Deep Red Alabama Dives Headlong Into Green Energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:40:56 +0000

green energy Alabama solar Mercedes-Benz EV batteryAlabama is poised to kick its solar output into high gear, and the global auto maker Mercedes-Benz can take part of the credit.

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22% EV Market Share In Germany! Fiat 500e Is #1

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:00:31 +0000

Germany’s PEV passenger car market started the year with a small increase over the same month last year, with the almost 40,000 units registered in January representing an 8% increase in sales. The main culprits for the lukewarm performance were the PHEVs, which were down 8% YoY. Meanwhile, BEVs grew 28%, to 20,892 units, with […]

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Tesla #1 In World EV Sales In 2021

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 06:03:15 +0000

Tesla wins its 4th title as top selling EV manufacturer. Top Auto Brands in EV Sales High-tide mode Tesla managed to win another monthly Best Seller title in December, and with a record to boot (170,000 registrations). Tesla crossed the 100,000 registrations/month average for a quarter for the first time. BYD ended not far from […]

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Hyundai Taps Canoo For New Purpose-Built Vehicle

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:07:43 +0000

Canoo concept vehiclesHyundai and Canoo announced today the establishment of a joint effort to develop a standardized, scalable electric vehicle platform to underpin future Hyundai and Kia vehicles, but buried in the release was a hint at a completely new market segment for the Korean automaker: purpose-built vehicles

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From Tesla Killers To Unwitting Tesla Ads: The Uphill Battle Of Premium Legacy Brands Has Just Begun

Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 22:00:03 +0000

Mercedes EQCIt was a favorite term of skeptics and detractors for years: the “Tesla killer.” The theory was that, as soon as premium carmakers started producing their own fully electric models, that would be the end for the fragile Californian startup. After all, how could Musk’s company even dream of competing with the century-old, giant automakers’ well-oiled machines

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Trash Truck Is Next Electric Mercedes

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:57:25 +0000

all-electric Mercedes-Benz eActrosWe’ve written about electric garbage trucks since 2012. They make a lot of sense for a handful of reasons: clearly defined routes and range needs, low speed (good for range) but benefit from a lot of torque (electric specialty), a lot of space on the bottom in which to pack batteries, regenerative braking will help a lot. It’s nice to see that Daimler is joining our enthusiasm for this topic, and going approximately 1 million steps further than us by bringing an electric trash truck to market

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Mercedes & Geely Launch JV For smart Cars

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 03:13:12 +0000

smart Vision EQ ConceptChinese carmaker Geely has added another brand to its ever-growing portfolio. The company, which currently owns Volvo, Lotus Cars, and Lynk & Co., recently launched a joint venture with Mercedes-Benz’ parent company, Daimler, to co-develop and produce the next generation of autonomous electric city “smart” cars based on the smart Vision EQ concept shown here

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Tesla vs. BMW, Jaguar, Porsche — Worldwide Sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 02:17:28 +0000

Comparing Tesla vehicle sales to pickup truck and compact budget car sales is too much of an apples-to-oranges comparison. But comparing Tesla sales to the sales of the world’s top luxury auto brands is getting interesting

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