Jeep Confirms All-Electric Rock Crawlers Are Coming

China is a behemoth in the auto industry, the largest car market in the world, which means it has enough pull to sway automakers’ decisions. The country and its vast market are one reason why Jeep and others are beginning to electrify their models, and that’ll be a boon for U.S consumers as well. Christian… Continue reading Jeep Confirms All-Electric Rock Crawlers Are Coming

Lightyear Outlines More Affordable Solar Model For 2023

Lightyear was recently scouting the U.S. market and presenting the prototype of its first solar electric car, the Lightyear One, in California and at the 2020 CES in Las Vegas. In December, the car was seen, among others, by former Tesla CTO J. B. Straubel (see video below from 0.47-0.50), who is a well-known home solar… Continue reading Lightyear Outlines More Affordable Solar Model For 2023

VW Confirms ID.3 With Biggest Battery Seats Only Four: New Details

Thanks to Battery Life, we have learned a few new things about the upcoming Volkswagen ID.3, which will be handed to the first customers in Summer 2020. Possible delays and worrying news about the standard equipment of 1ST edition cars (first 30,000 units) were explained and a few things are really interesting and not necessarily… Continue reading VW Confirms ID.3 With Biggest Battery Seats Only Four: New Details

Oxford Plans Zero-Emission Zone In City Center

Drivers of petrol, diesel or hybrid cars could find themselves being charged to drive through Oxford city center before the end of 2020. Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have published final draft proposals for the UK’s first zero-emission zone (ZEZ), which could go live as early as December 1. Under the scheme, any… Continue reading Oxford Plans Zero-Emission Zone In City Center

Tesla Model S Crashes Into 50-Ton Truck Full Of Explosive Content

A Tesla Model S crashed into a huge 50-ton semi-truck that was full of explosive material at the time. Miraculously, nobody was injured. The Tesla is totaled, but the occupants are fine. This again proves just how safe Teslas truly are. See video and images of the wreckage here. The big truck was stopped on… Continue reading Tesla Model S Crashes Into 50-Ton Truck Full Of Explosive Content

Mahindra Supplied 1,000 EVs To Lithium Urban Technologies In India

Mahindra Electric (part of Mahindra Group) recently reached a milestone of supplying the 1,000th all-electric vehicle to the Lithium Urban Technologies, India’s largest zero-emission service for employee transportation The partnership was started in 2015 with 10 e20, and then quickly progressed with eVerito electric cars. “Lithium is India’s largest EV fleet operator with the majority of its… Continue reading Mahindra Supplied 1,000 EVs To Lithium Urban Technologies In India

Wallbox Quasar Bidirectional Charger Will Power Your Car And Your Home

The electric vehicle charging industry is really beginning to get interesting. When this latest generation of EVs came to market roughly ten years ago electric vehicle supply equipment or EVSE was only capable of delivering electricity safely to the EV, nothing more.  However, that’s rapidly changing and we now have smart-chargers that can offer the… Continue reading Wallbox Quasar Bidirectional Charger Will Power Your Car And Your Home

Tesla’s Free All-Weather Kit Gaps May Hold Dirt Close To Car Body

Can a fix be worse than the defect it aims to correct? We’ll try to answer that with this article. It started when Andrew McMahon, from Toronto, noticed something weird with his brand-new All-Weather Kit. Tesla installed it to his Model 3 for free – as it started doing in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland… Continue reading Tesla’s Free All-Weather Kit Gaps May Hold Dirt Close To Car Body

BMW X1 xDrive25e Plug-In Hybrid Priced In The UK

INTRODUCING THE NEW BMW X1 XDRIVE25e – FOLLOWED BY THE BMW X2 XDRIVE25e • Featuring plug-in hybrid Technology with an electric-only range of up to 35 miles*• Latest-generation lithium-ion battery• BMW X1 xDrive25e priced from £38,200. Available to order from 09th January, with customer deliveries from March 2020• BMW X2 xDrive25e** available from summer 2020 The… Continue reading BMW X1 xDrive25e Plug-In Hybrid Priced In The UK

SK Innovation Hints At New Battery Plants In The U.S. And Hungary

SK Innovation, South Korea’s biggest oil refiner and one of the leading battery manufacturers, once again shared battery manufacturing capacity expansion plans. The South Korean company is already busy at several new sites. The latest plans concern the U.S. and Hungary/Europe where SK Innovation faces even higher demand for lithium-ion cells than previously anticipated. “South… Continue reading SK Innovation Hints At New Battery Plants In The U.S. And Hungary