February 2023

The Dürr Group, a global mechanical and plant engineering firm, is expanding into battery production. Now the company is delivering a technology for sustainable battery manufacturing to CATL, which the Chinese battery manufacturer will use at a new plant currently being built in Arnstadt, Germany. The order comprises several systems based on an eco-friendly process […]

German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has received an order for contactors worth over a quarter-billion euros from an undisclosed German automaker.  Rheinmetall will be equipping the new 900-volt generation of EVs with a new type of contactor, starting in 2025. Contactors ensure the EVs can be safely switched on and off, especially in emergencies

Power management company Eaton is partnering with electrification nonprofit Rewiring America “to advance electrification education, awareness and action.” Brian Brickhouse, President of Eaton’s Americas Region, Electrical Sector, has joined Rewiring America’s CEOs for Electrification coalition of US business leaders, which aims to further sustainability through electrification, beginning with the American household. The collaboration, says Eaton,

Tesla doesn’t typically hide its models when they’re out testing, so perhaps there’s something special about the new Model 3. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

After a recall-related battery replacement, this Bolt EV is no longer able to DC fast charge. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

Internal-combustion roots don’t stop the luxury sedan from going 282 miles per charge. Source: InsideEVs – Articles Read More

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced an update on how vehicles will qualify as a car or an SUV under the revamped EV tax credit, now known as the clean vehicle tax credit. For EV shoppers it’s good news, as it will clear up a confusing and seemingly arbitrary dividing line in which some

Shoppers get some clarity on tax-credit price caps and SUVs like the Tesla Model Y. Volvo aims more EVs for China. VW reportedly approved a smaller EV for the U.S. And Ford is aiming to keep it simple and scale up with its EVs. Sound familiar? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford

School and transit bus manufacturer Pegasus Specialty Vehicles has signed an agreement with bus dealership Creative Bus Sales to sell its Type A school buses and electric shuttle and paratransit buses through Creative Bus Sales’s network. Pegasus will build the electric buses using the Zeus Electric Chassis Z-19 cab-chassis platform. A Pegasus Bus on a

Volkswagen has approved an EV slotting below the ID.4 for the North American market, and it’s considering a battery plant in Ontario, according to German business daily Handelsblatt. The report notes five recent entries in the Canadian province’s Registry of Lobbyists for VW, including one that mentions CEO Oliver Blume, who last year said that…