GM and Samsung SDI announced Tuesday that they will form a joint venture for battery production. In a release, the companies made clear that this joint venture, starting with more than $3 billion, won’t initially be making batteries that directly replace or augment the brand’s Ultium cell strategy developed with LG. The new plant will… More…
Chevrolet Bolt EV/Bolt EUV To Be Discontinued By End Of 2023
General Motors will produce Ultium-based electric cars at the plant instead. More…
Tesla Software Update To Reintroduce Regen Braking Strength Settings
Tesla previously got rid of “low” regen in favor of better efficiency, but there’s a case to be made for giving drivers options. More…
Study: EV policy around gasoline superusers could help the most
EV policy will achieve the greatest climate benefit by prioritizing those that use the most gasoline, according to the advocacy group Coltura. The group recently released a new study building on findings published in 2021 which found that one in 10 drivers burn nearly a third of U.S. gasoline. Coltura coined the term gasoline “superusers” to… More…
GM & Samsung SDI announce plans for joint battery factory
General Motors and Samsung SDI are planning a joint battery cell factory in the USA. This is to be built with an investment of more than 3 billion dollars and go into operation in 2026. There is a surprise in the cell format that the new partners want to produce together. The factory, whose exact […] More…
Northvolt launches aviation battery system development via Cuberg
Northvolt subsidiary Cuberg reports progress in developing its lithium metal batteries as it is now embarking on developing a fully integrated high-performance battery system for aviation. Cuberg first published externally validated performance data on its lithium metal cell technology in July 2022 and has now produced a 20 Ah lithium metal pouch cell in a […] More…
Nano One Materials improves battery production process
Canadian battery developer Nano One Materials has released an update on its plans for LFP and other cathode materials. Nano One plans to systematically accelerate the commercialisation of its One Pot process, starting with 200 tonnes per year. Production is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2023 at the Candiac facility in the […] More…
Lucid Gravity electric SUV is being road-tested, official debut soon
California’s Lucid Motors today revealed a couple of first photos of its upcoming Gravity electric SUV undergoing testing—in camouflaged form—on U.S. public roads. The Gravity is due for a production start in 2024, with an official debut, specification details, and an opening of the reservation queue all expected soon this… More…
Mini rumoured to be considering building EVs in Mexico
Mini is considering building electric cars in North America in the future to gain access to US subsidies. According to a media report, an electric crossover from Mini could go into production at BMW’s Mexican plant in San Luis Potosi in the second half of the decade. Internal combustion sedans of the 2 and 3 […] More…
Coke Canada Bottling launches EV truck fleet with Volvo
Volvo Trucks North America announced Coca-Cola Canada Bottling is acquiring six Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of a pilot program in the Greater Montreal Area. The six trucks are the first Class 8 battery-electric trucks in the distributor’s fleet. Coke Canada Bottling runs 650 heavy-duty vehicles, and the company targets reducing carbon emissions by […] More…
Cupra premieres 100% electric SUV and virtual sportscar
Cupra has unveiled its first all-electric SUV coupe, the Tavascan, to be launched in 2024.
The Tavascan is based on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, and More…
Quick Charge Podcast: April 22, 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…
NIO Planning Small Budget EVs For European Expansion
A new affordable sub-brand, codenamed Firefly, will launch next year. More…
Why putting rooftop solar on all US warehouses is a no-brainer – in numbers
The US has more than 450,000 warehouses and distribution centers – that’s 16.4 billion square feet of rooftop space ripe for hosting solar panels. More…
Tesla Production Sites By Model Assignment, Capacity: April 2023
The production potential of all plants exceeds 2 million units annually. More…
Tesla Energy Storage Business Is Booming: Q1 2023 Results
The company more than quadrupled deployment of battery energy storage systems to nearly 4 GWh. More…
2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium: InsideEVs 70 MPH Range Test
The Mach-E proves once again it’s one of the longest-range EVs in its segment. More…
Want A Lightyear 0 But Don’t Have $277K? Now Is Your Chance To Buy A Prototype
Lightyear is trying to come back from the dead by auctioning off test vehicles. More…
Weird Alibaba: This cute little Chinese EV is the world’s smallest box truck
Box trucks are convenient for when you have to move a large amount of cargo around. But what if only you need to lug around a small amount of cargo, yet don’t want to give up your U-Haul vibes? That’s when you’ll want to call on the world’s smallest box truck, which just happens to be perfect for this week’s edition of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week.. More…
CA hits EV target ahead of schedule. It’s not the first place to do so, and won’t be the last
California has reached 1.5 million electric vehicle sales two years ahead of its planned 2025 target for the sales milestone, according to the California Energy Commission. More…
