Saudi Arabia launches EV brand with Foxconn, using BMW components

BMW i4 production and technologySaudi Arabia doesn't have much history of car manufacturing, but the nation plans to launch an EV brand with help from BMW and Foxconn. Called Ceer, the brand is a joint venture between the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, and Apple iPhone contract manufacturer Foxconn, and will license components from BMW...

Fisker plans to share EV platforms, sell emissions credits

Fisker Wallbox home chargerFisker plans to share EV platforms with other automakers, as well as explore selling emissions credits, the company revealed in its third-quarter financial results update. "Fisker has begun preliminary discussions with large global OEMs and businesses to explore sharing both Ocean and Pear platforms, joint U.S. manufacturing, and future sales of...

Lucid Gravity SUV update due Nov. 15 at Air lineup launch

Lucid Air base modelLucid on Thursday confirmed that it plans to show its more affordable Air Pure and Air Touring models with a virtual event on November 15 and a corresponding live reveal at the brand’s store in Beverly Hills, California. Also at this event it will present an update on the Project Gravity SUV that is built on the same suite of...

Review: 2023 Nissan Ariya turns over a new Leaf for brand

2023 Nissan AriyaThe 2023 Nissan Ariya not only represents the best new ground-up Nissan in years, it also reorients a brand that has seemed adrift since its erstwhile leader, Carlos Ghosn, ran afoul of the law. Yet the electric crossover is not without its problems, most notably in the recurring delays keeping it from the starting line. Timing might not be...

Coffee grounds could help make biodiesel, offset fossil fuel

Coffee groundsInstead of going in the trash or, perhaps, a compost heap, a new study proposes that used coffee grounds could help feed biodiesel-producing algae. Published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, the study was first spotted by New Atlas, which noted that coffee grounds can already be turned into biofuel—no algae necessary...

Beyond GM and Sony EV projects, Honda goes solo on solid-state tech

Honda solid-state battery prototype manufacturingHonda has established EV partnerships with General Motors and Sony, but the automaker is going it alone on solid-state battery tech. Honda plans to invest 43 billion yen ($290 million at current exchange rates) to build a demonstration solid-state battery production line in Sakura, a city in Japan's Tochigi Prefecture, slated to open in spring...

Feds examine EV charging cybersecurity as infrastructure grows

Audi Charging Hub concept in Nuremberg, GermanyFederal officials are discussing ways to ensure cybersecurity for EV charging infrastructure, as the government pushes for a national charging network. The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) hosted a forum last week with government officials and various EV stakeholders, including automakers and charging equipment manufacturers, according...