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Nissan Plans to purchase up to 15% stake in Renault’s flagship electric vehicle unit, Ampere, the two companies announced on Monday February 6, 2023. The move is believed to be part of a long-term deal crafted to mend the tumultuous 24-year alliance between the two automakers. The agreement is a...

The United States Treasury Department revised its vehicle classification definitions on Friday, February 3, 2023. The move will see more electric vehicles from Tesla, General Motors, Ford Motor, and Volkswagen qualify for up to $7,500 of the federal tax credit. The reclassification is a win for...

The United States Treasury Department revised its vehicle classification definitions on Friday, February 3, 2023. The move will see more electric vehicles from Tesla, General Motors, Ford Motor, and Volkswagen qualify for up to $7,500 of the federal tax credit. The reclassification is a win for...

The United States Treasury Department revised its vehicle classification definitions on Friday, February 3, 2023. The move will see more electric vehicles from Tesla, General Motors, Ford Motor, and Volkswagen qualify for up to $7,500 of the federal tax credit. The reclassification is a win for...

Media has always had an influence on what becomes a trend. General Motors and Netflix have joined forces to bring electric vehicles to screens, which is expected to improve its uptake. The partnership was shared on February 2, 2023 on Netflix’s website. The streaming giant has reserved a launch...

In 2010, ABB ventured into the e-mobility market with a 50 kW charger. Since then, it has sold over a million electric vehicle chargers across more than 85 markets. After selling more than 50,000 DC fast chargers, the company became the largest installer of fast chargers in the EV market. The...

General Motors To Invest $650 Million Lithium Americas To Support Its EV Business General Motors revealed on Tuesday January 31, 2023 that it plans to invest $650 million in Lithium Americas to gain access to lithium which is a key component of EV batteries. Lithium is widely sought after...

Weeks after Tesla announced a slash in prices of some of its electric vehicles, Ford has followed with a price slash of its flagship electric SUV called Mach-E SUV. In addition to that, the Detroit automaker said it will increase production of the Mach-E. Reacting to the price slash Marin Gjaja...

Credible sources have reported that BYD is negotiating with Ford for the possibility of taking over Ford’s plant in Saarlouis, Germany. This information was relayed to the Wall Street Journal by an insider source. A delegation from Ford is scheduled to travel to China soon for the continuation...

Details from an exchange filing on Thursday, January 26, 2023 show that Hyundai Motor Co. is planning to spend 10.5 trillion won ($8.5 billion) this year in an attempt to electrify more of its fleet to satiate growing cleaner car demands from consumers. A detailed analysis of the Seoul-based...

The lack of adequate charging infrastructure has always been a stumbling block on the path of electric vehicle adoption. Orange, a startup founded by ex-Tesla engineers with partial funding from Tesla co-founders have closed $2.5M which will be channeled towards the installation of EV chargers...

Honda Motor Company revealed on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, that it would carve out a new division with the sole purpose of strengthening and speeding up its electrification business. This is part of the automaker’s drive to overhaul its organizational structure. Honda has been on the back foot...

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...

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...

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...

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...