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Volvo today announced it's starting a real-world test of wireless charging for electric vehicles. This will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden, over a three-year period. During this time, a small fleet of fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge EVs will be...

Fiat's EV roster has just doubled in size - from one all-electric vehicle, the brand can now boast two. The New 500 isn't alone anymore in Fiat's EV garage, as it's now joined by the brand new E-Ulysse multi-purpose vehicle (MPV). Think of this as a...

Hyundai will focus even more on its EV business in the coming years, revealing that it's earmarked some KRW 95.5 trillion ($71.4 billion) towards the development of new cars, better software, and manufacturing capacity by the year 2030. Hyundai...

Today all-electric Volvo offshoot Polestar has introduced a new concept, called O2. It builds on the previously used Precept design language, and uses Polestar's new bespoke aluminum platform. It's meant to redefine sport roadsters for the electric...

Stellantis, the conglomerate behind the automaker brands such as Jeep, Citroen, Fiat, Opel, RAM, and others, has laid out its Dare Forward 2030 strategy that will see more than 100 EV launches between 2022 and 2030. As part of Dare Forward 2030,...

Panasonic will mass-produce the 4680 Type battery, developed by Tesla, starting from April 2023. The 4680 Type battery, which Tesla unveiled in 2020, has twice the diameter of Tesla's 2170 cells, which currently fill the Model 3 and Y's battery...

During this year's Geneva International Motor Show two cars from Hyundai Motor Group took awards. The award Car of the Year 2022 went to the Kia EV6 with 279 total points while the Hyundai Ioniq 5 took third place with 261 points. Second...

Tesla shocked the world with the butterfly-shaped "yoke" steering wheel when the Model S got its Plaid refresh. Initially there were thoughts that the yoke would be optional, but instead so far it's been the only option. You can't get a round...

Battery EVs have batteries, and we all know those batteries cost a lot of money. But just how much? And what's the actual breakdown of the cost structure for your average EV battery? That's what the folks over at Elements by Visual Capitalist set...

In a recent tweet, Elon Musk said that Tesla's team is working on making all Steam games playable in its cars instead of making titles available through Tesla Arcade on a per-game basis. Reportedly, there are already software engineers working on...

BMW is preparing to launch its full-size EV sedan, and in the latest episode of its teaser campaign, the carmaker shows the 2023 i7 in full camouflage undergoing its sound emissions testing at BMW’s Research and Innovation Center (FIZ) in Munich....

VW's got some buzz coming your way next month, in the form of the ID. Buzz van. Or should we say, Transporter. People mover? Bulli? All of the above? Anyway, the company has been hard at work reinventing the iconic T/Transporter "Bulli" van which...

Last year at the IAA in Munich, VW unveiled the ID. Life concept, which was supposed to be turning into an actual EV in the next few years, as part of the German maker's plans to expand its EV range by 2027. The car that the ID. Life concept was...

According to SNE Research the global EV installed battery capacity has more than doubled in 2021 compared to 2020. In fact, in December alone, the total GWh grew some 53.2% sequentially to 43.7 GWh. In 2021 the total battery capacity deployed on all...

If you like electric cars, and you like them for how fast they can go from zero to... wherever you want to take them, then this is definitely for you. The world's quickest EVs that still look like normal cars - or not very far from that. There are...

The luxury brand of Hyundai Motor Group, Genesis, announced that it will soon launch pre-orders for its first fully electric GV60 car in Europe. The GV60 is based on the E-GMP platform, which is the base for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Kia EV6, so...

Toyota's bZ4X, officially introduced last October as the company's first purpose-built EV, now finally has a price in Germany. Not just that, but you can reserve one if you so wish. The pricing starts at €48,580 before subsidies, which in Germany...

This week, General Motors files documentation to the EPA, revealing the Hummer EV Edition 1’s expected range, curb weight, and preliminary eMPG rating. The filing was first reported on by Car and Driver and includes many new tidbits about the...

Mercedes-AMG introduced another fully-electric AMG car based on the luxury sedan Mercedes EQE but it's tuned for better performance and adopts a slightly more aggressive design. Although, there are no dramatic changes to the...

Volvo offshoot Polestar is busy working on its upcoming electric performance 4-door GT, the Polestar 5, when it's not taking swipes at the competition in TV ads. The Polestar 5 will be based on the Precept concept, and is set to launch in 2024....