The Chinese electric vehicle startup NextEV is aiming to release an all-electric SUV with performance “as good as or better than” the Tesla Model X and priced below that offering in the US market by late 2018 or early 2019, according to recent reports.
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new strategic partnership calling for the development of a RMB 3 billion (~$463 million) production facility has been signed by NextEV and the Nanjing Municipal Government, according to recent reports. The facility — to be located in the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone … [continued]
Originally published by RenewEconomy The venture capital fund managed by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has invested $6.3 million in a US-based battery storage start-up with big plans for the battery storage market in Australia. Southern Cross Ventures was one of a number of high profile investment funds – including … [continued]
Recently, a number of popular EV guys from YouTube took a trip across the United States in four electric trucks to see whose truck would get across the South and Southwest first. The Cybertruck, of course, would rely on Tesla’s Superchargers. The F-150 Lightning was able to play on either … [continued]
Remember those golden days when natural gas was a clean-burning bridge fuel, a nice way to reduce emissions as we ditched coal and switched to renewables? It was such a pleasant fantasy, while it lasted. Remember how the USA has a shared dream that it has world-beating emissions reductions because … [continued]
Is it too early to tell where the New Zealand electric vehicle market will settle in the medium to long term? I hope so, as the figures from February are slightly worse than those of January 2024. We are still waiting for a recovery from changes in government policy. James … [continued]
General Motors has decided it is time to add plug-in hybrids to its model lineup in the US. We want to ask, “What took you so long?”
Green hydrogen is absolutely essential for decarbonizing the massive global warming problem that is current hydrogen use. Our current 120 million tons is a global warming problem on the scale of all of aviation. You would think that fixing that would be the highest priority, and that deeply irrational alternatives … [continued]
Mary Barra is sure that General Motors (GM) “is well positioned for a year of strong financial performance.” The GM CEO spoke today during a conference call for analysts and investors about top and bottom line results for the Q4 2024. Barra affirmed that the US economy, the job market, … [continued]
It’s been interesting to watch the evolution of electric bikes over the years, as it seems like the industry tends to all focus on a different aspect of e-bikes every year or so. For awhile, it was folding e-bikes, and then it was fat tire e-bikes, and then it was … [continued]
