Articles tagged "Other"

The largest battery recycling factory in Europe is now operational. Hydrovolt, based in Fredrikstad, Norway, is a joint venture of aluminum producer Hydro and battery producer Northvolt. The factory has the capacity to process 12,000 tons of...

Full name: SQUAD Solar City Car. Mission: conquer the city streets. Squad Mobility is the manufacturer of this SEV - solar electric vehicle. People behind the company have a lot of experience in this segment with both the founders coming from...

Having an ICE vehicle and not knowing much about the details of the refueling process is not too big a deal - it's straightforward enough that it doesn't really matter. With electric cars it's certainly advisable that you are familiar with charging...

Faraday Future is well on schedule for the planned launch of FF91 later this year. With production-intent vehicles being already tested and validated, the company is focusing on bringing the factory online, with the last milestone achieved involving...

Today we had a chance to test drive the AITO M5, the midsize SUV co-developed by tech giant Huawei and Seres (formerly called SF Motors). It uses a range extender, similar to the also popular Lixiang One. A range extender and hybrid differ because...

The founders of NamX proudly refer to it as “Afro-European Industrial and Technological Venture” and they aim to “reconcile human mobility and environmental preservation”. How are they planning to do that? With green hydrogen. NamX goes even further...

You’d be forgiven if you thought the cast of Fast and Furious was coming to town near you. With the company name like VinFast and models called VF8 and VF9 it’s nearly impossible to contemplate that the company name is accidental. Points for...

CALB is China’s third largest battery supplier for the EV market but it's aiming to go higher up the chart. The company announced that the factory in Wuhan, which is under construction will be expanded to accommodate the increasing demand from the...

Only two weeks have passed since we talked about Volvo investing in fast charging battery technology and today we have the evidence that this technology is ready for prime time. StoreDot, the company Volvo invested in, demonstrated it in a...

China - the world of EV wonders and breakneck technological progress. New EVs being announced and revealed every day, new companies are venturing into the EV market every week and many of them disappear quietly after a short spell in the spotlight....

The first commercial lithium refinery in Europe is being setup in Northern England by Green Lithium. The project has just received backing from Trafigura, one of the largest metal trading institutions in the world. Trafigura will supply the new...

At this year's New York Auto Show, the so-called Deus Vayanne electric-powered supercar was introduced in the flesh. It's far from a finished product, of course, but it's nice to see it in real-life. The company's representatives also revealed some...

As part of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, the UK government plans to build 300,000 charging stations across the country by 2030. That's about five times more EV charging stations than there are gas pumps right now and it's about ten...

Voyah, a Dongfeng Motor company for EVs, announced its plans to enter the European market starting with Norway. This is the third Chinese manufacturer with such ambitions after NIO and Xpeng. Currently, the company is offering just one model, the...

Not much is known about the Li Li L9, also known as "ideal L9", a premium alternative to the mid-ranger ideal ONE SUV from the company. Li Auto said that the luxury SUV would be finally detailed during this year's Beijing Auto Show, April 21-30. And...

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...

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...

According to Canalys' latest report, the global EV shipments grew 109% in 2021 compared to 2020 and about 85% of those came from Mainland China and Europe. The latter leads the EV adoption with 19% of the total car sales being EVs, while China's...

President Biden's administration, USDOT and USDOE announced a five-year plan to establish a national EV charging network that would cost $5 billion. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, in turn, is made possible by...