Articles tagged "Misc"

Oh, the freedom of an open road and your own kitchen and bed - all in one tidy package, taking you in comfort wherever the road goes. That dream turned many people into nomads and with the whole world adapting to electric cars, it’s just a question...

The long-awaited US Treasury rules on battery components sourcing and manufacturing have finally been announced. The new rules apply to all-electric cars sold in the US but the government is giving a two-week grace period for anyone to be able to...

UK startup Helixx, led by a former Arrival Chief of Product and Advanced Concepts Manager from Faraday Future - Steven Pegg, is promising to shake up the commercial electric vehicle market in developing countries. Is Helixx onto...

LG Energy Solution is taking bold steps, the company just announced it is going to invest a whopping $5.5 billion in a battery manufacturing complex in Arizona. This investment is by far the largest single investment for a stand-alone battery...

It looks like Germany’s last-minute tantrum, which resulted in a vote over the 2035 combustion engine ban being suspended, was nothing but a clever tactic that paid off. Just to recap, the long-awaited 2035 effective ban on sales of new gasoline and...

7-Eleven has unveiled its latest addition to its retail offerings, 7Charge, a proprietary EV charging network and app that offers a convenient and reliable fast-charging experience. The company aims to build one of the largest and most compatible...

China truly is a mysterious world of wonders. Take this shrunk Toyota Landcruiser that just popped up on Weibo. Even Toyota lawyers were laughing so hard, they couldn’t come up with anything to potentially sue the copycat for. To start with,...

History is being delayed in Europe, the contentious 2035 ICE ban that all the EU members already agreed on implementing, is facing more headwinds. The vote was seen as symbolic, since all the countries agreed already to support the new legislation,...

Samsung announced it is joining the autonomous vehicle business, but rather than following Xiaomi's example, the company will supply chips used by AI that controls the self-driving systems. A US-based semiconductor company Ambarella will be the...

Apple's Car Key feature was announced back in 2020 but we are yet to see significant adoption. Only a few cars support Car Key, but seeing the new Car Keys Tests app on App Store suggests that a wider rollout is right around the corner. The...

In a welcome turn of events Tesla has updated its US website, so it's no longer as misleading when it comes to the price of the cars. Previously, the prices listed up front factored in the federal tax credit and potential gas savings over six years...

The first sales numbers of this year coming from Norway tell an interesting tale. The country has recorded the lowest number of cars registered since 1962 with only 1,860 new cars in January. That is truly a bleak number - in December there were...

A brand new Tesla Model Y's steering wheel reportedly fell off on the highway just 6 days after the vehicle was delivered to one New Jersey resident. Twitter user Prerak reported that he was with his family, driving on the highway when all of a...

Oil companies are not waiting around to see if their lobbying dollars have any effect on slowing down EV revolution and jumping in one market they know really well - refueling. While some politicians try to earn those lobbying dollars by announcing...

Before we jump to any conclusions let's first look at the entire picture. You read that correctly - Wyoming republican politicians have proposed a bill dedicated to “phasing out the sale of electric vehicles by 2035.” It’s not a law and the...

StoreDot, known for the development of quick-charging batteries for electric cars, just announced the construction of its first research lab in the United States. The new lab, located in Irvine, California, will be focused on the advancement of...

Although total vehicle sales in China declined in November, the demand for electric and plug-in hybrid cars remained strong and did not experience any slowdown. According to Clean Technica, a total of 625,205 new electric passenger vehicles were...

Stellantis, the multinational automaker, has announced its intention to invest in Symbio, a startup specializing in hydrogen-powered transportation. Faurecia and Michelin are already stakeholders in the company, and Stellantis will join them as an...

Euro NCAP testing is changing in order to keep up with the progress made by automakers. The latest technology and construction materials are making cars the safest they have ever been. Euro NCAP has been around for 25 years and without a doubt it...

Polydrops is a US based company specialising in building clever trailers for electric cars. The company used to offer only one model, fitted with solar panels and its own 4.8 kWh battery but now has added a second model - with no solar panels or...