Rivian has grown to employ 750 people, with a new report detailing the startup’s recent hires from Tesla, Ford, and McLaren — but most notably, an influx of new employees from fading EV startup Faraday Future. “Hundreds” of LinkedIn profiles seen by The Verge show Rivian has gained at least a dozen employees from all… Continue reading Recent Rivian hires come from Tesla, McLaren, Ford — but especially Faraday Future
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Toyota investing $2 billion to develop EVs in Indonesia, but plans start with hybrids
Toyota will invest $2 billion to develop electric vehicles in Indonesia, according to the country’s coordinating ministry for maritime affairs. But those plans will at least start with a focus on hybrids. Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan and Toyota president Akio Toyoda agreed on the deal in Osaka on Thursday, Reuters reports.… Continue reading Toyota investing $2 billion to develop EVs in Indonesia, but plans start with hybrids
Far from production, Fisker continues to tease features for its electric SUV, including a solar roof
Fisker doesn’t plan on fully revealing a “drivable prototype” of its electric SUV until this December, but company chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker has been releasing a number of teaser images of the EV on Twitter in recent days. Fisker announced the electric SUV in March. It’s expected to offer 300 miles of range and… Continue reading Far from production, Fisker continues to tease features for its electric SUV, including a solar roof
Toyota’s anti-EV ads aren’t just deceptive, they also push science illiteracy
Toyota has been dragging their feet on new vehicle technology for some time now, seemingly happy to continue selling their antiquated gas-powered fleet, with no battery electric vehicles and only one plug-in hybrid and one fuel cell vehicle (powered by 95% fossil-sourced hydrogen) across their entire lineup. But if you watch their recent ads, the… Continue reading Toyota’s anti-EV ads aren’t just deceptive, they also push science illiteracy
Honda e battery specs and platform revealed, 31,000 have ‘expressed interest’ in the electric car
Honda has revealed more information about its Honda e urban EV, including details on the new electric car’s battery and platform. A new look at the car from Honda reveals its compact water-cooled 35.5 kWh Lithium-ion battery, which can be charged using either a Type 2 AC connection or a CCS2 DC rapid charger. The charging port… Continue reading Honda e battery specs and platform revealed, 31,000 have ‘expressed interest’ in the electric car
Chinese firm makes insane $23 billion investment in production of 1 million EVs/yr and 500 GWh of batteries
Evergrande, a Chinese firm believed to be the biggest real estate company in the world and backers of electric vehicle startups like Faraday Future and NEVS, announced a massive $23 billion investment in the production 1 million electric cars and 500 GWh of batteries per year. The company is known for having its hands in… Continue reading Chinese firm makes insane $23 billion investment in production of 1 million EVs/yr and 500 GWh of batteries
Nissan’s EV tech is key to carmaker’s ‘leverage’ in FCA-Renault merger, Infiniti will move HQ back to Japan
As partner Renault mulls a merger with Fiat Chrysler, Nissan, in flux since the arrest and departure of former CEO Carlos Ghosn, may have a stronger position than some anticipated due to its own electric car technology. Nissan stands to benefit as Reuters reports that its tech “including platforms and electric powertrains could give it leverage… Continue reading Nissan’s EV tech is key to carmaker’s ‘leverage’ in FCA-Renault merger, Infiniti will move HQ back to Japan
GM plans own large EV charging network in the US, can’t be bothered to invest in it itself
GM confirmed today that it plans to its own large electric car charging network with thousands of fast-charging stations in the US, but the automaker apparently can’t be bothered to invest in it itself. The American automaker confirmed today that it is teaming up with Bechtel, the largest construction company in the US, “to build… Continue reading GM plans own large EV charging network in the US, can’t be bothered to invest in it itself
Tesla offers way to override new charge limitation at busy Superchargers
Tesla introduced a new 80% limit to the top State of Charge (SOC) at busy Supercharger stations in order to reduce wait times, but the automaker now clarifies that there are more ways to override the new charge limitation. As we reported last Friday, Tesla sent a memo to employees to announce a new “Supercharger… Continue reading Tesla offers way to override new charge limitation at busy Superchargers
Fiat Chrysler pitches 50-50 merger with Renault
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has proposed a 50-50 merger plan with Renault to create the world’s third-largest automaker. FCA shared the proposal on its website, listing a number of key points that could come about from the roughly $35 billion deal. Fiat Chrysler says the combined automaker could sell 8.7 million vehicles a year. The merger… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler pitches 50-50 merger with Renault