According to media reports, more than 40,000 customers have cancelled their orders for the Fisker Ocean electric SUV. This comes as the US carmaker is struggling to fight off bankruptcy. Read more…
UK: BEV market share drops in March
A total of 48,388 battery electric cars were registered in the UK in March. That is a 3.8 per cent rise compared to March 2023. However, the market share of pure EVs dropped from 16.2 per cent in March 2023 to 15.2 per cent in March 2024. Read more…
The Rivian R1T Is The Only Pickup Truck With A Top Safety Pick+ Rating From IIHS
There isn’t any other pickup truck, electric or not, to receive the highly-coveted badge. Read more…
DPD fleet in Basel tests V2G
In the Swiss research project, “TEC-OFF”, partners from science and industry are collaborating to investigate intelligent and bidirectional charging using the example of parcel delivery company DPD’s electric transporters in Basel. The findings should help solve gaps in electricity supply at peak times, as well as stabilising the grid. Read more…
Volta Trucks announces comeback after takeover
Volta Trucks is preparing for a comeback in selected European markets under its new owner, Luxor Capital. The electric truck manufacturer aims to make its first deliveries to customers in Germany by the end of the year – followed by order processing in France, the UK and Scandinavia. Read more…
Quebec ends EV purchase incentives, in what could prove a market test
Canada’s Quebec province—widely seen as the “California of Canada” with respect to EVs and EV policy—plans to end its EV purchase incentives. Quebec currently offers incentives of up to $7,000 for new EVs and $5,000 for new plug-in hybrids, as well as up to $3,500 for used EVs (all amounts are in Canadian dollars). But the amounts will… Read more…
Buttigieg likens EV rejectors to landline-phone luddites
In a recent Fox News interview, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said EV skeptics risk being left behind by technological progress. “I feel like it’s the early 2000s,” Buttigieg said in defense of the Biden administration’s EV policies which aim for 50% EV sales by 2030, “and I’m talking to some people who think we can just have landline… Read more…
2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST Gets 440-Mile Range Rating And $10,000 Off Sticker
The top-spec Silverado EV is now the second-longest-range electric pickup on the market, beating the Tesla Cybertruck AWD by 100 miles. Read more…
Ford Delays Three-Row Electric SUV To 2027
Ford said the delay would allow the company to take advantage of advancements in battery technology. Read more…
Rivian R2 Live Deep-Dive Impressions: It’s Going To Be A Hit
The Rivian R3 and R3X stole the show a bit. But Rivian’s upcoming midsize crossover Read more…
CATL’s new battery will last 1.5 million kilometers, 15 years
Electric vehicles may be the future of transportation, but battery longevity needs to improve significantly before they can claim to be outright more durable than ICEs. After all that the hardest and most expensive part to replace so people need to know they won’t need to do it for a long while. Chinese battery giant CATL and bus heavyweight Yutong… Read more…
The Climate Group reports 57% increase in EV uptake
The Climate Group reports that 231,000 vehicles in corporate fleets that have joined the EV100 initiative, switched to electric vehicles over the last 12 months, up 57 per cent from last year. Read more…
Arval signs charging partnerships with Fastned and Last Mile Solutions
Leasing provider Arval has entered into charging infrastructure partnerships with Fastned and Last Mile Solutions. Fastned gives Arval customers access to over 300 HPC parks in seven European countries. Last Mile Solutions’ expertise in the field of charging management will complement Arval’s position in the fleet leasing industry. Read more…
BMW Somehow Sold A Brand New i3 In 2024
Some dealer had a lone BMW i3 stashed away long enough for some lucky person to nab it up. Read more…
StoreDot achieves 2,000 fast-charging cycles with XFC cells
Israeli battery developer StoreDot has completed over 2,000 consecutive charging cycles with its fast-charging XFC battery cells, which retained more than 80 per cent of their original capacity. The cells were charged from ten to 80 per cent SoC within ten minutes of each other. Read more…
BasiGo garners $3 million in Kenya
Kenyan electric bus solutions startup BasiGo has secured US$3 million worth of equity funding to scale up production of electric buses for Kenya and Rwanda. Read more…
Canoo spent twice its annual revenue on CEO’s private jets last year
EV startup Canoo paid $1.7 million for CEO Tony Aquila’s private jet bills, twice its total revenue last year. According to its earnings report released this week, Canoo lost $302 million in 2023 – but it’s apparently been champagne and caviar for its top executive. Read more…
Wheel-E Podcast: Gocycle cargo e-bike, massive bike heist, 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 a new cargo e-bike from Gocycle, a huge heist of over $1M in e-bikes, Harley’s new electric cruiser motorcycle, how e-scooters responded to the Taiwanese earthquake, and more. Read more…
Market launch for Kempower’s megawatt charging system
The Finnish charging hardware manufacturer Kempower is now accepting orders for its megawatt charging system. The company presented its MCS product at the Nordic EV Summit currently underway in Oslo. Read more…
How can we achieve smart & efficient energy usage in charging solutions for CPOs?
At the Nordic EV Summit, Ekoenergetyka, a leading producer of high-power EV charging infrastructure in Europe, unveiled its latest innovation, a testament to the perfect collaboration between the world-class satellite Sat400 and the intelligent power unit Axon Side 360 DLBS. This solution is not only cost-effective and user-friendly but also an answer to the pressing challenges faced by Charge Point Operators (CPOs) today. What exactly are these challenges? Read more…
