Keeping in stride with fellow Tesla rival NIO, Chinese automakers Xpeng Motors and Li Auto appear to be putting pressure on Tesla in the world’s largest auto market with record sales. Li Auto and Xpeng Motors sold record numbers of cars in July, with Li Auto having sold a total of 8,589 units and Xpeng […]
As competition for electric vehicle (EV) production continues to ramp up in the world’s largest auto market, one particular EV company is seeing sales surge as the year goes on. China-based electric automaker NIO unveiled its July 2021 delivery update on Monday, which showed that the company delivered 7,931 EVs in July – marking a 124.5 […]
Canada announced 853 new electric vehicle chargers this week, part of a $32 million CAD investment, as part of #EVWeekinCanada, according to the federal government department, Natural Resources Canada. The federal government says you can now drive coast-to-coast from Victoria, British Columbia, to St. John’s, Newfoundland in an EV. Did you know that you can […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) grow in popularity throughout the world, Canada remains an important battleground for the new technology, and the amount of zero-emission registrations for battery-powered cars is growing each year. Canada’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations rose 0.9 percent year-over-year in 2021’s first quarter, with nearly three-quarters of all zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) registrations […]
After news from earlier this month that Electrify America plans to double its electric vehicle (EV) chargers in the U.S. and Canada by 2025, the company has also announced plans to do away with one type of fast-charger in 2022. Electrify America will move away from using CHAdeMO chargers at its charging stations in 2022, […]
It’s nearly been a year now since Hindenburg Research called Nikola a fraud for a video of semi-truck driving which onlookers later found out was not an operational electric semi, and now the Nikola founder is being charged over the video. Nikola’s original founder, Trevor Milton, is being charged with securities fraud as of Thursday […]
After unnamed sources reported Rivian’s plans to build a second assembly plant in the U.S., the news has officially been confirmed by a company document, as the company prepares to start on the project. Amazon-backed Rivian will invest $5 billion USD into a new production facility, as found in a company document retrieved from state […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain traction on the road, the charging infrastructure in most areas remains one of the largest barriers to mainstream EV adoption. Drawing from partnerships with multiple EV charging companies, Mercedes-Benz Canada customers will gain access to over 4,900 charging stations across the country and is calling the network the […]
As electric vehicles (EV) popularity expands throughout the world, Polestar is expecting to expand with it, as evidenced by new plans to sell its EVs in a number of new markets. Polestar plans to launch in nine new markets by the end of this year, as the company plans to double its retail stores to […]
The first Toyota Prius was launched in 1997, and the hybrid helped to pioneer a generation of environmentally conscious car buyers. However, the company’s stance towards clean car technologies has not been as clear to consumers as of late. Toyota has become one of the auto industry’s strongest enemies of swift, mainstream adoption of electric […]
We reported earlier this year on Lucid Motors planning to go public after merging with Churchill Capital Corp IV, and after Tuesday, the company officially has followed up on those plans. Lucid Motors (LCID) went public on NASDAQ on Tuesday, opening with a listing price of $25.24 USD, according to an email from the company’s […]
Electric automaker Rivian announced on Friday it has closed a $2.5 billion USD funding round, led by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, D1 Capital Partners, Ford Motor Company and funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Others in this private funding round included Third Point, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Dragoneer Investment Group, […]
After odd reports that GM asked Chevy Bolt electric vehicle (EV) owners to park outside over fire concerns came out last week, the vehicle company has apparently gotten to the root of the issue. Following ongoing issues with battery fires, GM has issued a recall on 2017-2019 year Chevy Bolt models, going on to claim […]
According to Reuters, electric automaker Rivian plans to build a second assembly plant in the United States. Unnamed sources say the second plant would also include battery cell production. A Rivian spokesperson confirmed to the publication it is indeed “exploring locations for a second U.S. manufacturing facility,” adding it was an early and evolving process. […]
Earlier this year, Rivian announced plans to install over 600 electric vehicle (EV) charger sites across the U.S. and Canada by 2023, some of which will even be destination points for state parks and other attractions. Rivian plans to install new waypoint chargers at each of Tennessee’s 56 state parks, said the company in an […]
