Electric Vehicles

Leaders from across Europe's electric car industry on Wednesday urged the European Commission to stick to its 2035 zero-emission target for new cars, warning that any retreat would undermine investment and widen the bloc's gap with China.

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Ford CEO Jim Farley is warning that Europe could undermine its own carmakers if it keeps setting ambitious EV rules and then backing away from them when buyers do not follow

Honda is moving forward with its Fastport delivery quadcycle, and we got a chance to see it up close and take it for a quick spin.

US-based safety and certification organization UL Solutions has expanded its battery-powered vehicle certification services to electric motorcycles and scooters, as well as construction, agriculture and mining vehicles.

The European Commission said on Thursday it was reviewing tariffs on Volkswagen's electric vehicles built in China, which the automaker hopes could be replaced with an annual import quota and minimum price mechanism.

There is no reason why they would have done this. Plenty of opportunity to create their own slow charging network. They were about to set up a way to pay for the energy, but instead chose to shut it down. In Chicago we're in seriously need for more charging options. Is anyone interested in discussing how to create a new network, or to push to have these old Volta stations turned back on?

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It is particularly indicative that Ukrainians are buying non-official BYD cars. The brand has no representation, no distributor, no dealers

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BYD will immediately recall 88,981 plug-in hybrids over a potential battery-related safety hazard, China's market regulator said in a notice on Friday, weeks after the electric vehicle maker's largest recall to date.

The majority of TotalEnergies’ chargers are rated at 3.7kW

Total distance was "over 20,000km" - for international comparison:

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For the first time in Volkswagen Group’s history, new vehicle platforms and key technology can be fully developed and brought to market readiness with all approval processes outside Germany

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Dealers profit more from gas vehicle maintenance than from new-car sales or EV service.

One of an 800-volt system's greatest benefits is that it requires half the amperage of a 400-volt system to return the same charging speed, as multiplying voltage by amperage provides the charging speed. Higher charging rates incur more losses, so by lowering the current and raising the voltage, the whole process becomes more energy efficient.

Leading the charge is the GAC Hyptec SSR 2024 Sprint Speed Edition, a supercar from GAC’s luxury Hyptec brand, which delivers a staggering 0–60 mph time of just 1.9 seconds. Close behind is the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, clocking 1.98 seconds, followed by the Zeekr 001 FR 2025 at 2.02 seconds.

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This proposal is initially aimed at increasing EV adoption without affecting the common man.

China's Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) will build its electric AION V model at a Magna facility in Austria

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Prices start at €105,200

'If TikTok is a security risk, then a moving vehicle that can be controlled outside of Canada is clearly one as well,' says Brian Kingston, chief executive at Canadian Vehicle Manufacturer’s Association

A new study on Montreal’s battery electric buses shows higher winter energy use but confirms electric fleets remain more cost-effective than diesel year-round

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Lucid began transforming the Saudi plant into a Complete Build Unit facility in January 2024, upgrading from semi-knockdown assembly to full vehicle production.

Automotive Cells Company, the Stellantis-TotalEnergies-Mercedes JV, may drop its planned Termoli gigafactory after 20–25% higher costs at its Douvrin pilot plant. Stellantis now pivots to CATL-backed LFP cell production in Zaragoza.

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There are many changes happening with EV policy in the US right now, with the vast majority at the federal level aimed at undercutting support and slowing the transition away from gasoline to electricity to power our vehicles. While there is tremendous uncertainty with federal policy and regulation, the benefits of EVs to reducing climate-changing emissions are clear. Earlier this year we released our latest update on the global warming emissions from recharging EVs in the US and we found that driving the average electric vehicle produces global warming emissions equal to a gasoline car with 100 mile per gallon efficiency. While emissions from using an EV depend on where in the US you recharge (due to different sources of electricity generation), 97 percent of the country lives where driving the average EV is better on climate-changing emissions than the most efficient gasoline vehicle.

Tesla Inc. is developing support for Apple Inc.’s CarPlay system in its vehicles, according to people with knowledge of the matter, working to add one of the most highly requested features by customers.

This innovative in-wheel motor system brings several advantages:

the Windrose electric truck has also achieved another significant result in Spain, covering almost 1,400 km during a single day with one intermediate charge

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The ID.UNYX 08 is built on XPeng's G9 platform