The luxury arm of Volkswagen plans to accelerate its push into battery-electric vehicles with 30 BEVs expected to reach the market by 2025, company officials announced during…
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The Future of Electric Vehicles Depends on Stable U.S. Rare Earth Minerals Production
Electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids are the future, but getting past our current reliance on internal combustion engines will require secure, domestic sources for a plethora of…
Tesla Drops 1st Real Image Of The Model Y As Event Invites Go Out
Tesla casually dropped a new teaser image into the invites for the Tesla Model Y reveal event that went out last night, several hours and…
New DOE Funding Opportunity Targets Alt-Fuel Trucking Research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding of up to $51.5 million for gaseous fuels research. The funding opportunity announcement (FOA) targets the…
Volvo’s First All-Electric Vehicle Will compete With Tesla’s Model 3
Volvo now has its own Tesla competitor, the Polestar 2. The electric vehicle was unveiled Wednesday and will directly compete with Tesla’s Model 3. Polestar…
Forty-One Models of Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicles Were Available in Model Year 2018
A total of 41 different light-duty plug-in electric vehicle models were available for purchase in model year (MY) 2018 – 27 of which were plug-in…
Argonne Launches Online Tool for Alt-Fuel Decision-Making
Argonne National Laboratory’s AFLEET Tool (Alternative Fuel Life-Cycle Environmental and Economic Transportation) is now available in an online version. Argonne – which is managed by…
Electric vehicle charging stations coming to Danville
Danville will join a few select cities in the state to offer electric vehicle charging stations, allowing environmentally conscious drivers who opt to lessen their…
First national lithium-ion battery recycling R&D center launched
With lithium-ion battery technology expanding across the world, through electronics, Electric Vehicles and stationary storage, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have launched…
Amazon Leads $700M Investment in Electric Truck Maker
As it builds out its delivery fleet, Amazon is moving toward using a battery-electric delivery vehicle produced by Rivian Automotive, a Plymouth, Mich., manufacturer that…