The vehicle of choice for the announced electric scooter racing series eSkootr Championship (eSC) has now been presented. The electric kick-scooter called eSC S1-X has been developed by YCOM.
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The number of charging stations in Japan declined last year for the first time since 2010, but there are apparently still too many for the roughly one per cent of electric cars on Japan’s roads. Now the government is reacting.
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Boris Johnson’s appointed climate spokesperson Allegra Stratton just went on record saying, “diesel car suits me better than electric”, first citing range anxiety and then her mood. “I just don’t fancy it just yet,” she said of making the transition.
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In December last year, the UK saw the introduction of green license plates to designate zero-emission vehicles. The number plates were also to enable local authorities to grant electric vehicles special rights. However, the uptake is lagging as new findings suggest.
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Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will launch a “Tesla Bot” prototype in 2022. Musk the robot will be able to do tasks like grocery runs, picking up household objects, and other everyday commands. Musk says he expects to have a prototype ready by 2022.
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Due to faulty software that could result in a drive failure, Audi is recalling 1,728 examples of the e-tron GT from the production period from 20 November 2020 to 20 April 2021.
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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reopening an investigation into Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ driver assistance system. It refers to eleven incidents between January 2018 and July 2021 in which Tesla models hit emergency vehicles parked on the side of the road. This resulted in 17 injuries and one death.
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The US company Colorado Teardrops is introducing a camping trailer specially designed for use with electric cars. The trailer called Boulder also has 75 kWh of battery capacity that can be used to charge the electric car’s battery while stationary.
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German chancellor candidate Armin Laschet (CDU) met with Elon Musk on his tour of the Giga Berlin factory. The candidate is known for his ability to sometimes place his foot in his mouth, and this meeting did not disappoint.
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Yamaha is developing a sound module for electric cars that imitates engine sounds. There is a choice of sounds from combustion engines or other sounds, such as a Star Wars theme. The idea to give electric vehicles other sounds is not new.
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The latest recall campaign for the Chevrolet Bolt due to ongoing battery problems is costing General Motors dearly. In its latest financial figures, the company itself has now put a figure on just how expensive: $800 million, or around $11,600 per car.
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A group of hobbyists has converted a discarded Tesla Model 3 into an off-road vehicle. The conversion isn’t quite finished yet, but it’s already something to behold.
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German top managers get a negative charge from Ionity: Karl-Thomas Neumann is now another top German automotive manager to be disappointed in the charging network from Ionity.
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Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess apparently ended up negatively supercharged after a bad experience with the Ionity charging network in which VW has a 20 per cent stake. “This is anything but a premium charging experience, IONITY!” ranted Diess on LinkedIn.
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Nikola is cutting its delivery target for this year in half to 25 – 50 vehicles from an original estimate of 50 – 100. In a conference call with analysts, CEO Mark Russell said the company was facing “numerous” delays related to parts procurement.
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As temperatures continue to soar and wildfires rage out of control in parts of the country, the City Council of Pasadena in California voted to hold a $672,512 purchase order for gasoline-powered vehicles, so that zero-emission vehicles may be considered for the same purposes.
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Tesla has agreed to pay 1.5 million dollars to settle a 2019-lawsuit accusing the electric carmaker of having reduced the range of some vehicles via a software update. 1,743 Model S vehicles were affected, and Elon Musk just admitted the mistake on Twitter.
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The New York Attorney General’s Office has now filed charges against Trevor Milton, the Nikola founder who resigned in September 2020 after allegations of fraud. He is accused of misleading investors.
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Just one for the books – a video in which VW boss Herbert Diess thanks his employees while mastering an Audi e-surfboard.
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The run between Tesla and Porsche for the fastest lap time on the Nürburgring is entering the next round. Last round, the Tesla Model S Plaid prototypes at the Nürburgring allegedly managed to set a lap time of 7 minutes and 13 seconds.
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Toyota is trying to keep the Biden administration from introducing BEV-only leaning measures. Local media reports the Japanese corporation was lobbying behind closed doors to include more FCEVs and hybrids in the policy mix.
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Chinese battery cell manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has sued its smaller rival China Lithium Battery Technology (CALB) for alleged infringement of its intellectual property. The latter denies the allegations.
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The electric air taxi startup Lilium is short of cash. According to the German magazine Welt am Sonntag, the company has amended its 2019 balance sheet to state that its continued existence is at risk.
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Electric car startup Rivian has landed a true PR coup. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his crew drove the Rivian R1S e-SUV to the launch pad on Tuesday before their trip into space. But the choice of car is not entirely surprising.
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In Norway, some of Ford’s first EVs have stopped without warning. Six cases are known so far. The affected owners were driving on a steep road and experienced a sudden stop of their electric car after a longer phase of downhill recuperation.
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The two Chinese carmakers Great Wall Motor and Chery Automobile have launched a recall of a total of 17,623 new energy vehicles for thermal runaway risks of power battery.
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Ford wants to make sure fans of gas-powered cars get the full sensual experience when driving an electric vehicle – including an apparently sentimental association with gas fumes.
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Mercedes-Benz is recalling 1,463 units of its EQC electric model worldwide, 136 of these in Germany. Due to inadequate sealing of the high-voltage battery housing, corrosion could lead to moisture ingress, making it impossible to restart the vehicle. In addition, there is an increased risk of fire.
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A drunk 40-year-old man in Berlin tried to transport a large refrigerator on an electric kick scooter. When police stopped the man, the unsecured refrigerator fell to the ground.
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In Germany, Cologne’s Lord Mayor Henriette Reker is proposing that electric kick-scooters can no longer be used in certain areas of the city at night between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
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