Volkswagen plans to launch eight affordable electric vehicles by 2027, brand boss Thomas Schaefer said in a recent interview with German publication Auto Motor und Sport (via Reuters). “We have to produce our vehicles profitably and put them on the road at affordable prices,” Schaefer said in the interview. One of those affordable models will … Continue reading “VW reportedly plans 8 cheaper electric models by 2027”
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Image: BLUETTI Fall is here, and so is Amazon’s Prime Day on October 8-9 – your chance to snag up to 50% off BLUETTI’s portable power solutions! Exclusive Electrek reader discounts are up for grabs, but just like Halloween candy, they’re gone by October 31. Don’t miss out! Keep reading for all the details. BLUETTI … Continue reading “Check out BLUETTI’s unmissable Fall Prime Day deals this October”
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Following the introduction of its prismatic and cylindrical battery cell contacting systems, e-mobility technology provider ENNOVI is adding the ENNOVI-CellConnect-Pouch to its offering. The new cell contacting system is designed for battery manufacturers using the pouch cell form factor. ENNOVI’s lamination technology ensures the battery pack’s structural integrity and durability. Using flexible die-cut circuit (FDC) … Continue reading “ENNOVI launches cell contacting system for pouch batteries”
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What’s next for Mississippi’s green steel ambitions? When Hy Stor initially unveiled the Mississippi project in October 2021, the company aimed to complete its first phase by 2025, with a goal of producing 110,000 metric tons of green hydrogen per year and storing more than 70,000 metric tons of it underground. Last year, Hy Stor applied … Continue reading “Green hydrogen headwinds hit production hub, steel project in Mississippi”
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General Motors on Tuesday filled in some details on plans to use cost-cutting lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in future EVs. Now it has a number for the level of cost-cutting that’s potentially gone into the next Bolt EV. As reported by InsideEVs, GM executives said at an investor conference that LFP cells would … Continue reading “GM adopting LFP batteries, could cut $6,000 from EVs”
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The majority of Texans think there’s too much bureaucracy slowing down new solar projects, and they want lawmakers to step out of the way. Texas is near the top of the solar game – it installed the most solar of any state through the first half of 2024. But policies that pile on red tape … Continue reading “Texans want its lawmakers to stop messing with its solar growth”
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The report also found that some utilities are reversing course on coal retirements. Last year, 35 percent of the coal-fired power plants tracked by the report were set to close by 2030. This year, that number fell to 30 percent. Only 20 of the utilities plan to be entirely coal-free by 2030, a key milestone on … Continue reading “Booming power demand is slowing climate progress for US utilities”
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General Motors will drop the Ultium name from the modular EV batteries and related components used in all of the automaker’s current and planned U.S.-market electric vehicles, CNBC reported on Tuesday. The hardware will remain the same, but GM will erase the Ultium name other than for production operations such as its Ultium Cells LLC … Continue reading “Report: GM pulls the plug on Ultium name”
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GM will ditch the Ultium brand name amid a broad shift in battery strategy. The automaker will continue using underlying batteries and technology platforms, but also incorporate LFP and nickel-rich prismatic cells. A new Battery Cell Development Center in Michigan aims to accelerate R&D. When General Motors launched the Ultium electric vehicle platform and battery … Continue reading “GM Will Dump 'Ultium' Branding, Rethink How It Does Batteries”
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Photo: @TeslaCharging/Twitter Dandy Mini Marts has installed its first EV chargers, Tesla Superchargers, at its store in Elmira, New York. Dandy Mini Marts’ Elmira store now offers 12 250 kW Superchargers that are open to Tesla and NACS-enabled EVs with CCS compatibility. The Superchargers came online last month, according to Dandy. Dandy Mini Marts is … Continue reading “Dandy Mini Marts chooses Tesla to install its first EV chargers”