 ($20,487) entry-level electric vehicle for the European market.  Hyundai’s marketing chief for Europe, Andreas-Chirstoph Hofmann, shared a few details about the automaker’s €20,000 all-electric minicar at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Prague. He confirmed that Hyundai was developing a battery-powered

Solid state batteries have the potential to reduce the carbon footprint of EV batteries by up to 39% compared with liquid lithium-ion batteries, according to the Brussels-based campaign group Transport and Environment (T&E). Transport & Environment (T&E) commissioned research from Minviro, a London-based company that specializes in raw material life-cycle analysis. Minviro compared emerging solid

Times are tough for electric vehicle startups out there, even for those that have already managed to put cars on the road, such as Rivian and Lucid. Understandably, things are more difficult for companies that have yet to bring products to market, and UK startup Arrival makes no exception.  In a short statement last week,

By Maria Merano Posted on July 17, 2022 Volkswagen delivered 217,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the first half (H1) of 2022, up 27% year-over-year. In H1 2021, VW had 170,900 BEVs. The European automaker’s BEV delivery shares reached 5.6%, up from 3.4% in H1 2021. “We successfully continued our electric ramp-up despite challenging conditions,

Anti-lock brakes might sound like old tech in cars (and motorcycles to a certain extent), but another two-wheeler has had to deal with brake lock up since its invention: the bicycle. But two different companies have just shown off competing anti-lock braking (ABS) systems designed for e-bikes to improve safety and performance. Electric bikes make

Despite being one of the most iconic car brands in the world, Aston Martin has had a turbulent 12 months. The firm reported an operating loss of £76.5 million ($90.8 million) in 2021 and currently has a total debt in the region of $1 billion. The British marque also replaced its CEO and CTO back

By Johnna Crider Posted on July 16, 2022 Tesla’s virtual power plant (VPP) beta with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) now has 1,763 homes in the fleet so far. This is up from 1,262 less than two weeks ago, Tesla enthusiast, Sawyer Merrit tweeted. In his tweet, Sawyer included a screenshot provided by Rick Davis,

Elon Musk says that Tesla is getting closer to integrating Valve’s Steam to take its in-car gaming platform to a whole new level. We know that Tesla has been investing heavily into integrating video games into its in-car entertainment system, but it still surprised many when Tesla said earlier this year that it planned to