Author: David Smith

Waiting for your electric vehicle battery to be full is not fun. Especially if you have to charge in a public place and are alone. To that end, Tesla has tried to build Supercharger stations close to facilities that offer coffee, food, and toilets, but it’s not easy. Even in some locations, Tesla had to create its own lounge to offer these facilities to its consumers. Because of this, Tesla has just entered into a new partnership with bk World. With the partnership, Tesla will deploy Supercharger lounges and stations to other regions. In addition, the cube-shaped waiting room will…

BMW built a special facility in Solokov, Czech Republic for the development of driving technology, especially autonomous cars. In the facility there is a circuit that has two tracks that function to maximize BMW’s driving assistance technology. Currently the facility is still under construction. It’s just that the special circuit can be used 100 percent. Carscoops said that the plan is to open the facility next year. In an official statement, BMW said the facility would employ 100 people. Andreas Heb, BMW’s representative at the Solokov facility, said that both tracks are dedicated to maximizing BMW’s autonomous technology. In addition,…

Tesla signed deals with two Chinese battery material suppliers to secure the supply of its electric vehicle batteries. The two Chinese companies are Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. and CNGR Advanced Materials Co. This collaboration will last until the middle of this decade or around 2025. The partnership will also involve sourcing materials for ternary precursor materials and chemical cocktails which are key to storing energy in Lithium-ion batteries. In this collaboration, Hoayou Cobalt will supply battery material to Tesla from July 1, 2022 until the end of 2025. While CNGR will supply Tesla electric car battery material between 2023 and…

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has many reasons why it can become a winner of the 2022 World Car Award. Its driving quality is proven to be above the average electric car. In addition to its electric drive technology, the Ioniq 5 is also equipped with a series of advanced features, especially in terms of safety. The active safety feature package, packaged as Hyundai SmartSense, is complete in the Ioniq 5. This electric crossover is a model that has the full features of SmartSense from all other Hyundai products. Therefore, the Ioniq 5 can accommodate the needs of driving both inside…

Mercedes-Benz has succeeded in realizing the concept of an electric car that can cover a distance of 1,000 kilometers with just one charging. The concept vehicle, dubbed the EQXX, was realized in 18 months. The result is a low-slung Vision EQXX, only 53 inches tall, and its sleek design delivering a wind resistance (CoD) coefficient of just 0.17. In the auto industry, anything less than 0.30 is considered excellent. A score between 0.18 and 0.20 is considered already outstanding for any Mercedes EQS production model. One way to do this is to replace the bottom cooling plate for a regular…

The global automotive trend that is starting to focus on electrified vehicles or EVs has made the majority of manufacturers start competing to present various products and platforms that support EV. One of them is a manufacturer from the United States, General Motors which continues to develop a new platform called Ultium. As reported by Autocar on Thursday (28/7/2022), President and Managing Director of GM Europe, Mahmoud Samara said that one of their targets is to become an important player for the electric vehicle market in Europe. One of the steps is to sell the first product with the Ultium…

Stellantis has just announced sales reports of BEV vehicles from all brands under their group for the first half of 2022. Global sales of Stellantis BEV vehicles reached 136,000 units in the first half of 2022, up nearly 50 percent over the same period last year. The Stellantis Group owns no less than fourteen car brands and aims to become a global electric vehicle leader. Currently, all brands under the Stellantis banner have 20 fully electric vehicle models and are targeting to increase to 28 vehicles in the next two years. “In a demanding global context, we continue to ‘Dare…

Ford Pro as a division of the Ford Motor Company that focuses on the production of commercial vehicles has launched its first electric pickup truck that was made specifically for the fleet of the United States (US) police department. The electric truck is the Ford F-150 Lightning Pro SSV (Special Service Vehicle) 2023. With this pickup truck, Ford has shown its commitment to helping lead cities in the US towards the world of sustainability, especially the era of electrification. Ford Pro National Government Sales Manager, Nate Oscarson, said that the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro SSV will be a modern…

Mitsubishi Fuso will soon start testing the eCanter electric truck in Bali in August 2022. This trial is the first in Indonesia, as well as direct testing in daily operational activities. According to PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors (KTB) as the official distributor of Mitsubishi Fuso in Indonesia, they said that the Mitsubishi Fuso eCanter trial was a form of company support for the Indonesian government’s efforts to reduce emissions in the transportation industry. The electric truck is planned to be used to distribute raw materials to factories and support shipping routes in the Denpasar, Bali area. From this…

General Motors has reportedly lost nearly $5 billion on San Francisco-based robotaxi company Cruise, which started in 2018. General Motors (GM) said it lost $500 million on its Cruise program in its second-quarter earnings report. The total comes to approximately USD 5.5 million per day, evenly distributed in Q2 over 91 days. According to info from Reuters, investors are now stepping back from the risky business of investing in tech startups, instead reassessing how robotic vehicles will be used on public roads. Other companies are also struggling with the same, such as Amazon’s robotaxi service Zoox which is still in…

To expand its electric vehicle (EV) portfolio, an automotive manufacturer from the United States (US), Chevrolet has introduced its new electric SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) model, the Chevrolet Blazer EV. The General Motors (GM) subsidiary has designed the Blazer EV that aligns with consumer demand for ease of EV ownership and propels Chevrolet towards the heart of the electric SUV segment which is currently growing rapidly in the global market. Chevrolet vice president Scott Bell revealed that the Blazer EV has set a new tone for electric SUVs, with intuitive options and technology helping position Chevy (Chevy as it is…

The electric vehicle revolution could see Kodak announce its plans to turn its film manufacturing equipment into car batteries. The company will reuse several high-tech machines originally intended for photographic film into electric vehicle battery manufacturing equipment. Kodak has invested in Wildcat Discovery Technologies in pushing its entry into electric car battery manufacturing. Kodak says that the Wildcat supercell battery requires a coating and technical input similar to that of its 35mm film. Therefore, it only takes a bit of retooling to get into electric car battery manufacturing. This could provide a major boost to the electric vehicle battery industry,…