The EV maker previously sold the so-called GigaBier pilsner in Europe. More…
EIB grants AESC funds for battery factory in France
Battery cell manufacturer AESC (formerly Envision AESC) is getting support from the European Investment Bank to finance its planned plant at Renault’s Douai site in northern France. And this in the form of almost half a billion euros. Read more…
Van Hool presents double-articulated ZEB by Franco-German consortium
Van Hool has brought its latest and, at 24 metres, likely longest new model to Busworld in Brussels—the all-electric double-articulated Exqui.City. It has already found a customer in Île-de-France Mobilités. Van Hool relies on a new modular platform by Kiepe Electric. Read more…
France: Keolis to electrify intercity bus transport
The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France operates one of the nation’s largest intercity transport networks with over 12 million passengers per year – and it is now increasingly electric between the cities Cannes, Nice and Grasse. Read more…
2024 Voyah Dreamer electric MPV debuts for royalty
Almost every day there’s a new kid on the block when it comes to electric cars, but the 2024 Voyah Dreamer is one of the more unusual ones. Its designers claim it was inspired by Kunpeng – a colossal mythological bird – and it certainly has the size to back that up. “Dreamy Moving Castle” is Voyah’s three-word description of the Dreamer and it comes in EREV and fully battery-powered EV versions priced between RMB 330,000 and RMB 630,000 (€43,300 to €81,600). The Dreamer EREV can go up to 236 km on a charge, with the new generator with a claimed industry highest thermal efficiency of… More…
Nio buys drive production plant from Comau
Italian specialist Comau, part of the Stellantis Group, has developed and implemented a flexible automation solution for the mass production of electric drives for Chinese manufacturer Nio. Asynchronous and permanent magnet motors can be produced together. Read more…
Exyte builds dry room in PowerCo battery factory Salzgitter
Stuttgart-based plant engineering company Exyte has received an order from Volkswagen to build the dry room for the group’s first battery cell gigafactory in Salzgitter. The dry room is known to be the heart of cell production. Read more…
Geely offers financing and leasing in Europe through BNP Paribas
Geely’s electric car brand Zeekr is partnering with BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval in Europe to offer customers financing, leasing and insurance services. The first offers are already available. Read more…
China: Second Avatr EV rolls off the production line
The Chinese electric car brand Avatr by Changan and CATL has started production of its second model. Meanwhile, Avatr is still not commenting on its export plans. Read more…
GM’s Ultium Cells Battery Joint Venture Facing $270K In OSHA Fines
Investigators found multiple serious violations that affect job safety and workers’ health at the company’s Ohio plant. More…
Spain launches third round of funding with PERTE
The third funding pot under the subsidy scheme will open early next year. Meanwhile, the Spanish government awarded around 87 million euros to four companies as part of the second tender. Read more…
Average Price Of New EVs Drops By Almost $15,000 In A Year: KBB
Thanks to Tesla’s aggressive pricing strategy, the average transaction price (ATP) for a new EV is now less than $51,000. More…
Dieseko Woltman pile-driller/driver
Peter Donaldson reports on how this zero-emissions version of a diesel piling rig has been designed and developed Drilling piles into the ground has been a crucial task in building for thousands of years. Whether they’re made from timber, reinforced concrete, steel or aluminium – and whether in column or sheet form – they help to stabilise the ground and make it more able to support heavy structures. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 12, 2023
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…
Kia EV9 gets EPA-estimated range numbers, tops out at 489 km
Kia is continuing its slow-drip launch of the EV9 in the US. First, there was an announcement. Then, actually detailed pricing information. Today, we get EPA-estimated range numbers for all the versions. The €55,200 EV9 Light Long Range RWD gets the most EPA-estimated range, at 489 km, up from a targeted 483 km. Next up are both the €59,500 Wind e-AWD and the €65,100 Land e-AWD, at 451 km, up from a target of 435 km for the former and 407 km for the latter. The €68,900 EV9 GT-Line e-AWD scored 435 km of EPA-estimated range, up from the initial target of 391 km. Finally, the model… More…
Man who swindled 5 free cars from Tesla gets 4 years sentence
A man who managed to swindle Tesla into give him one car for free after the other has received a 4-yea sentence for the fraud. More…
Tesla’s latest funky product is 2 bottles of beer for $150
Tesla has started selling a limited edition “CyberBeer + CyberStein” product, the latest in a line of funky products, and like many others, this one isn’t cheap. More…
Tesla takes on Android Auto and CarPlay, opens its cars to third-party apps
Tesla’s software ecosystem has so far been limited to mostly apps created by the car maker and it didn’t support either Apple’s CarPlay or Google’s Android Auto. That’s finally changing, as Tesla released an official API documentation for developers to start creating apps. Some third-party apps are running in Teslas today, but they rely on the unofficial API and are pretty basic in terms of functionality. Most of them are mobile and browser-based apps. Now the API is finally official, but there’s a catch. The new API documentation is quite limited and is tailored toward enterprise… More…
Electric vehicle sales hit 7.9% of US market as Volvo, Mercedes, and Hyundai post sizable gains
EV sales surged past 300,000 for the first time in the third quarter, a nearly 50% increase over last year. As automakers like Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Hyundai ramp production, Tesla’s market share is slipping.. More…
ZEEKR to move EU headquarters from Sweden to the Netherlands, grow staff by end of year
Young and promising Chinese EV brand ZEEKR announced it is moving its current European headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden to a new spot closer to the action in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Following the move, ZEEKR plans to expand its staff overseas and it continues to expand into new markets. More…
