The transportation sector accounts for approximately 30% of carbon dioxide emissions in the US alone. As the United States and the rest of the world for that matter, continue to lean into the paradigm shift of BEV transportation, more and more countries, states, and their consumers must prepare. A new 2022 report from LeasePlan USA has measured a number of data factors and scored an EV readiness index for all of the US. More…
Polestar and ultrafast battery maker StoreDot form a strategic partnership
Swedish EV maker Polestar and Israel-based electric vehicle battery startup StoreDot today announced that they have entered a strategic partnership. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 23, 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…
Tesla flipped a switch, and its Supercharger network became the ‘largest public 150 kW+ fast-charging network’
After recently expanding its Supercharger pilot program for non-Tesla EV owners, the Supercharger network became the ‘largest 150 kW+ public fast-charging network’ in Europe overnight. It’s quite impressive that Tesla did that basically by just flipping a switch. More…
Leno Tells Ford CEO He’s A “Truck Guy” After Driving F-150 Lightning
Jim Farley visited Jay Leno to show him the Ford F-150 Lightning, turning the famous “car guy” into a “truck guy.” More…
Tesla Model Y Performance Owner Lists 10 Things He Hates About It
After owning the car for two months and 1,400 miles, Mike talks about the 10 most annoying things he’s noticed. More…
BYD Seal begins pre-orders in China, starting under $32K, as a Tesla Model 3 competitor
Chinese automaker BYD Auto has officially begun taking pre-orders for its long-teased Seal sedan. The new EV model, anticipated by many to become a competitor to the Tesla Model 3, arrives in four different trim models and will be the first from BYD to include its new cell-to-body (CTB) technology. More…
Porsche Taycan GTS Hockenheimring Edition Celebrates Track’s 90th Anniversary
It features an appearance pack that adds decorative stitching, anniversary badges, bronze trim and a unique exterior color More…
Florida’s Climate First Bank launches online solar lending with no fees
St. Petersburg, Florida-based Climate First Bank, which claims to be the world’s first FDIC-insured community bank founded to fight the climate crisis, today launched an online solar lending platform for Florida residents. More…
Wing Bikes Is Throwing In A Location Tracker To Deter E-Bike Thieves
The tracker makes use of Apple’s Find My network to let you keep tabs on your bike at all times. More…
Tesla lobbies for anyone with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’ energy market
Tesla has filed to change rules for grid operators in Texas in order to enable anyone with solar and batteries, including residential homeowners, to participate in the state’s energy market. More…
Tesla Cybertruck Shows Up In Michigan At Formula SAE Booth
The event at Michigan International Speedway was an engineering competition where Tesla could recruit new employees. More…
Ford recalls some Mustang Mach-E EVs for software-related issue—with OTA remedy
Ford has recalled just 464 dual-motor all-wheel-drive versions of its Mustang Mach-E electric car from the 2021 model year for a software issue that can cause the EV to enter “a speed limited state.” Ford isn’t aware of any accidents related to the issue, and the issue was brought into a review group within the automaker based on… More…
Einride Trailer Comes With 350kWh Battery To Add 400 Miles Of Range
The electric semi-trailer will be compatible with both Einride’s electric autonomous trucks and conventional electric semi-trucks. More…
Video Looks At Whether Jaguar I-Pace Is A Worthy Used EV Purchase
It’s still one of the best handling EVs out there, it has a big battery and it looks like nothing else on the road. More…
Video Looks Whether Jaguar I-Pace Is A Worthy Used EV Purchase
It’s still one of the best handling EVs out there, it has a big battery and it looks like nothing else on the road. More…
Rivian R1T Towing: How Far Can It Go On A Single Charge?
Is towing an Airstream bunkhouse with a Rivian R1T even practical? Will you have to stop and charge constantly? More…
Alfen & Diebold Nixdorf cooperate on charging
Dutch charging station manufacturer Alfen has agreed a multi-year service partnership with US-American IT group Diebold Nixdorf. The latter will be the preferred partner to provide field services for Alfen’s expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Europe. Diebold Nixdorf will provide maintenance services to ensure improved availability. The partnership has started in four countries in […] More…
Daimler Truck to buy 10 per cent stake in Manz
Daimler Truck will take a stake of around ten per cent in the German engineering company Manz as part of a capital increase. Both companies are also planning a pilot line for the production of battery cells and battery assembly at the Daimler Truck site in Mannheim. Both companies want to bundle their know-how within […] More…
Inductive taxi charging system opens in Cologne
The first inductive charging system for electrified taxis in the public space of Cologne was put into operation in the immediate vicinity of the city’s main railway station on Friday. As part of the TALAKO project launched in autumn 2019, the prototype of the inductive charging system was last installed a year ago at the […] More…
