Betteries AMPS has completed the certification (CE, UN and IEC) of its second life battery with 48 V and 2.3 kWh, which is based on upcycled modules from electric vehicle batteries. This allows the Berlin-based start-up to offer the mobile battery to its customers. The development and validation programme took 18 months. According to Betteries, […] More…
Europe: Plug-In Car Sales Increased 3% In May 2022

All-electric cars are doing relatively well with a 20% rate of growth. More…
Leclanché announces battery-safety breakthrough
Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché says it has achieved a breakthrough in the safety of its lithium-ion batteries without compromising cell performance. By adding a special additive to the composition of the electrolyte formula, the company says the risk of a thermal event has been reduced by almost 80 per cent. This performance has been confirmed […] More…
Irizar ie tram buses en route to Northern Spain
The Spanish bus manufacturer Irizar has received an order for 30 electric buses from Valladolid, Spain. In addition to the 30 Irizar ie trams, the public transport operator AUVASA (Autobuses Urbanos de Valladolid) also ordered corresponding charging infrastructure. AUVASA expects Irizar to deliver over two years, with the first eleven e-buses due to arrive in […] More…
Design unveiled for 800V inverter from Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments has developed a reference design for an 800 V, 11 kW three-level, three-phase inverter using gallium nitride (writes Nick Flaherty). The inverter uses a 6.6 kW active neutral-point clamped (ANPC) inverter design with a 600 V LMG3422R030 GaN FET. This enables a switching frequency of 100 kHz to reduce the size of the […] More…
Aptera Motors goes for EVE Energy battery cells
Aptera Motors, known for its long-range light electric solar car, has selected Eve Energy as a lithium-ion battery cell supplier. Aptera will utilise Eve’s 21700 NMC 811 cylindrical cells in its vehicle’s structural battery packs. Aptera Motors from California began accepting advance orders for its three-wheeled solar electric car at the end of 2020. The […] More…
Electrify America: Siemens now investor and “strategic technology partner”
Siemens joins Electrify America to expand the company’s ultra-rapid charging advance in North America. They have jointly invested 450 million dollars in VW’s subsidiary. Electrify America plans to use the money – Siemens is the first external investor – to advance said expansion but also expects technology advances. According to Volkswagen and Siemens, the capital […] More…
Forsee Power to build US plant in Ohio
The French battery manufacturer Forsee Power has announced a new production facility and North American headquarters in the USA. The plant and headquarters are to be built in Hilliard in the US state of Ohio and is expected to reach a production capacity of 3 GWh by 2027. As in Europe, Forsee Power does not […] More…
Here are the only 5 countries opposing Europe’s 2035 electric car-only rule
The European Union is about to vote on banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 and 5 countries are planning to push to delay the move to electric car-only by 5 years. More…
MG4 to launch in Europe by year’s end
SAIC’s MG Motor brand will be launching its MG4 Electric compact electric car on European markets the fourth quarter of 2022. The company is now confirming the MG4’s technical data, as well as the MSP electric platform it is based upon. The MG4 – and the almost identical MG Mulan version recently unveiled for China […] More…
2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Final Teaser Drops Ahead Of June 29 Unveiling

Hyundai’s first electric sedan and second dedicated EV will be fully unveiled tomorrow. More…
Candela unveils low-energy use water shuttle as hydrofoil
Candela has unveiled the design of its P-12 Shuttle scheduled for tests in Stockholm’s public transport system next year. The hydrofoil claims a top speed of 30 knots (55.5kph) and extremely low energy use. So low, Candela says the P-12 consumes only 0.1 kWh of electricity per passenger and kilometre. The 12-metre electric hydrofoil offers […] More…
Candela unveils low-energy use water shuttle
The Swedish company Candela has unveiled the design of its P-12 Shuttle that will be tested in Stockholm next year. The fully electric hydrofoil is 12 metres long, offers seating for 30 passengers and is capable of speeds of up to 30 knots (55.5 km/h). Candela says the P-12 Shuttle has an energy consumption of […] More…
Hummer EV Edition 1 Pickup’s Extract Mode Maxes Ride Height To 15.9″

The new feature will be pushed via an OTA software update to existing Hummer EV Edition 1 Pickup customers in the next few weeks. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 27, 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…
Stock version of the Lucid Air Grand Touring wins fastest production car at Goodwood 2022
During this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lucid Motors not only publicly debuted its Air Grand Touring Performance for the first time, but raced up the famed hill … quickly. Manned by professional driver Ben Collings, the Lucid Air Grand Touring recorded a time in the Goodwood Hillclimb Timed Shootout fast enough to claim the crown as fastest production car. More…
Tesla pauses some Berlin-built Model Y deliveries over electric motor issue
Tesla had to pause deliveries of some Model Y vehicles built at Gigafactory Berlin, and the buyers are being told that there’s a problem with the electric motor. More…
GMC Hummer EV will get new ‘Extract Mode,’ delivering 16 inches of ground clearance
Following initial deliveries of the GMC Edition 1 Hummer EV, current and future drivers will soon be able to experience “Extract Mode” – an upcoming adaptive air suspension feature that can lift the vehicle higher than several competitors in both the combustion and electric truck markets. Check out the video footage below. More…
Ford issues safety compliance recall on F-150 Lightning, citing issue with tire pressure increasing risk of crash
Ford Motor Company has just issued its first safety recall on its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup. According to the American automaker, the issue is surrounding the EV’s tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) but only affects trucks delivered with certain size tires. More…
Ford Issues Safety Compliance Recall For F-150 Lightning

The recall affects 2,666 vehicles in the U.S. and 220 in Canada More…