Electric Vehicles
Volvo has revealed U.S. pricing for its compact, Chinese-made electric car, the EX30. The 2025 Volvo EX30 will come in Core Plus, and Ultra versions for the U.S., with all but the Core offered in a choice of single-motor rear-wheel-drive or dual-motor all-wheel-drive versions. The base EX30 Core, which is single-motor only, will start at…
Lordstown Motors’ founder and former CEO is buying the bankrupt EV maker’s assets, according to a September 29 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Lordstown’s “selling entities” said in the filing that Steve Burns made the only qualified bid for what’s left of Lordstown, which filed for bankruptcy in late June. Burns…
Rivian Automotive on Monday announced production totals for the quarter ending September 30, 2023. The company produced 16,304 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois and delivered 15,564 vehicles during the same period. This is 23% more than in the Q2 2023, raising the total 2023 deliveries to 36,150 EVs. Analysts estimated that Rivian Q3 2023 deliveries would total…
Automakers’ third-quarter financial results are in, with positive signs for Rivian, less so for Tesla. Tesla production and deliveries were down versus the previous quarter. The automaker said it produced over 430,000 vehicles and delivered over 435,000. Despite the lower-performing quarter, Tesla claims that it’s still on track for the 1.8 million vehicles targeted for…
Munro Vehicles (Munro), a manufacturer of all-electric 4x4s, and Scotland’s only volume production car company, has announced an equity crowdfunding round and revealed details of design and technical enhancements for its all-electric 4×4 Series-M Pick-Up and Series-M Truck models, driven by extensive field trials of, and customer feedback on, the Munro MK_1 pre-production model. Munro…
GWM ORA has announced the launch of its new test drive centre initiative, which provides additional coverage and support for the brands existing Retailer network. Strategically located, the new sites will offer the same lively and colourful corporate identity as the main Retailer sites, just on a smaller scale. Each test drive centre will offer…
Sodium-ion Batteries Batteries have become an integral part of our daily lives, powering everything from our smartphones to electric vehicles. Lithium-ion batteries have long dominated the market due to their high energy density and long cycle life. However, the demand for energy storage solutions that are more sustainable, affordable, and abundant has led to the…
In the lead-up to the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo later this month, Nissan is revealing a series of exciting all-electric concept vehicles, the first of which is the Nissan Hyper Urban, digitally revealed today at Nissan’s new vehicle design hall within the Nissan Technical Center in Atsugi, Kanagawa. The series, to be revealed one…
HiPhi, the futuristic Chinese premium EV automotive brand owned by Human Horizons, bolsters its European offering with the opening of the second HiPhi Hub in Europe in Olso, Norway. This comes less than a month after the opening of the HiPhi Hub in Munich. The HiPhi Hub Oslo is located in Strømmen Storsenter, Norway’s largest shopping centre….
In the lead up to the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo later this month, Nissan is revealing a series of exciting all-electric concept vehicles, the first of which is the Nissan Hyper Urban, digitally revealed today. The series, to be revealed one by one in digital form leading up to the show’s press day on…
