A completely flat chassis and drivetrain components housed in a vehicle’s wheels could give automotive designers limitless freedom when creating tomorrow’s electric vehicles. Reeboard flat chassis (Image: REE Automotive) This is the claim of REE Automotive, an Israeli start-up whose REEcorner architecture integrates components including braking, electric-motor, steering, and suspension into the wheel before being… Continue reading @niche: Flat battery-pack chassis promises EV design freedom
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Nissan Transitions To CCS For US And Europe, Dealing CHAdeMO A Fatal Blow
When the 2021 Nissan Ariya launches in the US and Europe next year, it will come equipped with a CCS (Combo) inlet, as the brand moves away from CHAdeMO in those markets. The Nissan LEAF and the Mitsubishi Outlander plug in hybrid are currently the only two EVs available in the US that use CHAdeMO,… Continue reading Nissan Transitions To CCS For US And Europe, Dealing CHAdeMO A Fatal Blow
Nissan bets on new Ariya electric SUV to symbolize its revamp, but sales plans modest
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) on Wednesday unveiled the Ariya – an electric SUV and its first all-new global model in five years – hoping it will symbolize its road to recovery after more than a year of scandal and a precipitous decline into earnings losses. Nissan Motor Corp. displays its new Ariya… Continue reading Nissan bets on new Ariya electric SUV to symbolize its revamp, but sales plans modest
Tesla sees spike in COVID-19 ‘exposure,’ data leak shows over 130 cases and more ‘affected’
An internal data leak shows that Tesla is seeing a spike in COVID-19 “exposure,” primarily at its Fremont factory in California. Tesla has had a controversial history with the COVID-19 pandemic. The automaker first defied a shelter-in-place order that required shutting down its Fremont factory, which stayed open a week longer than it was supposed… Continue reading Tesla sees spike in COVID-19 ‘exposure,’ data leak shows over 130 cases and more ‘affected’
Tesla (TSLA) surges on new Chinese factory rumor
Tesla (TLSA) stock jumped 7% in pre-market trading this morning after rumors of a second factory in China started circulating in Chinese media. Gigafactory Shanghai has already been extremely beneficial to Tesla after less than a year in operation. It is helping to develop the Chinese EV market, which is already the biggest in the… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) surges on new Chinese factory rumor
Tesla euphoria powers equity boom for electric imitators
Crystal Kim, David Welch and Ed Ludlow, Bloomberg Published 10:54 a.m. ET July 14, 2020 | Updated 11:08 a.m. ET July 14, 2020 Tesla Inc.’s eye-popping run has left stock prognosticators in the dust, brought smaller imitators along for the ride and triggered a race by entrants new and old to cash in. It’s a… Continue reading Tesla euphoria powers equity boom for electric imitators
Volkswagen Allegedly Demotes Head Of Software Division Due To ID.3 Issues
Even people that are not very familiar with EVs and Volkswagen have heard that the ID.3 will be put for sale without all its functionalities. That is a software issue, one that also delayed VW Golf’s deliveries, the most important car from the German brand. Someone had to pay for that. According to the German… Continue reading Volkswagen Allegedly Demotes Head Of Software Division Due To ID.3 Issues
Chinese EV Manufacturer Li Auto Files For Nasdaq Listing
Following in the footsteps of domestic peer Nio Inc – ADR (NYSE: NIO), another Chinese electric vehicle maker is planning to test the IPO waters in the U.S. Nio, which went public in September 2018, rallied to a record high last week. Li Auto Nasdaq-Bound: Li Auto has filed a preliminary prospectus with the SEC for listing its… Continue reading Chinese EV Manufacturer Li Auto Files For Nasdaq Listing
@niche: Mullen Technologies Executes LOI for $135 Million in Funding to Acquire an Existing Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Plant in the US
Monday, July 13, 2020 9:00 AM Extends exclusivity period for pending merger with Net Element until August 10, 2020 BREA, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 13, 2020 / Mullen Technologies Inc. (“Mullen Technologies” or the “Company”), a Southern California based licensed electric vehicle manufacturer with international distribution that operates in various verticals of businesses focusing in the… Continue reading @niche: Mullen Technologies Executes LOI for $135 Million in Funding to Acquire an Existing Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Plant in the US
@niche: Workhorse Gets Jolt For Zero-Emissions Electric Vans
Workhorse Group Inc (NASDAQ: WKHS) can sell its zero-emission C-Series electric delivery vans in all 50 states after a California ruling buttressed a federal finding in the company’s favor. Now, Workhorse just has to build the vans. The Cincinnati-based manufacturer is building a couple of trucks a day at its Union City, Indiana plant. The goal… Continue reading @niche: Workhorse Gets Jolt For Zero-Emissions Electric Vans