Category: Electric cars

Stellantis tackling EV aerodynamics with $29.5M wind tunnel

Stellantis wind tunnel in Auburn Hills, MichiganStellantis upgraded its wind tunnel to the tune of $29.5 million The upgrades focused on aero efficiency to help with EV range What used to take hours can now take minutes to change with the recent wind tunnel upgrades Stellantis on Wednesday unveiled a $29.5 million upgrade of the wind tunnel at its main research and development facility in...

Arkansas might be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium

Smackover Formation identified as a potential U.S. lithium source (via USGS)Lithium in a Smackover Formation could provide nine times the global demand for EV batteries The lithium deposits could be the key to U.S. battery production Lithium mining was extensive in North Carolina until the 1980s A lithium deposit located in southwestern Arkansas could hold enough of the metal to satisfy global EV battery demand nine times...

2025 Kia EV9 carries on with $700 price increase

2025 Kia EV9Kia's EV9 three-row electric SUV carries over into its second model year essentially unchanged, but with a $700 price increase for the Light Long Range model. Pricing for the 2025 Kia EV9 starts at $56,225 (with the mandatory $1,325 destination charge added in) for the Light Standard Range, the only model with the smaller 76.1-kwh battery pack...