Toyota is bringing two new electric vehicles to market in the UK, the nine-seater Proace Verso EV and the five-seater Proace City Verso EV. The carmaker expects to deliver the first vehicles to customers in March. Read more…
Global EV Sales Hit Record 1.5+ Million In December 2023
In 2023, plug-in electric car registrations exceeded 13.6 million, taking 16% of the global car market. Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck OTA Update Adds A Charging Reminder, But Autopilot Is Still Missing
Parking visualizations, which are Tesla’s substitute for parking sensors, are also nowhere to be found. Read more…
2025 Porsche Taycan Takes It To The Max And Ford’s Cheap EV Could Be A Gamechanger
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Rivian introduces new entry-level R1S and R1T
While Rivian is preparing to launch its smaller SUV, the R2, next month, it doesn’t mean the work stops when it comes to its bigger siblings – the R1T and R1S. Both vehicles were just given a new battery option and as a result, the entry-point pricing got a little bit friendlier. Two new entry-level trims are joining both the… Read more…
JLR slows down electric car ambitions
Regarding the roll-out of electric vehicles, JLR is stepping on the brakes. The carmaker also announced that it will launch more plug-in hybrids, saying that the demand for pure EVs has cooled down. Read more…
Fastned, E.ON, TotalEnergies and Autostrom win motorway charging tender in Germany
Autobahn GmbH des Bundes has successfully completed the tender for almost 1,000 fast-charging points at 200 unmanaged motorway service areas as part of the ‘Deutschlandnetz’ charging network. The contracts were awarded to Fastned, E.ON, the bidding consortium Autostrom Nord and TotalEnergies. Read more…
Austrian Post makes only emission-free deliveries in Innsbruck
The Austrian Post announced that it would be making CO2-free deliveries in Innsbruck a year ago, and now the switch has been made: With immediate effect, 145 electric vehicles are on the road in the city. Read more…
Kurt Kelty takes over as new chief battery strategist at GM
General Motors has appointed battery expert Kurt Kelty to the newly created position of Vice President of Batteries. Does the name sound familiar? Kelty once drove battery development at Tesla. Read more…
Panasonic purchases synthetic graphite from Novonix
Panasonic Energy has signed a binding purchase deal with battery materials company Novonix for the supply of synthetic graphite for the anodes of electric vehicle batteries in the USA. This agreement provides for the supply of at least 10,000 tonnes over a four-year period starting in 2025. Read more…
Smart switch protects 800V battery packs
Kyocera AVX has developed a smart semiconductor switch for EV battery pack designs, writes Nick Flaherty. The switch supports voltage levels up to 930 V for 800 V battery packs and is able to withstand short current events up to several thousand amps. Using a scalable design, the switch can be adapted to different power classes up to 640 kW continuous performance and provides both a safety cutoff and also support for higher charging rates. Read more…
Abarth 600e is a 240 hp Fiat 600e with a sting
Calling the new Abarth 600e a pumped-up Fiat 600e is like putting pineapple on pizza – sacrilege for some, and perfectly fine for others. While we may anger some Abarth fans and upset the hard-working engineers who put hours of hard work into this project – after all the dust has settled, this is only a Jeep Avenger. Sorry, Fiat… Read more…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 8, 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…
Tesla adopts UWB connectivity on iPhone to improve Phone Key performance
Tesla now supports the iPhone’s Ultra Wideband chip for improved Phone Key performance, at least on some cars. Apple started including the Ultra Wideband chip with the iPhone 11, allowing for better nearby interaction between an iPhone and other devices equipped with UWB technology.. Read more…
Komatsu 3 ton electric mini excavator set for European debut in Paris
Komatsu has announced plans to debut its new PC33E-6 3-ton class electric mini excavator to European equipment buyers at the Intermat 2024 fair in Paris this April. Read more…
Rivian Standard pack R1S, R1T arrive: Up to 315 miles, no LFP yet
Rivian on Thursday revealed long-awaited Standard and Standard+ versions of its R1T pickup and R1S SUV—essentially ready to be delivered now, with what appears to be a $3,100 price drop, and likely qualifying for the same EV tax credit as other versions. They arrive with a twist: They’re not powered by the LFP battery pack or the new… Read more…
Rivian adds Standard battery pack option for R1T and R1S, plus a new option for even more range
One month from debuting its second all-electric line of vehicles, Rivian is expanding the configurator of its flagship R1T and R1S trucks to now allow the Standard pack as a selectable option to customers. Additionally, Rivian has introduced a fourth pack called Standard+, delivering more range at less cost. Here’s the latest. Read more…
Jaguar Land Rover delays two EVs as first electric Range Rover rolls out this year
Jaguar Land Rover is pushing back the launch of two key electric models amid “surprising” demand for its plug-in hybrids. The announcement comes as the company is seeing strong interest in the first electric Range Rover after orders opened in December. Read more…
Abarth unveils the 600e – its most powerful vehicle to date, in a limited ‘Scorpionissima’ edition
Italian performance car specialist Abarth has just debuted a new all-electric model called the 600e as its bright purple “Scorpionissima” launch edition undergoes final testing ahead of a commercial shoot. Abarth shared its first image of the 600e, which promises to be its most powerful vehicle to date. Read more…
The world’s first semi electric truck with 1,000 kWh capacity is plowing snow in Norway like a boss
For the first time, Norway has used a semi electric truck with 1,000 kWh battery capacity to clear heavy snow on challenging mountain passes. Read more…
