Toyota is offering UK customers a 2,000-pound deposit contribution when they opt for the all-electric bZ4X SUV. The offer continues through to 2 April 2024. Read more…
Tata Group could separate from EV-related businesses
Tata Group may spin off its battery cell subsidiary Agratas, Bloomberg reports, citing insiders. This would allow the battery division to raise funds and go public in Mumbai later. The company’s electric vehicle business could await a similar faith. Read more…
Octopus launches V2G tariff as a UK-first
Octopus Energy has launched what it claims to be the UK’s first mass-market-ready vehicle-to-grid tariff. The company claims its Octopus Power Pack could save an average driver about £850 a year but there are limits. Read more…
Tesla Model 2 spotted in Giga Berlin parking lot, maybe
Tesla’s next vehicle will be a compact crossover codenamed Redwood and widely anticipated to be marketed as Model 2. Production should start in late 2025, according to the latest reports, and it will be made in both Mexico and Berlin, Germany. That’s an important bit of information to keep in mind, since now a drone shot has revealed a very… Read more…
Rivian R2 possibly spotted in the wild during a promotional photo or video shoot
Just yesterday Rivian brought us the first teaser video for its upcoming R2 SUV, which is becoming official on March 7, and today it already seems like an R2 was spotted out and about, ‘in the wild’ as it were, posing for cameras in either a photo or video promo shoot. Do keep in mind that we can’t vouch for… Read more…
GM makes a $150M deal for sustainable refined graphite with a Canadian miner
General Motors (GM) has signed a multiyear deal with Quebec-based Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) to supply nearly 20,000 tons of active anode material per year. Read more…
BYD Yangwang U9 electric supercar launching next week with 0-60 mph sprint in 2 secs
A new electric supercar will hit the market next week. BYD will officially launch its new Yangwang U9 electric supercar on February 25. The new EV supercar can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 2 seconds. Read more…
Guardian Yards adds EV charging stations at Sacramento truck yard
California-headquartered Guardian Yards, an operator of industrial outdoor storage and truck parking yards, is introducing EV charging stations at its 25-acre truck parking depot in Sacramento’s Metro Air Park, a 1,320-acre industrial business park near Sacramento International Airport. Guardian Yards is working toward compliance with the California Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Fleets rule, which… Read more…
DuPont’s new glycol-purification solution can extend the lifetime of EV coolants
Chemical giant DuPont has launched a new glycol-purification solution for e-mobility. DuPont AmberLite EV2X resin is designed to extend the lifetime of EV coolants while reducing glycol maintenance requirements. Unlike ICE vehicles, EVs have to manage conductivity within their systems. The degradation of the glycol coolant and other components within the thermal management system releases… Read more…
The Cadillac Lyriq Gets Some Nice Upgrades In March
GM paused sales of the Chevrolet Blazer EV. But at least the Cadillac Lyriq launch is going more smoothly. Read more…
U.S. EV Registrations Accounted For 7.7% Of The Car Market In 2023
The latest data reveals a 52% increase in volume compared to 2022. Read more…
Westwater Resources to supply natural graphite from Alabama to battery maker SK On
Global EV battery manufacturer SK On has signed a conditional offtake agreement with US graphite supplier Westwater Resources in a move to secure battery-grade natural graphite in North America. Under the terms of the agreement, SK On can source a total of 34,000 tons of natural graphite anode products processed at Westwater’s Kellyton Graphite Plant… Read more…
France suspends €100-a-month EV leasing scheme after massive demand
In December, the French government launched a leasing scheme designed to help low-income households make the transition to EVs. Now, after only six weeks, the program has been suspended following a surge in demand. The original plan was to offer 25,000 European-built electric cars for lease at a price of €100-150 ($107-161) per month. The… Read more…
You can get a Tesla Cybertruck delivered in just 45 days with referral credits
Tesla’s Cybertruck is finally starting to arrive in customers’ possession, after four years of waiting since its initial announcement, but the process is still slow, and for many could prove frustrating. So what if there was a way to skip the line? Well, it turns out there is. Tesla now lets you use referral credits to accelerate your Cybertruck delivery.… Read more…
Tesla opens Powerwall 3 orders, Elon reveals 30 kW peak power
Tesla has started to take orders for the new Powerwall 3 in the US and Elon Musk revealed that the new home energy storage system has an insane peak power output of 30 kW. Read more…
Kia’s new EV9 electric SUV is being marked up by dealers against the brand’s desire
The new Kia EV9 is being marked up by dealers despite the brand specifically asking them not to. As demand picks, some dealers are marking up the electric SUV by up to $7,000 over MSRP. Read more…
Podcast: Tesla prices, controversial fatal Tesla crash, Rivian R2 teaser, and more
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla price changes and discounts, a controversial fatal Tesla crash, a Rivian R2 teaser, and more. Read more…
A Native American tribe is building a $1B solar farm in Colorado
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is going to build the Sun Bear Solar Project, one of the US’s largest solar farms, in Colorado. Read more…
The Fiat 500e Feels Way More Comfy This Time
An Impromptu preview of the U.S. Spec Fiat 500e and chat with North American Fiat Lead Aamir Ahmed revealed his plans for the struggling brand. Read more…
Fiat’s $49-A-Month 500e Lease Deals Are Never Coming Back
“I don’t even see how we could even do that again,” said Fiat’s North American lead, Aamir Ahmed, told InsideEVs. Read more…
