Tomorrow's Technician

APRIL 17, 2024

BP celebrated the opening of its new electric-vehicle charging site at its BP America headquarters in Houston, TX, expanding its network of EV chargers in the US. This project will bring fast, reliable charging to EV drivers when and where they need it, helping support faster electric-vehicle adoption in the US.

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autoevolution

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Remember when Stuttgart's favorite son announced that it would go fully electric by 2030 in markets where conditions allow? In light of many governments – especially in Europe – reevaluating their planned bans on the sale of new combustion-powered vehicles, Merc decided to back off.

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Tomorrow's Technician

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Toyota said this investment adds capacity to support battery electric vehicles (BEV’s) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV’s). In addition, as originally announced, the plant will also have four battery lines for Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs). Toyota said it has put more than 24.6

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Brake & Front End

APRIL 25, 2024

Mobis announced it has begun building a new electric vehicle battery plant in Navarre, Spain. These systems are essential for the performance and safety of electric vehicles. The batteries will be used in Volkswagen’s next-generation electric vehicles, which are manufactured in a nearby plant in Pamplona.

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Tomorrow's Technician

APRIL 25, 2024

Mobis announced it has begun building a new electric vehicle battery plant in Navarre, Spain. These systems are essential for the performance and safety of electric vehicles. The batteries will be used in Volkswagen’s next-generation electric vehicles, which are manufactured in a nearby plant in Pamplona.

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Tomorrow's Technician

AUGUST 9, 2024

Schaeffler announced plans to build more than 5,000 additional charging points for electric vehicles worldwide by 2030, including 3,000 charging points at European locations. In Schweinfurt, the electrical infrastructure will first be expanded to allow the construction of a further 122 charging points.

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Tomorrow's Technician

OCTOBER 12, 2023

“Through construction of the second battery plant of StarPlus Energy, Samsung SDI will be establishing its largest production base for electric vehicle batteries in North America,” said Yoon-ho Choi, president and CEO of Samsung SDI. “We transition to an era of electric vehicles.”

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Brake & Front End

OCTOBER 12, 2023

“Through construction of the second battery plant of StarPlus Energy, Samsung SDI will be establishing its largest production base for electric vehicle batteries in North America,” said Yoon-ho Choi, president and CEO of Samsung SDI. “We transition to an era of electric vehicles.”

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Tomorrow's Technician

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Government of Canada has taken a significant step towards increasing the availability of electric vehicles (EVs) by finalizing its new Electric Vehicle Availability Standard. To support the transition to electric transportation, the Canadian government has committed $1.2

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Brake & Front End

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Government of Canada has taken a significant step towards increasing the availability of electric vehicles (EVs) by finalizing its new Electric Vehicle Availability Standard. To support the transition to electric transportation, the Canadian government has committed $1.2

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Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Chrysler said it will launch its first battery-electric vehicle in 2025 and will feature an all-electric portfolio in 2028. Predictive navigation, one of the concept’s many predictive interaction features, syncs with the driver’s calendar to ​prepare the vehicle for real-time traffic and navigation routing.

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autoevolution

AUGUST 20, 2024

From 2030, the MINI brand aims to sell battery-electric vehicles exclusively. Until then, prospective customers will be offered a choice between three-, four-cylinder turbos, and – of course – electric drive. According to MINI, fall 2024 is when both will be revealed.

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Tomorrow's Technician

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

and Orano have signed a memorandum of understanding, aiming to establish a joint venture that would recycle end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries and scrap from gigafactories in Europe and North America. billion, depending on the current exchange rate) in circular economy revenues by 2030. Stellantis N.V.

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Brake & Front End

OCTOBER 26, 2023

and Orano have signed a memorandum of understanding, aiming to establish a joint venture that would recycle end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries and scrap from gigafactories in Europe and North America. billion, depending on the current exchange rate) in circular economy revenues by 2030. Stellantis N.V.

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Tomorrow's Technician

OCTOBER 25, 2023

and Orano have signed a memorandum of understanding, aiming to establish a joint venture that would recycle end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries and scrap from gigafactories in Europe and North America. billion, depending on the current exchange rate) in circular economy revenues by 2030. Stellantis N.V.

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Auto Service World

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The report, The Commercial EV Transition: Global Insights on a Mixed-Energy Fleet Future from by Frost & Sullivan, commissioned by WEX, outlined crucial findings for businesses managing fleets with both electric vehicles (EVs) and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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autoevolution

JANUARY 29, 2024

Back in March 2022, the Kia Corporation announced that it would launch 17 electric vehicles by the year 2030. The first is a dedicated model, which means that it's probably based on the current E-GMP or the upcoming eM electric vehicle platform. continue reading. )

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Tomorrow's Technician

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The 2023 Joint EV Trends and Outlook Forecast report shows that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sales are projected to account for 9% of total US light vehicles sales in 2023, growing to 35% by 2030. By the end of this decade, one in 10 new vehicles in the U.S.

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autoevolution

JANUARY 19, 2024

Mercedes, for example, intends to phase out its combustion-engined vehicles by 2030 where market conditions allow. In preparation for this change, Merc will expand its EV portfolio with a whopping four electric vehicle architectures. for high-performance applications, the MMA for compact vehicles, VAN.EA

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autoevolution

OCTOBER 27, 2023

BP will buy $100 million worth of super-fast chargers from Tesla, with plans to invest $1 billion in expanding the BP Pulse charging network in the US by 2030. Everybody knows that Tesla operates the largest fast-charging network in the world, an important asset for the company and an incentive for people to buy its electric vehicles.

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Brake & Front End

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The 2023 Joint EV Trends and Outlook Forecast report shows that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sales are projected to account for 9% of total US light vehicles sales in 2023, growing to 35% by 2030. By the end of this decade, one in 10 new vehicles in the U.S.

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Brake & Front End

JUNE 30, 2023

Managed by the new Stellantis Charging and Energy Business Unit, Free2move Charge addresses electric vehicle customer needs at home, in their business and on-the-go. “As e-Genuis support will be available first in Europe. The Free2move Charge is built on three pillars, Stellantis said.

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autoevolution

MARCH 8, 2024

Amid cooling demand for EVs, the big kahuna of Mercedes warned that price parity between electric vehicles and internal combustion vehicles won't be attained in the near future. Ola Kallenius became chief executive officer of Mercedes-Benz AG in May 2019.

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AutoSuccess

AUGUST 15, 2024

Brookdale Community College has secured a grant totaling $561,318 from the National Science Foundation to pioneer the Electric Vehicle Education for New Jersey (EVE-NJ) project. As the automotive industry rapidly transitions towards electric vehicles, this grant represents a pivotal investment in preparing the workforce for the future.

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Tomorrow's Technician

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

As the pace of electric vehicle (EV) adoption accelerates nationwide, Duke Energy said it launched an EV charger rental program in North Carolina that enables residential and business customers to lease an EV charger from the company at a monthly cost, which covers hardware, warranty and maintenance.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 11, 2023

While Mercedes-Benz has announced plans to go EV-only where markets allow by 2030, with a growing lineup of electric vehicles already on sale, it isn’t giving up on internal combustion engines just yet – especially when it comes to the AMG performance division, which is using electrification to extract massive power… Read more.

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Brake & Front End

OCTOBER 30, 2023

All-electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian announced the launch of a new apprenticeship program to support the development of trained staff at its future manufacturing plant in Stanton Springs North, Georgia.

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AutoSuccess

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As our partners in the automotive industry transition to electric-vehicle sales and service, our goal is to provide our 2,600-plus U.S. As part of its Dare Forward 2030 plan, Stellantis said it is setting the course for 50% of sales in the United States to be battery-electric vehicles (BEV) by the end of this decade.

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Tomorrow's Technician

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

LG Energy Solution and Toyota Motor North America have signed a supply agreement for lithium-ion battery modules to be used in Toyota battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that will be assembled in the United States. million BEVs annually by 2030.

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AutoSuccess

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in its first North American electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility, announced the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, adding another 3,000 jobs. The project, dubbed “Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina” (TBMNC) was first announced as a $1.29

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Just a few years ago Rolls-Royce was still wary about electrification, saying it would only come out with its first electric vehicle only “when the time is right,” eventually setting a target of 2030.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Honda looks like it’s finally primed to get serious about electric vehicles. The J apanese automaker is planning to announce it will introduce 30 new EVs across the globe by 2030 with a goal of selling 2 million units per year. Read more.

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Tomorrow's Technician

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Ford Pro, the commercial division within Ford Motor Company , and Xcel Energy , national clean energy provider, announced what they said is a “unique collaboration” to support the deployment of 30,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports in Xcel Energy service territories across the U.S. the companies said.

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Auto Service World

OCTOBER 3, 2024

She pulled out her crystal ball and figured it’ll be around 2030 when you see EVs outpace hybrids in sales , pushing the need for the aftermarket to be on the ball and prepared. And this, of course, assumes that the cars are going to sell the way they think they’re going to sell them,” Coquillette added.

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Jalopnik

MAY 9, 2024

It planned to invest $2 billion to transform the Cologne, Germany plant into an electric car production giant. The plan had stepping stones toward a fully electric 2030 , including every one of its cars coming with… Read more.

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Automotive Training Centre

APRIL 17, 2024

As an aspiring mechanic or automotive technician, understanding the role of hybrid and electrical mechanic training and hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) in this shift is crucial. The Game Plan: Uber’s Shift to Electric Uber ’s mission to become a “fully green” platform by 2030 in the U.S.,

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Jalopnik

MARCH 25, 2024

Good morning! It’s Monday, March 25, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift , your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more.

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