Average repair costs for Teslas were $1,347 higher than gasoline vehicles in the previous quarter. More…
Changan gets green light for NEV factory in Thailand
The Chinese carmaker and Thai authorities have now signed the relevant contracts for Changan to start building its factory for New Energy Vehicles there. The factory will have an initial capacity of 100,000 NEVs. Read more…
Nio opens F2 plant in NeoPark for public tours
The Nio F2 plant achieves efficient, flexible production with 756 robots in the body shop for automated production, it said. Read more…
2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro Fleet Truck Orders Books Are Now Open
The cheapest version of the updated electric pickup comes with a heat pump as standard. More…
USA: Kia announces EV6 prices for 2024
Kia has announced the prices for its electric EV6 in the US. While prices are slightly higher than in previous years, the carmaker also announced a larger battery for its entry-level trim. Read more…
Buick adds new version to Electra E5 in China: Removes some features, lowers price by $5,330
Buick is responding to increasing competition in a way that’s common for local automakers — lowering the price of its cars by removing some comfort features. Read more…
Cheaper, more efficient MOSFETs
iDEAL Semiconductor has developed a technology that can improve the efficiency and cut the cost of power MOSFETs for e-mobility applications (writes Nick Flaherty).
The SuperQ process technology can also be applied to SiC MOSFETs and GaN transistors in the future, said Mark Granahan, CEO and founder of iDeal Semiconductor. More…
Toyota will offer EVs with NACS in North America
Toyota is the latest automaker to announce that it will offer its electric cars with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) from 2025. That is the same year that its first US-produced electric vehicle will roll off production lines in Kentucky. Read more…
Li Auto’s six-seat SUV Li L8 reaches 100,000th delivery
The Li L8 has delivered 6,159 units so far this month, data monitored by CnEVPost show. Read more…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 19, 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…
Half the world is 5 years past a peak in fossil fuel power generation
Half of the world’s economies are already five years past a peak in power generation from fossil fuels, new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows.. More…
Nio may acquire assets JAC plans to sell and seek its own EV production qualification, report says
JAC plans to sell the assets of two factories that make vehicles for Nio, which the latter may acquire and seek independent EV production qualification, local media said. Read more…
GAC Aion’s Hyper brand begins pre-sales of Hyper HT SUV with starting price of $30,080
The Hyper HT is being offered in four versions in pre-sale, three of which are based on the 800-volt high-voltage platform, with the top-of-the-line version featuring falcon-wing doors similar to those on the Tesla Model X. Read more…
With Silverado EV delayed, GM should extend the life of the Bolt
This week, GM said it’s pushing back Silverado EV production at its Orion plant by a year; which gives it a perfect opportunity to extend the life of the Bolt in its best year of sales yet. More…
Toyota signs deal with Tesla for NACS and Supercharger access
Toyota announced that it signed a deal with Tesla to adopt the NACS connector and get Supercharger access for its future EV owners. More…
Here’s how mineral supply chains for EV batteries are being ramped up
A plan has been hatched to expand and diversify critical mineral supply chains globally for the booming EV battery industry – will it work. More…
Tesla Added 330 New Supercharging Stations Globally In Q3 2023
Tesla is steadily expanding its charging network across the world. More…
We’ll Finally See The Lucid Gravity SUV In November
The all-electric luxury SUV will be a crucial product for the company. More…
Toyota, Lexus Are Latest To Switch To Tesla’s NACS Plug
As Toyota gets serious about its BEV strategy, it embraces the Supercharger. More…
ChargePoint is now deploying NACS compatible EV chargers to its network
Following a slew of car makers, back in June ChargePoint announced that it would adopt Tesla’s NACS connector as well for its North American charging stations, and today the rollout begins. ChargePoint expects “much of the lineup” of AC and DC chargers with NACS support to be delivered over the coming month. Cable conversion kits for existing DC fast chargers will be delivered to its customers which operate the charging stations in November. This means that Tesla owners in North America will for the first time have a public DC fast charging alternative to Tesla’s own Supercharger… More…
