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Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility launch electric retrofit of commercial vehicles; Renault Master kit first

Green Car Congress

Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility , a Grenoble-based company specializing in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electric power, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercial operation of a retrofit kit, the first of its kind in the French LCV market.

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Volvo Penta unveils dual-fuel hydrogen engine, cube battery

Green Car Congress

CMB.TECH provides and trials the hydrogen add-on kit and tank system that works together with the Volvo Penta D8 engine and software. The first engines will be working in end-customers machines in Europe in 2023 as part of a market pilot project, which will be followed by small-scale production. Cube battery.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

Green Car Congress

These four main kits are now joined by the all-new Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”, or MEB), being developed by the Volkswagen brand. Since January 2016, the MEB has been under the direction of Christian Senger, who was previously in charge of Automotive Systems and Technology at Continental AG.

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Electric classic - what's not to love?

EV Driver

It’s been a while since we last had one of our interviews, so let us introduce you to Kit Lacey. Kit is the founder of eDub Trips, where you can hire a camper van - but not just any camper van, no, these classic VW Campers are 100% electric! Let’s find out a little more about this brilliant company from Kit himself….

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Tesla Cybertruck 1:10 RC Car from Hot Wheels is ‘so damn fast’

Teslarati

Last year, Mattel announced that it would be bringing the polarizing, all-electric Cybertruck to the market before Tesla could. The kit includes a Cybertruck, a battery, charging devices, the remote control, owner guides, and a bumper guard to keep the car intact in case of a collision with an obstacle.

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Does EV home-backup capability outmode the Tesla Powerwall?

Baua Electric

GM once again noted with the announcement that it plans to expand V2H bidirectional charging technology across all its Ultium-based EVs by model year 2026. It’s good for charging at 19.2 in future updates,” said spokesperson Sanaz Marbley to Green Car Reports. GM Energy app The automaker has a bigger vision for the product.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

EV Central

‘EV values plummet’ has been a regular headline in overseas media this year, as electric car resale values tumble in major markets like the US and UK. America and Europe have more mature EV markets than us, meaning thousands of pre-loved electric cars have popped up on their used car classifieds. Now we’re talking.

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