Several European countries, including Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania are pushing to delay the EU’s potential ban on combustion engine powertrains in 2035. In documents given to Reuters, the five countries have planned to resist the proposed EU combustion engine ban in an upcoming vote, and a representative from Germany has signaled they may […]
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Chinese electric vehicle sales have hit 31 percent of the overall market, with 25 percent being pure EVs, a substantial growth year-over-year. According to a report by CleanTechnica, sales of electrified vehicles in May hit 31 percent of the overall market with 25 percent being fully electric vehicles. In raw numbers, over 403,000 new electrified […]
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Volkswagen has announced what they call its “ID. family flagship,” the ID.AERO, a large sedan set to eventually be sold worldwide. According to a press release from this morning, the concept vehicle ID.AERO is now confirmed to be headed for global sale, first in China in the second half of 2023, then in Europe towards […]
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The “Bay to Birdwood Run” has announced that starting this year, electric conversion vehicles will be allowed to participate in the rally. In an interview with the Australian Broadcast Center (ABC), event organizer Michael Neal stated that he wanted the first post-pandemic rally to be the biggest one yet. Specifically, Neal wants to attract over […]
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This week, the Goodwood Festival of Speed is happening in West Sussex, England, and many manufacturers are showing off production and concept electric vehicles. The Goodwood Festival of Speed has been an annual event showing off many different cars since 1993. Since its inception, Goodwood has been the chosen location for many manufacturers to reveal […]
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Via a recent Q&A with Aptera co-CEOs, the company revealed that it would be attempting to use the Tesla J1772 charging connector on their production vehicles. In the most recent Aptera Q&A (via Electrek), a question was raised asking if, while the prototype vehicle was using a Tesla charging connector, that would also be the […]
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Sources familiar with Cadillac’s Celestiq say that the new hyper-luxury vehicle will be selling for $300,000 and up. This comes shortly after Cadillac released more teaser images of the vehicle’s interior. According to the Wall Street Journal, a source familiar with the Cadillac Celestiq project has stated that the new vehicle would be selling for […]
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Lotus announced that it will be running its Evija hypercar in the Hill Climb event at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, while also revealing its new Eletre hyper-SUV at the Festival’s “Electric Avenue”. With the Goodwood Festival of Speed going on this week, many manufacturers are taking the chance to highlight their new EVs, and […]
On Tuesday, two organizations by the names of ChargeWest and Utah Clean Cities (UCC) announced the creation of the “West Electric Highway”, developing electric vehicle charging infrastructure along strategic corridors and within points of interest. With 17 national parks, 7 East-West interstate routes, and a population of roughly 25 million people; the Mountain States region […]
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EV sales for the Hyundai/Kia Group have been so successful that the Kia brand is now revising and expanding their previous investment into EVs and plans on releasing more models than previously announced. After a successful launch of the Kia EV6, which took U.S. News’ award for best EV of the year, the company now feels emboldened […]
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