Lucid Motors produced 1,728 electric cars in the first quarter and delivered 1,967. Although this is more than in the fourth quarter of 2023, the company still needs to to ramp up production to meet its 2024 target. Read more…
Cupra Raval will be the VW Group’s first small electric car
Production of the Volkswagen Group’s small electric cars at the Spanish plant in Martorell is set to begin at the end of 2025 – with the Cupra Raval. Seat announced this in a recent update on its battery assembly plant there. Read more…
Chery to move into former Nissan plant in Barcelona
Chinese manufacturer Chery apparently wants to build cars in Spain, specifically in the former Nissan plant in Barcelona. According to an agency report, Chery is close to a deal and could finalise an agreement to start production in Barcelona in the coming days. Read more…
China sells 883,000 NEVs in Mar, up 85% from Feb, CAAM data show
Excluding exports, domestic NEV sales in March were 758,000 units, up 32 percent year-on-year and up 92.1 percent from February. Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck charging curve improvements are coming
Tesla’s Cybertruck will soon get a software update that will improve its fast charging curve, and in a pretty significant fashion. Right now, the Cybertruck is pretty conservative when drawing power from a DC fast charger, but that’s set to change. Tesla at the moment estimates you can get up to 219 km of range in just 15 minutes of… Read more…
Nio Onvo: Spy photos show 1st model L60 in real life
Several spy shots of what is said to be Onvo’s first model, the L60, show more details of the vehicle. Nio is expected to give the Onvo brand its debut in a month’s time. Read more…
Nio signs strategic partnership with home appliance giant Midea
Midea and Nio will cooperate in areas including EV parts, automation services, digitalization, low-carbon parks and smart logistics. Read more…
Rimac Technology to provide high-voltage batteries for BMW
As part of its ongoing mission to push the boundaries of EV technology, Rimac Technology is embarking on the next stage of development by delivering greater volumes of advanced battery systems. This collaboration with BMW Group marks a significant milestone for Rimac Technology, as it represents the largest and most ambitious project the company has undertaken to-date. Read more…
Review: 2024 Fiat 500e urban EV has its charm
The 2024 Fiat 500e is a small electric three-door hatchback that looks remarkably similar to the previous Fiat 500, sold in the U.S. from the 2012 through 2019 model years. This one’s offered only as a battery-electric vehicle (hence the “e”), at least for the moment. But Fiat plans to market it as a fashion accessory as much as… Read more…
Xpeng signs distributor deal to tap HK market, local deliveries to start in Q3
Xpeng’s main models will debut in Hong Kong in mid-May, with deliveries expected to begin in the third quarter. Read more…
NYC’s curbside EV chargers see 72% utilization rate
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the solution to the Plight of the Drivewayless (those poor souls who can’t install EV chargers at their homes) is simply lots of curbside chargers (see London and Oslo). New York City began installing public curbside EV charging stations in 2021 as part of a pilot that was originally expected… Read more…
Simulate EV power electronics in real-time (Webinar)
Power electronics is a growing field with the push for electric vehicles and advancing grid technologies. Developing power electronics controllers requires in depth testing to improve performance, efficiency, and reliability. Development requires trying different active and passive components with different topologies and extensive testing. Traditionally, pure software testing of controller code and circuit simulation tools… Read more…
Chinese automaker Hyper to unveil solid-state EV battery on Thursday
Chinese brand Hyper, sitting under GAC Aion, is making a major announcement this week. On April 12, Hyper will announce its new solid-state EV battery. Solid-state batteries aren’t new, but we are yet to see them enter mass production. Hyper says its batteries have 100% solid-state electrolyte, which significantly increases energy density, meaning the battery packs more power in the… Read more…
Zeek to launch 4-seat variant of Zeekr 009 MPV as its 6th model on Apr 19
Zeekr has emphasized that the new variant is its sixth model, demonstrating a higher degree of importance than a usual new variant. Read more…
CATL launches Tianheng energy storage system with 5-year 0-attenuation
CATL’s energy storage battery business generated revenue of RMB 59.9 billion in 2023, contributing 14.94 percent of the total. Read more…
Aqua Metals and 6K Energy collaborate to establish sustainable US battery supply chain
Aqua Metals has developed a process for recycling lithium-ion batteries that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective than current methods (see our recent in-depth interview with company execs). Now Aqua has signed a strategic supply agreement with battery materials supplier 6K Energy to establish a more sustainable supply chain for battery… Read more…
Panduit offers industrial electrical products for every EV charger, panel and cabinet
Sponsored by TTI. As we transition to a world of Electrified products, energy distribution must be modernized, upgraded, and integrated with innovative infrastructure to support our changing demands. One of the key value propositions that Panduit brings to the EV Supply Equipment industry is its unwavering commitment to reliability and performance. In an environment where… Read more…
Watch the Alfa Romeo Milano announcement live here
It’s finally time for Alfa Romeo to unveil its first EV. The brand has so far employed a drip-by-drip teaser release strategy, unveiling the name first, then showing it to us in camouflage, and then finally revealing the official launch date – which is today. The Milano is called Milano because Alfa Romeo was founded in Milan, Italy, and Milano… Read more…
Daily EV Recap: Rimac teams up with BMW
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and… Read more…
Why a leading electric bike company just slashed nearly all its prices
Ride1Up, a San Diego-based electric bicycle maker known for an increasingly broad range of affordably-priced electric bikes, is trying to make its e-bikes even more accessible. The company just announced that effective immediately, it is cutting prices on nearly its entire lineup. Read more…
