Tesla’s virtual power plant in California is growing at a fast pace with more Powerwall owners joining. It can now output up to 50 MW. More…
AXA Insurance Company Issues Apology For Staged Tesla Battery Fire
The company regrets that its crash tests may have given people a bad impression of EVs, but then adds negative stats in its letter. More…
Honda, Toyota, EV Sales And California Leads: EV News Sep 2, 2022
It’s the end of the week, which means it’s time for a recap of some compelling EV news you can share. More…
Tesla Model 3 And Y: Two Of Most Common Luxury Cars For US Auto Loans
The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 have the most loan queries made on LendingTree’s platform. More…
Volkswagen’s Elli connects to &Charge services
Porsche spin-off &Charge, a company offering loyalty points for EV drivers in Europe, has a new client in Elli. The business signs responsible for charging and energy-related services within the Volkswagen Group. The cooperation with &Charge will benefit EV drivers across the VW portfolio. Services of &Charge work similar to other loyalty programmes – think […] More…
Mercedes-Benz Reveals US Pricing For The EQS SUV
The MSRP starts at $104,400 and it’s expected to get 285-305 miles of EPA range. More…
First Rivian R1S Pops Up For Sale Online Way Above Sticker Price
It’s listed on Cars and Bids and the current high bid is just over $120,000. More…
Health Staff In Cornwall, England Are Using E-Bikes To Visit Patients
It turns out e-bikes provide a number of benefits not only to patients, but to healthcare workers, as well. More…
Global Plug-In Electric Car Sales Increased 61% In July 2022 To 778,000
That’s 14% of the global passenger car car market. More…
Leading into Labor Day weekend, California asks EV drivers to limit charging
California last week enshrined its 2035 ban on sales of new gasoline vehicles that don’t plug in. And now this week it’s telling the relatively few EV drivers in the state to hold off on plugging in during the afternoons. On Thursday afternoon, leading into the Labor Day long weekend, the state’s Independent System Operator (ISO)… More…
Redwood Materials closes in on search for sites in Europe
After Redwood Materials, founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, announced in February that it would build at least two large-scale factories for recycling and battery material production in Europe, the search for a location for this appears to have narrowed considerably. A site in northeastern Germany was among Redwood’s favourites, reports the German Handelsblatt, citing […] More…
Tesla looks to hire ‘high volume’ recruiters in Quebec as rumors of a factory ramp up
Tesla is looking to hire “high volume” recruiters to operate in Quebec, Canada, as rumors that the automaker is looking to establish a factory in the region are ramping up. More…
Tesla is looking to hire ‘high volume’ recruiters in Quebec as rumors of a factory ramp up
Tesla is looking to hire “high volume” recruiters to operate in Quebec, Canada, as rumors that the automaker is looking to establish a factory in the region are ramping up. More…
Polestar 2 EV main revenue driver; profit offset by investments
Polestar presents its financial results for the first six months of 2022. Volvo-born electric car brand reports nearly doubling its revenue, mainly driven by sales of the Polestar 2, the company’s first purely electric vehicle. Other segments, however, required investment. Polestar revenue increased by $506.5 million, or 95%, thanks to these EV sales paired with […] More…
Porsche twins Taycan & Panamera to lead new EV era
Porsche is readying a second generation of the triumphant Taycan EV in 2027, then pairing it with an all-electric Panamera. Volkswagen’s most premium brand is executing its new “electrified luxury” plan, which will see six EVs by the end of this decade. But first to the Porsche Taycan and Panamera – the next-gen models will […] More…
Porsche twins Taycan & Panamera EVs to lead into new era
Porsche is readying a second generation of the triumphant Taycan EV in 2027, then pairing it with an all-electric Panamera. Volkswagen’s most premium brand is executing its new “electrified luxury” plan, which will see six EVs by the end of this decade. But first to the Porsche Taycan and Panamera – the next-gen models will […] More…
Green Watt Power launches 48 V, 1500 W EV lithium-ion battery charger
Green Watt Power, a division of Powerland Technology, has announced the EVC-1500 fully potted, ruggedised charger for 48 V batteries for EV applications. It is designed specifically to charge lithium-ion battery systems in motorcycles, scooters, carts, fork lifts and other e-mobility applications. The charger has universal input voltages and an output voltage range of 28-59 […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 1, 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…
Tesla ramps up hiring for ‘Semi Service Program’ ahead of first electric truck deliveries
Tesla is ramping up hiring for its ‘Semi Service Program’ to service its upcoming Tesla Semi electric truck ahead of the first customer deliveries. More…
Record numbers of solar panels shipped in the US in 2021 – here’s why those numbers will rise
US shipments of solar panels – including imports, exports, and domestically produced and shipped panels – rose to a record electricity-generating capacity of 28.8 million peak kilowatts (kW) in 2021, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). That was up from 21.8 million peak kW in 2020. More…
