With electric vehicle prices down, this summer may be the time to buy. Several brands are slashing lease prices as new EVs hit the market. New EVs like the Nissan Ariya are on a fire sale with lease prices under $200 per month this August. Check out all the EVs available to lease for under $200 below. Read more…
A Classic Jeep EV Conversion Is The Best Father-Son Project. Cheap, Too
After sitting for 40 years in a forest, this old Jeep got a new lease of life thanks to a hodge-podge of eBay-sourced EV parts. Read more…
A Volvo EX30 Impressed This Reviewer. Then It Suddenly Died
Volvo’s cheapest electric vehicle seems to be a winner, but it still has a few bugs that need to be ironed out. Read more…
2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring: If You Can Find A Better Road Tripper, Buy It
But I’m not sure you will. With an EPA-estimated range of 516 miles, the Air Grand Touring is as good as car travel gets. Read more…
Chargemap integrates Tesla’s Supercharger across Europe
Following the successful integration in France, Chargemap’s compatibility with Tesla’s Supercharger charging network is now being extended to most European countries – including Germany. Read more…
Mooving & Hindustan Petrolium to set up battery swapping network in India
HPCL and Mooving have announced plans to build a major battery-swapping network in India, using Mooving’s technology and the 22,000 HPCL retail outlets spread across the country. For now, the partners plan to install five hundred battery swapping stations over the next 12 months. Read more…
ChargePoint presents its own NACS adapter system
ChargePoint has presented its new ‘Omni Port’ charging solution for North America. At its core, it is an adapter integrated into the charging station that allows NACS vehicles to use CCS charging stations. The correct plug is always available. Read more…
PHEVs and EVs outsold gas-powered cars in China in July
Electric cars and plug-in hybrids outsold non-hybrid internal-combustion cars in China—the world’s largest new-car market—in July, reports Reuters. Sales of plug-in cars increased 37% last month from the same period a year earlier, reaching a record 50.7% market share, according to the report, which cites data from the China Passenger… Read more…
VW ID.Buzz conversion vans brings good vibes into electric era
A camper conversion of the VW ID.Buzz is in the works Deliveries of the VW ID.Buzz conversion van will begin in November The camper conversion is being done by a third-party independent of VW A Seattle-based company is offering Volkswagen ID.Buzz camper van conversions that channel the grooviness of VW Microbus hippie-mobiles. Peace Vans, which… Read more…
Xpeng sees 1st production cars of Mona M03 roll off line
The first production vehicles for the Xpeng Mona M03 have rolled off the production line, with the official launch expected in late August. Read more…
BYD updates the Seal lineup in China
BYD is updating its Seal lineup in China with a new 800V platform, a LiDAR sensor to improve driver assistance systems and battery options, as well as introducing a plug-in hybrid variant. It also marks the first vehicle utilizing the new e-Platform 3.0 Evo architecture. Read more…
China’s EV market reaches a tipping point – electric cars outsell ICE vehicles
China’s automotive market witnessed a remarkable milestone in July 2024. For the first time, electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids combined to outsell their gasoline-powered counterparts. This momentous occasion clearly shows the rapid pace of EV adoption in the world’s largest auto market, fueled by a mix of government incentives and a growing domestic EV industry. Data from the China Passenger… Read more…
Fraunhofer ISI analyses European battery recycling
The Fraunhofer ISI research institute has launched a comprehensive overview of current and planned battery recycling capacities in Europe. Proximity to car and battery manufacturers is the biggest location factor, and the study found that capacities are ramping up across the board. Read more…
Wheel-E Podcast: New Rad e-bike, Ford tries bikes, more
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from Rad Power Bikes, Velotric, and Ford (?!), a massive Bosch e-bike, Lime’s new rides, and more. Read more…
China EV battery installations in Jul: CATL’s share 47.3%, BYD 22.83%
CATL’s share increased by 2.24 percentage points in July compared to June, while BYD decreased by 2.49 percentage points. Read more…
2025 Chevrolet Silverado May Finally Start Under $60,000, But There’s A Catch
Well, more than one, actually. Read more…
China NEV sales fall to 991,000 in Jul as BEV sales decline, CAAM data show
China’s BEV sales in July stood at 551,000 units, down 10 percent from June, while PHEV sales grew to a new record high of 438,000 units. Read more…
Japanese test Fuso eCanter with swappable batteries in Kyoto
Mitsubishi Fuso is starting a battery swap demonstration for electric trucks on public roads in Japan this month. The courier service Yamato Transport will test the system in Kyoto on Mitsubishi Fuso’s behalf. Read more…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 facelift model available to order
The revised Hyundai Ioniq 5 is now available at dealers. In Germany, the EV is available from 43,900 euros. In the UK, it starts at £39,900. The variant with the large battery will sell from £43,400 there. Read more…
ZF plans to manufacture two more electric axle drives in Germany
Automotive supplier ZF wants to manufacture two more purely electric passenger car axle drives for European car manufacturers at its plant in Saarbrücken, Germany. Series production is set to start next year. Read more…
