Electric vehicles Archives

California wants 90% of ridesharing car mileage to be electric by 2030

While the clean energy push for ridesharing is appreciated, it remains to be seen what burden going electric places on drivers in California.

Harley-Davidson launching LiveWire as its own electric bike brand

Continuing its push into electric motorcycles, Harley-Davidson has decided to spin off LiveWire into its own all-electric brand.

The sectors and skills that probably won’t make it to 2030

The next decade will see a shake up of industries but what will work and business look like in 2030? Very different is the short answer.

Ford furthers investment into solid-state batteries for EVs

Ford has announced an additional equity investment in Solid Power and its battery technology that will power future electric vehicles.

The first all-electric Ferrari expected by 2025

Fast on the track, but slow when it comes to all-electric vehicles, Ferrari says it will produce its first one by 2025.

Xiaomi investing $10 billion over next decade on EV project

Xiaomi is the latest techn company looking at electric vehicles, announcing that a new project will be in development over the next decade.

Mini will reportedly produce its last combustion engine car in 2025

We could be getting a lot more EV cars from Mini in the coming years, as BMW reportedly to make the brand fully electric by 2030.

Volvo the latest carmaker to commit to be fully electric by 2030

Like other carmakers in recently, Volvo has stated its intent for EVs, aiming to be fully electric by 2030 as part of a climate-focused plan.

VW reportedly working on a Polo-sized electric vehicle

The codenamed “Small BEV” could cost roughly $24 000, and would be a far more affordable electric vehicle from VW.

UK pondering plan to pay drivers up to £6k to switch to electric cars

The UK government is considering an economic initiative which could see more electric cars on its roads in future.

Germany planning to place chargers for electric cars at all petrol stations

The country’s plan would go a long way to making one million charging stations for electric cars by 2030 a reality.

Tesla made its one millionth electric car, but SA is still waiting for its first

Elon Musk has teased a local launch several times on Twitter, although nothing has come to fruition.

Harley-Davidson has three models of electric bike going on sale next year

No word on names or launch regions yet, but the motorcycle maker is leaning heavily into electric.

Gran Turismo Sport to get an electric supercar from Jaguar

It’s not a Jaguar you can buy, but you can drive it in a game come the end of November.

Why insurance for electric cars is so expensive in South Africa

A lack of infrastructure and data regarding electric vehicles may be driving insurance prices up for now but things may change in the future.

Netflix and YouTube streaming on the way for Tesla cars

Elon Musk confirms the upcoming functionality, but not a precise date of availability.

Tesla is delivering more EVs, but still posted $408 million loss in Q2

Tesla’s latest quarterly results are mixed at best, with Elon Musk providing possible reasons as to why.

Tesla debuts V3 Supercharger in Vegas that charges 1500 EVs a day

It’s a solution three years in the making.

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