Despite Russia’s ongoing invasion, Ukrainian energy company DTEK Group has finished the construction of the first 114 megawatts (MW) of a 500 MW wind farm. More…
2023 BMW iX M60 Driving Notes: Excellent In Theory
The BMW iX M60 has more power and improved styling, but is it that much better than the base iX? More…
Tesla Autopilot Crash Data For Q4 2022: It’s Better Than A Year Ago
However, the new safety report indicates issues too. More…
Tesla Reportedly Looking To Asia For 4680 Battery Cell Partners
Sources claim Tesla hopes to recruit material suppliers for its new batteries to cut costs and speed up the production ramp. More…
Frozen: Sorting F-150 Lightning cold-weather fact from fiction
Just before 6:30 a.m. on a February morning, my phone lit up with a notification: The Ford F-150 Lighting in my driveway had stopped charging. “That’s not good,” I said to my wife Karen, noting that the truck was plugged in and not yet fully charged. By the way, it was about 20 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. I’ll get back… More…
Mitsubishi will be a ‘mainly BEV’ brand by 2035 with 4 EVs, including an electric pickup
Mitsubishi is the latest Japanese automaker to accelerate its electrification strategy as demand for electric vehicles continues climbing at a record rate. More…
Hero and Zero join forces on premium electric motorbikes
Indian scooter and motorcycle manufacturer Hero MotoCorp and California’s Zero Motorcycles have struck an agreement to combine their strengths to develop premium electric motorcycles and powertrains. Quite literally, going from Zero to Hero, the Californian specialists will lend their developing expertise to the mighty Indian manufacturer to scale up massively and with a look to […] More…
Nio ET5 Wagon Uncovered In China, Will Go On Sale In Europe First
The Nio ET5 station wagon was reportedly developed specifically for the European market, but it will be sold in China as well. More…
Lion Electric takes Nikola Motors to court
There is a legal dispute between two manufacturers of electric commercial vehicles in the USA. Lion Electric has filed a lawsuit against Nikola Motor. The background to the dispute is a major contract that Lion Electric awarded in 2020 to Romeo Power, a battery manufacturer that has since been taken over by Nikola. According to […] More…
How Can We Make EV Batteries Cheaper & Encourage Domestic Production?
New laws in the US have the potential to cut one-third to one-half off the total cost of any EV battery built on our shores. More…
CA: Courier Purolator to spend CA$1 bn to decarbonize operations
Purolator, a courier service owned by Canada Post, will invest one billion Canadian dollars in decarbonising its fleet within the decade. This includes the purchase of more than 3,500 fully electric last-mile delivery vehicles and the electrification of more than 60 terminals. Purolator says this was the most significant single investment in its 60-year history. […] More…
Study finds EV owners are less satisfied with dealership service
EV owners are much less satisfied with dealership service than owners of internal combustion cars, according to a new J.D. Power study. Results were based on a survey of 64,248 U.S. owners or lessees of 2020-2022 model year vehicles, asking them to rate the service at franchised dealers or equivalent aftermarket facilities. Customer satisfaction… More…
RWTH announces progress researching construction of hairpin stators
The Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) chair at RWTH Aachen University has completed the ‘anfaHair’ research project after two years. The aim of the project was to make the production of new types of electric drives more efficient on an industrial scale. To this end, the PEM team, together with the Berlin-based mechanical engineering […] More…
Rivian Emails Customers About IRS’ Rules For EV Tax Credits
The IRS released guidance for taxpayers with previously signed contracts explaining how they may be able to get the original credit. More…
Roam opens large-scale electric motorcycle plant in Kenya
Swedish-Kenyan company Roam will produce over 50,000 electric motorbikes a year at a new factory in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. The company considers the 10,000 sqm facility, Roam Park, Africa’s largest such plant. It also forms Roam’s new HQ and battery lab. It is not the first time we hear of Roam. The company was formerly […] More…
US: Most EV Battery Cells And Packs Are Domestically Produced
In the years 2010-2021 the ratio was respectively 57 and 84 percent. More…
Mack Trucks, Aston Martin, Scout & Mississippi: Top EV News Mar 9, 2023
As we head into another weekend, there’s a host of compelling electric car news to help promote EV adoption. More…
Wheel-E Podcast: SONDORS CEO interview & Metacycle, new RadRunner, Bafang goes Moto, more
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes SONDORS selling 1,000 of its Metacycle electric motorcycles in a week, new utility/cargo e-bike launches from Rad Power Bikes, Specialized and Aventon, Bafang entering the electric motorcycle space and lots more. More…
Ex-Tesla staff launches electric RV trailer Lightship L1
Lightship, a start-up for zero-emission recreational vehicles (RVs), has unveiled its first trailer. The Lightship L1 comes with a battery-powered drive that helps tow it without needing (much) more fuel or electricity. Behind it are former Tesla engineers. Ben Parker is the CEO of Lightship. He spent five years as a battery engineer at Tesla […] More…
Hino Trucks expands electric truck lineup
Hino Trucks has announced that it will offer an electric version of their M- and L- Series medium-duty trucks branded ‘Me’ Series and ‘Le’ Series available in 2024. Hino Trucks will begin production of these new vehicles integrating SEA Electric’s SEA-Drive power system. In terms of technical specifications, the electric truck models each feature battery […] More…
