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 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...
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The Volkswagen ID.5 Xcite Could Be A Preview Of Sporty EV VW’s To Come
Would you like some sport with your EV? This VW concept might just be a preview. As a sort of counterpart to the ID.Xtreme off-road EV concept based on the Volkswagen ID.4, a more on-road sports EV was...
View ArticleLucid’s Latest Tech Talk Analyzes How It Crafted Its Super Powerful, Yet Very...
The Lucid Air drive unit is really, really tiny. Lucid’s super tiny drive motor produces a whopping 670 horsepower, from a motor that only weighs 67 pounds. This week’s Lucid Tech talk sheds light on...
View ArticleThe Polestar 0 Climate-Neutral Plan Just Gained Twelve New Collaborators
Polestar wants to produce a completely climate-neutral car by 2030. Dubbed the “Polestar 0” plan, Polestar’s goal to create a completely climate-neutral car just gained twelve new collaborators,...
View ArticleFord Gives October 31 Deadline To Dealers To Choose If They Want To Continue...
Ford dealers that want to continue selling EVs, must decide by October 31. In an ultimatum from a dealers conference in Las Vegas, CEO Jim Farley outlined the plans and stipulations necessary for...
View ArticleThe Biden Administration Approves The EV Infrastructure Plans For 35 States
The United States EV infrastructure game just got a lot more serious. The first 35 states’ EV charging infrastructure plans was approved by the Biden Administration recently. These plans were supposed...
View ArticleLincoln’s EV Sales Plan Won’t Look Like Ford’s; No Buyouts, No Ultimatums
Ford’s somewhat controversial dealership plan, won’t apply to Lincoln. A few days ago, Ford announced its plans to force dealerships to enroll in a new program in order to continue selling electric...
View ArticleThe Lightyear One Claims The Title Of Most Aerodynamic Production Vehicle
This is one sleek, sleek sedan. Lightyear, yet another EV startup, is claiming the title of the most aerodynamic production car, a 0.175 cd. This super slippery drag coefficient comes after real-world...
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2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST Hands-On Preview: 5 Cool Features of Chevy’s...
The dawn of the electric pickup truck is upon us, and we got the chance to see the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST up close and personal. In fact, we were able to crawl around the prototype truck...
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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