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Ola Kallenius, who also leads the largest carmaker association in Europe, says the fines will hurt car companies. Experts disagree.

Amazon is steadily electrifying its delivery fleet—the retail juggernaut and its delivery partners have more than 3,000 electric vans delivering packages to customers across Europe, and this number is expected to grow to more than 10,000 vehicles by the end of 2025. Amazon’s fleet of heavy-duty trucks is also starting Read more

Munro & Associates is known for its teardowns of the latest and greatest vehicles, and CEO Sandy Munro is known for explaining technical engineering topics in an engaging, accessible style. In a new video on the Munro Live YouTube channel, Sandy pays a visit to Rivian’s Electrical Hardware Lab in Read more

Harbinger, a manufacturer of medium-duty EVs, has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund. Other investors include Tiger Global, the Coca-Cola System Sustainability Fund, ArcTern Ventures and THOR Industries. The company will use the funds to substantially accelerate its growth by deploying Read more

Intelligent power management company Eaton demonstrated its AbleEdge home energy management system at the recent CES trade show. The company is also demonstrating its V2H capabilities at its Pittsburgh Experience Center. AbleEdge “provides the foundational technology required to leverage any onsite distributed energy resource (DER) to power homes.” Eaton is Read more

US-based silicon oxide anode material producer NanoGraf has announced the release of Onyx, “an EV-ready silicon anode material that delivers dramatically improved lithium-ion battery performance at cost parity with synthetic graphite anodes.” “Designed to deliver peak performance at a lower price point than other available silicon anode options, Onyx is Read more

On the Plugged-In Podcast, we discuss the new Tesla Model Y, Toyota’s EV challenges and a recent Rivian R1T road trip.

Plus, we discuss Honda’s outlook for 2025 and how Polestar is planning to turn things around.

Police have seized an imported Tesla Cybertruck in the UK as it is not road-legal in the country and deemed dangerous for pedestrians. more…

Rivian’s (RIVN) stock is trending on Friday after Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume hinted at expanding upon their new EV partnership. Volkswagen’s boss said the company could offer “great opportunities” for Rivian. Here’s what the new plans could include. more…