Mercedes-Benz Seeks Sustainable EV Battery Made From Rice Hulls

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:37:05 +0000

The humble rice hull could provide EV battery makers with a more sustainable, bio-based graphite supply chain that outperforms conventional graphite, too.

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Top Selling Automakers in World for EV Sales

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:20:37 +0000

Following up on our report on the top selling electric vehicle models in the world, here’s a broader look at the top selling auto brands and auto groups/OEMs. Top Selling Auto Brands In October, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) didn’t disappoint. It … [continued]

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Europe EV Sales Report — In October, 24% of European Auto Sales Had a Plug

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:56:08 +0000

Great month for Volkswagen Group Some 252,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in October, rising 2% year over year (YoY), which represents the EV market’s second month of growth since April. Interestingly, BEVs are the ones pushing the market upwards, growing 7% YoY to 170,000 units. PHEVs remain stuck … [continued]

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Hamburg Orders 350 Electric Buses from Daimler

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 04:57:21 +0000

The electric bus revolution continues to grow. The latest news in this regard, arriving yesterday, comes from Hamburg, Germany, and Daimler Buses. Daimler has been tapped by Hamburger Hochbahn AG to supply the transit agency with 350 electric buses. In particular, these will be Mercedes-Benz eCitaro and Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G … [continued]

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Mercedes-Benz Gives Hints Of Future Charging Locations

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 15:18:13 +0000

Mercedes-Benz, like a number of other manufacturers, figured out over the past few years that relying on charging companies and government to power electric vehicles wasn’t going to work out. This, of course, flies in the face of what car manufacturers have always done. It was their job to build … [continued]

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Best Value for Money EVs — Full Size (E Segment)

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:07:07 +0000

This is the fifth of a five-part series of articles (you can check the others here: part one: A segment/city cars, part two: B segment/subcompacts, part three: C segment/compacts, and part four: D segment/midsizers), where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. See the background for this … [continued]

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World EV Sales Report — Top Selling Auto Brands & Groups

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 18:07:54 +0000

We published our report on the world’s top selling EV models yesterday. Now, let’s look at which auto brands and auto groups sold the most plugin vehicles and the most BEVs in September. Top Selling Brands In September, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) didn’t … [continued]

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