Chevy Bolt EV resumes production after massive battery fault recall
GM resumes production of Chevy EV, but warns customers to be careful where they park the electric car, and how they charge it.
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Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
VW introduces over the air updates for ID series, opens $112 million battery lab
German carmaker Volkswagen is stepping up its EV efforts by introducing over-the-air software updates and opening a battery cell lab.
Australian researchers say dose of sugar could be key to long distance batteries
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Hyundai shows off Ioniq 6, targets 100% electric sales in Europe by 2035
Hyundai puts Ioniq 6 on display at IAA motor show and commits to sell only pure electric vehicles in Europe from 2035 and worldwide from 2040.
Tesla plans to invest $8 billion into EV battery plant next to Giga Berlin
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Storedot adopts Tesla’s 4680 battery form factor
StoreDot unveils fast-charging cylindrical battery cell in the style of Tesla’s 4680 battery cell that it claims can be fully charged in 10 minutes.
“EV grin:” BMW i3 owner says battery still great after 134,000km, and minimal fuel cost
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Hyundai Australia begins recall of Kona and Ioniq EVs to fix battery issues
Hyundai Australia has listed 615 Hyundai Konas and 208 Ioniqs on the official Australian government vehicle recalls website to fix battery issues.
Sunverge, Nissan and Wallbox partner on vehicle to home and grid technologies
Sunverge teams up with Wallbox, Nissan and Simply Energy to design and deliver an integrated EV management system for V2G and V2H services.
“Extremely fast-charging” electric vehicle battery one step closer as patent filed
Israeli company StoreDot files patent for extremely fast-charging battery technology taking it one step closer to commercial availability for EV makers.