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Detroit Electric takes in over $500 million in investment
There is a new sign of life from Detroit Electric: electric vehicle manufacturer EV Electra has announced an investment of over 500 million US dollars in the
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Detroit Electric ghosted Aston Martin
Two years ago, the US American startup announced intentions of developing three EV models but since there hasn’t been any news. A new report now claims that
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Scotland, Detroit Electric, Nissan, VW, Honda, China.
Scotland to ban new petrol and diesel cars in 2032: The Scottish government turns out to be even more ambitious than the British cabinet, which plans to
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Smart, Detroit Electric, Chery, China, Pirelli.
Smart envisions a shared future as it reveals the Vision EQ Fortwo, an electric model in line with Daimler’s strategy to grow Car2Go massively until 2030. Level
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Nissan, Nio, Detroit Electric, Smart, Berlin, Alstom, NTL.
New Leaf on sale in 2017: Nissan will launch the 2018 Leaf this September with sales opening before the year’s end. Owners whose lease is about to
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Detroit Electric, Future Mobility, Sinclair, Mellor Coachcraft, FF.
Detroit Electric to produce in China: Emperor Electric Car is a new Joint Venture between the Chinese CSE, ES&TP and Detroit Electric that will have its HQ
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Detroit Electric, GM EV
Reading tip: What has a Tesla Model X possibly to do with a Detroit Electric from 1912? More than one thinks, Brendan McAleer points out as he
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Rinspeed, Detroit Electric, Toyota, Mahindra, Electric GT, Rimac.
Rinspeed shows rolling oasis: Swiss company Rinspeed already announced a new EV concept for the CES 2017, showing first pictures. The two-seater Oasis features large glass and
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Tesla, Detroit Electric, Finland, Nissan, Mahindra.
Tesla comes cheaper: Both the Model S and Model X can be leased over 2 years. The offer is valid until September, 12 and rates start at
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Citroën, Volkswagen, incentives, Acura, Detroit Electric, Toyota.
Citroën DS with new sportscar concept in Geneva: The French will lift the veil of all-electric E-TENSE at the Geneva Motor Show, releasing first images and a
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Tesla Model X, Detroit Electric.
Video tip I: What affect does towing a boat have on the range of the Tesla Model X? This guy put his electric SUV to the test.
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Mercedes, Detroit Electric, SAIC, Real driving emissions, Toyota.
Electric Daimler SUV: Mercedes plans to fully electrify the GLC and to position it against the Audi Q6 e-tron, auto motor und sport reports. The electric Mercedes
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Tesla, Detroit Electric, Youxia Motors, Acura, Volvo.
Model S updates: Tesla now offers a new basic version of its Model S in the single motor version for 70,000 dollars. It comes with a 70
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BYD, Detroit Electric, U.S. carmakers, Norway, SGL Carbon.
Build Your Dreams in Europe: BYD plans to set up production in Europe “when the time is right.” The electric car and bus manufacturer considered at least
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Mini EVs in China, Detroit Electric.
Reading tip: Mini EVs are pretty big in China, where more than 300,000 of the 100-mile-range vehicles were sold last year alone. Leading manufacturers are the Shifeng
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Toyota, Detroit Electric, Hyundai, Terra Motors, BMW i, Geely, Yema.
Toyota follows Tesla’s example as the Japanese corporation announced at the CES to share its 5,680 patents relating to hydrogen and fuel cell technologies with the whole
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Leahead, Kia, Mazda, Vega, China, Detroit Electric.
Electric Toyota arrives 2015: Toyota’s joint venture Guangqi Toyota in China has founded a new car brand named Leahead. Its first model based on the Levin, which
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Tesla, Detroit Electric, Cenntro Automotive, Audi, Formula 1.
One Tesla fits all: In order to make the Model 3 attractive for as many potential customers as possible, Tesla wants to offer a number of derivatives.
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Detroit Electric SP:01 teaser.
Video tip I: For the latest edition of Fully Charged, Robert Llewellyn puts the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV through its paces – including offroad. While he’s not a
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Tecnicar, Mitsubishi, BMW, Detroit Electric, Toyota, Kia.
Electric supercar from Italy: Usually known for its smaller EVs, Tecnicar is currently working on a 588-kW sports car with a top speed of 300 kph and
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Foxconn, Mitsubishi, Detroit Electric, China, Green brands, Venturi.
Cheap EV made in Taiwan: Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn, is one of the world’s largest contract electronics makers. The company now announced that is working
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Detroit Electric, Peugeot, Honda, Formula E, Kia.
Detroit Electric about to start: The company announced it will complete its European testing of the SP:01 shortly. This means Detroit Electric will start production of its
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Li-Tec Battery, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Renault, Detroit Electric.
Evonik bows out: Daimler will take over all of Evonik’s shares held in the two joint ventures Li-Tec Battery GmbH (50.1%) and Deutsche ACCUmotive (10%). This makes
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UPS tests inductive charging from Electreon in Detroit
Funded with $200,000 (approx. 189,840 euros) from the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform (MMFP), the project will see Electreon integrate its wireless charging infrastructure into Xos’s step van. Furthermore,
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Walmart introduces electric vans from Chevrolet BrightDrop
Walmart, which just announced the expansion of its in-home delivery programme to 62 million homes, will roll out the BrightDrop 400 delivery vans in Austin, Dallas, Denver,
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Ree Automotive finds contract manufacturer for its electric delivery van
Roush Industries, a contract manufacturer of vehicles, will take over the assembly of Ree’s P7 electric trucks. They will be assembled at Roush’s Detroit facility. The partners
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GM postpones start of production of two electric pickups again
General Motors had already rescheduled production of the two electric pickups from Orion Township in October 2023. At that time, the start of production (SOP) was pushed
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First drive in the electric G: how Mercedes-Benz’s classic SUV takes to the road
Good things take time, and as the Mercedes G-Class has been around for 45 years, the classic off-roader has had plenty. It took nearly six years for
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USA: VTRL commissions 47 fast-chargers for electric trucks
Specifically, VTLR installed seventeen stations in Rancho Dominguez, 14 in each Fontana and Industry, and two in San Diego. All Detroit e-Fill supplied 45 fast chargers, each
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Customcells founds US subsidiary and opens office in Detroit
According to a Customcells press release, the location will initially serve as a central hub for the coordination of the company’s activities on the North American market