The US Department of Energy will be awarding up to $15 million in grants to support the development of “extremely” fast plug-in electric vehicle charging systems and batteries — systems and tech capable of operating at high power levels, that is.
The largest auto manufacturer in India, Maruti Suzuki India, announced on Friday that it will begin manufacturing and selling plug-in electric vehicles in the country — but offered no details as regards timelines — following the government’s announcement that all new vehicles sold in the country are expected to be electrified by 2030.
The European passenger plug-in market returned from the holiday season with fully charged batteries, growing almost a third (+32%) compared to the same period last year by registering some 33,700 units. That’s just a whisker below the all-time record of December 2015 (33,827), which, let’s not forget, was inflated by fiscal changes that happened in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark in January 2016.
Adding to an already exciting year for the growth of the electric vehicle market in the United Arab Emirates, Renault officially launched the Zoe 40 model there, on Monday 30th October 2017 in Dubai. As of this week, you can visit a showroom in Dubai for a test drive and purchase the 300 km range car for AED 129,900 ($35,370).
Following its adoption in recent months via the Oklahoma Legislature, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down a new fee aimed at drivers/owners of plug-in electric vehicles and hybrids — owing to the fee being “an unconstitutional tax.”
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Tesla will be slashing orders for parts from the Taiwan-based auto component manufacturer Hota Industrial Mfg. Company by around 40% from December onwards, according to reports from Economic Daily News.
The BMW Battery Storage Farm Leipzig has now been officially commissioned, with the second-life BMW i3 battery storage facility now slated to provide storage capacity to local wind energy generation, and also grid balancing capability.
London’s long awaited “T-Charge” went into effect in the city last week, effectively limiting access to central London by those driving the oldest and most heavily polluting vehicles still on the road (those not meeting Euro 4 standards). Such vehicles must now pay a £10 daily tax.
Renault will cease to compete in the popular all-electric car races of the Formula E racing series at the end of Season 4 (in July 2018), but Alliance partner Nissan will begin competing in Season 5 in late 2018, according to a pair of new announcements from the two companies.
