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Category: eMobility
South African Battery Storage Firm Solar MD Sees Record Growth In South Africa Last Year
Solar MD makes its own battery packs in Cape Town, South Africa, by integrating cells from CATL, the world’s largest battery company, and Solar MD’s own proprietary battery and energy management system. Solar MD now also has an app where both Android and iOS users can get a real-time view of the state of their […]
Lexus (Mostly) Fixes The Yoke With Steer-By-Wire
When Tesla switched some of its cars’ steering wheels out for an airplane-style yoke, there was a lot of controversy. Some of it was exaggerated, and in response, some of the support for Tesla was also exaggerated. As usual, the truth lies somewhere between the two extremes. There is some legitimate reasons to be concerned […]
Opel Grandland Successor Will Be A BEV Based On STLA Medium Platform
The new battery electric vehicle is scheduled to enter production at the Eisenach plant in Germany in the second half of 2024.
Building the Vanpowers City Vanture E-bike
If you've ever related to those bumper stickers that read,
Volkswagen To Become Global EV Battery Supplier, Invest In Mining
Europe's largest automotive group aims to sell batteries to Ford as part of its partnership and supply other brands going forward.
The Battle for Germany’s EV Market, Part II — Tesla Model 3 Called for Duty
The overall German auto market had a positive month in February (+3% year over year), with BEVs being the highlight (+15% YoY). There were 32,475 BEV registrations last month, 16% of the overall market. That pulled the market up, quite different from diesel (-7%) and especially PHEVs (-45%!), the latter of which are now suffering […]
Review: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid puts performance first
The 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T is a small, plug-in hybrid SUV with a mission that has little to do with running on grid electricity, lowering emissions, or saving fuel. Instead, this affordable model from Stellantis’ bad-boy brand has a clear priority: performance. Even if it's nothing close to the noise-making electric muscle car Dodge is to... BYD Launches Dolphin In Thailand At Price Parity With Popular ICE Vehicles!
BYD in partnership with Rever Automotive has launched the BYD Dolphin hatchback at the 44th Bangkok International Motor Show. That’s not all the good news. There’s more good news! Rever Automotive has announced that the Dolphin will start at 799,999 Baht, which is about $23,256 after government incentives. This is close to some of the […]
EU Drafts Plan To Allow Sales Of New ICE Cars On E-Fuel Beyond 2035
The proposed plan would keep gasoline-powered vehicles on the road with help from alternative fuels.
