Panasonic cut its production of electric car battery cells in Japan by 60 per cent last quarter and lowered the division’s annual profit forecast by 15 per cent. The background is weak demand for two specific electric cars. Read more…
Asahi Kasei expands global separator production capacity
Asahi Kasei continues to invest in its separator business for EV batteries and plans to install new coating lines at its LIB separator plants globally. The capacity expansion will enable the Japanese technology group to supply coated battery separators for up to 1.7 million electric vehicles. Read more…
Tesla receives building permit for Giga Mexico
Tesla has received all the permits to start building its factory in Mexico. This means Tesla can start further construction work. However, it is still open when exactly the carmaker will do so. Read more…
Kia prepares to repurpose EV batteries with Infinitev in Australia
Kia has partnered with startup Infinitev in Australia to start reusing, recycling and repurposing electric vehicle batteries. Infinitev offers comprehensive assessments designed to manage a battery’s entire lifecycle. Read more…
Chevrolet Equinox EV price higher than announced
Chevrolet will begin taking orders for the Equinox EV in the US in the first week of November. Introduced last year, the electric compact SUV will initially be available at prices starting at $48,995 with front-wheel drive or $52,395 with all-wheel drive. Read more…
North America getting its first long range cruiser electric motorcycle
Electric motorcycles have demonstrated superior performance in many areas from acceleration to speed and even towing, but they’ve long trailed behind ICE-bikes when it comes to range. That’s set to change with the launch of the new 2024 Evoke 6061-GT electric motorcycle, now preaparing to make its North American debut. More…
UAW settles with the ‘big three’ in the US
In the USA, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has ended its strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis after six weeks, having reached preliminary agreements with all three car manufacturers. These primarily provide for significantly higher wages. Read more…
EU approves nearly €660 mn in state aid for French battery firm Verkor
France has received approval from the EU Commission to pay 659 million euros in state aid to Renault partner Verkor. The company will proceed with its planned research project and target pilot battery production by the end of 2026. Read more…
Chevrolet Equinox EV starts at €33K and promises 513 km range
Chevrolet’s Equinox EV is an electric crossover with an estimated 513 km of range. It faced several delays, but today the company finally delivered a rollout roadmap suggesting all the kinks are finally ironed out. Chevrolet initially dangled the promise of a €28,000 electric vehicle, but that has been bumped to €32,610. Still, if you factor in the generous €7,000 federal tax credit, the starting cost sits pretty at $27,495. Some local state incentives can take that price even closer to €19,000. Yet, the first of the Equinox EVs that will hit the streets will be the more upmarket… More…
Gigafactory Mexico gets all its permits, now it is up to Tesla to give greenlight
Gigafactory Mexico has received all its needed permits to start construction. Now, it is up to Tesla to give the greenlight after the automaker pumped the brakes on the project. More…
StoreDot says its EV battery cells didn’t degrade after 1,000 extreme fast charges
EV battery maker StoreDot says its silicon-dominant XFC battery cells didn’t degrade after 1,000 consecutive extreme fast charging cycles. More…
Toyota announces 50 kW-class fuel cell module
Toyota has developed a fuel cell (FC ) module with an output of 50kW, which can be installed in lift trucks, agricultural machinery and construction equipment, among others. More…
China EV insurance registrations for week ending Oct 29: Nio 4,600, Xpeng 5,800, Li Auto 10,000, Tesla 10,800
So far this month, there have been 14,100 insurance registrations for Nio, 15,200 for Xpeng and 36,800 for Li Auto. Read more…
Best look at Tesla Cybertruck’s powered frunk yet
We get our best look at the Tesla Cybertruck frunk with a new sighting with the automatic closing in action. More…
BYD’s premium Yangwang brand opens 1st batch of 22 stores
By the end of the year, Yangwang aims to open more than 90 directly-managed stores in more than 40 cities in China. Read more…
Tesla’s entry-level Model 3 wait time gets shorter in China
Tesla’s entry-level Model 3 now has a wait time of 2-6 weeks in China, down from 6-9 weeks previously. Read more…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 30, 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…
Chevy Equinox EV priced at $34,995—with an estimated 319 miles
Chevrolet has confirmed a few more details regarding the upcoming Equinox EV—including more detail on its arrival timing, a price hike for the base version, and the attraction of a nearly 320-mile range for an effective cost in some cases of under $30,000. In a press call Monday afternoon, GM revealed that the base Chevrolet Equinox EV will… More…
Toyota FT-Se expected performance numbers are out ahead of Nürburgring run
Last week Toyota “unveiled” the FT-Se concept, and by “unveiled” we mean it showed us some pretty pictures and that was about it. In the meantime, we heard that it will go into production “after 2026”, which is a long time from now and fits in nicely with the lack of information around it. Today however we do get a few pieces of the puzzle, regarding the FT-Se’s performance numbers. Toyota expects it to do 0 to 100 km/h in 3 seconds, and the top speed should be around 250 km/h. All of this is enabled by a dual-motor configuration, with an all-wheel drive setup that has a rear-biased… More…
Rivian’s Normal, IL, plant is now charging every new EV with 100% clean energy
Rivian’s 2.8 MW wind turbine at its Normal, Illinois, plant is officially online and, along with solar, is charging every new EV with clean energy. More…
