Nissan is presenting the new generation of its large Interstar van, which is being offered with a purely electric drive for the first time. The all-electric Nissan Interstar-e shares its technology with the Renault Master E-Tech. The range: up to 460 kilometres. Read more…
GM orders cathode material worth billions from LG Chem
LG Chem has signed a supply contract with General Motors for cathode material worth 25 trillion won (just under 17.6 billion euros). The contract covers the period from 2026 to 2035 for the car manufacturer’s North American plans – and not exactly in small quantities. Read more…
China’s NEV retail sales down 29% MoM to 670,000 in Jan, preliminary CPCA data show
This means that the penetration of passenger NEVs at retail was 32.8 percent in January, down from 40.2 percent in December. Read more…
Porsche upgrades the 2025 Taycan with more range, performance, and fast charging
Porsche’s electric sports received a major upgrade for the 2025 model year. The new Porsche Taycan features longer range, more performance, and fast charging capabilities. Read more…
Taiwan could get parking structure with V2G capabilities
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) specialist Nuvve could launch the first V2G hub project in Taiwan in collaboration with Taiwanese energy solutions provider e-Formula. The project would be realised in the northwest of the country. Read more…
Porsche extensively updates the Taycan
The new versions have more power, greater range, faster acceleration and shorter and more robust charging times. The revised versions of the Taycan are due to arrive at Porsche Centres in spring 2024. Read more…
BMW i5 Touring comes with two drive systems
BMW has unveiled the new 5 Series Touring, which, as the i5 Touring, will also be available as an all-electric model for the first time. The electric estate will launch with two variants right from the start: The i5 eDrive40 Touring and the i5 M60 xDrive Touring. Read more…
Nio announces board change, 2 CYVN appointees join
Nio today announced changes to its board of directors, with two people appointed by CYVN Holdings joining and one person appointed by Tencent dropping out. Read more…
Ford’s EV division remains a loss-making business in 2023
Ford again recorded significant losses for its Model e electric car division in Q4/2023, amounting to around 1.6 billion dollars in the final quarter. However, the carmaker could be changing its EV strategy and is working on a more affordable EV platform. Read more…
Toyota invests more than a billion dollars to electrify US plant
Toyota is pouring a further 1.3 billion dollars into its existing vehicle plant in the US state of Kentucky to get it ready for EV production. The plant will also be equipped with a battery pack assembly line. Read more…
China sells 729,000 NEVs in Jan, 39% lower than Dec, CAAM data show
In January, China sold 445,000 BEVs, 46.06 percent lower than in December, and 284,000 PHEVs, 21.98 percent lower than in December. Read more…
Phase change materials
Phase change materials offer intriguing possibilities in the thermal management of EV powertrains as Nick Flaherty explains
Phase-change materials (PCMs) are known for their superior latent heat capacity, acting as heat absorbers without notable temperature increases. This property can be used in many different ways throughout the powertrain of e-mobility systems, from enhancing the heat transfer in the power electronics to cooling the entire battery pack Read more…
Rivian starts teasing the R2 ahead of its March 7 official unveiling
Just yesterday Rivian finally announced the date for its grand unveiling of the R2 – its more affordable SUV that should be much cheaper than its first SUV, the R1S. The R2 will be getting official on March 7, most likely in Laguna Beach, California, where Rivian’s flagship store is located. Today the company has started the teaser campaign for… Read more…
Ford seeks smaller, lower-cost EVs to rival $25,000 Tesla, China
Is Ford shifting its electric vehicle efforts away from large EVs like the F-150 Lightning, and focusing on translating the ethos of the Model T into the EV era Taken at face value, remarks from Ford CEO Jim Farley made Tuesday suggest that may be the case. During the company’s Q4 2023 earnings, Farley and top executives summed that the… Read more…
68% of US coastal residents support offshore wind farms – here’s why
A poll released today reveals that a clear majority of US coastal residents support offshore wind development. Read more…
Toyota is working on an all-new three-row SUV for the US market
Toyota has been catching a lot of flack for its long-standing stance on all-electric EVs not being the future on their own and its consequent lack of investment in them compared to most of its competitors. The bZ4X won’t be alone in the US market for long, though. Today Toyota has announced that it’s working on an all-new, three-row all-electric… Read more…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 6, 2024
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. Read more…
Ford’s Developing A Cheap EV Platform To Fend Off Tesla And Chinese EVs
A small “skunkworks” team within Ford has been working on a low-cost EV platform for two years, Ford CEO Jim Farley said on Tuesday. Read more…
Watch someone throw a baseball and a steel ball at the Tesla Cybertruck’s windows
Remember when Elon Musk first unveiled the Tesla Cybertruck and tried to prove how impact resistant its “armor glass” windows were by having a member of his team throw a metal ball at them? It’s one of the most famous fails of all time. Here’s the video. Now that the Cybertruck is finally shipping, many years later, it’s no surprise… Read more…
The BMW i5 Touring Is The Electric Wagon You Want But Can’t Have
Unless you’re in Europe, of course. There’s also a plug-in hybrid version of the German wagon that’s a solid “nein” in the U.S. Read more…
