Mitchell has reported that electric vehicle (EV) repairable claims frequency increased in Q1 2023 to 1.13% in the U.S. and 2.41% in Canada. The data was featured in the company’s latest Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights publication, which provides up-to-date EV claims and market information to the auto insurance and repair industries. …

Mullen Automotive says vehicle production will begin in July 2023 at the company’s manufacturing center in Tunica, Mississippi. Mullen’s manufacturing group has partnered with NRTC Automation (“NRTC”) out of Birmingham, Alabama, for Class 3 assembly line installation and integration, which includes all robotics and automation systems for vehicle production. …

Volvo Trucks says it has successfully conducted test drives of its hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles on public roads, and the first tests to take place were conducted in the frigid temperatures of northern Sweden, above the Arctic Circle. Fuel cell electric trucks powered by hydrogen will be especially suitable for longer distances and when using…

Michelin has announced a $300 million investment into its Canadian operations to accelerate sustainable mobility and improve its environmental footprint. The investment will see the installation of new technologies and equipment in Michelin’s three Nova Scotia production facilities to respond to market evolution, including manufacturing tires for the growing electric vehicle (EV) segment; larger rim…

During the first quarter of 2023, a total of 600 electric trucks weighing 16 tons and more were registered in Europe – more than four times compared to the same period in 2022 (134). Volvo Trucks says that it has the largest market share of this at 50%: an increase compared to 2022, when the…

The electric vehicle (EV) market in the U.S. is continuing to heat up, according to new data from Hankook Tire’s “Gauge Index.” The latest installment of Hankook’s consumer survey found 21% of Americans currently own or lease a hybrid or EV, up from 17% in 2022, and another 34% plan to in the future. Hankook…

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) has debuted its new Turanza EV grand touring tire, the company’s first replacement tire designed specifically for premium EVs and the first to feature Bridgestone “Enliten” technology, which the company says enables tires to have a “super low rolling resistance” and improves vehicle handling and driving dynamics. Bridgestone said its Turanza EV…

In its first-quarter 2023 financial results report, Lucid Group reported first-quarter revenue of $149.4 million, having produced 2,314 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Arizona and delivering 1,406 vehicles during the same period. Lucid said it plans to manufacture more than 10,000 vehicles in 2023 and ended the first quarter (ending March 31, 2023) with…

In its first-quarter 2023 financial results report, Lucid Group reported first-quarter revenue of $149.4 million, having produced 2,314 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Arizona and delivering 1,406 vehicles during the same period. Lucid said it plans to manufacture more than 10,000 vehicles in 2023 and ended the first quarter (ending March 31, 2023) with…

Blue Bird Corporation, in conjunction with its dealer Anderson Blue Bird Bus Sales of New England, has delivered its first batch of 20 electric school buses to Boston Public Schools (BPS). School officials and local government leaders hailed the groundbreaking pilot program as the largest electric school bus deployment in the Northeast. The district says…