General Motors marque GMC recently shared that it has received over 65,000 reservations for its electrified Hummer pickup and SUV, much higher than the American automaker’s initial expectations. As a result, GMC is expediting Hummer EV production to keep up with the growing consumer demand. That being said, the SUV version of the Hummer is not scheduled to deliver until 2023, and new pickup orders won’t be fulfilled until 2024 under current production timelines. More…
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Court orders Tesla to buy back car from customer who felt Autopilot was like ‘a drunk first-time driver’
A court in Germany has ordered Tesla to buy back a Model 3 vehicle from a customer who filed a complaint over how disappointed he was with the Full Self-Driving package – which includes Autopilot features – that he felt it was driving like “a drunk first-time driver”. More…
Volvo Trucks receives a record order of electric trucks from Maersk
Volvo Trucks announced that it received a record order of 110 electric trucks from Maersk, and all those trucks should be delivered by early next year. More…
A fleet of Tesla Model 3s is going to be deployed for Uber drivers in London
London announced that it is providing funding to deploy a fleet of Tesla Model 3 vehicles through a vehicle subscription service to be available for private hire drivers such as Uber. More…
NIU’s fastest and most powerful electric scooter yet arrives in Europe, headed to US soon
I was fortunate enough to be in the front row when NIU unveiled its new MQiGT EVO electric scooter at the 2021 EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show last November. Now the leading smart electric scooter company has begun making deliveries in Europe, with other markets also set to soon receive the fast and powerful electric scooter. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 28, 2022
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Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel says EV batteries should last for about 15 years
JB Straubel, Tesla’s longtime Chief Technology Officer, has given some insight into how long he believes electric vehicle batteries should last — about 15 years. This is critical for Straubel’s new business. More…
Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel says EV batteries should last about 15 years
JB Straubel, Tesla’s longtime Chief Technology Officer, has given some insight into how long he believes electric vehicle batteries should last — about 15 years. This is critical for Straubel’s new business. More…
Tesla is planning a big Megapack project at Gigafactory Texas to avoid unreliable electric grid
According to new local flings, Tesla is planning a big Megapack project at Gigafactory Texas in order to complement its planned giant solar system and to try and mitigate problems that come with the state’s unreliable electric grid. More…
Porsche is reportedly working with Quantumscape to develop an electric 911 powered by solid-state batteries
After sharing long-term electrification goals during a recent financial report, new details of future Porsche EVs have emerged including plans for an electric 911. What might be even more mouth-watering (if true) is that the German automaker has been working with Quantumscape to integrate solid-state batteries into future Porsche EVs like the electric 911.. More…
Could this idea win over NIMBYs who oppose living near renewables?
As UK prime minister Boris Johnson is due to unveil his energy plan this week, a British cabinet minister made a suggestion yesterday on a news program that he thinks would win the support of communities who live near onshore wind farms. Could it work. More…
Morfuns Eole S carbon fiber folding e-bike review: Lightweight with a torque sensor and throttle!
The Morfuns Eole S is an interesting departure from many of the budget-end folding electric bicycles on the market. It features both a lightweight design and some nice components that should make it an awesome urban e-bike for someone on the lookout for a small and unobtrusive folder. More…
Tesla’s head of AI is on sabbatical and people are worried
Elon Musk announced that Tesla’s head of AI, Andrej Karpathy, is on a four-month sabbatical, and people are worried since other Tesla execs have left after going on sabbatical. More…
Xiaomi’s new 40-mile range NAVEE N65 electric scooter heads west to Europe and North America
Xiaomi rocketed the NAVEE N65 electric scooter to a successful launch late last year on its Xiaomi Youpin crowdfunding platform. Now the scooter is making its way westward toward European and North American customers. More…
Tesla (TSLA) announces a new stock split; shareholders to vote later this year
Tesla (TSLA) announced today that it is planning a new stock split, and it is going to put it to a shareholder vote later this year. More…
Tesla (TSLA) announces another stock split; shareholders to vote later this year
Tesla (TSLA) announced today that it is planning a new stock split, and it is going to put it to a shareholder vote later this year. More…
Tesla halts production at Gigafactory Shanghai as the city shuts down due to surge in COVID-19 cases
Tesla is reportedly halting production for four days at Gigafactory Shanghai as the city is going into a lockdown due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. More…
US NHTSA reinstates billions in fines on gas-guzzling automakers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ruled that heightened fines on automakers that fail to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy requirements on 2019 and later vehicles would be reinstated. The decision is a big hit to high-polluting automakers and the lobby group that supports them, and a win for EV makers. More…
‘Energica Inside’ will see Italian electric motorcycle company’s tech help other brands go electric
You may be more familiar with Energica’s 150 mph (240 km/h) electric motorcycles currently in use at the FIM MotoE electric motorcycle racing series. Energica’s run as the sole manufacturer for the series may be ending after this season, but the Italian motorcycle manufacturer already has even bigger plans for the future. And part of those plans include helping other manufacturers go electric by taking advantage of Energica’s EV technology. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 26, 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 our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. More…