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Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the world’s most influential tech events. Hitherto, it has been the platform for “breakthrough technologies and global innovators”. The biggest global brands seize the opportunity to expand their business partners and find the brightest innovators. CES...

China may hold the ace in EV battery manufacture but a leading UK high-performance electric vehicle battery pack manufacturer, Hyperbat, is set to give other EV battery makers a run for their money. They have shown their intent with the signing of a multi-million-pound contract to supply the...

Former Red Bull team manager, Richard Hopkins, is innovating to put EVs on the race track and finally end range anxiety. With an acceleration of 0 to 62 mph in about 10 to 12 seconds, his solar EV may never be able to compete favorably on the race track. However, it will be more useful … (read...

The price of lithium and other raw materials that are key components of electric vehicles continues to rise. In addition to that, automakers are facing a major supply chain disruption. Tesla Inc and other automakers have issued warnings to consumers to brace up for higher EV prices. Ford Motor...

The race towards fighting global warming should not end with the electrification of automobiles alone. The use of low-carbon aluminum is instrumental to achieving the goal. One automaker that understands this is Mercedes-Benz. The German automaker has signed a letter of intent with Norsk Hydro...

When Tesla’s market capitalization hit $1 trillion in late October 2021, Elon Musk became the first person to be worth over $300 billion. However, After Tuesday, December 13, 2022 valuation, the EV maker’s equity dipped below $500 billion for the first time since November 2020. It later...

As the world races towards electrification to fight global warming, one of the main stumbling blocks stalling the process is the absence of an efficient battery. Electric vehicles depend on batteries for their energy and the currently available batteries are largely unsafe and inefficient. News...

Toyota is overhauling its electric vehicle strategy as it races towards slimming the price and performance gap between its EVs and those of BYD and Tesla. Part of this adjustment includes changing key suppliers by early 2023 as reported by Reuters. The Japanese automaker giant is expected to...

A document Tesla submitted to the Federal Communications Commission highlighting the company’s plans to reintroduce radar to its EVs in mid-January was shared online. It is not clear if the company will use LiDAR for the autonomous driving suite or for the cabin. What is evident from the filing...

Workers at an electric vehicle factory in Warren, Ohio, where EV batteries will be produced, have voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Friday 9 December 2022. Ray Curry, the UAW President, welcomed the Ultium Cells workers who voted 710-16 in a victory for unionization. “With the...

The approval of an Apple car project by CEO Tim Cook happened in 2014. It was also reported that Apple hired a transmission engineer and former CEO and president of Mercedes-Benz research and development to fast-track that project. As of 2021, Cook mentioned in an interview that the company’s...

Is Switzerland Really Going To Ban Electric Vehicles? For some days now, the internet has been agog with the news that Switzerland has banned electric vehicles. However, that is not true. What the country has done is draft emergency proposals that may come into effect if there is an energy...

After much speculation, BYD finally revealed its sales figures in Australia for the first time. According to monthly data with VFACTS, 845 units of Atto 3 were sold in November. This shows a 153% rise in production compared to the same time of the previous year. VFACT is a compilation by the...

As promised, Tesla delivered its first Semi trucks on Thursday, December 1, 2022. This is coming 5 years after it was first unveiled. However, Tesla and Musk did not reveal how many Semis it delivered. While Tesla’s CEO earlier announced on his Twitter handle that the truck had completed a...

Canoo has been struggling to deliver after claiming it could make about 6,000 electric vehicles in 2022. The company’s stock has been one of the worst-performing EV stocks. After a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), it started trading on 22 December 2020 at $22.75 per...

Ford has announced that it will inject $153M into its Halewood plant in Liverpool. The move is expected to boost the production of electric vehicle components as well as secure about 500 jobs on Merseyside. After a dismal year, this investment will strengthen the automobile industry in the UK...

The only constant thing in life is change. For many years, Tesla has dominated the electric vehicle market in the United States and other parts of the globe. However, that dominance is now threatened by the growing number of more affordable alternatives as reported by S&P Global Mobility on...

The New Nissan Ariya Takes Inspiration From 5 Japanese Designs Philosophies For automakers, it is not just about electrifying the passenger vehicle sector, it is more about telling stories with every new design. The new Nissan Ariya follows this trend. Inspired by timeless Japanese designs and...

Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, disagree on a lot of things. The possibility of an all-electric long-haul truck is one of the areas where both entrepreneurs have divergent views. In an August 2020 post, Gates spoke passionately about achieving net-zero carbon...

Detroit Planning To Test Roads That Will Charge Electric Vehicles By Induction In 2023 Range anxiety remains one of the biggest challenges that electric vehicle drivers have to deal with. However, that will soon be a thing of the past as Detroit, Michigan transportation officials are planning to...