The electric sedan now has NACS ports for easy access to Tesla Superchargers The base EV6 has a 68.0-kwh battery pack, up from 63.0 kwh last year The top-rated models have an 84.0-kwh pack, up from 77.4 kwh last year The 2025 Kia EV6 made its U.S. debut Thursday at the 2024 Los Angeles auto … Continue reading “2025 Kia EV6 gets bigger battery, will be U.S.-built”
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Honda wants to be a player in the solid-state battery game. The Japanese automaker built a demonstration line to figure out how to lower costs and increase output. The first samples will roll off the assembly line in January 2025. All-solid-state batteries promise more driving range, faster charging speeds and potentially lower costs. They have … Continue reading “Honda Is Getting Closer To Making Solid-State Batteries”
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Candela, the Swedish electric boat maker known for its hydrofoil recreational boats and commercial ferries, is grabbing headlines yet again. This time the company is announcing a new C-series funding round and the first P-12 electric ferry headed to the US. The P-12 is the company’s first operational hydrofoil electric ferry, and it builds upon … Continue reading “Lake Tahoe getting hydrofoil electric ferry as Candela lands major deal”
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Texas project installed, manufacturing in the works When we first spoke in late 2022, Stratakos planned to build the Texas plant in 2023 and start shipping the remainder of its battery stockpile in 2024. The actual installation process turned out to be “a learning experience,” Stratakos told me last week, meaning it took longer and cost more … Continue reading “The biggest grid storage project using old batteries is online in Texas”
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Ioniq 9 will seat up to seven, has fully reclining first and second Aims for 335 miles of range, 24-minute 10-80% fast-charging Capable of downloadable Features on Demand, energy sharing Hyundai’s upcoming three-row EV, the 2026 Ioniq 9, may get closer than any contemporary vehicle to straddling the boundaries between SUV, wagon, and minivan. Although … Continue reading “2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 smooths the electric SUV form”
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Honda has been promising to unlock the power of all-solid-state EV batteries for several years. Today, we are getting our first look at the progress. Honda unveiled a demonstration production line as it continues to advance promising new battery technology. By 2050, Honda wants all its products and corporate activities to be carbon neutral. Although … Continue reading “Honda unveils all-solid-state EV battery production line for the first time”
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Mining giant Rio Tinto will partner with China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to demonstrate battery-swap-capable electric haul trucks at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia. The technology is already in use on haul trucks in mining operations in China, and this collaboration will enable Rio Tinto to demonstrate a complete battery-electric truck and … Continue reading “Rio Tinto and China’s SPIC partner to test electric mining trucks with battery swapping”
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Stellantis is delaying the start of production of the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck to the first half of 2025, Reuters reports. Production was originally scheduled to start before the end of this year, making the REV a 2025 model, but is being pushed back to ensure quality, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said on … Continue reading “Electric Ram REV delayed to first half of 2025”
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Tesla has released a new navigation feature to make it easier for people towing trailers to find charging stations that can accommodate them. Towing trailers with electric vehicles is not yet super popular, but it is rapidly gaining in popularity, with more electric SUVs and pickup trucks having increasingly impressive towing capacity. Tesla has had … Continue reading “Tesla makes finding charging stations for people towing trailers easier”
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The SEU plans to install and own solar panels on customers’ rooftops and batteries in their sheds and garages, selling those customers the power at cost, without a markup. That lets residents access solar power and backup power without dropping a load of cash up front for it or taking on debt. This kind of subscription is … Continue reading “Voters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, create a local clean energy utility”