The UK government has announced two winning projects of a £8 million competition to support hydrogen-powered transport in the North East. This includes a project to develop airport support vehicles, as well as a project to build four publicly accessible hydrogen stations for a wide range of vehicle types. This is the second round of […] More…
Tesla’s range being exposed is already leading to a class action lawsuit
Tesla is now facing another class action lawsuit, and this time, it is related to its overstating of the range of its electric vehicles, which was exposed last week. More…
Zeekr starts production of the 001 for Europe
Geely’s electric car brand Zeekr has started production of the Zeekr 001 for Europe and named four more European countries for sales of its electric cars. The cars are expected to be shipped to Europe in mid-August and delivered later this year. The first Zeekr 001s built for European customers rolled off the production line […] More…
Subaru accelerates EV plans, confirms Panasonic battery partnership
Subaru on Wednesday announced plans to double the number of EV models it will offer later in the decade, boosting it from four to eight. It’s part of an accelerated intent to shift to EVs and hybrids, including U.S. production, with a goal of 50% of its sales to be fully electric by 2030, up from a previous target of 40%. Subaru also appears… More…
Munich orders 71 e-buses from Daimler, MAN & Ebusco
In Germany, shortly after Ebusco announced a new order from Munich for 28 electric buses, state-owned utility Stadtwerke München (SWM) revealed the order is actually for a total of 71 new electric buses, also including Daimler and MAN electric buses. On Wednesday, Dutch manufacturer Ebusco announced an order for 28 articulated Ebusco 3.0 electric buses […] More…
ExxonMobil in talks with potential lithium customers
After US oil company ExxonMobil announced its entry into lithium mining in May, the first names of possible customers are now circulating. According to an agency report, these include several carmakers as well as cell manufacturers and lithium producers. As Bloomberg was told by insiders, ExxonMobil is negotiating with Tesla, Ford, Volkswagen and other carmakers […] More…
Nissan cuts Ariya prices in the UK
Nissan UK has reduced the pricing of its fully-electric Ariya and introduced a new entry-level model, bringing the starting price of the electric SUV down to £39,645. In addition to the new model introduction, all existing 63kWh Ariya derivatives have been reduced by £3,000 and all 87kWh variants by £3,750 as of 1st August 2023. […] More…
Foxconn plans small affordable car in India or SE Asia
The Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn wants to produce a new, small electric car in India or Thailand. The all-electric three-seater should cost between $10,000 and $20,000 (9,160 – 18,320 euros), mainly targeting corporate customers in Asia. Jack Cheng, head of Foxconn’s 2020 electric car platform MIH, told Reuters the small car is currently under development […] More…
Subaru raises EV production target for 2023
Subaru has officially revised its electric car targets upwards. The Japanese manufacturer is now aiming to sell 600,000 battery-electric vehicles by 2030. The battery-electric vehicles are then to account for 50 per cent of Subaru’s global sales. In its last strategic plan at the beginning of 2020, Subaru still assumed that only 40 per cent […] More…
Ford is reorganising its e-mobility approach in China
Ford has adjusted its electric car strategy for the Chinese market. The core of the reorganisation is that the company Ford Electric Mach Technologies (FMeT) for the development of electric vehicles will no longer operate independently in the future. The subsidiary FMeT was founded in China less than a year ago and was not only […] More…
Humanity will use 1.7 Earths worth of resources this year
The globe marked “Earth Overshoot Day” on August 2nd, calculated as the day when humanity has used up more than the total amount of resources made available by the Earth over the course of the year. And the day has been getting earlier and earlier every year. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 2, 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…
The first Tesla (and first EV) to drive around the world is doing it again now
In 2012, Rafael de Mestre did something nobody else ever had – he drove around the world in an electric car, an original Tesla Roadster. And now, he’s driving around the world solo again in that same Roadster as a promotional and scouting tour and to recruit other teams to join him for yet another circumnavigation in 2024. More…
Watch a Rimac Nevera take on a Bugatti Chiron SuperSport and Tesla Plaid in a wild drag race
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the fastest production cars face off head-to-head? Watch the 1,914 hp Rimac Nevera take on the legendary Bugatti Chiron SuperSport and the blistering Tesla Model S Plaid in a wild drag race below. More…
Watch a Rimac Nevera take on a Buggati Chiron SuperSport and Tesla Plaid in a wild drag race
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the fastest production cars face off head-to-head? Watch the 1,914 hp Rimac Nevera take on the legendary Buggati Chiron SuperSport and the blistering Tesla Model S Plaid in a wild drag race below. More…
Tesla and Rivian are heading to court over ‘stolen trade secret’ claims
Tesla and Rivian are heading to court over the former claiming the latter stole “trade secrets” through former Tesla employees it hired. More…
133 self-storage rooftops in 3 US states are about to power community solar
The US’s largest self-storage company is going to host solar panels on 133 of its storage buildings’ rooftops to power over 10,000 homes with affordable community solar power. More…
Greenworks electric mower bundle now $126 off in New Green Deals, Segway e-scooters, more
If you’ve been in search of a new mower, we have your back with a notable discount on this electric Greenworks offering. Including a string trimmer and leaf blower, the discount to $504 is joined by some all-time lows on Segway’s flagship SuperScooter GT EVs, discounts on REI e-bikes, and much more. Just don’t forget about all of the other best e-bike discounts around.. More…
XPeng (XPEV) shares fall after autonomous driving leader resigns
Chinese EV maker Xpeng Motors announced Wednesday that Dr. Xinzhou Wu, who has been leading the company’s autonomous driving business, is leaving. XPeng (XPEV) shares are falling after rallying the past month on the news. More…
Volkswagen exploring another EV partnership in China, this time for Jetta
Volkswagen looks to be forming a new EV partnership in China, separate from its collaboration with XPeng Motors. According to a new report, Volkswagen is negotiating with Hangzhou-based EV startup Leapmotor to outsource its technology for its Jetta brand. More…
