Ford announced the delay Monday and is in the midst of national contract talks with the United Auto Workers union, which wants to represent workers at battery factories and win them top wages. More money is being pledged in Michigan for the development of a USD 3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant after Ford Motor…
Electric vehicle startup Fisker announced that it has built 5,000 Fisker Ocean SUVs and expects to ramp deliveries of the Ocean to 300 vehicle per day later this year. To date, Fisker has delivered over 900 customer vehicles in its European and US launch markets. Several hundred more are expected to be delivered this week….
Have you ever gazed upon a Rivian R1T and thought, “That’s nice, but it’s not nearly as aggressive as I’d like”? Well, the good people at Florida-based Apocalypse Manufacturing, who are known for their outlandish Jeep 6×6 creations, have got your back. Enter the Apocalypse Nirvana. Touted as the world’s first lifted Rivian R1T, the…
Japanese automaker Honda announced a comprehensive lineup for the next month’s Japan Mobility Show, including a potential electric successor of the NSX sports car. Called the Honda Specialty Sports Concept, the electric sports car concept will be focused on the “pleasure of driving” and the “joy of handling”. Honda says: “The concept model of an electric sports car…
While the battery EVs have become a significant market player, they are just a fragment of the broader EV story. Fuel cells and hydrogen-fueled vehicles are also emerging as strong contenders. New Delhi: India is perfectly poised to meet the growing demand for reliable EV solutions in countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, and nations in…
For a 7,600-pound Asian elephant, simply putting one foot in front of the other can be a high-stakes proposition: A trip or tumble can result in grievous injury. “The bigger you are, the harder you fall,” said John Hutchinson, an expert on large animal locomotion at the Royal Veterinary College in Britain. “If an elephant…
At last week’s Climate Forward event, I asked Bill Gates how he offsets his own substantial carbon footprint. Gates mentioned paying for direct air capture, funding heat pumps and installing solar panels. He also told me what he wasn’t doing. “I don’t use some of the less proven approaches,” he said. “I don’t plant trees.”…
Fisker has built the 5,000th Ocean electric SUV at contract manufacturer Magna Steyr’s plant in Graz, Austria since initial production began in November 2022. This is a significant ramp up from the 3,123 customer vehicles that had been assembled at Magna’s factory as of the week of September 4, and it means that almost 2,000…
Do you ever wish you could send a message to multiple people without having to type in their names or numbers every time? Do you want to save time and hassle by creating a group chat that you can use over and over again? That’s what Shep from Macon, Georgia, is asking us to help…
Swiss electric bicycle manufacturer Flyer has been in the business for more than 25 years now. As such, it’s safe to say that it’s one of the many established brands in the business. The Swiss company is best known for its high-end, high-performance electric bicycles which occupy the recreational space, while also offering models for…
