Want to leave whatever happened in Las Vegas? Tesla is allowing its owners—especially those with a Model 3—to do just that, with a very speedy recharge right on the Strip. That’s where Tesla, on Thursday, officially opened its first s…
SpaceX Falcon 9 nears NASA’s first flight-proven Block 5 launch after static fire delays
After multiple days of delays, many a finger is crossed that SpaceX will be able to perform a critical static fire test of Falcon 9 booster B1056.1 on Friday morning (July 19th). Falcon 9 B1056 and a fresh upper stage are scheduled to launch Cargo Dragon mission CRS-18 no earlier than 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 […]
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Lotus is gearing up for more electric sportscars
After the fully electric Hypercar Evija presented a few days ago, Lotus wants to introduce a pure combustion sports car at the end of next year – after that, every future model will also have a fully electric version. This is announced by Phil Popham, CEO of the Geely manufacturer. Of the 2,000 hp Evija, […]
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Fully Charged reviews the new Mercedes Benz EQC
It’s time for the all-new Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 to be reviewed by the Fully Charged’s presenter Robert Llewellyn. The new Mercedes-Benz EQC is the first Mercedes-Benz under the product and technology brand EQ. The centrepiece of the Mercedes-Benz EQC i…
Toyota & BYD to cooperate on EV production
Toyota is accelerating their development pace for battery electric vehicles: After a battery cooperation with CATL was signed a few days ago, the Japanese carmaker is now announcing a comprehensive deal with BYD. The deal provides for the joint development of BEVs and their batteries. Specifically, electric sedans and SUVs are planned to be launched […]
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Hyundai considers manufacturing Kona in Czech Republic
Hyundai allegedly plans to produce its fully electric Kona at its Czech plant from the first half of 2020. So far, the Kona Electric has been manufactured in South Korea and exported all over the world. This was cited by Korean media reports. Accordingly, Hyundai not only wants to produce hybrid versions of the Tucson […]
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Nissan Australia touts LEAF V2H capabilities, disses Tesla battery project
Nissan’s Global Director of Electric Vehicles, Nic Thomas, recently took a trip Down Under for the Australian launch of the Nissan LEAF Plus. In his speech, he highlighted the LEAF’s bidirectional charging capability, which he said is already being used in Japan, and is expected to be available in Australia within months. Nissan Australia’s Manager… Read more »
Tesla aims for Roadster ‘hover’ test with SpaceX package late next year, Elon Musk says
Tesla’s timeline for the new Roadster appears to be slipping and we got another indication of that as CEO Elon Musk says that Tesla plans to ‘maybe’ do a ‘hover’ test of the new Roadster with SpaceX package ‘late ne…
BMW’s potential EV program revival to be decided as Oliver Zipse nears new CEO post
BMW’s electric car initiative is at a crossroads. After mostly being shelved by outgoing CEO Harald Krüger during his years leading the company, BMW’s EV program has the potential to see a revival with the naming of its new chief executive. Fortunately, recent reports indicate that BMW is set to name the rather understated Oliver […]
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André Lotterer will be the second driver in the Porsche Formula E Team
Now that André Lotterer has signed up for the second Porsche Formula E cockpit, the driver pairing for the 2019/2020 season of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship has been decided: Neel Jani and André Lotterer will be the regular drivers for the Porsche…
