Rivian (RIVN) commented on the new EV federal tax that is expected to be adopted, and the American automaker said that it is not happy to be left out of the new incentive.
Last week, the US Senate came to an agreement on the reform of the federal tax credit for electric vehicles. It looks like it might finally happen after roughly two years of work, though it’s still pending a vote.
The new…
Legacy automakers: Who is investing the most into EVs?
August 2, 2022
The EV race is heating up. Electric car sales in the US reached a new record in the first quarter, and the momentum does not look to be slowing anytime soon. Traditional automakers are spending billions to catch up to EV leader Tesla. Which legacy automakers are spending the…
Siemens Gamesa’s first recyclable blades are spinning on a wind turbine at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany. It’s the first commercial installation of recyclable wind turbine technology.
The Spanish-German wind engineering giant calls its recyclable blade…
GM offers Chevy Bolt EV owners $6,000 if they promise not to sue over battery fire recall fiasco
August 2, 2022
General Motors has started offering Chevy Bolt EV owners a $6,000 refund as long as they promise not to sue over the battery fire recall fiasco of last year.
In June, GM announced that the 2023 Chevy Bolt EV and EUV are getting a significant $6,000 price cut – this was surprising at a time when most automakers are raising the prices of electric vehicles.
On the other hand, the Bolt EV and EUV…
Taiwanese energy company to supply batteries to Aptera and is rumored to produce the SEVs in Taiwan
August 2, 2022
Nancy Pelosi isn’t the only American shaking things up in Taiwan this week. Aptera Cofounder and Co-CEO Chris Anthony is there with Taiwanese energy company Formosa AdvEnergy Technology Corp, on the heels of a new agreement to supply batteries to Aptera’s upcoming solar…
Tesla and Lincoln Tech, a company with technical schools across the US, announced a new partnership to train next-generation of electric vehicle technicians.
Until 2018, Tesla had mainly been recruiting technicians who have been working for other automakers or coming out…
Lectric eBikes launches new 45% larger battery for popular low-cost Lectric XP 2.0 and 1.0 e-bikes
August 2, 2022
Faster and farther – those are two of the most common requests from many e-bike riders who rely on their bikes for daily trips. The e-bike is already quite fast at 28 mph (45 km/h), but now it is going farther than ever thanks to a big battery upgrade launched today by the manufacturer.
Lectric eBikes’ new long-range battery
Phoenix-based Lectric eBikes, the fast-growing company behind the…
Tesla is enabling paid charging at Destination Chargers, which have generally been free up to this point, but there’s a catch: You have to have at least six Wall Connectors to be able to set pricing at your Destination Charger location.
The automaker operates two…
Tesla vehicles are increasing Hertz’s customer satisfaction, adding more EVs to the fleet
August 2, 2022
Tesla vehicles are increasing Hertz’s customer satisfaction as the company gets better use of electric vehicles. The rental car company is also adding more EVs to its fleet.
Last year, Hertz announced an important effort to electrify its fleet of rental cars, led by a…
Toyota Motors is boosting its US EV capacity with a new supply agreement with Ioneer LTD’s Rhyolite Ridge mining project. According to the new deal, Ioneer will supply 4,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate annually to the Toyota-Panasonic battery venture.
Lithium, a critical component of EV batteries, is in high demand as electric vehicle sales continue to break records. The deal comes as a newly…
