The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames will install 525 new electric vehicle charging points. The new installations will more than double the on-street charging network, bringing the total to 945 (up from 420). Richmond is among the most affluent and greenest London boroughs, with deer roaming around Richmond Park on any day. Still, not […] More…
Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally Debuts With Raised Suspension, White Wheels
Ford is targeting a 250-mile range for what it calls its first-ever rally-inspired EV. More…
Mini Cooper Five-Door EV Hatch Is In The Works, Says Company Chief
It will live alongside the recently revealed three-door, as well as the upcoming Aceman. More…
Next-Gen Volkswagen Golf To Arrive In 2028 As EV-Only Model Based On SSP
It will be the first VW-badged EV to utilize the group’s Scalable Systems Platform architecture. More…
Lectric eBikes recalls 45,000 XP 3.0 e-bikes due to mechanical brake issue
Lectric eBikes, one of the largest suppliers of electric bicycles in the US, made a joint announcement today with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of a voluntary recall for many of the Lectric XP 3.0 electric bikes produced and sold earlier this year. More…
VW Golf will be EV-only from 2028
The next-generation VW Golf looks set to be an all-electric model and could be the first VW to use the new SSP architecture when it launches in 2028. However, the Audi A3, which shares the same combustion engine platform, will likely go a different way. Autocar reports this with reference to brand boss Thomas Schäfer. […] More…
Tesla Cybertruck RC Unit Spotted Upclose At Las Vegas Supercharger
RC stands for “Release Candidate.” More…
HiPhi inaugurates “Brand Experience Centre” at Munich Airport
The premium electric car brand HiPhi from the Chinese manufacturer Human Horizons opened its first European branch. The so-called HiPhi Hub is located at Munich Airport and is supposed to be only the beginning. Further hubs are planned in Oslo and other European cities. HiPhi says it already has more than 100 such hubs in […] More…
Tesla announces production of 2 millionth EV at Giga Shanghai
Tesla has announced that Gigafactory Shanghai has produced its 2 millionth electric vehicle – making it the most productive EV factory. More…
Stellantis: First all-electric car plant opens in Ellesmere Port
Stellantis has started production at its first all-electric vehicle plant. Located in Ellesmere Port near Liverpool, UK, and manufactures the group’s first electric van, the Combo Electric, for Opel/Vauxhall. The Peugeot e-Partner, Citroën ë-Berlingo and Fiat E-Doblò will also come off the production line there, as well as as well as passenger car models such […] More…
Redesigned Rivian R1T Powered Tonneau Cover To Debut In Gear Shop In 2024
Customers will also be able to buy the manual tonneau cover as an accessory later this year. More…
Designer Imagines What A Refreshed Tesla Model Y “Juniper” Could Look Like
The renders are heavily influenced by the recently revealed Tesla Model 3 refresh. More…
US solar installations expected to be a record 32 GW in 2023
The US solar industry is expecting to install an unprecedented 32 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2023, according to a report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. More…
Cybertruck ‘Release Candidate’ spotted supercharging, shows why we need V4
A Tesla Cybertruck labeled as an “RC Engineering Prototype” has been spotted supercharging in Las Vegas, showing why V4 superchargers will be needed as more vehicles get access to the supercharger network. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 6, 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…
Biden cancels Alaska oil leases, protects millions of acres in Arctic Refuge
The Biden Administration and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland have canceled seven oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska, along with protecting 13 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve. More…
Tesla Produced Its Two Millionth Electric Car In Shanghai
The plant went into operation in late 2019 and quickly became the world’s largest BEV factory. More…
2024 Hyundai Kona electric owners get in-car payments, new EV features coming soon
Hyundai is launching an in-car payments service, Hyundai Pay, for the new and improved 2024 Hyundai Kona electric. More…
Paris Says Goodbye To Electric Scooter Rentals, E-Bike Sharing Encouraged
More than 90 percent of voters were for banning e-scooter rentals in the French capital. More…
Volkswagen CEO does not see Chinese EV makers as a threat as prices double overseas
According to Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume, European manufacturers have an advantage over Chinese EV makers. VW leader said that the Chinese offer their vehicles “at twice the price they pay in China” of that in Europe. More…
