John Voelcker Mar 27, 2018 Follow John Add to circle Nissan electric-car battery Enlarge Photo The town of Namie, in eastern Japan, was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of 2011, and has struggled to recover from the devastation of that day. Almost seven years later, the first ...
John Voelcker Mar 27, 2018 Follow John Add to circle 2019 Audi e-tron prototype Enlarge Photo The Volkswagen diesel emission scandal has now largely vanished from U.S. media coverage, much to VW's relief. Tens of thousands of bought-back TDI diesel vehicles still sit in fields awaitin...
Daimler and BYD launched the new DENZA 500 battery electric vehicle from their joint venture, Shenzhen DENZA New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd. Engineered and produced in and for China, the new DENZA 500 offers Chinese customers a comprehensive upgrade through a refreshed exterior design...
BMW UK is celebrating a significant milestone as the 10,000th BMW i3 is sold today. Launched in 2013, the BMW i3 has evolved to be the best-selling compact electric vehicle in the premium segment. With updates to the BMW i3 and the addition of a new, sportier variant in the BMW i3s, s...
Matthew Klippenstein Mar 27, 2018 2013 Tesla Model S on Chilcotin Highway, Canada [photo: owner Vincent Argiro] Enlarge Photo The government of Ontario amended its plug-in electric vehicle incentive program in March, eliminating incentives for vehicles with a recommended price of $75,...
“Automotive suppliers have benefitted from strong fuel economy standards,” said John Boesel, president and CEO of CALSTART. “Our survey shows that more suppliers are seeing the 2025 fuel economy standards as good for jobs and good for investment. The growth these companies are enjoyin...
The world’s first certified CO2 -neutral high-volume production plant in the premium segment will shortly begin production of the first fully electric series production Audi. Audi Brussels has been awarded a “CO2 -neutral site” certificate by the Belgian testing company Vinçotte. The ...
ClipperCreek, Inc. recently added the HCS-80, a 64 Amp electric vehicle charging station to its HCS line, which delivers up to 15.4 kW of power. Starting at $969, this is the best valued 64 Amp commercial grade EV charging solution on the market today. The trend for new electric vehic...
Lynk & Co's 02 will sit below the already announced 01 SUV in the product range, and will be joined by an 03 saloon in due course. Although created by Chinese manufacturer Geely - which owns Volvo and LEVC too - Lynk & Co is serious about cracking the European market too, with prototy...
Revealed at the Volkswagen Group's Annual Media Conference, CEO Matthias Müller said that nine new plug-in models will be added to the group portfolio by the end of the year. These will be on top of the current electric line-up of eight electric or plug-in hybrid models from the VW Gr...
FedEx has jumped on the Tesla bandwagon and has placed a new order for 20 Tesla Semi-electric trucks. The Tesla Semi fleet will work to replace FedEx’s freight shipping vehicles used for FedEx Freight, its subdivision which handles small cargo as a “less-than-truckload” (LNL) service,...
KULR Technology has reached agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to be the exclusive manufacturing and distribution partner for the patented Internal Short Circuit (ISC) device which causes predictable battery cell failures in lithium-ion batteries, making th...
