Volvo is today unveiling the C40 Recharge electric SUV, the Swedish automaker’s second all-electric vehicle and the first built from the ground up to be electric.
Earlier today, Volvo announced that it plans to only sell electric cars by 2030.
In order to achieve that, it is going to need a lot more electric vehicles than it currently has, which so far is only the XC40 Recharge.
They didn’t…
New Tesla Solar Roof tiles spotted at test facility
March 3, 2021
New Tesla Solar Roof tiles in a different color have been spotted at the automaker’s test facility near Fremont factory in California.
When Tesla first unveiled its Solar Roof tiles in 2016, the product wasn’t fully formed yet, but the company had several different…
Six utilities today announced the formation of the Electric Highway Coalition. It’s a plan to ensure that electric vehicle drivers have access to a network of charging stations on major highway systems on the Atlantic coast, in the Midwest and South, and in the Gulf and…
Rivian planning to manufacture solid-state batteries
March 3, 2021
Recent job posts on Rivian’s career page reveal the automaker is searching for manufacturing engineers to develop solid-state batteries. The five positions currently listed are all for Rivian’s Palo Alto facility in California. Solid-state batteries have been touted for their potential of higher capacity compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries EV automakers currently use. That includes…
Honda, Yamaha, KTM, and Piaggio cooperating on swappable batteries for electric motorbikes
March 2, 2021
Honda, Yamaha, KTM, and Piaggio have inked a deal to work together on developing swappable batteries for light electric vehicles such as electric motorcycles and scooters.
The four electric motorbike manufacturers have announced the establishment of a new consortium to…
Volvo plans to only sell electric cars by 2030, says internal combustion engine has no future
March 2, 2021
The Swedish automaker Volvo announced today its plan to phase out internal combustion engine vehicles, including hybrids, and only sell all-electric cars by the end of the decade.
Several automakers are starting to announce aggressive phase-outs of their gas-powered…
Tesla is rumored to be behind a massive new land deal to secure over 100 acres next to its Gigafactory Shanghai in China.
Gigafactory Shanghai has been expanding so fast that Tesla is running out of space to physically grow at the location in the Shanghai free-trade zone.
After quickly managing to build the first phase in 2019, Tesla started production at the plant in 2020, and they managed to…
A California city moves to ban all new gas stations
March 2, 2021
The Petaluma, California, City Council this week unanimously moved to ban new gas stations, and existing stations won’t be allowed to add new gas pumps – but they can add electric chargers. The council must approve the ban during a second reading in order to make it…
Mining for electric car batteries ‘hundreds of times’ better than petrol car emission cycles
March 2, 2021
A new study did a deep dive into the emissions from the full life cycles, from petroleum extraction to mining, of both electric cars and fossil fuel-powered cars.
The result is unsurprising but needed to dispel misinformation.
One of the oil industry’s favorite ways to…
Elon Musk says that Tesla will launch its subscription service for its Full Self-Driving package within the next three to four months.
Get ready for a high monthly premium, though.
Last year, we reported on indications that Tesla is working on a pay-as-you-go subscription for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package.
Later, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla planned to release such an option…
