Daimler Truck celebrated the topping-out ceremony for its InnoLab Battery laboratory at the Mannheim plant. The building should be ready for occupancy as early as August, and a pilot line for the prototypical production of battery cells and assembly of batteries will be set up there within the next few months. The Mannheim location is […] More…
Stellantis details platform for mid-size EVs, starting with Europe
Stellantis on Wednesday revealed some technical highlights of its STLA Medium platform, one of four dedicated EV platforms in development for future electric models. The automaker revealed its STLA platform strategy two years ago this month, unveiling STLA Medium alongside the STLA Small, STLA Large, and STLA Frame platforms, but up until now it… More…
Virta enables card payments across the network
Finnish charging platform Virta has enabled card payments in Europe with Mastercard and FIS Worldpay. Their new ‘Virta Payment Kiosk’ provides a central solution for seamless card payments at existing and new charging hubs. As a standalone column that can connect more than one charging station simultaneously, it makes retrofitting existing hubs easy. Moreover, Virta […] More…
Dacia Spring Facelift Confirmed For 2024 Launch, Will Enter UK Market
Dacia promises “significant improvements in design and equipment” for the refreshed Spring. More…
Updated Peugeot 208 to launch in autumn
Peugeot has revised its small car 208 and its electric version e-208. The new Peugeot e-208 will go on sale in November 2023. There is no change to the drive system, but there is a change in the production location. As part of the update, the Peugeot 208 gets two new hybrid versions, while the […] More…
Toyota Claims Breakthrough That Will Lead To 745-Mile EV Battery
The Japanese automaker says it will soon be able to manufacture a solid-state pack that can charge in 10 minutes. More…
Stellantis and LGES get to work again after winning subsidy row
Stellantis and LG Energy Solution have resumed construction of their joint battery cell factory in Ontario, Canada, after having halted the work in a row over subsidies. An agreement was reached with the Canadian government on the demands. Stellantis North America announced as much but did not go into details about the agreement and the […] More…
Audi advertises 500 jobs for Q6 production
Audi is advertising 500 new jobs for the production of the new Audi Q6 e-tron at its main plant in Ingolstadt. At the same time, several further training programmes for employees around electromobility are also underway – but also extensive job cuts within the company. With the Q6 e-tron electric series based on the Premium […] More…
Is the Nissan Townstar EV a star among rivals?
Nissan wasn’t only a pioneer with the Leaf electric car; the Japanese company was also quick to the starting blocks with the e-NV200 electric van. The carmaker’s Townstar EV follows on from this, albeit under completely different conditions. To find out whether the Townstar EV is something special or one among many we took it […] More…
Stellantis latest platform to support two million electric cars per year
Stellantis, the merger of FCA and PSA, has released its next architecture to underpin future electric cars. STLA Medium for the C and D segments is set to go into production in Europe later this year and sell globally. We have the details. With production beginning in 2023, the STLA Medium will be the first […] More…
EV Sales Fail To Keep Up With Dealer Inventory Levels
Analysts say there’s a gap between the enthusiasm of EV consumers and actual purchases. More…
EU Commission expects tariffs from the UK in 2024
The postponement of the implementation of the so-called rules of origin for electric cars demanded by the British government and European car manufacturers has been rejected by the EU Commission. As a result, many electric car models are likely to be subject to tariffs of ten per cent from 2024. In the course of the […] More…
Stellantis Resumes Construction On EV Battery Plant In Canada
Stellantis and LGES accepted a new financial aid package proposed by Canada’s federal government and Ontario’s provincial government. More…
Over a dozen EV automakers, including Tesla and NIO pledge to avoid further price wars in China
A slew of automakers in China have banned together and pledged to regulate how they market their EVs and avoid further price wars to help stabilize a booming market for consumers. Chinese EV automakers like NIO, XPeng, and BYD have been joined by the likes of Tesla to promote healthy competition and less “bad blood” overseas. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 7, 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…
Enphase Energy is shipping its first US-made microinverters
Global energy tech company Enphase Energy just announced the first shipments of its microinverters made in Columbia, South Carolina. More…
US: GMC Hummer EV Pickup Sales Down 83 Percent In Q2 2023
Something is holding back production and sales of the electric Hummers. More…
Ex-Apple, Tesla exec wants to bring subscription services to Ford’s electric vehicles
Like most automakers, Ford aims to introduce subscription services as the industry moves to a new digital, electric era. Ford’s tech leader, Doug Field, hired from Apple, says the transition is already underway, with the next steps expected to roll out with the automaker’s upcoming next-gen EVs. More…
The US’s largest solar panel maker just secured yet another big order
First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it will supply North American wholesale power producer Capital Power with 1 gigawatt (GW) of ultra-low carbon thin film solar modules. More…
AIM EV Sport 01 Concept Detailed, Will Drive Up The Goodwood Hill
The sleek two-seat electric coupe is styled by former Nissan design chief Shiro Nakamura, creator of the GT-R. More…
