2021 Ford Transit Electric Van: Everything We Know

Ford Transit Electric will join several other all-electric vans in Europe Ford intends to introduce in Europe the new all-electric Transit van in 2021 and says it will be a “volume launch”. The prototype of the Ford Transit Electric was presented yesterday at the “Go Further” event in Amsterdam, Netherlands. According to the press release, the […]

Tesla Gigafactory 3 Rises Up Out Of The Ground: Video

It looks really huge The latest video update on the Tesla Gigafactory 3 provided by Chinese 烏瓦 channel proves that the progress in Shanghai is pretty quick. A significant part of its steel construction is already installed and it’s a true example of “China speed”. It’s anticipated that the first units of Model 3 will be […]

Ford Goes Electric In Europe – Bold Electrification Plans Announced

Six new plug-ins confirmed for production by Ford Ford outlined its electrification strategy for Europe saying that there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution. Because of that, the offer will be broad and include mild-, full- and plug-in hybrid powertrains as well as all-electric models. During the official presentation, Ford said also that its electrification push starts […]

Tesla Sales Almost Equal Porsche In Germany In March 2019

About 0.7% of car sales in Germany were Teslas Thanks to volume deliveries of the Tesla Model 3, in March new car registrations of Tesla in Germany increased 453% year-over-year to a new all-time record of 2,367. We don’t know the exact numbers yet (full report is coming later this month), but it seems that more than […]

Nissan Confirms Sale Of Battery Business To Envision Group

Envision Group acquired Nissan’s battery production Nissan announced that the sale of its battery business to Envision Group, announced in summer 2018, was completed. The Chinese company was set to purchase 75% of the business, while Nissan was required to maintain 25% and will continue to use batteries (40 kWh and 62 kWh battery packs […]

Total Number Of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars In U.S. Barely Exceeds 6,500

Almost 5,000 are Toyota Mirai According to the U.S. DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy as of the February 2019, there were 6,558 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the road. Sales of FCVs, monitored since January 2015, looks like a straight line and is another bit of proof that at least now the FCVs […]

United States Postal Service Tests Cummins-Powered All-Electric Vehicles

USPS launched another EV test with Cummins This Spring the United States Postal Service (USPS) in California starts a pilot program to test Cummins-powered all-electric delivery vans. Earlier we reported also about EVs from Motiv Power Systems. In the case of Cummins, in total eight delivery vans with a range of about 85 miles (137 km) […]

BMW Plug-In Electric Car Sales In U.S. Down In March By 55.7%

Only new plug-in models can reverse this declining trend In March, BMW increased its car sales in the U.S. (by 2.9% to 32,228) thanks to decent growth of SUVs, but plug-in electric car sales once again decreased. With just 1,147 deliveries (BMW and MINI), the result is 55.7% lower than a year ago. Moreover, plug-in electric car […]

Toyota Announces Royalty-Free License On 23,740 Electrification Patents

Patents are now free for the next 10+ years Toyota announced that it intends to support the global vehicle electrification through providing royalty-free licenses on nearly 24,000 patents it holds (including some pending applications) for vehicle electrification-related technologies. The grant period would last through the end of 2030. It’s the second such move by the […]