The latest salvo in a battery swapping electric scooter arms race will see Taiwanese scooter giant KYMCO enter Europe via Italy with its Ionex electric scooters.
KYMCO’s Ionex battery swap system competes directly with Gogoro’s own battery swap system, though Gogoro outnumbers KYMCO over 10:1 in its domestic market.
Japanese motorcycle makers including Honda have also gotten into the battery…
Ford tells dealers not to sell F-150 Lightning demo vehicles too quickly or they will face fines
May 6, 2022
Ford is letting its dealers know that they shouldn’t rush in to sell their F-150 Lightning demo units – even though the demand is high – or they will face some repercussions.
The demand for the F-150 Lightning is extremely strong.
Ford received about 200,000…
Tesla releases list of battery material suppliers, confirms long-term nickel deal with Vale
May 6, 2022
Tesla has released a list of direct battery material suppliers and confirmed that it has a long-term nickel deal with Vale, the world’s largest nickel producer.
There’s currently a race to secure battery materials in order to support the rapid growth of the EV…
UK-headquartered multinational mining company Anglo American today launched a a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck in South Africa.
Hydrogen-battery hybrid mine haul truck
Photo: Anglo American
The 2 megawatt (MW) hydrogen-battery hybrid truck generates more power than its diesel predecessor and is capable of carrying a 290-tonne (320-ton) payload.
The truck…
Fluidfreeride launches fast dual-suspension 25 mph Mosquito electric scooter weighing just 29 lbs.
May 6, 2022
Miami-based Fluidfreeride, one of the top electric scooter distributors in the US, has just launched its latest electric scooter model. The Mosquito is designed to be a lightweight and portable electric scooter for city commuters, but still packs in surprisingly good…
A recent report states that global battery conglomerate CATL is in the final stages of vetting potential sites to bring EV battery production to the US. The move would mark the company’s first entry into the second largest automotive market in the world, and the new…
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Review: New Apollo City 2022 electric scooter, built using the e-scooter community’s feedback
May 6, 2022
I recently had the chance to put some good miles on the newly unveiled 2022 Apollo City electric scooter to see what makes the latest version of this awesome new scooter so special. And considering the company built it using all the feedback they’ve received over the years…
Tesla (TSLA) is adding shifts at Gigafactory Shanghai in the hopes to return to full production this month after being shut down for 22 days.
Like many other companies, Tesla had to shut down production at its Shanghai factory last month after local authorities imposed…
C3STROM Astro combines e-bike design with motorcycle styling for a fast, new electric moped
May 6, 2022
Electric bicycles that blur the line with electric motorcycles and mopeds are an increasingly popular category of the e-bike industry. The latest new e-bike to take a full-throttle approach to this design philosophy is the C3STROM Astro.
Available in both the Astro and Astro Pro models, C3STROM is definitely packing both high-power looks and the high-power performance to match.
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