Category: eV

OSLO (Reuters) -Almost four out of five new cars sold in Norway last year were battery-powered, with Tesla the top-selling brand for the second year in a row, registration data showed on Monday. Seeking to become the first nation to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2025, oil-producing Norway has until now exempted battery-powered fully electric vehicles (BEV) from taxes imposed on rivals using internal combustion engines (ICE). The share of new electric vehicles rose to 79.3% in 2022 from 65% in 2021 and from a mere 2.9% a decade ago, the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) said.

The Model Y is more expensive than many electric SUVs, so perhaps it's time for Tesla to offer an affordable version.

Volvo was a slow starter in the EV transition. Its mother company Geely then pushed Volvo to go electric. At first gently, later more forcefully. Eventually, Volvo announced it would be a fully electric brand by 2030. Volvo decided to call its line of plug-in cars “Recharge” models. Only two of the nine Recharge models […]

The project is set to start in Stuttgart, Germany, with a one-kilometer test track to be consturcted.

Is the Toyota-based Solterra crossover worthy of the Subie badge?

The company exceeded 15,000 units in a single month for the very first time.

It’s a welcome change, but traffic safety advocates might have a thing or two to say.

A brand-new Leaf and an old, second-hand Leaf are put to the test in freezing temperatures.

More than 5.2 million rechargeable cars were sold during the first 11 months of 2022.

At least at the moment, that is.