The Volvo EX30 was teased during the reveal of its bigger brother, the EX90. More…
Volvo EX30 Small Electric Crossover Name Confirmed By Company CEO
Volvo Global Plug-In Car Sales Reached New Record In November 2022
Almost 25,000 units and over 42% of the total volume were rechargeable. More…
GM Launches Its Dealer Community Charging Program With Flo
The program will bring 19.2-kW AC charging to locations in communities chosen by local dealerships. More…
Volkswagen MEB+ To Offer 435 Miles Of Range, 200 kW Fast Charging
While the MEB+ name suggests an evolution, the automaker actually describes the EV platform as “the next generation of the MEB.” More…
Ram Revolution Electric Truck Teased Again, Now Showing Its Face
Ram’s new full-size electric pickup truck is expected to debut on January 5 at CES in Las Vegas. More…
Envision AESC to build another battery plant in South Carolina
Battery cell manufacturer Envision AESC has officially announced the construction of another factory in the USA. 810 million US dollars will go into the construction of the new plant with a targeted annual capacity of 30 GWh in Florence in the US state of South Carolina. However, the construction had been announced. Envision AESC will […] More…
Greenger Introduces The Saddleback Electric Balance Bike For Kids
The Saddleback is available in both 12 and 16-inch wheel versions. More…
Mercedes to release S-Class performance PHEV
Following the plug-in hybrid offshoot of the C-Class, Mercedes-AMG is now also using the technology in the S-Class. The corresponding model is called the Mercedes-AMG S 63 E Performance and offers a system output of 590 kW. That is another 90 kW more than in the C 63 S E Performance – which is hardly […] More…
Mercedes has opened their first EV showroom in Japan
Mercedes-Benz has opened its first dealership worldwide exclusively for electric cars – in Japan. It was built in Yokohama and offers 1,221 square metres of space for the presentation of up to seven electric cars as well as an area for vehicle handovers and three CHAdeMO chargers. Pictures from the showroom show the EQA, EQC, […] More…
Volvo confirms plans for entry-level EV EX30
Volvo CEO Jim Rowan has confirmed plans for a new entry-level model to journalists. The small all-electric SUV will be called the EX30, as suspected, and is due to launch in 2023. According to Rowan, the EX30 will be built in China. However, it is not known how small the EX30 will be. The Volvo […] More…
Tesla Is Making Changes In Fremont To Prepare For Refreshed Model 3 Production
The facelifted Tesla Model 3 will feature revised styling and a reportedly even more simplified interior. More…
This guy built a six-seater electric bike for $150, and it absolutely rips
I’ve always enjoyed multi-seater electric bikes, which bring passenger-carrying utility to small-format, easy-to-produce vehicles. But I never thought I’d see the concept taken this far. At least not until I stumbled upon a six-seater electric bike that has me all kinds of jealous. More…
BYD to build vehicle plant in Europe
BYD wants to build electric cars in Europe in the future. According to the Chinese manufacturer, this is to support the rapid market ramp-up on the continent. A quick decision seems likely. As BYD manager Stella Li told Bloomberg, the Chinese manufacturer is planning at least one passenger car plant on the European continent. “Yes, […] More…
VW launches software update for the ID.4 in the USA
Volkswagen of America has started a new update programme for ID.4 software, which is to bring performance improvements and new features. The updates will improve charging and system performance on model year 21, and some model year 22 vehicles. The charging performance is to help users make more of the three years of free charging […] More…
Tesla launches in Thailand, opens Model 3 and Y orders at competitive prices
Tesla has officially launched in Thailand and opened orders for Model 3 and Model Y at competitive prices. More…
2024 Cupra Tavascan EV Will Be Made In China For Export To Europe
Parent company Volkswagen Group said it has no plans to produce other vehicles in China for export, though. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 6, 2022
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…
Tesla says it is adding radar in its cars next month amid self-driving suite concerns
Tesla told the FCC that it plans to market a new radar starting next month. The move raises even more concerns about potentially needed updates to its hardware suite to achieve the promised self-driving capability. More…
Ultra-exclusive yacht club invites commercial electric boats to compete in 2023 race
To celebrate its 10th race competition, the Yacht club de Monaco is inviting commercially available electric boats to compete in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC) for the first time. The new commercial electric boat rally will join the Solar, Energy, and Open Sea Classes already in place with hopes to host the world’s largest gathering of electric maritime vessels. More…
Elon Musk tells Biden that Tesla is opening its Supercharger network, but how?
Elon Musk told President Biden that Tesla is opening its Supercharger network, but the plan has been unclear since Tesla opened its charge connector. More…
