Despite the tough rhetoric, ministers are handing Britain’s electric car production to China
The Trade Department is keen to promote foreign investment in “green projects”, but sometimes, the facts they don’t tell you matter just as much as the ones they do. Fact one: a foreign joint venture is investing £400 million in Sunderland to build a…
This Week’s Electric Highlights, Oct. 15
We’ve got another dose of this week’s top EV headlines below. Keep yourself educated about the happenings in the segment. This way, you’ll be the smartest person at the water cooler when it comes to major headlines in the industry. Bio: John…
The glitzy electric Mercedes EQS could be the most important Mercedes in decades
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The all-electric Mercedes EQS may well be one of the most important cars in company’s history. And that’s saying a lot, because that’s a whole bunch of history. Mercedes-Benz and its direct ancestor companies have…
Norway on track to become the world’s first country to achieve 100% electric car sales from 2022
From the spring of 2022, all new car sales in Norway could well be electric, whether 100% electric or plug-in hybrid models. This would make the Scandinavian country the world’s very first to switch completely to a new, fully electric era. ©…
CATL cell-to-pack tech going into Indiana-built ELMS electric van, future battery swapping too
Startup Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) this week announced two new battery partnerships. Chinese battery supplier CATL will provide its cell-to-pack technology to startup ELMS for use in its Indiana-assembled electric delivery vans. ELMS is also…
GM, Ford Focus on EV Investment: Electric Vehicle Checkpoint
General Motors (GM) – Get General Motors Company (GM) Report is focusing on its electric vehicle investment. EV revenues, GM said, will grow from around $10 billion currently to around $90 billion by the end of the decade, with a further $80…
Plug and go: Electric car gifted to Portland health center
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Northeast Portland health center recently received a gift that will allow them to further serve communities in the area. North By Northeast Community Health Center was gifted an electric car and two charging stations. The new…
Nissan offers all-in-one finance deal for electric cars
A new combined finance offer is available to customers considering an electric Nissan. © Provided by Motoring Electric Nissan New EV Finance Offer The deal is intended to make life easier for EV novices, and includes everything you need to own an…
Foxconn reveals ‘Foxtron’ EV brand, teases new cars and electric bus
Electronics manufacturer Foxconn may be best known as an Apple iPhone supplier, but the company is getting into the car business — and it’s starting off with plans for multiple electric cars (and a bus). On Monday, the company shared a teaser…
The beginner’s guide to buying an electric car in 2021
Efficiency? I thought range was the big concern It’s true that range is lots of people’s primary concern with an electric car – but don’t forget about efficiency, either. Considering the former without thinking about the latter is like worrying…