Author: Andy Williams

Dutch manufacturer Ebusco wants to start production of electric buses in France next year. Ebusco has leased an area of ​​21,000 square meters at the Renault factory site in Cléon. For the production of electric buses in France, Ebusco will invest around 10 million euros for the conversion of the production facility in Cléon to produce electric buses. In addition to being a production facility, the French company’s headquarters will also be located there. Cléon is located on the Seine northwest of Paris – between the capital and the coast to the English Channel The electric bus production facility at…

At Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting, Elon Musk said the company’s Gigafactory could be built in Canada. To note, for the past year, Musk has been talking about the new Tesla Gigafactory. During a face-to-face meeting, Musk teased the crowd by asking the supposed location of the next Gigafactory. After many different locations were shouted out, Musk said: “We got a lot of Canada. I am half Canadian, maybe I should?” said Elon Musk Musk himself was born in South Africa to a Canadian-born mother. This isn’t the first time Musk and Tesla have hinted at Canada as the location of…

Nikola topped analysts’ estimates when announcing the quarter on Thursday as the electric truck maker shipped more semi trucks after an increase in production. The company also reported a smaller-than-expected loss for the period. In the second quarter, Nikola produced 50 Tre electric trucks at its production facility in Coolidge and delivered 48 units to dealers. Nikola said it was on track to reach its target of delivering 300 to 500 BEV Tre semi trucks by 2022. “The primary reason for our deliveries coming in at the low end of our guidance range was caused by two weeks of production…

Toyota really does everything in its power to deal with the recall of their electric car, the Toyota bZ4X. They were even willing to buy back the car. It is known that last July, Toyota issued a recall announcement of their electric car, the Toyota bZ4X because the tires were easily dislodged. It is recorded that there are 2,700 Toyota bZ4X that must immediately make repairs. At the same time, the Nagoya, Japan-based automotive company is also ready to prepare a replacement car during the recall process. They also promised that all operational costs incurred during the car loan would…

One of the automotive brands from the United States, Dodge will make a radical change to some of their iconic products. Their 2 iconic Muscle Car cars, the Challenger and Charger, will use an electric car or EV platform in their latest generation which will be coming soon. As reported by Motor1 on Sunday (31/1/2022), a spokesman for Dodge said that the Hemi V8 engine and other internal combustion engines that had been their mainstay would be killed. Later the latest generation of Charger and Challenger will use a platform that uses fully electrified power. Although there were rumors that…

Hyundai Motor Company announced that it is preparing to export its hydrogen-fueled heavy duty truck, the Hyundai XCient, to Germany which is one of the largest commercial vehicle markets in Europe. Seven German companies in logistics, manufacturing and retail will put 27 Hyundai XCient trucks into fleet service with funding for green commercial vehicles from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV). “Hyundai Motor, recognized as a leader in hydrogen fuel cell technology, will take advantage of this opportunity to expand our business to a wider European market by successfully supporting Germany’s efforts to achieve its carbon neutral goals,”…

Dutch solar-powered electric vehicle company Lightyear has partnered with Koenigsegg the mass-market Lightyear 2 model. Technology from Koenigsegg, the Swedish sports car manufacturer, will be incorporated into the mass-market model Lightyear 2. Most Koenigsegg hypercars are hybrids. Koenigsegg is known to have yet to launch a sports car with a pure electric powertrain. But Koenigsegg “also has a long history of developing sustainable mobility technologies”, Lightyear said. The announcement did not mention what technology and components Koenigsegg will contribute to the mass market model Lightyear 2 . At the beginning of the year, Koenigsegg has presented a self-developed electric motor…

Hyundai recently introduced the Ioniq 6 as a continuation of their agenda in launching EVs. However, behind its elegant and charming design, there is a story that is quite interesting. Hyundai CEO Jaehoon “Jay” Chang said that the design process of the Ioniq 6 was very inspired by the beauty of the Porsche 911. “To build a car like the Porsche 911 not only takes decades but also a strong commitment. This is where we learn, to deliver a car that is truly one-of-a-kind. really good quality. I’m not sure anyone can imitate something like 911. The shape is almost…

Tesla appears to be working to add a new factor that will affect its estimated range of cars, according to information from the @greentheonly twitter account of Tesla fans, owners, and well-known “green” hackers in the Tesla community. This has actually been mentioned several times in the past, although there are new details hidden in Tesla’s latest software update. The @greentheonly twitter account provided a thread sharing what he discovered as Tesla made its regular over-the-air software changes. The information it finds comes into play along the way, so its analysis gives us some sort of clue as to what’s…

A study found by the Green Car Report shows that California is a State with a fairly large number of EVs and occupies the top position for home chargers. Using real estate listings and EV registrations, the study found that 20% of homes in California were equipped with EV chargers, while San Francisco (15.8%) and San Jose (15.1%) took second place for home chargers. , and Los Angeles (8.6%). While New York City is estimated to have 100,000 plug-in cars (both EVs and plug-in hybrids) on its streets, it has the lowest percentage of home chargers at just 0.5%. According…

Volkswagen has started producing the ID.4 electric SUV in the US at its production facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This makes the ID.4 electric SUV the first EV to be manufactured and sold in the US The ID.4 electric SUV first entered production lines for the mass market in 2020 and is available in the three largest automotive markets in the world, namely Europe, North America and China. Prior to this, buyers in the US had purchased imported ID.4 even though the German auto giant had assembly facilities and a battery factory in the US. To be able to produce EVs,…

Tesla is reportedly getting closer to building its supercharger network in the United States for use by non-Tesla electric vehicles. Tesla reportedly recently applied for more public grants to expand its Supercharger network on condition that it can be used by non-Tesla electric vehicle owners, the Wall Street Journal reports. Currently, the use of supercharger networks for non-Tesla electric vehicles is limited in several European countries. Tesla is already planning to open Supercharger network access for all electric vehicles globally. Today Tesla has adopted the CCS standard in Europe like all other automakers, and its Supercharger stations are equipped with…