Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong currently “has no plans” to personally invest further in VinFast, the EV maker’s CEO said. More…
VinFast Founder No Longer Putting His Own Money Into The EV Maker
BP to invest billions in charging network in the USA with Hertz
BP wants to pump one billion US dollars into the development of charging infrastructure in the USA by 2030. Part of this investment will go towards the construction of charging facilities at the car rental company Hertz. Both players are planning a US-wide fast charging network at Hertz locations. Both the announcement of the billion-dollar […] More…
Tesla fires dozens of employees at Giga New York after unionization effort
Tesla has fired dozens of employees at Gigafactory New York after a new unionization effort was launched this week, according to a new complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board. More…
This Kawasaki-Powered Nissan Leaf Shows What The Future Of Hot Rodding Looks Like
It’s the best of both worlds: EV and ICE. More…
Hamburg to allow e-taxis only from 2025
No new cabs with internal combustion will be allowed to hit the road in Hamburg from 1 January 2025, Hamburg’s transport senator Anjes Tjarks announced. Hamburg is thus the first federal state in Germany to only allow new cabs with alternative drives. Tjarks hopes that other cities will follow the Hanseatic city’s example. “We hope […] More…
Munro MK_1 Electric Off-Roader Makes Show Debut, Starts At £49,995
UK startup decided the Low Carbon Agriculture 2023 show in Stoneleigh, UK, was a proper venue for the rugged MK_1’s introduction. More…
Tracker unveils new 60-mile range electric UTV with dumping bed
The new Tracker OX EV electric UTV has just been unveiled, showing off its long range design that’s optimized for work around a ranch, farm or other off-road work site. More…
Volkswagen Golf On Track To Be Reborn As All-Electric Hatchback
The Golf GTI will also become an EV, thus retiring the current GTX performance moniker. More…
Ford aims to secure 8 per cent EV margins
Ford wants to achieve eight per cent margins on its next-generation electric vehicles, set to hit the road by the middle of this decade. However, the automaker expects it will take several years to offset a cost disadvantage of up to 8 billion dollars over competitors. According to Reuters, Ford CFO John Lawler expects that […] More…
Tesla starts up battery plant in Grünheide
Production of the first battery components has kicked off at Tesla’s German factory in Grünheide. Jörg Steinbach, Brandenburg’s Minister of Economic Affairs, informed the state parliament after visiting the factory. Tesla itself has not yet commented on the commissioning. For the time being, the factory is only producing individual components. Further production steps have been […] More…
Tesla’s New Hardware 4.0 Autopilot Computer Leaks: Here’s What We Know So Far
We’ll start with the bad news: it’s impossible to retrofit on older cars. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 15, 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…
An offshore wind farm and a carbon capture project are at a stalemate
Ørsted’s huge Hornsea Four offshore wind project and a BP-led carbon capture project are at loggerheads because the two projects’ footprints are overlapping in the North Sea. More…
Tesla (TSLA) is sold out of Model Y for the quarter
Tesla has sold out the Model Y for the quarter in the United States with no more production builds until April, even though we are just halfway through the quarter. More…
Sick of EV chargers not working? Here’s how that’s going to change
The Biden administration today announced that the US government is going to set standards for federally funded EV chargers – a US first. In other words, if an EV charger is installed using federal dollars, then it has to actually work, and to a high standard.. More…
Did Tesla leak the Cybertruck frame with this robot?
Tesla might have revealed the Cybertruck frame in a new video about the automaker’s robots. More…
Legacy boatbuilder Chris-Craft unveils 133 kWh electric boat concept at Miami Boat Show
Veteran boatbuilder Chris-Craft kicked off this year’s Miami International Boat Show by unveiling its first-ever all-electric boat concept. The Launch 25 GTe is a fully-operational electric boat concept that will be used for testing as the company looks to refine a commercialized product for the marine market. More…
Wiesmann’s $320,000 Project Thunderball EV Sold Out For First Year
The company does not say how many electric luxury roadsters it expects to make in 2024, the first year of production. More…
Ford identifies cause of F-150 Lightning battery issue, production restarts in ‘a few weeks’ (updated)
Ford has issued a nationwide “stop shipment” order to all its carriers, instructing them to hold F-150 Lightnings while a potential battery issue is investigated. Ford is not aware of any incidences of the issue in the field and has not stopped sales of the Lightning, only shipments. It has also paused production while the issue is investigated. More…
Battery issue halts Ford F-150 Lightning production
Production and shipments of the Ford F-150 Lightning have been stopped, though sales continue. On Tuesday, Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg confirmed to Green Car Reports a stop-build and in-transit stop-ship order has been given for the F-150 Lightning pickup truck due to a battery issue. Ford has not yet disclosed what the battery issue is… More…
