Category: Electric cars

DHL is getting 2,000 Ford electric vans, smarts to manage them

DHL Express - Ford E-TransitFord announced Monday that its Ford Pro unit will deliver 2,000 electric delivery vans to Deutsche Post DHL Group worldwide, by the end of 2023. Nested behind this is a piece of news that signals a far greater impact over the long term: The deal includes an memorandum of understanding (MOU) for future vehicles, plus DHL’s implementation of...

Tesla confirms megawatt charging tech for Cybertruck, Semi

Tesla Semi delivery to Pepsi  -  Dec. 2022Tesla confirmed that it plans to use a new immersive cooling method for its Supercharger V4 charging cable, capable of handling up to 1 megawatt. “It’s going to be used for Cybertruck, too,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday night. The tech upgrade is coming to Superchargers next year, he added. Tesla didn’t confirm that...

Canoo delivers electric Light Tactical Vehicle to US Army

Canoo Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV)Canoo on Thursday announced deliver of a prototype truck to the U.S. Army, which shows what a production off-roader from the EV startup could look like. Called the Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV), the electric truck fulfills a contract awarded to Canoo in July 2022, according to a company press release. The single prototype is being used for analysis...