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On Thursday, January 19, 2023, Hertz announced that it has reached a public-private partnership with mayors across the country to expand its electric vehicle rental fleet as well as build public charging infrastructure via its partnership with bp Pulse—a unit of the oil giant. “I can’t think of...

Arval, a vehicle leasing giant has reached an agreement with Lightyear for the pre-order of the Lightyear 2. Lightyear is a Dutch high-tech company that is famous for making solar-powered electric vehicles. The earlier version of the vehicle called Lightyear 0 is considered the first...

The Irish Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, on Thursday, January 19 2023 unveiled the country’s new Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy 2022 – 2025. According to the document, the government will spend €100 million on public charging infrastructure from 2023 to 2025. The...

Britishvolt had lofty plans of becoming the electric vehicle battery hub of the UK until Tuesday 17 January 2023 when the plans came crashing like a pack of cards. The startup tipped by former prime minister Boris Johnson to spearhead a greener economy had been building a multi-billion-pound...

On Tuesday, January 17, 2023, the UK government unveiled the country’s Smart Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan in collaboration with energy regulator, Ofgem. The document hailed as a landmark plan said EV drivers can benefit from lower energy bills and cheaper commuting. The UK government...

With the looming energy crisis across Europe, there are increasing concerns about how much electric vehicles take out of the grid. However, since some charging stations rely on renewable energies, what if electric vehicles become a mobile store of electricity network? This is the principle...

Since the last quarter of 2022, Tesla has been struggling with sales. Consequently, the electric vehicle giant has been looking for ways to make their products appealing to consumers in the face of growing competition. One technique that is working for the United States EV maker is price slash...

The head of the United States National Transport Safety Board, Jennifer Homendy has warned that electric vehicles are becoming too bulky and may pose a greater risk of death and severe injury when they collide with lighter vehicles. Buttressing her point during the Wednesday 11 January 2023...

Electric vehicle batteries were blowing up after Hurricane Ian made landfall. The Category 4 Atlantic hurricane led to the flooding of Florida and was blamed for more than 110 deaths. Saltwater from Hurricane Ian came into contact with EV batteries causing them to burst into flames. A University...

Electric Vehicle tax credit is not alien. It is a concept that has been around for years that offers rebates to those that decide to buy electric vehicles. The whole idea is to encourage more people to choose electric vehicles over internal combustion engines. However, with the signing of...

The 16th edition of the Auto Expo 2023 was held at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh from Friday, January 13 2023 to January 18. After three-year hiatus, the first day of the event saw the unveiling of futuristic vehicles as automakers set their eyes on the Indian market...

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 has seen some of the most futuristic revelations. From the Asus Glasses-free 3D display to Lenovo’s dual-screen laptop, and an oven from Samsung that could detect when food is burning, the show has lived up to expectations so far. However, what got...

On the night of Thursday, January 12, 2023, Tesla announced price slashes on its most popular vehicles in Europe and the United States. The discounts range from 6% to 20% on the Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. The new cut is coming at a time when Tesla’s United States vehicles recently qualified...

An announcement from Mercedes-Benz was anticipated at CES 2023. Most people thought it would be something in the line of a new electric vehicle concept or an upgrade to an existing EV. However, the German automaker made a different announcement on Thursday 5 January 2023. Inasmuch as it may not...

Emerging data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed that the sale of electric vehicles has surpassed that of internal combustion engines (ICEs) for the first time in the United Kingdom. December 2022 marked the fifth consecutive month of growth for the new car...

Many big electric vehicle makers including Tesla continue to struggle with the deployment of autonomous driving systems. Tesla is facing a criminal investigation in the United States for claiming its EVs could drive themselves. Three years after Elon Musk made a bold claim that the company was...

Data from the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) has revealed that nearly 4 out of every 5 cars sold in 2022 were battery-electric. The sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) rose from 65% in 2021 to 79.3% in 2022. With a population of about 5.5 million, Norway is on track to becoming the first...

Audi kicked off the production of the Q8 e-tron on 14 December 2022 in its factory in Brussels, Belgium. The first in the series to be unveiled was an SUV wearing a striking-blue color. Shortly afterward, a Sportback variant in gray which features a sloping roofline followed. Selected media...

The United States of America has been leading in electric vehicle adoption in North America but Canada seems to be lagging behind. That is why the Environment, Minister Steven Guilbeault, proposed a new regulation of Wednesday 21 December 2022 for 20% of all passenger vehicles, trucks, and SUVs...

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has finally bowed to public pressure from environmental activists. On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, the agency announced that it plans to spend $9.6 billion to procure a minimum of 66,000 electric vehicles in a push to make its delivery fleet environmentally...