Kia EV6 deliveries have already begun – 3 months ahead of schedule

The all-new Kia EV6 is one of the most hotly anticipated new cars of the year – electric or otherwise. It’s been a weird couple of months, though, and ongoing supply chain issues and chip shortages had some customers understandably worried that their EV6 wouldn’t get delivered on the promised date. But now, at least one person has received their EV6… and it’s three months early!

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Deliveries VW Battery-Electric Vehicles Double 2021, Drive a Tesla Model 3/Y Minus the Center Screen, Electric Buses California, Moscow, Spain

EVs BMW passes 100,000 electric vehicle mark for 2021: Electro-offensive and number one in premium segment: BMW Group posts strong sales for 2021 Volkswagen Group on course for NEW AUTO: deliveries of battery-electric vehicles doubled in 2021 Volkswagen Deliveries of battery-electric vehicles doubled in 2021 Kia EV6 Electric Wins Good Design Award Polestar Meets Global […]

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Wallbox’s latest Quasar 2 bidirectional home charger allows an EV to provide backup power

Charing station manufacturer Wallbox (NYSE: WBX) has introduced a new generation of its bidirectional home charger for the North American market.

In service areas that offer time-of-use rates, EV owners can schedule charging sessions at times when rates are low and discharge their car battery to power their home when rates are high. Users with solar panels can also store excess energy in their EVs during low usage periods and discharge it at other times. (All vehicle-to-home applications require an EV capable of bidirectional charging.)

Quasar 2 retains the functionality of its predecessor, Quasar, and is even more powerful, offering 11.5 kW/48 amps of power for charging and discharging. It also adds a new feature called Blackout Mode, which allows an EV to be used as an emergency power source in power outages.

“Bidirectional charging opens up numerous opportunities for smarter energy management in the home,” said Enric Asunción, co-founder and CEO of Wallbox. “Not only does Quasar 2 allow us to rethink the way we produce, store and use energy on a day-to-day basis, it has the potential to [allow] users to power their homes for over three days during a power outage.”

“The average American experienced more than eight hours of power interruption in 2020,” said Douglas Alfaro, General Manager of Wallbox North America. “With Blackout Mode, we are able to offer EV owners some relief by helping mitigate the impact of a major energy disruption in the home.”

Mitsubishi isn’t done selling fancy golf carts, follows up iMiEV with K-EV Concept X Style

Mitsubishi was one of the early pioneers of the modern EV era, launching the original iMiEV electric kei car on World Environment Day back in 2009. Against all odds, the iMiEV is still in production and, today, a fixture in EV markets across Europe and South East Asia – but this, too, must end. Meet Mitsubishi’s new electric kei, the K-EV Concept X Style.

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Tesla could be forced to report Full Self-Driving Beta data to DMV after ‘videos showing dangerous use’

Tesla, who managed to avoid reporting autonomous driving data to the DMV, could be forced to open the books on its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta to the California DMV after what the latter called “videos showing dangerous use.”

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Dealers thrived in 2021: Are state franchise laws hindering EV adoption?

Tesla Store Los Angeles [photo: Misha Bruk / MBH Architects]Another year has gone by without a resolution to the fight between franchised dealerships—which had a strong 2021 thanks to weak supply and strong demand—and the direct-sales model pioneered by Tesla, and now taken up by Rivian and Lucid. This is a familiar saga to anyone who has followed EV developments over the past decade, but the…
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Taiwan soon to have more Gogoro electric scooter battery swap stations than gas stations

Electric scooter manufacturer Gogoro is famous for its battery-swapping network of GoStations that extensively covers its native Taiwan. The system has become so popular that it will soon eclipse the number of gas stations on the island nation.

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