Oxfordshire-based silicon anode developer Nexeon has closed a £100-million ($133-million) investment round, completed by a £52.6-million ($70-million) commitment from the UK’s National Wealth Fund. The Korea Development Bank and Honda Xcelerator Ventures, Honda’s open innovation investment program, also came in as new investors. The round follows the $170 million Nexeon Read more
Kia has expanded its PV5 electric van lineup to 10 body styles, including a new 7-seater and more. more…
EVgo is adding more than 400 fast-charging stalls at grocery-anchored shopping centers across the US, giving EV drivers more places to plug in while they shop or grab a coffee. more…
ETEK Electric manufactures a variety of DC fast chargers, ranging from a 20-60 kW compact unit (the EKDC1 series) to a 240-600 kW split system (the EKDC6). All products support OCPP 1.6J, and all offer CCS1, CCS2, GB/T and CHAdeMO connector options. The EKDC2 is a floor-standing dual-connector charging station Read more
Researchers on AM2SoftMag, an EU-funded project on additive manufacturing of amorphous metals for soft magnetics, have used laser-based additive manufacturing to make electric motor components out of metallic glass, an alloy whose atoms freeze into a disordered structure rather than the orderly crystal lattice of a conventional metal. The four-year Read more
EV battery diagnostics specialist AVILOO has begun offering its AVILOO Battery Warranty in an additional 14 European markets, extending its reach to 24 countries. As the used EV market in Europe expands, buyers need dependable information about the health of a particular vehicle’s battery. Manufacturer-reported health figures are neither independently Read more
Forget rental cars or Uber credits, Tesla wants to send you home in a robotaxi.
Yesterday, we reported on Tesla Cybertruck getting some major adjustments from a manufacturing standpoint in an effort to make the all-electric pickup more cost-effective, more reliable, more serviceable, and more easily produced. Tesla Cybertruck engineer reveals new changes in ‘constantly evolving’ pickup One of those changes was the addition of Read more
A 2021 Tesla Model Y left an Alabama highway, hit two trees, and caught fire, killing its driver, 29-year-old Kayleigh Page. Her 7-month-old daughter was pulled from the burning car by a stranger who saw it happen. Troopers reported it as a single-vehicle wreck. What they didn’t say, and likely Read more
BYD launched the new Denza Z9 GT e3 Premium, a lower-priced version of its top-selling electric luxury GT, starting at about $50,000. more…