Proposed Ordinance To Advance Chicago In Preparing For EV Boom
A Chicago City Council committee approves an ordinance requiring certain new commercial and residential buildings to have at least 20% of parking spaces ready for EV equipment. Approved by the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards, the ordinance amends the city…
Porsche Taycan Selected By Legendary American Tuner As First Electric Vehicle Project
Porsche’s flagship all-electric sports car, the Taycan, is set to receive some improvements from legendary American tuning house, Hennessey. President and CEO of Hennessey Performance Engineering John Hennessey made the announcement in a press release on September 24. The company has been…
Canoo’s First Subscription-Only EV Is A Refreshing Rethink Of The VW Microbus
There are myriad electric vehicle startups nowadays — especially in China — and they all tend to make the same kind of promise about revolutionizing the automotive industry by moving faster and being more bold than dinosaurs like Volkswagen or Ford. But the…
Hyundai Electric Kick Scooter Revealed
Hyundai Motor Group has developed a new prototype electric kick scooter. Building on its initial concept presented at CES 2017, the new model boasts rear-wheel drive, a highly-capable lithium battery and stylish front and rear lights. The latest concept features…
Will Trump’s Duties On China-Made Rechargeable Batteries Cause Drones, Phones, Toys and Electric Cars To Run Out Of Power?
American manufacturers of rechargeable electronic devices will be scrambling with a dilemma starting Monday: pass a 15 per cent import duty on China-made batteries to customers, or find alternative sources from China to power their smartphones, drones, or electric vehicles….
Glencore Pledges US$45 Million For First Cobalt Refinery
First Cobalt Corp. [FCC-TSXV; FTSSF-OTCQB; FCC-ASX] said Glencore AG, the Swiss commodities trading giant, has agreed provide a US$5 million loan to fund the recommissioning of the company’s Ontario cobalt refinery in North America. Upon completion of a positive definitive feasibility study…
American Battery Metals Corporation Expects To Address Perception Of Shortages And Doubts By Executing On Its Plan For Exploration And Mining
American Battery Metals Corporation (OTCQB:ABML) (the “Company”), a premier battery metal exploration and development company based in Nevada, today responded to electric vehicle pioneer Tesla’s concerns about critical minerals supply shortages. At a recent battery metals conference, Sara Maryssael, Tesla’s global supply manager…
EV Price Parity Coming Soon, Claims VW Executive
Michigan is ground zero for the US auto industry, which is why the Center For Automotive Research, an independent organization that conducts research, forecasts trends, develops new methodologies, and advises the auto industry on public policy, is located there. Each year,…
VW To Test Robotic Chargers For Self-Driving Electric Cars
Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, has announced a pilot project to test the viability of robotic fast-charging systems for self-driving electric vehicles (EVs), CNBC reported on Monday (Aug. 5). VW is partnering with Bay Area startup Stable Auto, a…
An Electric Vehicle Charging Station Is Now Open At The Walmart Store Off Possum Run Road In Mansfield
The charging stations are open 24 hours a day and are designed to allow customers to charge their electric vehicles while shopping, the company announced in a news release. Charging speeds range from 150 to 350 kilowatt hours. “The Electrify America charging…
