What makes the 2025 Volvo EX30, in rear-wheel-drive form with a projected range rating of 275 miles, possible at its remarkable starting price of around $35,000—the price that tripped up Tesla some years ago? It’s undoubtedly the EX30’s manufacture in China, where labor costs are roughly akin to those in Mexico. The EX30… More…
Video of Tesla Cybertruck production has leaked
A rare video of Tesla’s Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas has leaked as the electric truck is believed to be close to hitting the market. More…
Hyundai faces class action lawsuit from the USA
The Hyundai Group is facing a nationwide class action lawsuit in the US from owners of the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Hyundai Ioniq 6, Genesis GV60 and Kia EV6 electric models. According to a statement from Hagens Berman, the law firm representing the plaintiffs, when AC charging at home, the electric cars’ charging ports often overheat […] More…
Ireland to launch €15 million charging scheme
Ireland’s Department of Transport has announced the launch of the EU Just Transition Fund (EUJTF) Community Facilities EV Charging Scheme. The scheme will invest €15 million from the EU Just Transition Fund to support public fast charge point infrastructure at community facilities. This scheme aims to provide EV charging at popular public facilities, including community […] More…
J.B. Hunt purchases 13 Nikola trucks
Nikola Motor has received a new order from the USA. The freight forwarder J.B. Hunt wants to purchase 13 zero-emission trucks, which include ten battery-electric and three fuel cell-powered vehicles. The first heavy-duty truck is expected to be delivered this month. The vehicles will be used in the Los Angeles, California, metropolitan area and in […] More…
Ford says F-150 Lightning price cuts are driving up orders as production ramp begins
Good news for those looking to buy Ford’s electric truck. Ford Motor announced Tuesday that F-150 Lightning orders have increased by 600% following the drastic price cuts last month. The automaker says it’s now on track to triple annual production capacity by this fall to meet the higher demand.. More…
Kostal completes Compleo acquisition
The Kostal Group has now successfully completed the acquisition of the entire operating business of the German company Compleo Charging Solutions. Compleo is to remain independent as a brand and company under the umbrella of the internationally active Kostal Group. With the granting of the last outstanding approvals, the acquisition is now complete. In June, […] More…
Ford lowers EV targets for 2023, pointing to cost
Ford is lowering its 2023 EV production targets, pointing to vehicle prices as a reason for the slowdown. The automaker now expects to be building 600,000 EVs a year sometime in 2024, Ford CEO Jim Farley said Monday in a discussion of the automaker’s quarterly earnings report. Ford has been saying since 2021 (when it doubled EV targets) that it… More…
Chevrolet announces final Blazer EV prices for the USA
Chevrolet has released the final prices for the Blazer EV in the US, which are now expected to be delivered from the factory in Mexico and available to customers to start immediately. The Blazer EV 2LT AWD will start from $56,715, while the Blazer EV RS AWD from $60,215 and the Blazer EV RS RWD […] More…
Tesla is under investigation by NHTSA over 12 reports that Model 3/Y are losing steering control
NHTSA announced that it launched a new investigation into newer Tesla Model 3 and Model Y over 12 reports drivers are losing steering control and power steering. More…
Li-Cycle opens battery recycling plant in Germany
The North American battery recycling specialist Li-Cycle has started operating its first European recycling plant for lithium-ion batteries in Magdeburg, Germany. The first expansion stage is to follow later this year. Announced in March, the plant, called Germany Spoke, can process 10,000 tons of material, with the first main line now in operation. Li-Cycle says […] More…
Archer signs $142 million deal with U.S. Airforce
California-based electric aircraft startup Archer Aviation has signed contracts with the U.S. Air Force worth up to $142 million. Archer says its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) could represent a paradigm shift in military aviation. The contract includes delivery of up to six examples of the Midnight eVTOL aircraft, sharing of flight test […] More…
Chevy nixes $44,495 Blazer EV, hails $30,000 Equinox EV and future Bolt
Chevrolet has canceled plans for a base 1LT version of the Blazer EV, the brand confirmed to Green Car Reports on Monday. The detail, which GM hadn’t yet confirmed publicly, came in follow-up queries regarding its announcement regarding first deliveries of the 2024 Chevy Blazer, initially in RS AWD versions. Chevrolet clarified that the… More…
Ballard takes order for 18 H2 fuel cell modules for trains
Ballard Power Systems has received an order for additional fuel cell modules from Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). These eighteen 200 kW fuel cell engines are planned for delivery in 2023 and will support the expansion of CPKC’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program. Ballard supplied CPKC with 20 fuel cell engines for use in three different types […] More…
Toyota is planning to accelerate drive development in China
Toyota is fine-tuning its electric car strategy in the Chinese market. The aim is to accelerate the local development of electric drives and “smart technology” and to focus more on the needs of Chinese customers. To achieve this, Toyota announces five points. The first two fall more under “PR strategy”, as the Japanese carmaker wants […] More…
QuantumScape to bring solid-state batteries to market “as quickly as possible”
US solid-state battery specialist QuantumScape has revealed it is already “working closely with a potential launch customer from the automotive industry” for its planned first commercial product. The company has also revealed more about its solid-state battery cell. In a letter to investors, QuantumScape, who is already partnered with Volkswagen, revealed that it has found […] More…
Subaru to source cylindrical cells from Panasonic
The Japanese companies Subaru and Panasonic have announced that they have entered into talks about a medium to long-term partnership. If an agreement is reached, it would be Panasonic’s second cylindrical cell order from a Japanese carmaker. The stated aim of the negotiations is for Panasonic to supply Subaru with cylindrical cells that the Japanese […] More…
BMW opens R&D lab in Shanghai
BMW has opened a new research and development centre in Shanghai. The focus at the new BMW Group Tech Office Asia-Pacific in Shanghai is on the integration of hardware and software and technologies, including for the electric cars based on the New Class. China already had the BMW Group’s largest R&D presence outside Germany with […] More…
Solid-state cell is safety-approved
Factorial has become the first company to receive safety certification for a large, 100 Ah solid-state lithium metal battery cell (writes Nick Flaherty).
The large-format automotive solid-state cell has received the United… More…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 31, 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…
