I’m not sure I’ve ever wanted a vehicle more than the latest entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column. That’s because this week we’re checking out a Chinese knock-off of an iconic little open-air buggy: the Mini Moke!. More…
Aptera Motors to integrate openpilot driver assistance system into its solar EVs [Video]
Aptera Motors is back with its second exciting news update this week, announcing it has selected an open-source driver assistance system called “openpilot” as its official system that will be integrated into its production model solar EVs. More…
Ram shows dealers its second electric pickup with similarities to 1500 Revolution EV concept
After officially unveiling its first electric truck earlier this year, the Ram 1500 REV, Ram Trucks is working on its second mid-size EV pickup. The automaker showed the concept off to dealers this week, and reports suggest it resembles the Ram Revolution concept. More…
Hyundai Finds Causes For Ioniq 5’s 12V Battery Drain, Reveals Fixes
The problem is mainly caused by unauthorized third-party Bluelink apps that are requesting information too frequently from the Ioniq 5. More…
Podcast: Tesla EV tax credit update, Ford Explorer EV, and more electric RVs
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla expecting to lose the EV tax credit on Model 3, Ford Explorer EV, and more electric RVs coming. More…
Tesla Roadster Batteries Are Failing, Revealing End Of Life Symptoms
While the Roadster’s original battery packs are still going strong, the upgraded ones are dying. More…
Italian Bike Specialist Pinarello Debuts The 2023 Nytro E Road Bikes
The new Nytro E is offered in road and gravel configurations. More…
Ford Explorer Debuts On VW’s MEB Bones, Kia Concept EV5 Revealed
Also, Tesla offers extended service agreements for its entire range. More…
Tesla Recalls 2,649 Model S In China: EVs Were Imported From US
The recall applies to the risk of the frunk lid popping open while driving, which is a safety risk. More…
Tesla launches Safety Score 2.0 – trying to make driver scoring system fairer
Tesla is launching today its Safety Score 2.0, a new version of its driver scoring system to attempt to make it fairer as it influences insurance costs. More…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 battery preconditioning: is it worth the upgrade?
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 in MY2023 not only includes a slightly larger battery but battery pre-conditioning. The car can adapt the battery temperature to the optimum before charging to enable faster and more constant charging. We went to test if the upgrade is worth it and found the ups and downs in measured charging curves. […] More…
Stellantis And Samsung SDI’s Battery Factory Construction Now Underway
The two partners celebrate the first piece of steel raised. More…
Tesla Uses Vision For Park-Assist Distance Calculations, No Automation
The cameras in Tesla’s EVs reportedly know how far the car is from obstacles based on data from their built-in cameras. More…
Hyundai Allegedly Rented Tesla Model 3 On Turo For Ioniq 6 Benchmarking
The Tesla owner actually has photos taken by the car’s cameras to prove this. More…
Rivian adds compatible Tesla Superchargers to its navigation app
Rivian has added locations of compatible Tesla Superchargers to its navigation app, allowing R1S and R1T drivers to more easily find the Superchargers Tesla is opening up to EVs from other manufacturers. The interface adds Tesla Supercharger locations both to the in-vehicle navigation and the mobile app. Rivian provided this excerpt (below) from… More…
Ford to build 500,000 electric pickups per year in Tennessee
Ford plans to produce up to half a million all-electric pickup trucks at its BlueOval City plant in the US state of Tennessee in the future. According to the manufacturer, the construction of the electric vehicle and battery plant is on track to start production as planned in 2025. Since the construction of the new […] More…
Burger King reveals whopping plans for a 100% electric vehicle fleet by 2030
Sustainable Whoppers? Burger King is going electric after revealing plans to transition its North American field team fleet to 100% EVs by 2030. More…
Schaeffler delivers first in-wheel electric drive for light commercial vehicles
Automotive supplier Schaeffler is supplying its first customers with its in-wheel electric drive. Schaeffler will start series production of its electric wheel hub motors for three customers manufacturing compact municipal vehicles in the coming months. All necessary components are installed directly in the wheel rim. That saves space and, according to Schaeffler, makes the vehicles […] More…
Hyundai Surprised At The Success Of The Ioniq 5 In Europe
The company’s European chief says the electric SUV is winning over customers from premium brands. More…
Wheel-E Podcast: 50 MPH electric scooters, e-bikes with drill batteries, & 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 an ultra-high speed electric kick scooter, the federal e-bike tax credit has been resuscitated, Acer has a new e-bike, Amish folks are going head over leather heels for e-bikes, electric jet skis and lots more. More…
