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Hyundai Ioniq 5 gets impressive EPA range of over 300 miles
Hyundai announced the EPA range of the Ioniq 5 today ahead of its US launch, and it received an impressive 300+ miles. More…
China’s offshore wind growth drives more than 300GW wind capacity installed
China is the world’s biggest polluter – and it’s also the world’s leader in clean energy growth. China’s cumulative installed onshore and offshore wind capacity has now reached 302.2 gigawatts (GW), according to Windpower Intelligence (WPI), the data and research division of Windpower Monthly. More…
10,000 North American school buses will be converted to fully electric
SEA Electric, an Australian company with US headquarters in Torrance, California, that makes battery electric power systems for commercial vehicles, and Illinois-headquartered Midwest Transit Equipment (MTE), one of the largest school bus dealers in the US, have partnered to update 10,000 school buses in the US Midwest with battery-electric power systems over the next five years. More…
Tesla releases findings from Model 3 police patrol car test
Tesla has released findings from its test program of a Model 3 that the automaker custom-built as a police patrol car in the UK. More…
Ford says it now has nearly 200,000 reservations for F-150 Lightning, or 3 years of backlog
Ford confirmed that it now has nearly 200,000 reservations for its upcoming F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. At this point, it represents roughly a three-year backlog. It might make it hard to get access to the vehicle. More…
Addmotor unveils new City Pro electric bike for commuters with ‘125 miles of range’
Replacing cars as commuter vehicles is one of the best uses for electric bicycles, which help would-be riders turn into actual riders by adding the confidence boost of electric pedal assist. Now Addmotor is hoping to cash in on the market with its own electric city bike known as the City Pro. More…
Elon Musk: Tesla Bot can solve labor shortage, but there’s no clear timeline
Elon Musk gave an update on Tesla Bot, Tesla’s upcoming humanoid robot project, and said that he believes it can solve the labor shortage issue. More…
Elon Musk calls for Senate not to pass the Build Back Better act: ‘Tesla doesn’t need the $7,500’
Elon Musk calls for the Senate not to pass the $2 trillion Build Back Better act and says Tesla doesn’t need the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 6, 2021
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…
Arrival to build high-voltage battery plant in North Carolina capable of 350k modules a year
EV automaker Arrival has announced plans to build a $11.5 million High Voltage Battery Module (HVBM) assembly plant in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new battery facility will add 150 jobs and join two Arrival facilities already established in the US city. More…
Toyota to build battery factory for electric vehicles in North Carolina
Toyota is planning to build a battery factory to support electric vehicle production in North Carolina. More…
Lucid subpoenaed by SEC concerning SPAC merger with CCIV
Regulators from the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) have requested documents from Lucid Group Inc. relating to the investigation of its SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp. IV (CCIV) earlier this year. More…
Tesla Powerpacks power new comunity microgrid pilot project in Canada
Tesla has deployed a new Powerpack system in Pickering, Ontario to power a new community microgrid pilot project. More…
Scientists develop a less-flammable lithium-ion battery that uses water
Researchers have developed a prototype lithium-ion battery that uses water as an electrolytic solution. The water replaces a flammable organic solvent. More…
Tesla is under SEC investigation over how it handled fire risk with its solar power systems
Tesla is being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over how it handled and possibly failed to properly disclose to investors previously reported fire risks with its solar power systems. More…
Phase 3 of the world’s largest offshore wind farm moves forward
British utility SSE and Norwegian energy giant Equinor announced late last week that they have secured financing to proceed with the construction of the $3.98 billion Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm off England’s northeast coast. More…
Low-cost SONDORS Metacycle e-motorcycle gets (another) delivery delay, updates design images
The low-cost 80 mph (130 km/h) SONDORS Metacycle may be one of the most highly anticipated electric motorcycles of the year, but that huge spotlight also shines a light on controversies surrounding its delayed production. More…
Photos show sea of Ola’s high-speed electric scooters ahead of deliveries later this month
Ola’s electric scooters have followed a circuitous path toward production, but deliveries are now set to begin December 15. Ahead of that date, the company’s CEO showed off several images from the factory showing a sea of electric scooters that have already rolled off the production line. More…
Tesla looks to expand pilot program to open Superchargers to other EVs in Norway
Tesla is looking to expand its pilot program testing the opening of the Supercharger network to electric vehicles from other automakers in Norway. More…
