A more affordable base-level Jaguar I-Pace is on the way for Europe. Tesla CEO Elon Musk teases what would be a great leap in battery technology. And according to a report, Volkswagen is pushing ahead with a very boxy electric SUV based on its affordable MEB platform—good news if you like the looks of trendy retro-boxy models like the Ford...
Energy density for lithium-ion cells in electric cars has been improving at a rate of roughly 7% a year. But that rule, which has held for consumer cells for decades might be thrown to the wayside if a remark from CEO Elon Musk holds true. He noted that cells with 400 Wh/kg, produced in volume, might be just 3-4 years away. 400 Wh/kg *with* high...
The Volkswagen ID.4 crossover will lead the automaker's electric-car push in the United States, but VW may have a second, more rugged-looking electric utility vehicle about the same size also in the works. In 2025, VW is aiming to launch a very boxy EV called the ID Ruggedzz, according to CAR. The magazine described it as an electric Land Rover...
The Jaguar I-Pace electric crossover is getting a new base model—in Europe, at least. The new EV320 model gets the same 90-kilowatt-hour battery pack as the current I-Pace (dubbed EV400 in Europe), with the same range, according to Jaguar's Netherlands media site. It's priced at 65,990 euros—equivalent to $77,900 at current exchange...
Despite delays in electric vehicle growth from the pandemic, battery-pack price targets will be reached even earlier. Nio makes a move to offer its battery swapping—and now the battery packs themselves—as a separate service. A California program puts battery-backup systems into low-income households. And some Ram and Jeep models with...
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling 58,016 of its pickups and SUVs equipped with the turbodiesel V-6, badged EcoDiesel, for an issue that could result in an engine stall. The recall covers 2014-2018 Ram 1500 Classic pickup trucks and 2014-2016 Jeep Wrangler SUVs with the diesel option. FCA says the recall has been prompted by an investigation...
Chinese automaker Nio plans to offer customers the option of leasing the battery packs in electric cars. Announced in a press release Thursday, this "battery as a service" model involves purchasing the car outright, but paying a monthly fee for use of the battery pack. Nio plans to charge the equivalent of about $140 a month (at current exchange...
The coronavirus pandemic will slow global EV sales growth, but electric cars will reach a significant affordability target earlier than expected, according to a new report from research firm Wood Mackenzie. "The projected price of battery packs keeps dropping," researchers said, anticipating that the price of battery packs will drop below $100 per...
Some low-income homeowners in California will soon be eligible for a state-funded program that will provide free home battery systems in wildfire-prone regions. According to the solar provider Sunrun and the non-profit solar installer Grid Alternatives, which issued a joint announcement Thursday, the program is pointed specifically toward...
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