By Blagojce Krivevski With an increase of electric vehicles on Georgia roads every day, Georgia Power today announced plans to join other utilities across the South, Midwest, Gulf Coast, Central Plains and mid-Atlantic to enable EV drivers’ seamless travel through a coordinated network of Direct Current (DC) Fast Chargers. This effort, called the “Electric Highway…
By Blagojce Krivevski Electrify America is investing over $1.6 million in funding to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and workforce development programs, projects, ideas, concepts and related sponsorships to help promote zero emission vehicles (ZEVs), ZEV technology and ZEV infrastructure. The investment will award four organizations funds to develop and launch educational and…
By Blagojce Krivevski Electrify Home today launched the launch of HomeStation, a sleek new Level 2 residential electric vehicle charger designed to make home charging more convenient than ever. With adjustable charging power levels of up to 40 amps, professional and do-it-yourself installation options, and programmable WiFi features, customers will quickly find the HomeStation to…
By Blagojce Krivevski Mitsubishi Motors North America today announced pricing and availability of the 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV crossover. Outlander PHEV is substantially upgraded for 2021, and features a significantly revised powertrain, an enlarged battery pack offering extended all-electric range, and increased performance from a new, more efficient, 2.4 liter inline-four cylinder engine and a…
By Blagojce Krivevski Electrify America has officially added 30 solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations with two Level 2 chargers each to its network in the state of California. The off-grid, standalone chargers are strategically located throughout the Central Valley and inland areas of Southern California, intended to provide greater access to sustainable EV charging for…
By Blagojce Krivevski General Motors released its big game ad, starring Will Ferrell, who discovers Norway far outpaces the United States in electric vehicle adoption. In the commercial, “No Way, Norway,” Kenan Thompson and Awkwafina join Ferrell on his action-packed journey to give Norwegians a piece of his mind. A 60-second version of the ad…
By Blagojce Krivevski Ford and Google today announced a unique strategic partnership to accelerate Ford’s transformation and reinvent the connected vehicle experience. Ford has also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage Google’s world-class expertise in data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). As part of this new, six-year partnership—and beginning in…
By Blagojce Krivevski The all-electric Mustang Mach-E will be manufactured by Changan Ford for local customers in China, Ford announced today. Available in China later this year, Mustang Mach-E will offer Chinese customers a smart cockpit equipped with Ford’s latest driver-assist technologies and infotainment system that gets even better over time with advanced firmware over-the-air…
By Blagojce Krivevski Tesla reported Q4 results, offering the last look at the company’s performance at the end of a record-breaking year and early guidance for 2021. The electric car maker reported fourth quarter adjusted income of $903 million, excluding special items, more than double its earnings a year ago but short of the $1.1…
By Blagojce Krivevski ElectReon, developing and implementing Wireless Electric Road Systems that wirelessly charges commercial and passenger electric vehicles while driving, has completed the deployment of 1.65 km of a dynamic wireless charging system on a public road in Gotland, Sweden, which is the largest deployment of its kind in the world. The fully electric…
By Blagojce Krivevski Electric vehicle startup Rivian has closed another massive investment round of $2.65 billion, as it prepares to bring its all-electric R1T pickup and R1S SUV to the market this year. The financing was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. This round also included Fidelity Management and…
By Blagojce Krivevski As winter takes hold in much of the United States, Americans’ interest in electric vehicles continues to warm up – driven by models such as the Volkswagen ID.4 SUV, due to hit dealers in a matter of weeks. But the season can spark questions among EV-curious drivers about how an electric vehicle…
By Blagojce Krivevski Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO unveiled its ET7 flagship sedan model, designed to compete with the offerings from domestic rival XPeng and Tesla. At the company’s annual “NIO Day” in the western city of Chengdu, Chief Executive William Li said the luxury ET7 sedan, costing between $69,000 and $81,000 depending on the…
By Blagojce Krivevski The Volkswagen brand is significantly expanding the charging infrastructure at its German sites. Some 750 new charging points are planned for next year, including the first High Power Charging stations with up to 300 kW power. Some 2,000 charging points in total are expected to be in operation by the end of…
By Blagojce Krivevski Beauty, technology and a hint of the future come together in Toyota’s new flagship sedan, the all-new 2021 Mirai. The 2016-2020 Mirai was the first production fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) offered for sale to retail customers in North America. Now, for 2021, Toyota has fully rebooted the Mirai as a premium rear-wheel…