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Xiaomi to open a manufacturing plant in Beijing
Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi is building a manufacturing plant in Beijing for its electric vehicle unit. The plant will produce up to 300,000 vehicles for the tech giant. As per Beijing E-Town, the government-backed economic […]

First four battery-electric buses unveiled in Ottawa
The City of Ottawa showed off the newest edition to their bus fleet, four battery-electric buses. The new battery-electric buses will enter service in early 2022. The 40-foot buses look and feel like the existing […]

Elon Musk asks employees to be ‘efficient’ in end of quarter email
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sent out his typical email to help push employees to deliver as many vehicles as they can before the end of the quarter. Except this time he has taken a […]

Lucid Air fast charging test: peak over 300kW, 50kWh added in 11 minutes
After a test on an Electrify America DC fast-charging station, the Lucid Air charged faster than a Tesla Model S or a Porsche Taycan. The Lucid Air Dream Edition went from 0% to 80% in […]

BMW joins Tesla and calls for temporary import duty cuts in India on EVs
The President of BMW Group India is calling on the Indian government to reduce import duties on EVs temporarily. Vikram Pawah notes that these temporary cuts would allow automakers to generate adequate volumes to produce […]

New Ontario pilot project could see EV owners paid to help the grid
A new pilot project by Ontario’s electricity grid operator could pave the way for EV owners to get paid for helping the grid. The project will examine the bi-directional power capability of current EVs and […]