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“If we make this a technical or price competition [against China], I’m not sure we can play to win.” Instead, “sophistication in design” is the answer.

The two vehicles are built on the same underpinnings, but their battery packs have different capacities.

Nissan Ariya drivers have gained access to 17,800 Tesla Superchargers within the Nissan Energy Charge Network (NECN), bringing the total number of public chargers in the network to more than 100,000 in the US and 25,000 in Canada. Nissan EV owners will need a Nissan-provided NACS adapter kit to access Read more

Yamaha Motor Europe has debuted the latest version of its HARMO rim-drive electric outboard motor.  The new design has an integrated electric propulsion and steering control system. It offers more choices of control packages and configurations, including joystick-only control for more intuitive control in tight spaces. Full integration with Yamaha’s Read more

Europe’s vision of building homegrown EV batteries to cut its reliance on China is dying. But China is more than ready to step in where other companies have failed. more…

According to regulatory filings in China, EV automaker XPeng Motors is planning upgrades to at least two current models. The filings detail facelifts to the XPeng G6 and G9 SUVs and hint at the automaker’s strategy of moving on from LiDAR sensors in favor of pure vision cameras, similar to Read more

Zero-emissions freight mobility solutions specialist Intramotev continues to expand the use of its technology to new customers in the US. Today, the company shared video footage of its TugVolt battery electric railcar retrofit deployed at a calcium mine in Michigan. more…

My regular readers may remember that two years ago, I was winning so hard at life that I bought myself a brand-spankin’ new boat as a treat. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still on an independent journalist’s salary here though, so when I say that I had “boat money”, I Read more

EV battery prices are plummeting, falling faster than most expected. This year will mark the steepest decline since 2017. With new tech and cheaper alternatives hitting the market, electric vehicles will soon be even more affordable than their gas-powered counterparts. more…

Plus, the Robotaxi launch is going to be a wild learning curve and Jaguar is increasing the price of its new EV.