Sono takes Sion solar EV on US tour in bid for fleet business

Sono Sion in Times SquareSono Motors is bringing its Sion solar-supplemented EV to the United States, but it's unclear if the small hatchback will be sold here to retail customers. The Sion was on display in New York City's Time Square Tuesday, followed by a stop in Brooklyn Wednesday on what will be a multi-city tour, Sono said in a press release. The car will also be...

GMC Sierra EV Denali teased ahead of Oct. 20 debut

GMC Sierra EV Denali teasedThe next electric GMC pickup truck has a reveal date. On Friday, GMC teased the Denali edition of its upcoming Sierra EV with a video, and confirmed its debut date of Oct. 20. The production truck appears to be nearly identical to that of the renders teased in 2021 with large C-shaped LED daytime running lights and inset LED charging indicators. A...

Canoo gets orders for at least 3,000 more electric vans

Canoo Lifestyle Deliver Vehicle with Zeeba logoEV startup Canoo this week confirmed fleet-management company Zeeba has ordered at least 3,000 of its electric vans. The latter company has signed an agreement for 5,450 vehicles, with an initial binding agreement of 3,000 vehicles through 2024, Canoo said in a press release. Zeeba will lease those vehicles to small- and medium-sized businesses...

2024 Polestar 3 starts at $85,300, expected 300-mile EPA range

2024 Polestar 3Polestar on Wednesday revealed the 2024 Polestar 3, which is a significant stage in the evolution of the Swedish EV brand. It's scheduled to go on sale in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2023, starting at $85,300 with destination. The brand's first SUV, the Polestar 3 is twinned with Polestar parent Volvo's upcoming electric successor...

Sony-Honda EV will be American-built, with 2026 US launch

Sony Vision-S 02 conceptSony and Honda have a new joint venture to build electric vehicles. And this morning, that venture released some big news: It plans to launch the new line of EVs in the U.S.—and build it in North America. The U.S. launch for the new Sony-Honda EVs will be in 2025, with pre-orders starting then, the companies confirmed Thursday. Deliveries...

Tesla Model Y takes top sales spot in Germany

Tesla Model YThe Tesla Model Y took the top sales spot in the German vehicle market in September, according to sales numbers reported by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) (via Electrek). Tesla has achieved monthly bestseller status in other countries—such as Norway—but doing so in Germany is significant because the American firm is...

Lucid updates Air software: new look, better range prediction

Lucid Air UX 2.0 software updateA decade to the month after the Model S received Tesla’s first over-the-air firmware update, such updates for electric vehicles have increasingly become the norm—as a way to improve on the product after it’s in consumer hands. One such vehicle in this era of the “software-defined vehicle,” Lucid, this morning...