Toyota has announced investment of $2.1 billion in its new U.S. battery facility in North Carolina. The manufacturer also announced assembly of battery electric SUVs would begin at the company’s factory in Kentucky beginning in 2025. There will be six battery manufacturing lines at the plant, four for hybrid electric cars and two for battery … Read more
Ford will start offering adapters for its electric car customers to use Tesla Superchargers in the first quarter of 2024. The adapter will allow Ford EVs to use over 12,000 Tesla Superchargers located in the United States and Canada. This will be added to the BlueOval Charge Network’s over 10,000 EV quick chargers. Today saw … Read more
The construction of Hyundai-LGES factory in Georgia is expected to begin during the latter part of 2023, with battery manufacturing set to begin by the end of 2025. Hyundai and LG have said that its annual manufacturing capacity of 30 GWh would be sufficient to enable the yearly manufacture of 300,000 EVs. Both Hyundai Motor … Read more
The US Department of Energy has announced $99.5 million investment for EV projects. Currently, 45 EV projects have been awarded a total of $87 million. This new fiscal year 2023 grant opportunity was made available by the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). The total of $99.5 million is earmarked towards the development of battery packs … Read more
The ZS EV from MG India has reportedly sold over 10,000 units in the country. The base model of the new ZS EV costs Rs 23.38 lakh (about $30,000) and the top Exclusive model costs Rs 27.29 lakh (about $40,000). The MG ZS EV’s 50.3kWH high-tech battery exceeds all applicable international safety requirements, making it … Read more
Ford claims the three-row crossover would be reasonably priced, however the company hasn’t disclosed specifics. Ford’s Doug Field discussed the upcoming crossover with investors. The crossover vehicle will be assembled in the Oakville, ON factory and will be approximately the same dimensions as the Ford Explorer. The EV’s range will be 350 miles, and it’s … Read more
According to authorities from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), more charging stations for EVs will be installed in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, and along national roads. An MSEDCL spokesperson confirmed that a power app is being used to deliver services to EV users. Customers may get information regarding charging station locations, charging times, … Read more
Tata Motors has teased dark edition of Tata Nexon EV Max. The teaser says “Tune into #Dark”. Tata Nexon EV Max Dark is expected to feature dark elements much like Harrier and Safari Dark editions. The vehicle would be launched in coming days. However exact launch date is unknown. Tata Nexon EV MAX DARK Price … Read more
The retail giant announced that it is going to expanding electric charging network across its locations at Walmart and Sam’s Club locations. What’s interesting to note is that Walmart already has 1300 locations across 280 networks in the US. This expansion could further make Walmart as a dominant EV charging network, considering the number of … Read more
The Pune based auto manufacturer would be launching its first electric three wheeler in April. Bajaj Auto is a market leader in three wheeler segment with a market share in excess of 75%. However, they never had any product offering in the electric three wheeler segment. But now that is about to change. Bajaj would … Read more