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Electric and autonomous freight specialist Einride is expanding on previous plans to deploy more commercial vehicle technology and infrastructure in the Middle East. The mobility company has partnered with supply chain solutions provider DP World to help make its fleet of 100 electric trucks operate more efficiently in Dubai before potentially going autonomous soon. Einride … Continue reading “DP World and Einride to deploy the largest autonomous electric truck fleet in the Middle East”

Revived truck brand Scout Motors has set the timetable for the debut of its first-ever EVs. This summer, the public will catch a glimpse of an all-electric pickup and an SUV the Volkswagen sub-brand has been developing since its recent inception. Here’s what we know. The current iteration of Scout Motors is derived from the … Continue reading “Scout Motors will unveil two flagship EVs this summer, here’s what we know so far”

Subaru and Toyota are building on their partnership with plans to build three new electric crossovers. The company said that teaming up with Toyota will help minimize the “huge risk” of building EVs alone. “There is a huge risk for us to go it alone in this field,” Subaru CEO Atsushi Osaki said during a … Continue reading “Subaru, Toyota join forces on 3 new electric SUVs citing a ‘huge risk’ of building EVs alone”

Kia is expected to reveal the new EV6 GT later this year as its most powerful electric car yet. Ahead of its official debut, Kia’s new EV6 GT was spotted in a new 360-degree video, giving us our closest look yet. The EV6 is Kia’s first dedicated EV based on Hyundai’s E-GMP platform. After launching … Continue reading “Kia’s most powerful electric car, the new EV6 GT spotted ahead of its official debut [Video]”

Tesla’s head of Cybertruck manufacturing has left the company. It’s unclear if he was involved in yet another round of layoffs or if he left on his own accord. Over the last month, Tesla has been conducting several major waves of layoffs across its entire organization. At least 10% of the workforce has been let … Continue reading “Tesla’s head of Cybertruck manufacturing is out”

UK-based defense and aerospace firm BAE Systems and US-based power management company Eaton are expanding their collaboration to include EV systems for heavy-duty trucks. The companies will offer OEMs and commercial vehicle modifiers a flexible EV system for a range of platforms. BAE Systems will combine its electric motor and suite of power electronics with … Continue reading “BAE Systems to integrate Eaton’s HD 4-speed EV transmission into heavy-duty electric drive”

With losses piling up, Ford is cutting back on EV battery orders. According to sources, the move comes as Ford’s EV losses pile up, topping over $100,000 per electric car built in the first quarter. After announcing plans to delay around $12 billion in EV spending last year, Ford has continued to push back EV … Continue reading “Ford trims EV battery orders as losses swell to over $100,000 per electric car in Q1”

German manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus is expanding its eTruck portfolio by launching new chassis versions that can be customized using a variety of wheelbases, cab versions, engine performance classes, battery combinations, charging connection positions and other features. The number of configurable eTruck variants has risen to over one million from the three combinations the … Continue reading “MAN Truck & Bus launches new eTruck chassis”

Just over a month after launching its first-ever EV, smartphone specialist Xiaomi is reportedly well into the development of an encore model. Per the report, Xiaomi Automobile has already been benchmarking an all-electric SUV model against the Tesla Model Y and may be competing against it in the market sooner than you’d think. It’s been … Continue reading “EV newcomer Xiaomi is already developing a second model to compete with the Tesla Model Y”