EV Startups Lucid and Nikola Aim To Raise More Money
Lucid and Nikola need more money, and both brands have plans on how to get some. Changes in the economy and rising battery costs have companies seeking to raise money, to meet demand. Lucid, in...
View ArticleSparkcharge Gets An Injection Of Cash, Expands to More Cities
Have you ever run out of juice in your EV? Well, Sparkcharge is here to help. Range anxiety is still a legitimate worry for many EV drivers. Even in a gas car, there’s no worse feeling than being...
View ArticleToyota More Than Doubles Investment In North Carolina Battery Plant
Toyota’s investing some serious dough in its electrification efforts. Announced today, August 31, Toyota plans to invest a whopping $2.5 billion more, into a new battery manufacturing plant in Liberty,...
View ArticlePolestar 6 LA Concept Edition Sells Out Within A Week Of Its Debut
The Polestar 6 is shaping up to be a hit. Right before Monterey Car Week this year, Polestar announced its intention to produce the fabulous O₂ concept, as the Polestar 6. The Polestar 6 will be a 2+2...
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3 Row EV: Best All Electric SUV People Haulers
The rate in-which electric vehicles (EVs) are evolving can be hard to grasp. Not that many years ago, electric cars were either small sub-compacts with limited range, or high-priced toys for the...
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The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV Will Start At $104,400
Ouch, our pocketbooks. The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is going to be a pretty penny. Mercedes-Benz finally released pricing numbers on its flagship EQS SUV electric vehicle. Titled a bit unimaginatively,...
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Toyota bZ3 Sedan Leaked In China; Could This Be A Preview Of A New North...
Toyota really needs more EVs, badly. A few months back, Toyota released a fleet of Toyota and Lexus concepts, promising that it was the future of Toyota’s electrification plans. The concepts came from...
View ArticleFord and Rivian Both Issue Recalls For Their EV Models
Both giants are in the news for recall problems with their EVs. Uh-oh, Rivian and Ford have got some issues with their EVs. Both manufacturers recalled some of their products, for Ford, the Mach-E, and...
View ArticleBuick Will Buy Out Any Of Its Dealers Unwilling To Sell EVs
Old legacy dealerships might be in for quite the shock. GM has nearly Buick 2,000 dealerships in the US, and yet it appears not everyone is on board for GM’s electrified future. In a memo to dealers,...
View ArticleFermata Energy Brings Vehicle-To-Grid Charging To the Nissan Leaf
Ford F-150 Lighting, who? Turns out you won’t need to shell out the big bucks to power your house. In a partnership with Fermata Energy, Nissan has approved the first-ever bi-directional charger rated...
View ArticleMagna Steyr Wants a Climate-Friendly Manufacturing Plant Somewhere In The U.S.
Could Magna Steyr be eyeing its first U.S. plant? Magna Steyr, an Austrian contract-based automotive manufacturer, is looking to build its first U.S. plant, according to Automotive News’s sister site...
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Jeep Recon and Wagoneer S Kick Off Brand’s EV Plans; Both Begin Production in...
Jeep promises four EVs by 2025; the Recon and Wagoneer S will be built in North America starting in 2024. Jeep on Thursday revealed the first major steps towards an all-electric future. As part of the...
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2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV Brings Style and Value to Compact Electric SUVs
The Equinox is a big deal for Chevrolet. After the Silverado pickup truck, the Equinox is the second-best selling Chevrolet. So, it’s not much of a surprise that the brand would want to leverage the...
View ArticleRivian and Mercedes-Benz Want To Build Electric Vans Together
Move over Sprinter and Metris, the next Mercedes-Benz van might be electric and made with Rivian parts. Rivian and Mercedes-Benz have announced an intention of a partnership between the two companies,...
View ArticleElectrify America And Electrify Canada Rebrand Its 150 KW and 350 KW DC Fast...
In theory, this should make DC fast charging easier to comprehend. Volkswagen-owned Electrify America and Electrify Canada released a new naming, and branding scheme for its DC fast chargers,...
View ArticleThe Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Is Shaping Up To Be The Most Powerful Hyundai Ever
Five hundred horsepower? Six hundred horsepower? Who knows, but it’s gonna be fast. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV has been a darling of the automotive press and EV enthusiasts alike, but it’s been a little...
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The Volkswagen ID.Xtreme Concept Promises An Off-Road EV Experience
Volkswagen’s ID4 Xtreme really is a go-anywhere, off-road-ready EV concept. The Volkswagen ID.4 in its standard guise, is a pretty sensible, on-road focused EV crossover. Despite available AWD and its...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Kicks Off US EV Production With The EQS SUV
Mercedes-Benz’s North American EV production has kicked off with the EQS SUV. Made in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the Mercedes-Benz EQS is the first EV made in America by the German brand. The Alabama plant...
View ArticleThe Genesis GV60 Is Now Available In Four More States
Buying a Genesis GV60 just got a little more accessible. Genesis has been on a roll, lately. It plans to become an electric-only brand in the near future, only introducing EV models from 2025 onward....
View ArticleHonda and LG Energy Solutions Announce A Joint Venture To Build Batteries In...
Honda and LG Energy Solutions are going big on US-made EV batteries. In Seoul, Honda and LG Energy Solutions (LGES) announced a partnership to manufacture EV batteries in the US. These lithium-ion...
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