Buick Electra-X Teased As Brand’s First Ultium-Based SUV Concept
Buick China has dropped two teaser photos of an upcoming all-electric concept vehicle named Electra-X, the brand's first electric SUV concept...
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BYD Introduces Seal With Attractive Pricing And Structural Battery
BYD recently introduced its all-new Seal model, which has a big chance to become one of the main Tesla Model...
JIDU teases production prep for ‘Robocar’ concept ahead of ROBODAY debut in June
Just over a year after being founded, intelligent EV startup JIDU is on the cusp of officially unveiling the concept...
Lucid Issues Second Air Recall, Glass Cockpit Instrument Panel Harness
We just received a tip from Lucid Insider Blog that the company has already sent out emails to some owners...
Tesla invited to build battery facility in Indonesia’s giant 30k-hectare industrial area
Tesla’s potential battery facility in Indonesia will likely be built on one of the country’s most ambitious integrated industrial areas...
Lucid Air Touring Won’t Be Available Until Q4 2022
Lucid has just changed when it expects the Air Touring model to become available, bumping it back another quarter to...
2023 BMW iX M60 First Drive Review: More Go, Same Show
Upgrading from a mainline BMW to an M Sport or a full-blown M model has always been easy to justify...
Here’s where Big Oil stands on climate plans – and it’s not good
Major US and European oil and gas companies are failing to meet the bare minimum of their promises to reach...
Tesla Model Y LR Owner Shares His Experience After Three Months
The Tesla Model Y is still hot property more than two years after its launch and Europe makes no exception....
Tesla added 20 new Supercharging stations with 79 new chargers in China in April
Tesla China released data regarding its Supercharging infrastructure growth in April last week, indicating that it opened twenty new Supercharging...
Mercedes teases Rivian-style tank turns from upcoming EQG electric SUV
The Mercedes-Benz EQG—a forthcoming electric version of Mercedes' G-Class off-roader due in 2024—could get a trick tank-turn feature to rival...
Charged EVs | Tackling the peak demand charge problem to cost-effectively scale the EV revolution
Sponsored by ads-tec Energy EVs are playing an increasingly important role in the transition to a net-zero emissions world and...
Leno Tells Ford CEO He’s A “Truck Guy” After Driving F-150 Lightning
Jay Leno received a special guest recently at his garage, Ford Motor Company's CEO Jim Farley. The Blue Oval's big...
Quick Charge Podcast: May 23, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and...
Musk Says Teslas Will Be Fully-Autonomous, Not Require Driver Next Year
Elon Musk said back in 2015 that in two years’ time, Teslas would drive themselves without the need for supervision...
Elon Musk wants a Twitter deal discount based on bot account concentration
Elon Musk is evidently looking for a restructured deal that would see his $44 billion balance to acquire Twitter, and...
Polestar prices up, Fisker sports car, DOE battery funding, Stellantis invests in car-sharing: Today’s Car News
Polestar prices go up. The DOE invests big on batteries. Electrify America charger use surged last year. Stellantis mops up...
Littelfuse launches new fuse for EV on-board chargers and PDUs
Circuit protection manufacturer Littelfuse has launched a new high-voltage cartridge fuse for the on-board chargers and power distribution units (PDUs)...
Stellantis Will Produce Electric Cars In Serbia
Stellantis announced a €190 million ($200 million) investment to produce electric cars at its plant in Kragujevac, Serbia (owned in...
2022 Tesla Model 3 Performance Shines In 70 MPH Range Test
In one of the latest tests, Out of Spec Reviews’ Kyle Conner checks a brand new, 2022 Tesla Model 3...
2022 Mercedes EQS 450 Plus 70 MPH Range Test
The Mercedes Benz EQS 450+ is easily one of, if not the most luxurious, premium electric vehicles available today. When...
Tesla Model S Plaid gives the P100D killer a headstart in drag race, dominates anyway
Back in 2017, the drag strip was haunted by a dual-motor all-wheel-drive electric car that was capable of humbling supercars...
Ford F-150 Lightning Home Integration System To Cost $3,895
If Ford F-150 Lightning owners want to access the vehicle's Intelligent Backup Power feature to power their homes during outages...
US plug-in vehicle sales hit a record high in Q1, led by Tesla and California
Electric vehicle sales were at a record level both in California and nationally, according to numbers released by the California...
Rivian Driver Assistance Features Tested: Comparable To Tesla?
The Rivian R1T is a pretty compelling all-round package. It's great off-road, has impressive straight-line performance and offers a ton...
Quick Charge Podcast: April 30, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and...
F-150 Lightning Gets More Horsepower, Payload Capacity And Range
Ford announced that F-150 Lightning customers will benefit from more power and payload capacity and range than they expected from their...
SpaceX smashes Falcon 9 booster turnaround record
SpaceX has successfully launched and landed the same Falcon 9 booster twice in three weeks, smashing the current record for...
Cheaper Tesla Mobile Connector Now Listed In Vehicle Configurator
After no longer offering the mobile connector as standard on its new vehicles, Tesla has reduced prices on its two...
Vinfast preview drive, Subaru Solterra pricing, Nissan solid-state tech, electric Chevy Corvette: The Week in Reverse
Which company is rethinking the minivan as an EV? Which eagerly anticipated electric pickup went into production this week? This...
Ford’s Next Electric Pickup Truck Will Have More Range, Active Aero
The Ford F-150 Lightning recently entered series production, while the company prepares now for another all-electric pickup truck. We already...
Podcast: Elon sells TSLA to buy Twitter, Electric Corvette, F-150 Lightning production, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This...
Charged EVs | CSM’s new Split system for measuring current, voltage and power
Measurement technology manufacturer CSM has introduced a new measurement product composed of three modules for the high-frequency measurement of current,...
Clinics In Ukrainian Towns Received Free Tesla Powerwalls, Solar Panels
Ukraine has set up new medical clinics to serve two of the small towns to the north of Kyiv, Borodyanka...
Charged EVs | Penske adds Ford E-Transit cargo vans to its rental and leasing fleet
Penske Truck Leasing has ordered 750 Ford E-Transit electric cargo vans. The company conducted a successful pilot of the E-Transit...
Charged EVs | Webinar: Use of capacitors in series-parallel configuration for wireless resonant circuits
Wireless Power Transfer circuits demand stable high capacitance, high voltage capacitors to act as the tank capacitor in the LC...
German VC Lauds Tesla’s Speed In Talks About Curbing Russian Gas Reliance
A German vice-chancellor by the name of Robert Habeck said some time ago that Germany needs to revamp its energy...
Volkswagen partners with bp for EV fast charging rollout in Europe
Volkswagen will partner with bp to launch a strategic partnership to roll out up to 4,000 fast-charging electric vehicle charge...
Charged EVs | EV Charge Solutions opens new manufacturing facility in Chili, New York
EV Charge Solutions, a division of Moser Services Group, has opened its second location, a new manufacturing facility at the...
Postal Service Sued By UAW, Green Groups Over Failure To Move To EVs
We've been reporting about the US Postal Service ever since it announced its upcoming changes and showed off the interesting...
States and environmental groups sue USPS over gasoline mail delivery trucks
A coalition of environmental groups and over a dozen states filed lawsuits Thursday against the United States Postal Service (USPS)...
Charged EVs | Anovion seeks to secure North American supply chain for synthetic graphite
A new company has joined the growing North American battery material industry. Anovion has been launched with “key assets contributed...
Ford CEO Pokes Fun At Tesla During F-150 Lightning Production Start Speech
The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning is officially in production at the manufacturer’s historic Rouge facility and within the company it...
The US generated a record 18% of its electricity from wind and solar in March
Last month, the US generated 18% of its electricity from wind and solar (59 TWh) for the first time. That...
Charged EVs | Hertz to purchase up to 65,000 Polestar EVs
Rental giant Hertz gave the whole EV industry a boost with last year’s announcement that it would add up to...
India Still Doesn’t Want Tesla Importing Cars From China
Tesla wants to enter the Indian car market but can’t because it apparently is in a stalemate with the local...
Charged EVs | Heliox to deliver mobile DC chargers to PACCAR EVs in North America
Heliox, a provider of DC charging systems for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, has signed a supply agreement with PACCAR Parts...
Charged EVs | Envision AESC to build 30 GWh battery gigafactory in Kentucky
Japanese battery technology company Envision AESC has announced that it will invest $2 billion to build a new battery gigafactory...
Plug-In Car Market Share Reached 22% In March 2022
Europe is experiencing a really challenging time right now and the latest passenger car sales data also highlight it. In...
German official calls for “Tesla Speed” efforts to shift away from Russian gas
Germany vice-chancellor Robert Habeck, who made headlines earlier this year by stating that the country must transform its power system...
Charged EVs | Electreon and partners to demonstrate in-road dynamic wireless charging
Wireless charging specialist Electreon, together with the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center, truck-maker Kenworth and project management firm Kiewit, plan to...
VW Shows Early Rendering Of ID. Buzz Pickup, What Do You Think?
Volkswagen has big plans with the ID. Buzz, the all-electric minivan that will go on sale in Europe in the...
Charged EVs | Whitepaper: Testing EV and EVSE safety, interoperability, and conformance
Sponsored by Keysight Technologies Navigating safety, interoperability, and conformance in e-mobility Safety, interoperability, and conformance are important criteria for enabling...
Polestar 2 Receives Updates: Sustainability, Tech And Design
Polestar announced updates to the Polestar 2 model, related to three main areas - sustainability, tech and design. The sustainability...
Elon Musk wins case over Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity – Judges says he was too involved but paid a fair price
A judge sided with Elon Musk in a court case brought by investors over Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity, which they...
Charged EVs | Startup Weev to build Northern Ireland charging network with 1,500 charging points
Belfast-based startup Weev Energy plans to invest £20 million in a new public charging network that will include over 350...
Ram 1500 Electric Pickup Rendered Based On New Teasers
Ram will be quite late to the electric pickup party with its 1500 EV that’s set to enter production in...
Charged EVs | NI to purchase Kratzer’s test systems business
NI (formerly National Instruments) has agreed to purchase the test systems business of Kratzer Automation, and expects the purchase to...
Used Tesla Prices Skyrocket, Selling For Huge Premium Over New Models
We've been saying for years now that Tesla's vehicles have a high resale value. It hasn't been uncommon over the...
Tesla Giga Texas continues deliberate Model Y ramp, hints at upcoming delivery volumes
Tesla Gigafactory Texas may still be following a deliberate ramp, but work in the facility is still ongoing at a...
