Electrifying: the Classic Mini, Autonomous Electric Flight, Wisk Aero, All-electric ŠKODA ENYAQ iV Seats PET Bottles

Electric Mini Recharged and electrifying: the classic Mini launches into the future. EVs and Recycling ŠKODA AUTO uses seat covers made from recycled PET bottles EVs Citroën UK expands ë-Berlingo Electric line-up with new Flair XTR […]

How Panasonic is Responding to Tesla’s Battery Day

by Matt Pressman Tesla’s Battery Day was a landmark event for the company. The Silicon Valley automaker plans to begin efforts to produce their own battery cells. Where does that leave Tesla’s existing battery suppliers? After years of […]

Berlin’s First Smart City Quarter Powered by Panasonic

Nearly CO2-free heating for 90 households The showcase for social, digital & connected, green & sustainable living has commenced in Central Europe Panasonic’s global smart cities portfolio extended with this European Lighthouse project In place to […]

50% Drop In Battery Prices In 3 Years

Originally published on EVANNEX. by Matt Pressman The success of Tesla (TSLA) is proof-positive that the investment community believes electric cars could be the future. Now there’s another sign that EVs are gaining traction on Wall Street. Global […]

Top Electric Car Companies By EV Battery Sales (H1 2015)

The electric vehicle battery market remained more or less recognizable during June 2016. The most recent figures from Jose Pontes show that Tesla/Panasonic has maintained a huge lead in the #1 spot, as one would expect; that BYD […]

Why Did BMW Bluster On Electric Cars?

One of the more disheartening electric vehicle stories of the year was BMW pulling back on its plans to be an EV leader, rather than announcing a knockout, Tesla-Model-3-competing BMW i5 or other fully electric car. It […]

SAE International OKs SAE TIR J2954 Wireless Power Transfer For Light-Duty Plug-In/ Electric Vehicles & Alignment Methodology For Publication

Originally published on CleanTechnica. An important new industry guideline for wireless power transfer technology and infrastructure — “SAE TIR J2954 Wireless Power Transfer for Light-Duty Plug-In/ Electric Vehicles and Alignment Methodology” — was recently approved for […]

Panasonic Creating New Joint Venture To Build Lithium-Ion Batteries In China

A new joint venture between Panasonic Corporation and Dalian Levear Electric Company has been created with the intent to manufacture lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries in China, according to recent reports. The new joint venture will make […]

Navigant Research Names LG Chem As Top Automotive Lithium-Ion Battery Company

LG Chem has been named by the most recent Navigant Research Leaderboard report on automotive lithium-ion battery companies as the top company in the market. The report — which ranks companies based on strategy and execution […]