Corresponding The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)Even a few months after the start of deliveries of the Hummer EV, General Motors (GM) was still unable to build up production on a sufficient scale – only 12 cars a day roll off the assembly line. For...
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Automakers have been skeptical about the feasibility of using on-board solar panels to generate electricity in mass-produced electric vehicles. However, research is continuing in this direction and industry sources believe the direction is promising...
Now Mercedes-Benz’s experiments in improving the consumer qualities of electric vehicles, as shown by the VISION EQXX concept, focus on improving aerodynamics, but the company has certain hopes for the advent of new types of traction batteries...
After EU authorities outlined plans to convert passenger cars to electrified vehicles by 2035, many automakers were forced to speak out on the issue. Ferrari had nothing to add in this case, since at first it was in no hurry to abandon powerful...
The US White House on Tuesday announced plans by various companies to invest more than $700 million to increase production capacity in the country to make electric vehicle chargers. This will create at least 2,000 new jobs and make EV charging more...
In March this year, South Korean company LG Energy Solution announced its intention to build a plant in Arizona by 2024 to manufacture cylindrical battery cells for electric vehicles. It should start production of batteries with a total capacity of...
The Japanese authorities had to change the key document that defines the “roadmap” to improve the environmental friendliness of transport and reject internal combustion engine-only cars. According to a representative of local...
Tesla intends to almost completely halt production of cars at its Shanghai plant in the first two weeks of July — production capacity will be updated during that period, according to the memo for employees obtained by Reuters. At the same...
According to former Tesla CTO and co-founder Jeffrey Brian Stroubel (JB Straubel), over time the electric vehicle industry will be able to meet almost all of its traction battery raw material needs through recycling. Toyota Motor has partnered with...
Last Saturday, Lee Jae-yong, vice president and former head of Samsung Electronics, returned from a week-long trip to Europe, where he visited several countries and conducted a series of negotiations with business partners. It is widely believed...
From a technical point of view, Nikola Corp’s activity, although accompanied by periodic scandals, corresponds to the rational strategy pursued by many truck manufacturers. They are unwilling to rely only on battery electric vehicles, so they...
Already at the end of April, one month after the official opening, the Tesla plant in the Berlin area should reach a weekly production of 1,000 electric vehicles. In fact, the milestone was only passed last week, but this achievement will also...
In seven years, 8.5 million traction batteries per year will have to be produced in the United States, although their number does not exceed 200,000 now. The breakthrough that American industry must make in this direction is comparable in magnitude...
tarnishing EV Safe Charge presented the Ziggy robotic charger, designed to work offline in parking garages. After accepting an online order, the system reserves a parking space and, when the customer arrives, stands behind their electric car and...
By mid-decade, Foxconn aims to capture at least 5% of the global market for EV build-to-order services, but the company is taking early steps in that direction by developing an ecosystem of component suppliers. It is ready to self-manufacture...
The charging time of traction batteries is crucial for the ubiquity of electric vehicles. American startup Enovix claims to be the market leader in new ultra-fast charging technologies and offers a solution that enables a near-full battery charge in...
Large car manufacturers are trying to invest in several young companies that are simultaneously developing promising types of traction batteries. In the case of BMW, one of the supported new generation battery developers is the American ONE, and...
The business interests of EV and smartphone makers have become closely intertwined: Foxconn aims to become a major EV contract manufacturer, and Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup aims to switch from smartphones and TVs to EVs. At the same time...
Many EV manufacturers see in-house production of traction batteries as a way to achieve better cost control, and China’s NIO is one of them. In the second half of 2024, production of 800V traction batteries will begin, which will be used in...
Rumors about the expensive and extremely economical Lightyear 0 electric car have been circulating for years, but the world premiere has only just taken place and the developer has announced that the first “Solar” model is ready for...
