It will be first-ever battery electric vehicle Jeep. More…
Elon Musk Has More To Share About A Tesla Cybertruck “Boat Mode”
Musk has been claiming for years that Tesla’s EVs can work as boats for a time, but be aware that it’s a very bad idea. More…
US: Mercedes-Benz EQ Sales Reached New Record In Q3 2022
In September, the Mercedes-Benz EQ lineup was strengthened with the EQS SUV and EQB models. More…
Zunder gets fresh capital to advance ultra-rapid charging in Iberia
Zunder, a charging infrastructure company from Spain, announces a €100 million capital injection from French sustainability investor Mirova. Zunder aims to own and operate over 4,000 ultra-fast charging points in Southern Europe by 2025. The money is the first charge to accelerate development. Mirova’s €100 million are part of the planned investment of over €300 […] More…
Zeeba orders 5,450 Canoo vehicles in California
Californian startup Canoo has received another large order for its electric vehicles. Fleet leasing provider Zeeba has signed an agreement to buy 5,450 Canoo electric vehicles, with an initial binding commitment of 3,000 units by 2024. The order now places is for the Lifestyle Vehicle (LV) and its cargo variant, the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV). […] More…
Future Honda EVs will be powered by cells from Ohio battery plant
Honda and LG Energy Solution on Tuesday confirmed details of a joint-venture Ohio battery plant that will produce battery modules for North American-market Honda EVs beginning in 2025. Announced in 2022, the joint-venture plant will be located in Fayette County, about 40 miles southwest of Columbus, and aims for 40 gigawatt-hours of annual… More…
Quantron US wins first major deal within a week after founding
Quantron received a significant order from the United States shortly after founding its own US subsidiary. The American transport company TMP Logistics has signed a framework agreement with Quantron US to deliver 500 heavy-duty fuel cell trucks by the end of 2024. According to a Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs statement, the agreement was reached […] More…
NOX Cycles Introduces Lightweight Epium Electric Mountain Bike
The Epium can be configured for either all-mountain or enduro applications. More…
Europe: Tesla Superchargers appear with dynamic pricing
Tesla is making the prices of its fast chargers more flexible. After the company increased Supercharger prices in Europe again in September, there are now indications of Tesla introducing lower tariffs for charging at night. According to a report by Teslamag, Tesla drivers at the Kamen site in Germany, for example, first noticed a further […] More…
Hyundai’s New eM Platform To Offer 50% More Range Than Current EVs
All Hyundai, Kia and Genesis vehicles will become Software Defined Vehicles and OTA update-compatible by 2025, carmaker also says. More…
Tesla’s new energy app gives you range advice and more
Tesla has updated its in-car energy app to give a comparison between real energy use and the projected range, and it even gives you range advice to get closer to the optimal range. More…
Battery Show Europe 2022
Reading materials Advances in coating and materials were some of the key takeaways from one of Europe’s largest battery trade fairs, reports Peter Donaldson Held in Stuttgart as June became July, the Battery Show and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo had many highlights, including an advanced battery concept that boosts energy density using a […] More…
2023 Lexus UX 300e Facelift Gains Bigger Battery For 280-Mile Range
Lexus says the new 72.8-kWh pack enables the UX 300e to cover 450 kilometers (280 miles) on the WLTC cycle, 40% more than before. More…
Airspeeder completes ‘world’s first electric flying car race’ during inaugural EXA eVTOL event
Nascent eVTOL racing league Airspeeder has successfully completed what it is calling the “world’s first electric flying car race” during its inaugural EXA Series event. Two EXA team pilots went head to head in South Australia using remotely operated eVTOLs, kicking off a development league that will eventually feed into global Grand Prix series. Check out the video recap of this historical event kicking off electric flight racing. More…
Canoo Secures Order For 5,450 Electric Vans And Minivans From Zeeba
The initial binding commitment is for 3,000 units through 2024; it’s the second largest order of the year after Walmart’s 4,500 units. More…
Hyundai Group will transform entire lineup to fully-connected, Software Defined Vehicles by 2025
Following its “Unlock the Software Age” global forum earlier this evening, Hyundai Motor Group has outlined a detailed roadmap to transform its entire lineup of vehicles (gas and electric) across all brands into Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs) by 2025. This new era of vehicle technology will allow HMG to constantly evolve along with its vehicles, which will be able to stay up to date via over-the-air updates. To support this new era, the Group has already committed to spending 18 trillion won (~$12.5 billion) to establish a new Global Software Center and accelerate SDV development. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 11, 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…
Super Cruise drivers more likely to drive distracted than Autopilot, ProPILOT – IIHS
GM Super Cruise drivers are the most likely to engage in distracted driving behaviors while using partial-automated driving software when compared to Tesla Autopilot and Nissan ProPILOT drivers, according to a new study by IIHS. More…
Joint Base Pearl Harbor just broke ground on a big solar-plus-storage system
The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam West Loch Annex just broke ground for the Kūpono Solar Project, a solar-plus-storage system in O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. More…
Pearl Harbor Joint Base just broke ground on a big solar-plus-storage system
The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam West Loch Annex just broke ground for the Kūpono Solar Project, a solar-plus-storage system in O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. More…