Zeekr 009 electric van debuts CATL cell-to-pack battery tech

2023 Zeekr 009Chinese automaker Geely's Zeekr brand on Tuesday unveiled the 009, an electric van that marks the production debut of battery supplier CATL's cell-to-pack battery tech. Zeekr's second model, following the 001 hatchback, the 009 is a six-seat van is expected to start deliveries in China in 2023. There are no plans to offer it in the United States...

2023 Mercedes EQE sedan costs $76,050, goes up to 305 miles

2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350+Mercedes-Benz confirmed starting prices for the 2023 EQE electric sedan lineup that arrives at dealerships this fall. With its standard 90.6-kwh battery pack, the EQE 350+ will deliver 305 miles of range, according to EPA estimates cited by Mercedes-Benz but yet unconfirmed in official EPA listings. The EQE is one of the closest electric products...

Ram electric truck will lead in range and towing, company says

Ram 1500 BEV and platform  -  2021 Stellantis EV DayThe Ram Revolution BEV Concept, previewing a future electric Ram pickup truck, is due to debut in concept form at CES in Las Vegas in January, rather than originally planned at the LA Auto Show this month. The announcement on Tuesday from the Stellantis truck brand confirmed timing for the Ram 1500 Revolution Battery Electric Vehicle Concept, and...

Report: Tesla Cybertruck production won’t ramp up until late 2023

Tesla Cybertruck concept  (Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.)Tesla might not start mass production of the Cybertruck for more than a year, according a Tuesday report from Reuters, citing insiders. With the late-2023 production ramp reported, that means in 2024 Tesla may only begin to make a dent in the list of the hundreds of thousands of intenders who put $100 down on a Cybertruck several years ago. In its...

Jaguar Land Rover sees EV range gains with Formula E tech

Sam Bird in the Jaguar I-Type 5 at the 2022 Formula E London E-PrixThe automaker on Monday announced a partnership with North Carolina-based Wolfspeed to use the latter's silicon carbide semiconductor tech in future EVs. Wolfspeed already supplies similar tech to the Jaguar TCS Racing Formula E team, which has used it to "accelerate on-track efficiency and performance," JLR noted in a press release. Silicon...

Natural gas may power Nikola hydrogen hubs, fuel-cell trucks

Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel-cell truckNikola this morning revealed how it plans to create some of the hydrogen network to fuel its fuel-cell electric vehicles: with natural-gas-based hydrogen production plus a plan for carbon capture—so called “blue” hydrogen—and a plan that might make it eligible for the federal government’s top hydrogen incentives. One...

GM delays EV production ramp over battery supply

Rendering of planned General Motors Ultium Cells Lansing battery plantGeneral Motors is slowing down the its EV production ramp, but still appears committed to an EV-heavy future. The automaker originally planned to produce 400,000 EVs by the end of 2023, but has now pushed that target back to mid-2024, according to the Wall Street Journal. That move, which comes after GM reported a big increase in gasoline truck...

EV fast-charging at 100 Taco Bells: A new norm for fast food?

EV fast-charging at Taco BellMore than 100 Taco Bell restaurants are set to be “electrified” over the next year with DC fast-charging stations for electric vehicles, announced the operator Diversified Restaurant Group, earlier this month. The locations are due to be fitted with ChargeNet Stations offering what the companies said on average will amount to 100 miles...