The US Stellantis subsidiary Chrysler has unveiled the Halcyon Concept, an all-electric sports coupé. The four-door vehicle is based on the Stellantis STLA Large platform and, according to Chrysler, has an 800-volt battery system with lithium-sulphur batteries. Read more…
France lowers environmental bonus for EVs
France has cut its EV bonus for high-income households by 20 per cent and made other significant changes to its so-called “bonus écologique.” This comes after Paris scrapped another subsidy altogether. Read more…
Hyundai Ioniq 6 LR AWD real world range test
Hyundai’s Ioniq lineup is growing and now we are testing the Ioniq 6 – the third model to carry the “Ioniq” name. It is a sleek midsize sedan with an distinct aerodynamic profile. The model is priced more aggressively than key rivals, yet it provides many modern features and creature comforts that let it punch above its price range. Today… Read more…
BYD could build a plant in Mexico
BYD is looking into building an electric car plant in Mexico to serve the US market. As the head of the Chinese manufacturer in Mexico explains, BYD is currently negotiating the conditions with the local authorities, including the plant’s location. Read more…
ROAM secures $24M in Series A funding to expand electric motorcycle and bus production
Kenya-based electric mobility company ROAM has successfully completed a Series A funding round totaling $24 million in equity and debt to expand local production and further electrify mobility across Africa. Read more…
Immersive cooling
Nick Flaherty explains the advantages of immersion cooling and the various forms that approach can take
Immersive cooling can significantly improve the performance of e-mobility powertrain designs, allowing higher charging and discharging rates and extending the life of battery packs by keeping the temperature of battery cells under much tighter control. Read more…
Tesla increases Model 3 price, now costs as much as Model Y
Tesla has increased the price of the refreshed Model 3 Long Range in the US. It now pretty much costs the same as Model Y, if not more in some cases. Read more…
Sunrise New Energy receives approval for two Na-ion anode patents for EV batteries
China-based Sunrise New Energy, a manufacturer of anode material, has announced that its subsidiary, Sunrise (Guizhou) New Energy Materials, has received preliminary approval from the National Intellectual Property Office for two separate patents related to anode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Sodium-ion batteries use hard carbon anodes, but low specific capacity, compactness, and expansion limitations plague… Read more…
BYD mulls EV plant in Mexico
BYD is considering setting up an EV plant in Mexico as it seeks to establish an export hub to the US, Nikkei reported. Read more…
The Dawn Project got in trouble with the feds for its anti-Tesla FSD Super Bowl ad
The Dawn Project, a group that runs ads attacking Tesla’s full self-driving system, has received a letter from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) demanding that it cease using its logo in advertising, which Dawn Project did in contravention of US federal law in its Super Bowl ad aired this weekend. Read more…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 13, 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…
Mack to invest $14.5M in Roanoke to build electric MD line
The iconic Mack Trucks brand has been taking the medium duty market by storm, bringing big truck features and functionality to the segment like never before. The market has responded, and Mack is selling as many as they can make — so they’re going to start making more. Read more…
Is Porsche developing a luxury electric van to rival the Volvo EM90?
An all-electric Porsche luxury van? This could be a possibility. Porsche’s design boss, Peter Varga, said a van is now “very interesting” when combined with luxury. Read more…
ArcBest launches full line of electric, autonomous forklifts
ArcBest just rolled out a line of fully automated electric forklifts and reach trucks for use in its customers’ distribution centers and manufacturing facilities — and if they get their way, struggling to find those “forklift certified” operators will be a thing of the past. Read more…
To extend a lithium-metal EV battery’s life, just drain it and let it sit, find Stanford scientists
Stanford University researchers found that the best way to extend the life of a lithium-metal EV battery is to drain it and let it rest for a few hours.. Read more…
Tesla adds a center horn to its steering yoke
Steering wheels have been round for a long time for a pretty good reason. It’s a design that works. Steering wheels have had centered horns for a very long time for the exact same reason. Steering wheels have had stalks for a very long time – you get the idea. Tesla was having none of any of those when it… Read more…
Watch The Tesla Cybertruck Cyberbeast Rip From 0 To 60 MPH In 2.68 Seconds
It finishes the quarter-mile run in 11.68 seconds. Read more…
After Passing Tesla, China’s BYD Eyes Mexico Plant For U.S. Sales
China’s EV champion seems dead-set on U.S. sales sooner than later. Read more…
BYD is launching its cheapest EV in South America, starting at $20,000
Chinese EV leader BYD is launching its cheapest electric car, the Seagull, in South America. The BYD Seagull will go by the Dolphin Mini overseas and will start at $20,100 (99,800 BRL). Read more…
Polaris’ next electric UTV is here: the Pro XD Full-Size Kinetic
Polaris is following up on its all-electric RANGER XP Kinetic with another electric UTV, this time for its commercial line. The Pro XD Full-Size Kinetic utility vehicle from Polaris Commercial is poised to bring the heavy-hitting power and performance of electric drive to just about any tasks that operators could imagine. And if it’s anything like the electric RANGER XP Kinetic I tested, it’s going to overdeliver with some serious power and performance. Read more…
