Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, who together identified a chemical tweak to messenger RNA, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday. Their work enabled potent Covid vaccines to be made in less than a year, averting tens of millions of deaths and helping the world recover from the worst pandemic in…
Fisker lowers US pricing on the Ocean Extreme trim from US$68,999 to US$61,499 and in Canada from $89,999 CAD to $79,799 CAD. This price change will go into effect immediately. Customers who have already ordered or purchased an Extreme will receive a US$7,500 / $10,200 CAD price adjustment, even if their vehicle has already gone…
He said, however, that he really had “no idea” what the “battery of the future” will look like. Carmaker Stellantis aims to develop lighter electric vehicle batteries, cutting weights in half to improve sustainability, the group’s technology chief said on Friday. Ned Curic said current electric vehicle (EV) batteries were “just too heavy”, making vehicles…
Rivian’s latest over-the-air update is being pushed out to its R1T and R1S electric trucks, and brings physical changes to the ride and handling of all the vehicles it’s delivered to date. “One of the major benefits of the Rivian platform is the ability to continually enhance nearly every aspect of our vehicles, including driving…
Munro Vehicles, a manufacturer of all-electric 4x4s, and Scotland’s only volume car company, has today announced the completion of its first pre-production model. The white Series-M Utility, a hard top five-seater 4×4, leaves the factory in East Kilbride just ten months after Munro unveiled the MK_1 prototype model in Edinburgh in December 2022. The start…
Ford, LG Energy Solution (LGES), and Koc Holding’s joint venture EV battery cell factory near Ankara, Turkey will not materialize due to market uncertainty. Ford‘s long-term partner, Turkey’s Koc Holding, announced that it has revoked an earlier agreement to build the battery plant for commercial electric vehicles, which are produced locally. Let’s recall that the…
Starting Jan. 1, it will be easier and cheaper to buy a new or used EV Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, the New Clean Vehicle Tax Credit (30D) and Used Clean Vehicle Tax Credit (25E) will be available at the time of sale from your local dealer because the tax credit can be transferred to the…
Gaurav Gupta, Deputy Managing Director, MG Motor India New Delhi: MG Motor India, the British brand owned by China’s largest carmaker Shanghai Automotive (SAIC), is upping its bets on autonomous driving with every model going forward. “People usually ask why ADAS is needed in India? I would say it is required more in India. With…
The electric watercraft segment is rapidly expanding. Taiga Motors, Zen Yachts, and Voltari are just a few manufacturers slightly dividing the EV boating market share, aiming for a niche status. Unlike the automotive industry, each manufacturer aims for entirely different segments. But now a new entrant is showing its face, one that is taking electric…
Using their own routing technology for urban and suburban deliveries, these small but rapidly growing startups must scale up while also keeping prices low in a competitive market, which could also make them acquisition targets. A clutch of European and U.S. delivery company startups is racing to serve the growing market for offering zero-emission, electric…
