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Innovative and optimized charging network FreeWire has just introduced a new AI-enabled platform called Mobilyze Pro that uses predictive algorithms to enable businesses to determine the best place on their property to install EV chargers. With the launch, FreeWire hopes to bridge the gap between the growing number of EVs on roads and the infrastructure required to keep them charged. FreeWire Technologies is an EV fast charging and energy management solutions company founded in 2014 that has been helping expedite the world’s transition to electric vehicles by developing more efficient charging solutions. To date, FreeWire has created a lineup of…
VinFast has had a mixed year of wins and losses. VinFast’s VF8 first drive event was faced with an overwhelmingly negative sentiment, and the firm sold an estimated 128 units from February to May 2023. The same year, VinFast made a big splash on the NASDAQ with a listing and a staggering valuation of over $80 billion, over $10 billion more than Volkswagen ($69.7 billion) and BMW ($69.4 billion). Harnessing the wave it rode up, VinFast has introduced a new advertisement campaign to help bring awareness to its electric crossover, the VF8. Partnering with actor Joey Lawrence, the advertisement shows…
Zeekr’s three current models target niche segments, while three new models to be launched this year and next will target the mass market. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Zeekr, the premium electric vehicle (EV) subsidiary of Geely Holding Group, is aiming for sales in 2025 to be nearly 10 times what they were in 2022, with more mass-market-targeted models coming in the next two years. Zeekr plans to achieve an annual sales target of 650,000 by 2025, its CEO Andy An said in a release after Geely announced its first-half financial results. Geely left its 2023 sales target unchanged at 1.65 million…
This article is being updated, please refresh later for more content. Nio had 4,100 insurance registrations last week and 11,000 from August 1 to August 20. For the week of August 14 to August 20, Li Auto sold 8,000 units, continuing to top the list of China’s new car-making forces, the company said today on Weibo. As before, Li Auto didn’t explain the basis for calculating that weekly sales, but apparently they were insurance registrations. The company suspended sharing this data in May, but has since resumed sharing. Between August 1 and August 20, insurance registrations for Li Auto vehicles…
Nio’s booth is located in Hall 10, H1010, and as usual, it will be showcasing the whole layout of its flagship showroom, Nio House, at the event. (Image credit: Nio) Nio (NYSE: NIO) will showcase its full lineup of production models, as well as the EP9 supercar, at the Chengdu auto show, which starts later this week, according to an article the company posted on its mobile app today. This year’s Chengdu auto show will begin on Friday, August 25 and run through September 3, with August 25 as media day. The show will be held at the Western China…
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Amtrak has replaced a diesel-powered bus on the Pacific Northwest’s Cascades route with its first electric bus. Amtrak, which partnered with the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to roll out its new electric bus, will run it between Seattle and Bellingham, filling the gap between the morning and evening trains on the Cascades route. It uses buses all over the US to run thruway connecting services, which are scheduled to connect with Amtrak trains. Amtrak’s first electric bus is a 45-foot Van Hool CX45e. It has a 660 kWh Proterra lithium-ion battery system and 260 miles of range. It’s owned by coach operator…
It looks like Hyundai is working on a high-performance model to sit next to the new IONIQ 5 N. New spy pictures reveal what looks to be a sporty all-electric Hyundai Kona N. Hyundai Kona Electric N spotted looking sporty Hyundai unveiled its first purely electric high-performance vehicle under its N brand, the IONIQ 5 N, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last month. The release comes nearly a year after Hyundai teased a conceptual electric N model during the end of the launch video for the new IONIQ 6. Hyundai teased racing enthusiasts with several videos to prepare for…
Volkswagen has officially started production of its all-new, all-electric ID.7 sedan at its plant in Emden, Germany, which is also producing the ID.4 model. This is a symbolic start of series production (a small production run was launched in June). The manufacturer already accepts orders in Germany and the first customer deliveries will likely begin this fall. Let’s recall that the Emden plant was recently affected by insufficient demand (for the ID.4), which at the end of June resulted in a two-week-long cancellation of late shifts, extended plant vacations, and a decision to postpone the launch of the third shift…
After a very frustrating period of prolonged load-shedding that saw citizens only having electricity between midnight and 4am, the Zimbabwe government has declared the end of electricity rationing. This follows the completion of two 300MW coal-powered new generation plants. This new capacity is from the recently commissioned units 7 & 8 at Hwange. Before the addition of the 2 new units that were built at a cost of US$1.5 billion, that country’s old coal power plants (Hwange units 1 to 6) had been experiencing frequent breakdowns, meaning that they were never able to reach anywhere close to their installed capacity…