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Toyota bZ4X

Toyota 

New platform, new car

Toyota, traditionally a supporter of hybrid technologies, announced the new bZ4X all-electric vehicle to be built on its new Beyond Zero platform.

Hertz is purchasing 100,000 Teslas for its fleet

Tesla & Hertz

Embracing the rental mainstream.

Citing the convenience of the Tesla Supercharger network, Hertz is adding 100,000 Tesla 3s to its fleet by the end of 2022.

 

Porsche Taycan

Porsche

The Taycan rules

The electric Porsche is outselling both the Porsch 911 and the Tesla Model S by over a 2 to 1 margin.


Fosconn C-SUV

Foxconn 

Just a glimpse

Foxconn, the Taiwanese firm that manufactures the iPhone,  has revealed its new Foxtron SUV, sedan, and bus. Meanwhile, its first EV was spotted ahead of unveiling.


New battery configuration

EV batteries

Progress on the march

Hong Kong-based Desten debuted an electric vehicle (EV) battery and charger combination that is 2.5 times faster than anything seen previously, and Recurrent, an EV advocacy company, released its one-year analysis of 5000 EV batteries on the market today.



E-scooters are here to stay

Electric scooters

Here to stay

A lasting effect of the pandemic, the rise in use of electric-powered mobility devices is transforming New York and other cities.

GM Factory ZERO

GM

EV retooling windfall

As it transitions to EVs, General Motors will save $1.5 billion per renovated plant as compared to building a new one.

Automaker Stellantis

Stellantis  

Revving up on transmission systems

Automaker Stellantis, formed with the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot, is retooling three Indiana factories for EV production. 

VW iD.4

EV sales 

Claiming half the market

EV sales could overtake conventional sales as soon as 2023.