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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last June, VinFast introduced the VF 3 — a boxy two-door electric vehicle designed to appeal to customers in its home market. In a press release at the time, the company said, “the VF 3 offers numerous benefits, making it suitable for a wide range of applications and operating environments. This eco-friendly vehicle is also equipped with smart features, providing a dynamic mobility option for individuals of all backgrounds.” The VF 3 has an overall length of 3,114 mm (10.2 feet). It has two…

Nissan hopes to go without cooling systems for its solid-state batteries on the way later this decade. Ford bolsters the network of chargers its EV drivers can tap into. And Toyota lays down a lot of cash up front toward American EV production. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  Toyota gave a strong indication on Tuesday that it plans to ramp up U.S. plug-in hybrid production—if not EV production itself—with $8 billion of new battery production investment in North Carolina. That brings the total planned investment in the facility, which is due to focus initially on hybrid batteries,…

Nissan is one of several automakers that see solid-state battery technology as a potential game-changer for EVs going into the next decade. In-house, it plans to both perfect development of all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells and establish how to make them, with the tech due to make it into a production EV by 2028. If all goes well, Nissan wants to lean on the tech so more vehicle types—especially SUVs, pickups, and vans—make sense in fully electric form by the end of the decade. That appeared to be the gist behind the Hyper Tourer concept Nissan displayed at the Tokyo auto…

All-new Citroen electric e-C3 Once a fierce critic of the European Union’s push to restrict ICE vehicles, Stellantis is now reaping rewards from its shift in focus to EVs, with France taking the lead thanks to revised “green bonus” incentives for Europe-made cars while freezing out Chinese brands. Yesterday the company announced a 7% year-on-year sales uptick yesterday, with a 37% boost in EV sales in Europe. Stellantis, the parent company of Fiat, Ram, and Peugeot, can thank sales of its popular Jeep Avenger, Citroën Ami, and Peugeot E-208 models for the boost in EV sales. According to figures released…

Ford will add Tesla V4 Supercharger access for customers as it looks to tap into more public charging stations. While timing for adding those top-tech Tesla chargers has yet to be specified, the automaker did confirm in a recent press release that it would increase its Blue Oval Charging Network by 25%, to a total of 106,000 chargers in North America. The Blue Oval Charging Network is an aggregator rather than a true network, providing a more streamlined interface for Ford customers on existing public charging networks. In this case, Ford grew the number of available stations by adding the…

NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 – Motorsport Network, the leading independent global motorsports and automotive digital media platform, today announced the hiring of Mike Spinelli as Head of Content and Travis Okulski as Editorial Director, Automotive. Spinelli will work on brand extensions across Motorsport Network ‘s portfolio, including Motorsport.com and Autosport, while Okulski will focus on Motor1, InsideEVs and RideApart. Both hires are part of GMF Capital’s recent acquisition and investment in Motorsport Network to expand the presence and scope of these titles. Spinelli brings more than two decades of automotive and motorsports media experience to the role. He was…

BYD sold a record 30,521 NEVs overseas in October, up 220.3 percent year-on-year and up 8.85 percent from September. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/11/01205329/2023110112532982.mp3 BYD saw another record month of new energy vehicle (NEV) sales in October, its battery electric vehicle (BEV) models grew strongly. The NEV giant saw continued growth in overseas sales and a record number of batteries installed last month. BYD sold 301,833 NEVs in October, the first time it has surpassed the 300,000-unit mark and the sixth consecutive month of record highs, data released by the company today showed. That’s a 38.57 percent year-on-year increase, up 5 percent from September,…

Toyota on Tuesday announced an expansion of its planned North Carolina battery plant to accommodate additional volume for EVs and plug-in hybrids. A new investment of nearly $8 billion will add eight EV and plug-in hybrid battery production lines to the two previously announced, Toyota said in a press release. Toyota previously announced that the plant, dubbed Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina, would also have four production lines for hybrid vehicle battery packs. Toyota Greensboro-Randolph Megasite (North Carolina) – under construction Production will gradually increase “in a phased approach,” according to Toyota, with production lines entering operation through 2030 to…

In the January-October period, Neta delivered 109,855 vehicles, a decrease of 14.98 percent year-on-year. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/11/01211654/2023110113165449.mp3 Neta Auto, the electric vehicle (EV) brand of Chinese EV maker Hozon Auto, saw a decrease in deliveries last month compared to September and was one of the few local EV makers to see a decline. Neta delivered 12,085 vehicles in October, down 32.92 percent from 18,016 in the same month last year and down 8.52 percent from 13,211 in September, according to data it released today. In the January-October period, Neta delivered 109,855 vehicles, down 14.98 percent year-on-year. At the end of October, Neta’s…

In addition to record deliveries, Zeekr also received a record number of firm orders in October, it said. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/11/01190337/2023110111033788.mp3 Zeekr, the premium electric vehicle (EV) subsidiary of Geely Holding Group, delivered a record 13,077 vehicles in October, according to data released by the company today. That’s up 29.2 percent from 10,119 vehicles in the same month last year and up 8.5 percent from 12,053 vehicles in September. In addition to record deliveries, Zeekr also received a record number of firm orders in October, the company said, without disclosing the number of orders. In the January-October period, Zeekr delivered 92,105 vehicles,…