Toyota is pouring a further 1.3 billion dollars into its existing vehicle plant in the US state of Kentucky to get it ready for EV production. The plant will also be equipped with a battery pack assembly line. Read more…
China sells 729,000 NEVs in Jan, 39% lower than Dec, CAAM data show
In January, China sold 445,000 BEVs, 46.06 percent lower than in December, and 284,000 PHEVs, 21.98 percent lower than in December. Read more…
Phase change materials
Phase change materials offer intriguing possibilities in the thermal management of EV powertrains as Nick Flaherty explains
Phase-change materials (PCMs) are known for their superior latent heat capacity, acting as heat absorbers without notable temperature increases. This property can be used in many different ways throughout the powertrain of e-mobility systems, from enhancing the heat transfer in the power electronics to cooling the entire battery pack Read more…
Rivian starts teasing the R2 ahead of its March 7 official unveiling
Just yesterday Rivian finally announced the date for its grand unveiling of the R2 – its more affordable SUV that should be much cheaper than its first SUV, the R1S. The R2 will be getting official on March 7, most likely in Laguna Beach, California, where Rivian’s flagship store is located. Today the company has started the teaser campaign for… Read more…
Ford seeks smaller, lower-cost EVs to rival $25,000 Tesla, China
Is Ford shifting its electric vehicle efforts away from large EVs like the F-150 Lightning, and focusing on translating the ethos of the Model T into the EV era Taken at face value, remarks from Ford CEO Jim Farley made Tuesday suggest that may be the case. During the company’s Q4 2023 earnings, Farley and top executives summed that the… Read more…
68% of US coastal residents support offshore wind farms – here’s why
A poll released today reveals that a clear majority of US coastal residents support offshore wind development. Read more…
Toyota is working on an all-new three-row SUV for the US market
Toyota has been catching a lot of flack for its long-standing stance on all-electric EVs not being the future on their own and its consequent lack of investment in them compared to most of its competitors. The bZ4X won’t be alone in the US market for long, though. Today Toyota has announced that it’s working on an all-new, three-row all-electric… Read more…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 6, 2024
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. Read more…
Ford’s Developing A Cheap EV Platform To Fend Off Tesla And Chinese EVs
A small “skunkworks” team within Ford has been working on a low-cost EV platform for two years, Ford CEO Jim Farley said on Tuesday. Read more…
Watch someone throw a baseball and a steel ball at the Tesla Cybertruck’s windows
Remember when Elon Musk first unveiled the Tesla Cybertruck and tried to prove how impact resistant its “armor glass” windows were by having a member of his team throw a metal ball at them? It’s one of the most famous fails of all time. Here’s the video. Now that the Cybertruck is finally shipping, many years later, it’s no surprise… Read more…
The BMW i5 Touring Is The Electric Wagon You Want But Can’t Have
Unless you’re in Europe, of course. There’s also a plug-in hybrid version of the German wagon that’s a solid “nein” in the U.S. Read more…
The 2025 Porsche Taycan Gets Major Upgrades In Range, Performance And Charging
The Taycan Turbo S is now the quickest production car Porsche has ever sold, but charging and range may be the real wins here. Read more…
2025 Porsche Taycan: More range, 18-minute charging, 2.3-second 0-60
Porsche appears to be keeping all that’s great about its leading-edge Taycan electric sports car, while teasing out more of the numbers that matter: range, efficiency, and acceleration. The 2025 Porsche Taycan starts with a larger battery pack. Versions with the Performance Battery Plus now have a gross capacity of 105 kwh—up from 93… Read more…
BYD is launching newly developed smart driving ADAS tech next month
Chinese EV leader BYD is launching its new in-house smart driving tech next month. According to local reports, the advanced ADAS feature will roll out by the end of March.. Read more…
Ford beats Q4 earnings estimates despite EV pullback, hybrid shift
Ford reported its fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday after the market, beating Q4 revenue and profit estimates. The automaker expects the momentum to continue in 2024 despite pulling back EV investments. Read more…
In a ‘monumental shift’, EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend
Europe’s coal electricity generation tanked by 26% and gas by 15% in 2023, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember.. Read more…
Canada looks to Norway for lessons in how to manage the transition to EVs
Norway is the world’s undisputed EV capital—roughly a quarter of all cars on its roads are now EVs, and the country is on track to end the sale of gas and diesel cars by 2025. Canada plans to end the sale of fossil-burners by 2035, and policymakers are looking to the Scandinavian country for answers… Read more…
Toyota Steps Up Investment For Three-Row Electric SUV Built In Kentucky
The plant gets another $1.3 billion and a new battery assembly line. Read more…
Over 1.8 million EVs were sold in Europe last year
Europe has its own fair share of ups and downs in 2023 and the sales numbers reflect the overall EV rather subdued picture. There were over 3 million plug-in vehicles sold in the Old Continent between January and December 2023 representing a 14% increase when compared to the previous year. While most of the months last year saw EV and… Read more…
Zūm raises $140 million for electric school bus platform
California-based student transportation services company Zūm has completed a $140-million Series E funding round led by Singapore-based global investment firm GIC. UK-headquartered decarbonization investor Climate Investment and existing investors including Sequoia and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 also participated. This latest round brings Zūm’s total funding to $350 million. The new funding will be used to… Read more…
