The United States tightens car emissions standards to go electric – rts.ch

The US government announced on Wednesday that it had finalized new standards on polluting emissions from automobiles, described as the strictest ever adopted, and aimed at accelerating the transition to electric cars. Compared to the draft regulations announced last year, which has since been the subject of a public consultation, these final standards however give … Read more

The United States tightens car emissions standards to go electric

The American government announced on Wednesday that it had finalized new standards on polluting emissions from automobiles, the strictest ever adopted, with the aim of accelerating the transition to electric cars. Compared to the draft regulations announced last year, which has since been the subject of a public consultation, these final standards however give more … Read more

This electric car manufacturer pauses production to avoid bankruptcy

Fisker, an American electric car brand, is in financial difficulty and has decided to pause its production for six weeks. Fisker Ocean // Source: Frandroid The financial situation of Fisker, an American brand of electric cars sold in France, is more than fragile. On the occasion of the publication of the 2023 results, job cuts … Read more

Bentley postpones the release of its first electric car until 2026

The first electric Bentley in history was planned for 2025. We are using the past tense, because the company itself, through its CEO Adrian Hallmark, interviewed by Automotive News, announced the postponement of the launch of its model to battery to 2026. The decision is surprising and was made following software development issues and “concerns … Read more

Charging an electric car is still much cheaper than filling up with gas

La recharge la plus chère se fait sur des bornes ultrarapides au bord des autoroutes, auprès des exploitants comme TotalEnergies ou Ionity.

In France, recharging the battery of your electric car now costs more since February 1 with the increase in the cost of energy, by 9% on average. But that does not prevent this type of vehicle from maintaining its advantage over the thermal engine, explains a study by terminal installer Qovoltis. A central argument for … Read more

Recharging your electric car costs three times less than a full tank of gasoline at these Tesla terminals

Tesla has just dropped the price of charging electric cars (including competing brands) with its Superchargers. Enough to make recharging even cheaper than at home. And radically cheaper than refueling a thermal car. Tesla likes to play yo-yo with the price of charging electric cars connected to its Superchargers. This is normal, since the American … Read more