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Everything you need to know ahead of the BMW i Berlin E-Prix

The 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship reaches its climax this weekend (August 14 & 15) with a double-header at Tempelhof, for the BMW i Berlin E-Prix presented by CBMM Niobium – and the prize on offer is maiden FIA World Championship honours.

Tesla claims 92% battery cell material recovery in new recycling process

Tesla released more details about its effort to deploy large-scale battery recycling, and it claims that it can recover about 92% of battery cell materials with its recycling process.

Mercedes-Benz to go all-electric by 2030

Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler plans to invest more than 40 billion euros ($47 billion) by 2030 to be ready to take on Tesla in an all-electric car market, but warned the shift in technology would lead to job cuts

Alex Lynn seals emotional maiden Formula E win in frenetic Round 13 on home soil in London

Alex Lynn sealed an emotional maiden ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race win on home soil in a dramatic Heineken® London E-Prix Round 13 to the absolute delight of the  Mahindra Racing crew.

This Tiny $6,800 Car Runs on Solar Power

The two-seater car can go 12 miles on a charge, with a top speed of 28 mph—perfect for short city errands.

All Porsche Parts Will Now Be Made with Renewable Energy

Porsche has announced it is taking further steps to achieve its sustainability goals: The high-performance car maker is calling for its roughly 1,300 series suppliers to use exclusively renewable energy in the manufacture of Porsche components, starting this month. The…

Formula E: Bird brings it home for Jaguar with comeback victory in New York City

Jaguar Racing’s Sam Bird makes it a fairytale of New York at the ABB New York City E-Prix Round 11, bouncing back from a difficult Saturday to take a dominant lights-to-flag victory to jump to the top of the Drivers’ standings.

2021 ABB New York City E-Prix

The ABB FIA Formula E Championship returns to New York City for another round of close combat, wheel-to-wheel all-electric racing. Watch 24 cars and drivers rip around the raw streets of Brooklyn in the shadow of Manhattan’s majestic skyline.

New Electric Cars Coming to South Africa in 2021/22

Vast distances, lack of charging infrastructure, range anxiety and the prohibitively high purchase prices of electric vehicles are likely to remain key factors that will continue to stifle the adoption of electric cars in South Africa for the foreseeable future.