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BMW to Build X5 PHEV in Brazil

Following a sales record for electrified vehicles in Brazil last year, the BMW Group is announcing local production of the BMW X5, the first premium plug-in hyb…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Slashes Full Self-Driving Monthly Subscription to $99

Tesla has decided to slash its Full Self-Driving monthly subscription price in half to now $99 a month.This comes after Elon Musk said Tesla would keep increasi…

Electric Vehicles

China's Chery to Set up Shop in Europe

Chinese automaker Chery is planning to make cars in Spain, where the EV market is at just 12%, half that of Portugal and France. This would be Chery’s fir…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Cybertruck to Get a 20% Charge Speed Increase

Tesla Cybertruck is soon going to get a 20% increase in its fast-charging speed through an over-the-air software update.When Tesla launches a new vehicle progra…

Electric Vehicles

US Court Upholds EPA Decision to Approve California Electric-Vehicle Rules

An electric vehicle waits at a stop light as it leaves downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/FILE PHOTO Purchase Licensing…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation Sign Pact With Exide Energy Solutions in EV Battery Deal

South Korean auto majors Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation on Monday announced a partnership with homegrown battery maker Exide Energy Solutions Ltd for…

Electric Vehicles

China Top EV Forum to Be Held in California in May

Staff members work on an assembly line manufacturing Zeekr X trial production models, at the Geely's plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China April 13, 202…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Is Unveiling Its New 'Robotaxi' on August 8

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the automaker is planning to unveil its new ‘robotaxi’, a next-generation self-driving vehicle, on August 8th.Aft…

Electric Vehicles

Maryland Passes Bi-directional EV Charging Law

(Photo by Michael Fousert on Unsplash.)The Maryland General Assembly has passed a law that would create a bidirectional EV charging program aimed at allowing EV…

Electric Vehicles

EVs Could Overtake Petrol Cars in Norway by End-2024

Electric cars are seen at Tesla charging station in Gulsvik, Norway March 17, 2019. Picture taken March 17, 2019. REUTERS/Terje Solsvik/File Photo Purchase Lice…

Electric Vehicles

IKEA Foundation Backs Emerging Market EV Push With $100 Million Grant

An electric battery charger is displayed at CTEK exhibition at The London EV Show, in London, Britain November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo Pur…

Renewable Energy

China's Inner Mongolia Sees Installed Capacity of New Energy Topping 100 Mln Kilowatts

North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has become China's first provincial-level region to record a total installed capacity of new energy toppi…

Electric Vehicles

BYD to Kick off EV Production at New Thailand Plant in Q3 as Overseas Expansion Accelerates

Leading EV maker BYD is quickly expanding overseas after dominating its home market. BYD is now set to begin production at its new EV plant in Thailand in the t…

Renewable Energy

South Africa's New Energy Plan Needs a Mix of Nuclear, Gas, Renewables and Coal, Says Expert

South Africa's economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). The country's coal-fired power plants have a maintenance backl…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Greenlane Announces 280-Mile Corridor of Commercial EV Charging Stations From Los Angeles to Las Vegas

Greenlane announced its first commercial EV charging corridor with more than 100 chargers, modern amenities designed to increase the comfort of drivers, resilie…