Electric Car

Five state and private agencies have joined hands to develop the electric vehicle (EV) industry through more R&D projects as well as better support for local startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the automotive market...Read More

Where I live, in Berkeley, CA, it can seem like every other car is either a Tesla Model 3 or Y. Or a Hyundai IONIQ 5 SUV. Or some other brand of EV. And that’s not including the hybrids, the Toyota Priuses and others, that appear ubiquitous along the Bay.…

The Lucid Air offers the longest range of any battery-electric vehicle (BEV) on the market today. It can go 516 miles between charges according to Environmental Protection Agency estimates. New Toyotas may go even further thanks to solid-state battery technology, the company revealed this week, saying that their future vehicles…

Author of the article: The Associated Press Farai Mutsaka Published Jul 05, 2023  •  1 minute read HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Chinese mining company formally opened a $300 million lithium processing plant Wednesday in Zimbabwe, which has one of the world’s largest reserves of the metal as demand surges…

Next month, 50 homeowners in Ireland will start renting out their home electric car charging points to their neighbours with the help of a new app. It’s “the Airbnb of electric vehicle (EV) home chargers,” says GoPlugable co-founder Maebh Reynolds. The app’s trial launch will be limited to that first…

Finally, the Volkswagen ID.3 has made it to Australia. Well… sort of. 2023 Cupra Born Credit: CarExpertAfter years of delays and tug-of-wars with head office to bring its electrified vehicles to Australia, the Volkswagen Group has passed the baton to Spanish upstart Cupra to take on the top-selling Tesla Model…

Environment A programme to increase electric vehicle adoption in California increased air pollution in lower-income communities and communities of colour – groups that are less likely to own electric cars By James Dinneen Electric vehicle use is increasing in California Shutterstock/Sheila Fitzgerald A rise in the number of electric vehicles in…

Kaneka said the cells will be utilized in the roof glass of Toyota’s Prius PHEV electric car. It plans to begin full-scale delivery of in-vehicle PV products this year. May 3, 2023 Emiliano Bellini Kaneka's VIPV panel on a Toyota's car. Image: Kaneka Japanese chemical company and solar module manufacturer…

This is Honda's first electric car for the European market, so let's see if it's likely to hit the road in big numbers this year. Some manufacturers have arrived at the EV party a little earlier than others. One latecomer is Honda which, to many, is a little surprising as…

Chris Davies/SlashGear EDITORS' RATING : 8 / 10 Pros Stylish inside and out Solid range All-wheel drive version is perky Very quiet cabin Cons Rivals are faster and drive further Charging is comparatively slow None of the extra EV bells & whistles If the Leaf showed us electric cars could…