The top-selling Hyundai EV is about to become even more attractive. Hyundai says the IONIQ 5 will be the first EV built at its new $7.6 billion EV and battery plant in Georgia, unlocking access to the $7,500 federal tax credit. After selling nearly 34,000 IONIQ 5 models last year (+48% YOY) in the US, … Continue reading “Hyundai IONIQ 5 to lead US production at new EV plant with $7,500 tax credit in sight”
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Today’s Green Deals are headlined by the Hiboy Father’s Day sale that is taking up to 50% off EVs, bundles, and accessories, lead by the EX6 Step-Thru Fat-Tire e-bike returning to its $800 low. It is joined by a 1-day sale on Anker’s largest capacity EverFrost Dual-Zone Portable Cooler 50 at $619, as well as … Continue reading “Hiboy EVs 50% off, Anker’s 53L EverFrost electric cooler $619, Greenworks 80V mower and blower combo, more”
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When the Chevrolet Bolt EV returns next year it will be the most affordable EV in the U.S., Marissa West, president of General Motors North America, said in a recently published interview with Automotive News. GM discontinued the Bolt EV at the end of 2023 but has since then emphasized it’s coming back. The next-generation … Continue reading “GM exec: 2026 Chevy Bolt EV will be most affordable US EV”
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In yet another stop on Gogoro’s global rollout campaign, Colombia is coming online with Gogoro’s much-lauded battery-swapping electric scooter system. Today, the Taiwanese company Gogoro and Colombian fuel company Terpel announced the official commencement of Gogoro’s operations in the South American country. Starting in Colombia’s capital of Bogotá, Gogoro’s battery swapping will be operated through … Continue reading “Gogoro launches its battery-swapping electric scooters in Colombia”
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Faster DC charging has required a new generation of cable cooling, but General Motors is also looking at cooling of the charge port, a patent filing indicates. Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) April 25, 2024, and originally filed by GM October 18, 2022, the patent application in question deals with … Continue reading “GM might cool EV charge ports like microchips”
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The threat of EV tariffs between Europe and China continues to loom and is heating up. The EU has reportedly delayed sharing its decision on implementing fees on Chinese EV imports to avoid the topic during its current Parliament campaign phase. Tariffs surrounding EVs have been an ongoing saga in the global marketplace for the … Continue reading “EU delays decision on Chinese EV tariffs to focus on European Parliament elections”
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Israel-based battery technology provider Addionics has agreed to form a partnership with US-based IL Science to integrate lithium metal with next-generation copper current collectors to drive adoption of lithium-metal batteries for EVs. By combining Addionics’ 3D Current Collectors and IL Science’s lithium coating and treatment technologies, the companies aim to overcome the hurdles to widespread … Continue reading “Addionics and IL Science to develop lithium-metal EV batteries”
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Australian equipment specialists Semco recently took delivery of their first Takeuchi TB20e, making it one of the first battery-powered compact excavators on the continent … but that’s not what makes it awesome. Similar in size and performance to Takeuchi’s diesel-powered TB216 compact excavator, the TB20e is powered by lithium-ion battery that offers up to eight … Continue reading “Takeuchi electric compact excavator gets ‘plugged in’ in Australia”
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An electric truck charges. (Scharfsinn86/Getty Images) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Frustrated with a wave of forthcoming heavy-truck emissions regulations, Nebraska is leading two state coalitions suing California and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over their individual emissions rules. “California and an unaccountable EPA are trying to transform our … Continue reading “Nebraska Leads State Groups in EPA, CARB Emissions Lawsuits”
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French start-up Seederal recently unveiled its first electric tractor prototype during, just one year after announcing its first round of funding. The initial 160 hp Seederal prototype shown here will serve as a technological demonstrator that, the company says, will help accelerate the development of the industry’s first “long-range” electric tractor. With the ability to … Continue reading “E-quipment highlight: Seederal 160 hp electric tractor gets real”