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Japanese automakers Honda and Mitsubishi Corp are teaming up to help EV owners get the most out of their vehicles and batteries. Honda wants to optimize value for EV owners The two businesses signed an MoU on Thursday, sparking discussions of a new EV business that will leverage Honda and Mitsubishi’s strengths as the industry transitions to electric mobility. Ultimately, the goal is to increase value for EV owners through optimal vehicle and battery use. As it prepares “for the era of full-fledged popularization of EVs,” Honda CEO Toshihito Mibe explained, “Honda will not only sell EVs but take a…
I’m a big fan of the Kia EV6, particularly in GT form. But one frequent complaint about that trim level is that while its 576 horsepower rating and zero to 60 mph time of 3.4 seconds are commendable, the range is less than stellar at 206 miles. (Other EV6 trims do much better, thankfully.) Fortunately, Kia and its corporate cousin Hyundai are switching to Tesla’s once-proprietary North American Charging Standard (NACS) port in the coming years, giving owners the same level of convenience that Tesla drivers have enjoyed for years. It’s a big shift, and at Kia’s inaugural EV Day event…
The first installations of the all-new V4 Tesla Supercharging dispensers are already underway in at least three states (Oregon, Nevada, and Alabama). A new photo of V4 stalls from Nevada, shared by Mardak on Tesla Motors Club (TMC) forum, reveals to us important elements featured on the V4 in the United States: an integrated CCS1-adapter (aka Magic Dock), a credit card reader and a small display. The Magic Dock adapter was first introduced on V3 Supercharging dispensers to enable non-Tesla drivers to use the charging network under Tesla’s Supercharging pilot program in North America. Because non-Tesla electric vehicles are usually…
Kia on Thursday confirmed final EPA range estimates for its 2024 EV9 electric SUV—and they’re better than originally targeted. The 2024 Kia EV9 will return up to 304 miles of EPA range with its 99.8-kwh battery pack, Kia revealed, in the EV9 Light Long Range. And the base EV9 Light, with its 76.1-kwh battery, will return 230 miles. Both of those models are single-motor rear-wheel-drive versions, with final range figures 4 and 5 miles better than Kia’s most recent targets. Kia notes that the final numbers for dual-motor all-wheel-drive versions of the EV9 represent even more impressive gains—up to 27…
Lexus looks to several concepts as a starting point toward becoming an EV brand. Aptera shows how it’s at work on its solar EV. And Kia provides a look at several future affordable EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. As part of its first EV Day, Kia showed a suite of affordable EVs set to be priced at $35,000 to $50,000. Along with the EV3 and EV4 compact-car concepts, it also rolled out more specs and details for the recently revealed EV5 electric SUV. But none of these models, as of yet, could be confirmed as U.S.-bound. …
Aptera this week gave an update on its solar-assisted EV, but still hasn’t provided a firm timeline for production. The Aptera 3-wheeler uses integrated solar panels to boost range up to 1,000 miles in some versions, with enough power to outrun some sports cars, Aptera has claimed. It can also be charged conventionally, and Aptera was the first non-Tesla automaker to confirm the use of Tesla’s NACS charge port). Earlier this year the company claimed to have 40,000 reservations for the vehicle, and designated the first 5,000 as Launch Editions. These will have one motor powering each wheel with a…
Tesla’s foray into the wireless power delivery systems was a short one, but that doesn’t mean that the contactless vehicle charging pad that was teased during the company’s Investor Day event back in March is dead. According to The Robot Report, Wiferion, a German wireless charging products start-up that was acquired by Tesla this summer for an undisclosed sum, has been sold to German-based Puls Power, which makes DIN rail power supplies. However, as per the source, which quotes a person with knowledge of both changes of hands, Wiferion’s engineers will stay at Tesla, as they are not included in…
In the January-September period, BYD took first place with a 36.3 percent share, Tesla was second with 8.4 percent and Nio was ninth with 2.1 percent. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/10/12201816/2023101212181648.mp3 BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) continued to be the top carmaker in China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) market in September, expanding its share from August. BYD had retail sales of 257,736 NEVs in September, up 34.8 percent year-on-year, and captured 34.5 percent of China’s NEV market share, according to a ranking released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). The NEV giant’s share grew 0.8 percentage points last month from 33.7 percent in August.…
Lexus will unveil multiple concept cars at the 2023 Tokyo auto show which the automaker claims will preview a shift toward EVs. At the show, Lexus will “debut its next-generation battery electric vehicle concept model lineup, with the aim of transforming into a battery electric vehicle brand by 2035,” according to a press release from Lexus parent Toyota. Lexus teaser for 2023 Tokyo auto show Accompanying teaser images show what appear to be the silhouettes of two crossovers on a show stand, plus the front end of what could be a sportier coupe or sedan. Lexus has already teased electric…
Xpeng CEO said he visited Volkswagen’s German headquarters at the end of September, and the teams from both companies are moving full speed ahead with the development of their collaborative models like a startup team. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/10/12183354/2023101210335426.mp3 (He Xiaopeng (fourth from the left) , chairman and CEO of Xpeng and his team pose with Volkswagen executives.) He Xiaopeng, chairman and CEO of Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV), recently visited Volkswagen’s headquarters in Germany, as the companies push ahead with the development of models the two are working on together. “I visited Volkswagen Group’s Wolfsburg headquarters at the end of September to meet up…