Panasonic's Third US Battery Factory Is Critical to Tesla's Plans To Grow US Production
10 Jan 2024, 13:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Panasonic is again talking about a third battery factory in the US after shelving Oklahoma plans last year, and the decision is critical for Tesla
Proterra's Bankruptcy Doesn't Signal the End for Electric Buses and Trucks
11 Aug 2023, 23:36 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Next year Proterra should have celebrated twenty years from its inception, but it just filed for bankruptcy. Does it mean electric buses have no future?
Would You Buy Low-Range Smaller EVs To Tackle Critical Raw Materials Shortage?
28 Jul 2023, 23:18 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / A new T&E study calls for the EU governments to favor smaller battery and car sizes in order to reduce demand for critical metals by up to a half
E-Bike Explosion Fire Guts Down Sydney Home
20 Mar 2023, 08:32 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / The fire spread through the garage and ground floor of the Eastgardens, Sydney home. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Fire Fighters responded to the incident
Do U.S. Multi-Billion Battery Subsidies Put European Battery Production at Risk?
11 Mar 2023, 17:24 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / According to the European NGO Transport&Environment, 70% of battery production capacity in Europe is at risk if no measures are taken by the EU officials
Honda Teams Up With LG Energy Solutions to Produce Batteries for American EV Expansion
13 Jan 2023, 15:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / As EVs are becoming more popular, more batteries are needed and Honda decided to team up with LG Electric Solution to satisfy U.S. market demand
VW Group Plans To Switch Production to the U.S. and China Due to European Instability
15 Mar 2022, 14:11 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / When asked what it would do if China attacks Taiwan, VW Chief Executive Herbert Diess said he didn't believe the Asian giant would make such a move
KTM’s E3W Three Wheeler to Take on Renault Twizy
9 Aug 2011, 14:14 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The manufacturer behind the the X-Bow, KTM Sportmotorcycle AG, seems prepared to join the eco-race with their E3W model.The three wheeler was created by KTM PowerSports collaborating with the Austr...
Toyota Prius Coupe Coming in 2014
29 Jul 2011, 16:57 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Toyota is set to release a new seven-seater Prius Plus into UK showrooms next year, but aside the awaited event the manufacturer plans to launch three all new models among them being a stunning coup...
Toyota Developing Magnesium Batteries as Alternative to Lithium
13 Jan 2011, 10:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / According to Bloomberg report, Toyota is had at work developing a magnesium battery for their future hybrid models. The magnesium-sulfar alternative to lithium models is being developed at the carma...
Formulec EF01 All-Electric Racing Series Announced
22 Dec 2010, 15:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The future of open wheel racing could actually be electric, if the new Formulec EF01 racing series is anything to go by. The announcement to launch an all-electric racing series was made during the ...
BMW Lithium-ion Hybrids are Alive and Well
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) will be providing lithium-ion batteries for the mass produced versions of BMW’s 7 Series ActiveHybrid car, which is currently being showcased at the Paris motor sho...
"Knitted" Smart 454 Concept EV
18 Nov 2010, 17:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What does “American West Coast zest for life” combined with “German technology, design art, and granny's hand-knitted woollen socks” produce? It produces the "Knitt...
Nissan Leaf to Be Produced in Sunderland
18 Mar 2010, 07:15 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Nissan has just announced that its first all electric vehicle, the Leaf, will be manufactured at the automaker’s plant in Sunderland, UK. The car manufacturer’s lithium-ion battery plant...
Ford Wants Michigan Plant for Batteries
9 Dec 2009, 09:01 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As electric cars become more and more important, Ford Motor Co is considering to continue investing in this sector. The amount, somewhere between $300 and $500 million, is to be directed towards Mic...
Evo Morales Changes View on Lithium Exploitation, May Go Solo
15 Jun 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / The increasing reports on electric car developments and Lithium-ion batteries seem to have changed the Bolivian state officials' perception about their newly found gold mine. We previously ...
Magna Steyr Introduces Mila EV Electric Car
1 Mar 2009, 07:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr will bring to the 2009 Geneva Auto Show an electric car to prove the company’s ability to work with future technologies. The vehicle they will introduce in Ge...
Rinspeed iChange Controlled via iPhone
24 Feb 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Swiss manufacturers' revolutionary iChange concept, set to make its first public appearance at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show got just a bit more exciting with the addition of the gadget/gaming...