Volkswagen is making it clear it will not partake in the EV price war spurred by Tesla’s recent price cuts. More…
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Tesla plans to ramp up Giga Shanghai production after surge in orders, report says
A new report states that Tesla plans to ramp up electric vehicle production at Gigafactory Shanghai to 20,000 units per week after a surge in orders. More…
Honda shows off electric outboard motor for boats using its motorbike batteries
Honda’s combustion engine outboard motors are a common sight on the back of boats in marinas around the world. But those motors could be going green one day thanks to a new Honda electric outboard shown off recently at the Dusseldorf Boat Show. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 31, 2023
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…
GM’s latest look at the Equinox EV has us guessing on range, battery, and price
Ahead of its scheduled arrival this coming fall, GM has shared its most in depth look at the 2024 Chevy Equinox EV yet in a video you can view below. By promising a starting price around $30,000, the Equinox EV is sure to capture plenty of customers, whether they are current GM owners or not. However, the American automaker has not yet shown all its cards when it comes to this electric compact SUV. Naturally, our curiosity (and impatience) has gotten the best of us, leading us to take our best guess at what consumers can truly expect to see. More…
Amazon’s renewable energy portfolio swells to over 20 GW, enough to power 5.2M homes
Amazon increased its renewable energy capacity by 8.3 GW in 2022, bringing its total portfolio to over 20 GW, enough to power millions of US homes. More…
Sony and Honda will sell their electric car, ‘AFEELA,’ in 2026
For the fourth year in a row, Sony brought its electric car prototype to CES to show it off to a global audience. But this year we finally got what we’ve wanted all along: a production date. More…
New York City is buying 925 EVs – here’s what’s included
From electric garbage trucks to street sweepers, New York City announced today that it will spend $10.1 million to buy 925 electric vehicles and install 315 new EV chargers. More…
Chevy Bolt had best sales ever after recalls and leads in mainstream EV sales says GM
GM released its 2022 year-end sales update and is touting the humble Chevy Bolt’s best sales year ever, calling the Bolt and Bolt EUV the “#1 mainstream EV series” in Q3 and Q4. More…
Audi BEV sales up 47% in the US in 2022 while ICE sales flounder
Audi of America released its fourth quarter business update today that reveals delivery numbers of all its models for the last year. And, like much of the auto industry, the company’s BEV sales are growing while ICE car sales floundered in 2022. More…
Tesla mobile Supercharger with Megapack caught on fire
A Tesla Megapack used on a mobile Supercharger caught on fire and completely burned down in Baker, California. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 4, 2023
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…
Goodyear shows tire made of 90% sustainable materials
Goodyear has demonstrated a tire consisting almost entirely of what it claims are “sustainable materials,” with a mission to further increase that percentage to 100% by the end of the decade. More…
Greenworks unveils electric bikes, home batteries, robot vacuums, AI lawn mowers, and more
Not just electric power tools, anymore! Greenworks has taken to CES 2023 to unveil over a dozen new products spanning a wide range of home and outdoor categories, from video doorbells to electric mobility and even AI-controlled robotic lawn mowers. More…
Tesla driver intentionally drove car off a cliff with family, but everyone miraculously survived
A Tesla driver intentionally drove his car off a 250-foot cliff in California with his family inside, according to the police, but everyone miraculously survived without serious injury. More…
SWFT BMX electric bike launched as 20 MPH curb-hopper, pegs and all
It seems like there’s an electric version of just about every type of bicycle out there. There are eMTBs, e-cruisers, e-folders, and even e-road bikes. But somehow, BMX bikes missed the electric memo. Or at least they had until SWFT came along with an old-school classic sporting a new-school take. And at just $999, the SWFT BMX won’t break the bank. More…
Tesla defends its impact on California as Musk alienates blue states
Tesla released a new blog post defending its impact on California and says it now employs 47,000 people in the state. More…
Verge opens US pre-orders for its hubless electric motorcycle with 25 minute charging
The Verge TS is one of the most revolutionary new electric motorcycles hitting the market thanks to a wild design for the drivetrain. It was previously only available in Europe but has now opened reservations in the US after showing off an updated model known as the TS Ultra at CES 2023. More…
Ultrafast battery maker StoreDot hires auto industry head as chair
StoreDot, makers of ultrafast Tesla-like 4680 cells, today announced that it’s appointed global auto industry leader Carl-Peter Forster as chair. More…
Tesla Model Y and Mustang Mach-E left out of $7,500 credit for a dumb reason
Tesla Model Y and Mustang Mach-E were left out of the new $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles for a dumb reason, but you can do something about it. More…
