Author: admin

DartSolar wants to sell you an expandable solar array for your EV. The Los Angeles-based startup claims the six-panel setup can add up to 20 miles of range per day. That’s just from sitting outside in the sun. The name “Aptera” might ring a bell if you’ve been following the electric vehicle space for the past couple of years. The California-based startup has been working on a commercial solar EV or SEV for some time now. Its three-wheeled car is covered with solar panels that could, in theory, replenish the battery to offer up to 30 miles of driving range…

 BMW M on Wednesday released images of a prototype of what is probably its upcoming electric M3 sports sedan. Posted to the performance division’s official Instagram page, the photos show a camouflaged sedan with the same exaggerated wheel arches as the prototype BMW M has been using to test a four-motor layout for future performance EVs. It would make sense for a quad-motor powertrain to debut in a car wearing the M3 badge, one of the most hallowed in BMW lore. Prototype for electric BMW M3 based on Neue Klasse platform The electric BMW M3 was confirmed by M division…

Photo: City of San Antonio San Antonio’s grid is about to get substantial backup with a 120-megawatt (MW), 480-megawatt-hour (MWh) battery storage project. CPS Energy, the US’s largest municipally owned electric and natural gas utility, and San Antonio-based solar and battery storage developer OCI Energy are bringing the big battery storage system to southeastern Bexar County, Texas. OCI Energy will develop, finance, construct, own, and operate the project, named Alamo City ESS LLC, and CPS Energy will have operational control of the project to serve electrical demand in the San Antonio region.The battery is designed to provide power at full…

EVs’ share of the U.S. light-duty vehicle market dropped from 7.4% in Q2 to 7% in Q3. Combined sales of electrified vehicles increased, thanks to strong sales of non-plug-in hybrids. EV sales year over year are still up compared to 2023. Although Americans bought more new electric vehicles in the third quarter of 2024 than in the previous quarter, EVs had a lower share of the light-duty vehicle (LDV) market in Q3. Their share dropped from 7.4% in Q2 to 7% in Q3. Still, sales and market share are both up over Q3 2023. The overall share of electrified vehicles…

Tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico could add $2,100 for U.S.-assembled vehicles Mexico-made pickup trucks might cost $8,000-$10,000 more Proposed tariffs could also drive up the cost for EVs like $35k Chevy Equinox EV The incoming Trump administration’s proposed 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico could hit the Detroit Three automakers hard, raising the prices of not only EVs but also the gasoline pickup trucks that are those automakers’ lifelines, according to recent reporting from Reuters. GM would likely see the biggest impact from these policies, which are steeped in the anti-immigration rhetoric that was a major…

WeRide’s robotaxis begin to be available on Uber’s platform in Abu Dhabi, marking the first time Uber has launched autonomous vehicles outside the US. (Image credit: WeRide) Chinese autonomous driving tech company WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD) has begun offering robotaxi services on Uber Technologies’ (NYSE: UBER) platform in the United Arab Emirates, following a partnership between the two in late September. WeRide’s robotaxis began being available on Uber’s ride-hailing software in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi, marking the first time Uber has launched autonomous vehicles outside the US and the largest commercially operated robotaxi fleet outside the US and China,…

CDG plans to invest 300 million euros ($280 million) in the first phase of Gotion’s Moroccan project and support its operations. (Image credit: Gotion) Volkswagen-backed Chinese battery giant Gotion High-tech (SHE: 002074) has secured funding for its battery project in Morocco from a financial institution in the North African country. On November 13, Gotion signed a memorandum of understanding with Moroccan investment agency CDG Group, which plans to invest 300 million euros ($280 million) in the first phase of Gotion’s Moroccan project, according to an announcement today. CDG, Morocco’s largest public financial investment institution, will support Gotion’s operations of the…

Zeekr saw its net loss decrease by 37.0 percent in the third quarter, while lower battery pack sales dragged down revenue. Zeekr (NYSE: ZK) saw its net loss narrow significantly in the third quarter, despite a slight decline in revenue, as vehicle deliveries were essentially flat from the previous quarter. The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker reported revenue of RMB 18.36 billion ($2.62 billion) in the third quarter, missing analysts’ estimates of RMB 19.71 billion in a Bloomberg survey, according to its unaudited results announced today. That’s up 30.71 percent from the third quarter of 2023 but down 8.39 percent…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s political hard right turn hasn’t been great for a car brand historically coveted by climate-conscious coastal liberals. Tons of people simply won’t buy from the electric automaker right now—or maybe ever—because of its close association with Donald Trump’s newest megadonor and the bombastic incoming head of the crypto-inspired Department of Government Efficiency.  Meanwhile, plenty of current Tesla owners are feeling increasingly guilty or embarrassed by their cars. Or, at the very least, they want the world to know that they see their Model 3 or Model Y as just a nice way to get around—and not…

Chines battery supplier CATL could build a plant in the U.S. The decision would hinge on whether Trump’s administration allows the Chinese to enter the market CATL wanted to invest in the U.S. but to date the government’s said no Chinese battery supplier CATL is open to building a U.S. factory if the incoming Trump administration allows it, the company’s founder said in a recent interview. “Originally, when we wanted to invest in the U.S., the U.S. government said no,” Robin Zeng said in an interview with Reuters published Wednesday. “For me, I’m really open-minded.” CATL has so far limited…