Category: Electric cars
11/09/2021
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Geely Farizon Homtruck: battery-swapping long-hauler—but is it real?
Geely, the Chinese company behind “Lynk & Co” (to be confused with Lincoln), has a Farizon (rhymes with Horizon and Verizon) Auto division making commercial trucks. The latest release, a full semi, can be purchased with swappable batteries, methanol power, or a range-extended electric drive. Geely isn’t planning to scoop Cummins, Volvo, or Tesla: their […]
10/01/2021
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Chinese Foxconn buying Lordstown Auto
The Lordstown auto plant, once owned by General Motors and purchased by startup Lordstown Motors for $20 million, is being purchased by Chinese electronics firm Foxconn, best known for assembling most Apple products. Foxconn has been expanding in the United States, largely at Apple’s behest, and some see the move as paving the way for […]
09/28/2021
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Rivian starts making trucks, Lucid making cars, GM making e-vans
Two weeks ago, Rivian started making electric pickup trucks, the first automaker in North America to produce them for sale to the general public in the 21st century; they’re coming off a line in Normal, Illinois, that used to make Mitsubishis under the Dodge, Mitsubishi, Eagle, and Plymouth brands. GM announced today that it has […]
07/08/2021
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GM, Ford, former-Chrysler jumping into electrics
After what many thought was a very slow start, all three domestic automakers are jumping into electric vehicles in a big way, with plans to open major battery plants and phase in a total switch from gasoline power. Both GM and Stellantis (the current owner of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Mopar) have assured the […]
04/02/2021
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Ford e-Mustang beat Alfa Romeo already
The Ford Mustang Mach E, an all-electric car that just entered production, has already managed to beat all of Alfa Romeo and Fiat in sales. Ford has sold 6,614 Mustang Mach Es so far. Last quarter, Fiat eked out 815 US sales and Alfa Romeo, with its three models and a 25% gain in sales, […]
03/25/2021
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Old AM General plant to make Sokon vans for Electric Last Mile
A former AM General plant, sold to the American branch of a Chinese automaker, has been resold to a Michigan-based company—which will, it appears, use it to assemble electric vans from Chinese parts. Vans were the last “normal” electric vehicles, particularly in Britain, where they picked up goods from rail yards and deliver them to […]
03/14/2021
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The big electric pickup list, updated
Here are all the electric pickups we know about, in one table. We are reporting what we know about; there are things we don’t know about. Not everything is comparable to gasoline powered cars (e.g. torque at the wheels). Most of these figures are not final, and some may be hyperbole. Electric car companies have realized […]
01/19/2021
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Stellantis is real, Rivian is nearly here
Stellantis—the Fiat Chrysler/Peugeot combination company—has been created, and a management team has been appointed. The plans are currently to keep all the plants open, improve Italian plants’ productivity, and give every one of the 14 different brands room to grow before, possibly, making cuts. Details at Mopower. American electric truck-and-van maker Rivian, meanwhile, has raised […]
08/03/2020
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Is it good or bad for Chrysler when the Pacifica Hybrid wins awards?
Is it good or bad for Chrysler when the Pacifica Hybrid wins awards? The latest accolade for the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is from the AAA, or American Automobile Association, a mildly influential group which named the Hybrid its topic SUV-and-minivan; it was also one of the top three cars picked by AAA overall. What’s wrong […]
08/02/2020
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2020 – no, wait, 2021 – maybe 2022 is when the flood of good electric vehicles is coming
Lucid Air starts production next year, and Rivian will be pumping out tens of thousands of Amazon vans and maybe some Ford-badged pickups and other vehicles. But the electric vehicle world will really be hopping in 2022, when all the various new electric car companies will either be running at full speed, or at least be […]