Last week was an exciting week for electric car news. Hopefully it will slow down more unhappy global changes, like the Conger Ice Shelf collapsing in Antarctica. Scroll down below to see a plethora of positive electric car stories Electric Car News Mercedes-Benz USA announces pricing for new all-electric AMG … [continued]
Tesla’s Elon Musk is capturing the attention of Germany’s finest in the auto sector. Der Spiegel reports on Tesla’s agility and creative management of the chip crisis. “At Tesla, speed and flexibility appear to trump all else. If need be, Musk relocates individual steps in the production process to other countries. It … [continued]
LFP batteries will see higher demand as prices for nickel soar.
Despite declining growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still in the fast lane. Some 160,000 plugin vehicles were registered in February — which is +38% year over year (YoY). This performance is especially impressive when we consider that the overall auto market continued to fall — down … [continued]
Vokswagen is ramping up its electric car plans for North America.
The VW CEO Talks American Feedback On ID BUZZ, Tesla Giga Texas, & His Trip To Austin
It is exciting to see automakers investing in charging infrastructure, and on that note we have some super exciting EV charging news below, along with several other inspiring EV news stories: EV Charging News Volvo Cars explores electric vehicle charging network at U.S. Starbucks stores. “Volvo Car USA and Starbucks … [continued]
Tesla’s online approach of selling direct-to-consumer is inspiring others. According to the Wall Street Journal, “As car companies go electric, some are trying to wrest control from dealers on how those vehicles will be priced and sold, aiming to make the experience closer to the direct-selling model used by Tesla.” “We looked … [continued]
After a surprisingly good January, February doubled last year’s result, with the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 28% last month. That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics (16% of new vehicle sales), which surged 275%(!) year over year (YoY). In fact, that result allowed full electrics (BEVs) to surpass plugin … [continued]
Volkswagen says its EVs may become profitable sooner than it thought.
