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Ford re-opens order books for Mach-E; higher range, lower pricing; all standard range models with LFP packs

Green Car Congress

Ford is re-opening its order banks for the all-electric Mustang Mach-E as completed plant upgrades support production ramp in the second half of 2023, with feature improvements including increased range for standard range battery models to a targeted EPA-estimated range of 250 miles for RWD and 226 miles for eAWD. Earlier post.)

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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

A Taycan’s DC charge port is behind the front left wheel, and Tesla chargers are designed for Teslas to back into position and recharge at their rear-mount ports. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. Road trip and charging challenges We leave Sydney at 2pm having done the deal.

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Revolt Motors to reopen bookings of its electric motorcycle 

Electric Vehicles India

Revolt Motors to reopen bookings of its electric motorcycle . It has announced the re-opening of bookings for its electric motorcycles across the 6 operational cities from June 18th, 12 PM onwards. Let us read more about Revolt Motors to reopen bookings. . ” Revolt RV400 is India’s first AI-enabled electric bike.

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Product Update: Try Our New Variable Pricing Feature For Hosts

EV Match

Want to update how much you charge drivers per kilowatt hour (kWh) based on the varying cost of your electricity throughout the day? Now you can by enabling Variable Pricing on your listings in EVmatch. Our new Variable Pricing feature allows EVmatch hosts to easily set different charging prices depending on the time of day.

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China’s Tesla Model 3 Performance fighter arrives in Australia: AWD BYD Seal preps for launch in Sydney

EV Central

Dressed all in black, the Seal appears to be wearing 19-inch alloys (albeit while riding on jacks to make moving the stationary vehicle easier), which suggests we’re looking at a top-spec model, either the RWD or AWD edition fitted with an 82kWh ‘Blade’ Battery. inch rotating screen.

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Why Tesla competitors will need more than affordability to take EV pioneer’s crown

Teslarati

In an attempt to catch Tesla, who has been recognized as the industry leader, car companies have tried all strategies, including undercutting pricing, but they’ll need much more than that to catch up. according to Kelley Blue Book data. The charging network might be the biggest influence, and Tesla dominates in that realm.

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Shell to halt 80K bpd Carmon Creek oil sands project

Green Car Congress

Shell originally sanctioned the project in October 2013 and announced in March 2015 that the project would be re-phased to take advantage of the market downturn to optimize design and retender certain contracts. This is forcing tough choices at Shell. —Chief Executive Officer, Ben van Beurden. Carmon Creek is 100% Shell owned.

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