VW, Tesco and Pod Point Launch Over 100 Charging Stations In UK

2,400 charging points at some 600 Tesco stores coming and AC charging is free. The upcoming Volkswagen ID.3, accompanied by the e-Golf, visits one of over 100 Tesco stores in the UK that already received charging infrastructure, as part of a big project announced a year ago. Volkswagen, in partnership with Tesco and Pod Point, is… Continue reading VW, Tesco and Pod Point Launch Over 100 Charging Stations In UK

SVOLT Energy Starts Production At Its First Plant In China

SVOLT Energy is one of the latest players in the Chinese battery market with an appetite for part of the global pie. Chinese company SVOLT Energy Technology, the former Battery Business Unit of Great Wall Motor Co., has officially started lithium-ion cell production at its first manufacturing plant in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. The first phase… Continue reading SVOLT Energy Starts Production At Its First Plant In China

Hyundai Sets New Fuel Cell Distance Record With Nexo

No hydrogen-powered production car has gone further on a single fill. Hyundai has set a new distance record for production hydrogen-powered vehicles with the Nexo. Driven by French aeronaut and president of the Solar Impulse Foundation, Bertrand Piccard, the car completed 778 km (483.4 miles) across northern France on a single refuel, and still had 49… Continue reading Hyundai Sets New Fuel Cell Distance Record With Nexo

BMW Invests €400 Million In Dingolfing Plant To Produce iNEXT

The production version of the iNEXT will be produced in Dingolfing, Germany, which requires a €400 million investment. BMW announced a major investment of around €400 million ($443 million) in its largest European production location in Dingolfing, Germany to handle all-electric cars and “autonomous” (called also “highly automated”) models, starting from 2021. The Dingolfing site was… Continue reading BMW Invests €400 Million In Dingolfing Plant To Produce iNEXT

Check Out Similarities Between Supercharging And Filling a Gas Tank

This video finds two of them. And, unfortunately, a big disadvantage on the EV side. Have you ever seen a comparison between supercharging and filling up a gas tank? The DennisCW YouTube channel decided to shoot this video to check out how these things compare in terms of money. Still, it ended up showing two… Continue reading Check Out Similarities Between Supercharging And Filling a Gas Tank

Lucid Motors Marks Official Start Of Construction Of Its Plant

Through an investment of more than $300 million, Lucid should be able to start production within a year from now. Lucid Motors, accompanied by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, announced the start of construction of its electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Casa Grande. The first phase of the factory construction is scheduled for completion in late 2020… Continue reading Lucid Motors Marks Official Start Of Construction Of Its Plant

Sono Motors Delays Sion, Launches Funding Campaign

€50 million ($55 million) has to be secured by the end of this year. Sono Motors announced today a community funding campaign to raise some €50 million ($55 million) within 30 days and basically stay in business. The German start-up planned to introduce its solar-powered Sono Sion electric car on the market in the second… Continue reading Sono Motors Delays Sion, Launches Funding Campaign

Polestar 2 Enters Tooling Trial Production Phase

Within a few months, the series production of the Polestar 2 should begin. Polestar happily announced that the tooling trial production of the Polestar 2 has started on schedule in the Luqiao factory in China. With the latest milestone, Polestar remains on track to start customer deliveries of the P2 in mid-2020. The first all-electric model… Continue reading Polestar 2 Enters Tooling Trial Production Phase

Tesla Cybertruck In Crazy New Mashed Food Form Is Compelling

It has become abundantly clear, the Tesla Cybertruck has welcomed independent artists. This is truly so crazy and weird. You may have to be a really hardcore Tesla fan and absolutely love the polarizing Cybertruck to move you to play with your food (perhaps not, who knows). This reminds us of the younger kid brother… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck In Crazy New Mashed Food Form Is Compelling

Northvolt ESS To Reduce Charging Stations’ Peak Electricity Demand

The first commercial deployment project is small, but the ambitions are huge – like 150 GWh annually by 2030. Northvolt, the European battery start-up, has announced its first commercial deployment project, which turns out to be an energy storage system for fast charging stations, to reduce peak electricity demand. A 320 kWh and 220 kW… Continue reading Northvolt ESS To Reduce Charging Stations’ Peak Electricity Demand