Electric Cars

CATL boss opens up about Tesla electric car battery deal

CATL boss opens up about Tesla electric car battery deal

CATL boss Zeng Yuqun opens up about deal with Tesla to make electric car batteries, and suggests cheap LFP batteries may be used in China-made Model 3 soon.
GM has started building its next-gen EV battery factory

GM has started building its next-gen EV battery factory

General Motors and LG Chem say construction has begun of joint venture Ultium Cells factory which will mass-produce battery cells for electric vehicles.
China’s Svolt says cobalt-free car batteries coming in 2021

China’s Svolt says cobalt-free car batteries coming in 2021

Chinese auto battery company Svolt goes public with two cobalt-free batteries, to cut reliance on scarce resources while boosting cycle life, safety, and energy density.
Victorian wireless EV charging technology gains global safety certification

Victorian wireless EV charging technology gains global safety certification

Australian made wireless electric vehicle charging technology has become first of its kind to gain certification from independent global safety testing outfit UL.
Newcastle opens new EV charging stations, Port of Newcastle to turn car fleet electric

Newcastle opens new EV charging stations, Port of Newcastle to turn car fleet electric

Newcastle hopes to bring visitors into the city with a boost to its public charging network at tourist hotspots.
Tulsa makes pitch for electric police fleet to lure Tesla Cybertruck factory

Tulsa makes pitch for electric police fleet to lure Tesla Cybertruck factory

Will Austin or Tulsa be the location for the Cybertruck Gigafactory? Tulsa mayor G.T. Bynum makes a play with some compelling arguments.
General Motors says it is “almost there” on its own million mile battery

General Motors says it is “almost there” on its own million mile battery

General Motors says it has, like Tesla, been working on “million mile battery” and that it is “almost there”.
Tesla’s switch on vehicle-to-grid technology is big news for clean energy shift

Tesla’s switch on vehicle-to-grid technology is big news for clean energy shift

Potential for electric vehicles in clean energy transition is more than just zero emissions transport, and Tesla is now building vehicle-to-grid tech into its EVs.