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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