VW has big ambitions to bring down EV costs, starting with the battery cells. To do so, the automaker looks to invest in mines as it looks to vertically integrate. Through PowerCo, VW plans to meet half of its own demand while selling to other automakers like Ford. It’s been a busy month for Volkswagen,
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GM’s Cadillac is going after Tesla’s clientele in a not-so-subtle way by setting up test drives directly at a Tesla Supercharger station. How can you find people who like electric vehicles? If you find Tesla owners, you likely found people who are into electric vehicles. Where can you find Tesla owners? Supercharger stations are a
The first images of the Baojun Yep (YueYe in Chinese) – a mini electric SUV made by a joint venture between GM, SAIC, and Wuling (SGMW) – have surfaced in China. The two-door compact SUV bears a resemblance to a Ford Bronco, only fun-sized. GM JV’s mini electric SUV, the Baojun Yep spotted in China
Tesla has submitted its environmental application to expand Gigafactory Berlin to produce one million vehicles per year. When ramping up a new vehicle to volume production at a new factory, Tesla generally considers 5,000 units per week to be the goal. After starting production late in 2021, Tesla originally aimed to achieve that at Gigafactory
Audi says its new Q6 e-tron is “close to production” as puts it to the test in the far northern outskirts of Europe. New photos of the Audi Q6 e-tron show what we can expect from the model set to launch the brand with four rings into a new era, starting later this year. Audi
VW introduced its much anticipated affordable EV Wednesday, deemed the ID 2all concept with up to 450 km range (279 miles). Introducing the Volkswagen ID 2all electric concept After doubling down on its electric vehicle strategy with a new close to $200 billion investment (€180 billion) to accelerate digitalization and EV development over the next
Tesla Supercharger V4 has been revealed to have the potential to be twice as powerful as the previous generation. We are finally starting to get a little more information about the specs of the Supercharger V4, the latest generation of Tesla’s popular DC fast-charging station. Last year, we reported on Tesla’s Supercharger V4 design being revealed
Ford teases its new mid-size electric SUV, based on Volkswagen’s MEB platform, in a newly posted video. The EV is set for release a week from Tuesday, on March 21, 2023. Ford’s new MEB-based EV teased in new video After a big year in 2022, selling 61,575 EVs and growing to become the second largest
Wind turbine rotor firm Gulf Wind Technology and Shell New Energies US will together develop hurricane-proof wind turbines unique to the Gulf of Mexico.. Shell has committed $10 million to create the Shell Gulf Wind Technology Accelerator program with Louisiana-based Gulf Wind Technology, which specializes in developing hurricane-proof wind turbine technology. The accelerator program aims
Thin-film solar panel maker Ascent Solar Technologies announced today that it’s going to repurpose its Thornton, Colorado, factory to accelerate industrial-scale commercialization of perovskite solar modules. Perovskite solar cells use a thin film of perovskite to harvest light, and they have the potential to be a low-cost, power-conversion-efficient alternative to traditional silicon-based solar cells. However,
Volkswagen has officially selected St. Thomas, Ontario, as the home for its first North American EV battery cell plant Monday, after revealing its rugged electric SUV and pickup line Scout will build EVs in South Carolina. The initiatives are part of the the VW Group’s broader North American EV strategy. Shortly after the Inflation Reduction
Tesla has significantly ramped up its hiring effort for Cybertruck production, which is just a few months away. The Cybertruck production program is being closely followed by the industry as it is likely the most important new electric vehicle to launch this year. With over 1.5 million reservations and Tesla’s incredible track record in building
Ford has issued a recall related to its production halt of the F-150 Lightning over battery issues discovered during production. But the recall will only affect 18 vehicles which slipped through the cracks during its stop-shipment order. The issue was originally found during standard post-production inspections, when one vehicle displayed a battery issue. Ford put
Texas leads the US in renewable electricity production, but Republican lawmakers want to curb that and boost fossil fuels instead. Texas is a leader in renewables… and fossil fuels Texas generated 136,118 gigawatt-hours from wind and utility-scale solar in 2022, according to the EIA. (Compare that to No. 2 California, with 52,927 gigawatt-hours.) Texas’ predominant
Spotify is preparing to roll out what it’s hailed as the “biggest evolution” to its popular music streaming app to date. Announced at its Stream On event this week and set to roll out over the coming months, its 500 million users will see their home screen get a substantial makeover that founder Daniel Ek
Tesla has decided to open direct Powerwall orders again after previously only making the popular home battery pack available with a solar power system. Home battery packs have greatly gained in popularity in recent years. People have been looking for more energy security to counter power outages and to make better use of renewable energy,
Despite Nissan recently announcing it will boost efforts to bring electric vehicles to market, production of the automaker’s first electric SUV, the Nissan Ariya, is running one-third short of planned. Nissan introduced the Ariya electric SUV in 2020, its second global electric vehicle, after establishing an early lead with the LEAF released in 2010 as
Tesla announced today that its new Model S vehicles come with a new “high-visibility glass roof” following a slight refresh. There has been sort of a stealth refresh of the Model S and Model X. The main reason appears to be the integration of Tesla’s Hardware 4.0 Autopilot and Self-Driving sensors and computer, but the
Ford is building electric school buses; you heard that right. The automaker is offering a Type A electric school bus package based on its top-selling E-Transit commercial van. Ford introduces an electric Type A school bus The E-Transit was first introduced by Ford back in 2020 as an all-electric smart workhorse version of its best-selling
Tesla has added a rare new paint color option, “Ultra Red,” available on the Model S and Model X built at Fremont Factory. Back in the early days of the Model S, Tesla used to offer a variety of colors, but the automaker decided to streamline options in order to facilitate production and service. It