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Porsche Slightly Increased Sales Of Electric Cars In Q1 2022

Porsche reports that its global car sales decreased during the first quarter of 2022 by 5% year-over-year to 68,426. The company notes that the circumstances are exceptional for the automotive industry right now. We previously heard about the temporary suspension of some of the Porsche production facilities. In the case of all-electric car sales, Porsche …

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Fully Charged Tries Out Wireless Charging And EV Battery Swapping In Norway

Norway is setting a global example for EV adoption and nowadays it’s a place where if you buy a new car that isn’t electric, people around you might ask you why – that’s how pro-EV most Norwegians are. And this has made the nation quite unique in Europe, thanks to its more advanced charging infrastructure. …

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Tesla No Longer Includes Charging Equipment With Vehicles; Cites Statistics

In a surprising move, Tesla has suddenly discontinued its longstanding practice of including charging equipment with its vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk replied to comments on Twitter about the new policy by saying “Usage statics were super low, so seemed wasteful”. Every electric vehicle produced up until 2022 has included as standard equipment some sort …

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Tesla goes full Apple and stops delivering cars with included charging hardware, now sold separately

Tesla changed its long-standing policy to deliver every vehicle with a mobile charging cable and instead, it starts selling them separately for $400 for level 2 charging and $275 for level 1. The move is reminiscent of Apple removing the included USB charging brick with the iPhone. With charging being one of the biggest concerns …

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Hitachi Energy is using its expertise to bridge gap between transportation fleets and utilities to ease the transition to electrification

During a recent live virtual event on LinkedIn, the Head of Hitachi Energy North America, Anthony Allard, and Hitachi America Chairman and CEO, Hicham Abdessamad, spoke on the global technology company’s focus on promoting sustainability throughout all its segments. As a climate change innovator, Hitachi’s executives point out the impending challenges the transportation sector faces, …

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