After reports The Boring Company was in talks with Florida in January, the news has now been publicly confirmed by one state official on Wednesday. The City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida has been offered a proposal from the Boring Company to build a transit loop between downtown and the beach, according to Fort Lauderdale Mayor […]
Lucid Motors unveiled its minimal dashboard last month, and despite earlier reports that CEO Peter Rawlinson was unsure of hitting 20,000 cars produced by 2022, the company has already received half that many preorders. Lucid Motors has reached 10,000 reservations for the Lucid Air electric sedan, following its announcement that it will close on a […]
Louis Navellier, Chief Investment Officer at asset management firm Navellier, believes homegrown electric vehicle (EV) maker NIO is poised to replace Tesla as the market leader in the Chinese region — reports The Street. “Another electric vehicle company will eventually displace Tesla as the biggest manufacturer of EVs in China,” Navellier wrote in his bold […]
Honda announced on Monday details of its first electric SUV destined for the United States and Canada. The new Honda Prologue EV will launch in North American in 2024, and the SUV will be the first in a new lineup of battery electric vehicles from the Japanese automaker. Honda says it plans to have 100% […]
Klaus Zellmer, Volkswagen’s board member for sales, went on the record on Saturday saying that the German carmaker will stop selling cars with Internal Combustion Engines (ICEs) in Europe by 2035, shifting to an all-electric catalog — reports Autoblog. “In Europe, we will exit the business with internal combustion vehicles between 2033 and 2035, in the United […]
Earlier this week, the Biden administration expressed its support for a bipartisan Senate bill that, once passed, would allocate $1.2 trillion USD for infrastructure projects, including $7.5 billion USD to be spent on electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure projects. According to Reuters, the U.S. President’s plans to expedite the development of EV infrastructure in the country may […]
Image credit: @MarkLPare The University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, is testing an autonomous shuttle bus on campus, powered by the Rogers 5G network. The bus will transport students and staff around the university’s campus, as part of a research program. VIDEO: The WATonoBus arrives at its destination. The entire tour around Ring Road took […]
China-based Xpeng Motors was called one of Tesla’s best rivals for global market share by JP Morgan, and according to a new update, the company has announced major offerings into its growing electric vehicle (EV) business. On Thursday, Xpeng Motors said it plans to offer 85 million Class A shares of the company, which will […]
Earlier this week, New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Council decided to stop granting electric vehicle (EV) exemptions for ride-sharing vehicles, effectively stopping Revel from its goal to create a 50-unit fleet of Tesla Model Y taxis. However, despite the decision, a new petition on Change.org has been launched following the decision, calling to reverse […]
Natural Resources Canada announced on Wednesday it plans to install 22 more electric vehicle chargers in British Columbia. The federal government will invest $1.1 million in FortisBC, while the latter will also match the amount, for 22 EV chargers. With the CleanBC Go Electric Program adding $550,000 CAD, total funding for the project will reach over […]
Despite being a petroleum company, Shell is making strides toward its goal of becoming a net-zero emissions energy company by 2050, and a new partnership is set to help bring that goal to fruition. Shell and General Motors (GM) announced a partnership on Wednesday, to offer renewable energy solutions to both GM customers as well […]
As electric cars take the world by storm, the charging infrastructure remains an important piece of the mainstream adoption puzzle, and one Canadian company plans to do its part by constructing a number of new charge sites throughout British Columbia. Canadian petroleum company Parkland announced on Monday plans to launch the largest network of electric […]
The race to complete the autonomous driving puzzle is well on its way, but even as some companies have begun deploying self-driving in cars, one company is dedicated to solving autonomous trucking, and has more than just caught the eyes of commerce giants Amazon. Amazon has ordered 1,000 autonomous driving systems from self-driving trucking company […]
New York City’s Revel hopes to create a 50-unit fleet of Tesla Model 3 taxis, but following a vote from a city agency, the company’s future has been cast into murky water. On Monday, New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Council says it voted to cease issuing for-hire licenses for electric vehicles (EVs), despite the […]
Following announcements earlier this year that Volvo plans to go all-electric with online-only sales by 2030, the company has just shared plans for a new partnership to mass-produce batteries for its upcoming zero-emissions vehicles. On Monday, Geely-owned Volvo announced a new partnership with Swedish electric vehicle (EV) battery maker Northvolt, both of which will build […]
