T&E and Amnesty International welcome MEPs’ support for landmark batteries legislation. Green rules for batteries. Batteries produced or sold in the EU would need to comply with new environmental standards and checks to see if their raw materials are responsibly sourced, according to a draft law backed by the European … [continued]
The Today Show recently aired a video on how to save gas. Given Russia’s decision to go to war with Ukraine, leading to higher gas prices, this is a popular topic in the media right now. However, the vehicle that NBC’s Senior Consumer Investigative Correspondent Vicky Nguyen used to demonstrate … [continued]
Tesla is going above and beyond to support its Ukrainian employees. CNBC has reported that it obtained an internal email that was sent on Monday, the 12th day after Russia wrongfully invaded Ukraine, and the email shows that Tesla is doing a lot to support the Ukrainian people alongside SpaceX … [continued]
The Volkswagen bus is back!
A new report, More EVs, Fewer Emissions, lays out strategies to maximize emissions reductions through optimized EV charging and provides clear recommendations for the transportation and power sectors. A new report from RMI has found that optimized charging of electric vehicles (EVs), which involves automatically and strategically shifting when an … [continued]
XPeng expands further in Europe — begins selling XPeng P5 in 4 European countries and opens first store in the Netherlands, second in Europe. For nearly a decade, I and others have been wondering how long it would be until top electric vehicle (EV) producers in China would start importing … [continued]
The quick news of the past week with regard to US President Joe Biden and global EV leader Tesla is that Biden has stated that Tesla is “our nation’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer” — just as he did a month ago in a separate speech about US manufacturing. Why is … [continued]
Porsche is temporarily suspending the production of its vehicles thanks to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to several reports. Motor1 initially reported that Porsche is halting the production but that it’s temporary, citing a tweet by Caleb J Schroëter, who shared a specific timeline for the Porsche production shutdowns and … [continued]
With much of the world now focused on oil, we’re still obsessed with electric cars. Below are several EV stories you (and we) might have missed in the previous week of hellish war and atrocity. Take a breather and enjoy this refreshing news. Electric Car News Jaguar celebrates release of … [continued]
