Charge point operator Avia Volt has acquired competitor Plug’n Roll, a Swiss CPO and a subsidiary of energy provider Repower. With the takeover, Avia Volt has added 2,345 new charge points to its network in Switzerland. Read more…
Drive Electric Earth Month, continues this weekend, get your EV Qs answered
It’s that time of year again, time for events across the country to show off electric vehicles at Drive Electric Earth Month. Read more…
Global energy giant RWE halts US offshore wind because of Trump
Global renewable developer and energy giant RWE has halted its US offshore wind operations “for the time being” because of the “political environment” the Trump administration has created. Read more…
San Francisco just joined the curbside EV charger movement
San Francisco and it’s electric is officially marking the installation of the city’s first curbside EV chargers today in a new pilot program. Read more…
The Tesla (TSLA) dilemma: company is cooked with Musk, but stock crashes without him
Tesla currently finds itself in quite a dilemma: the company’s core business is in free fall, with Elon Musk at the helm. Read more…
Podcast: Electrek at Shanghai Auto Show, Tesla earnings, Slate cheap EV pickup unveiled, and more
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Electrek seeing a ton of cool EVs at the Shanghai Auto Show, Tesla’s disastrous earnings, Slate’s cheap EV pickup being unveiled, and more. Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck Demand Is Way Below Its Annual Production Capacity
Model S and X sales have also tanked. Read more…
The Slate Online Configurator Is Up. Build Your Perfect Cheap Truck
There are options and customizations galore, but prices are still unknown. Read more…
Huawei showcases the luxurious interior of the Maextro S800
Huawei and JAC (Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group) have together created the very high-end Maextro brand, and its first car, the S800, was first unveiled in November. Since then, we’ve seen official photos in January, and even a crab walk. Now the brand is finally ready to show us inside. Maextro has published official images of the car’s interior, and it’s… Read more…
Tesla (TSLA) brings back FSD transfer, offers $2,000 loyalty discount amid demand crisis
Tesla (TSLA) is reintroducing Full Self-Driving (FSD) transfers and offering $2,000 loyalty discounts on the new Model Y to existing owners amid a demand surge. Read more…
Waymo founder: Tesla hoped to compete with Waymo, but failed utterly and completely for 10 yrs
John Krafcik, Waymo founder and former CEO, clapped back at Tesla CEO Elon Musk after his comments on Waymo at Tesla’s earnings earlier this week. Read more…
Waymo Might Sell You A Robotaxi One Day
Looser AV regulations from NHTSA could help with that. Also, VW is ready for range-extended EV. Read more…
Renault 5 Turbo 3E presales open
Reservations for Renault’s new 5 Turbo 3E have opened, enabling customers to gain priority reservation on one of 1980 available vehicles for €50,000. A customisation phase is planned for 2026, with initial deliveries to begin in 2027. Read more…
France to end registration fee exemption for electric cars
France will scrap the exemption from vehicle registration fees for electric cars from 1 May in most regions, ending a policy that has been in place since 2020. The only region expected to maintain the exemption is Hauts-de-France. Read more…
The “Blank Slate” revolution – a $28,000 EV ready for your personal touch
It seems we have a revolution on our hands. Dubbed simply “Truck” by its creators, Slate is offering an all-electric pickup with a starting price of around $28,000 – potentially dropping to less than $20,000 after the $7,500 federal tax incentive. This aggressively priced EV wants to shake up the industry by providing a basic, customizable platform that owners can… Read more…
QuantumScape partners with specialist Murata
QuantumScape, the solid-state battery developer backed by Volkswagen, has entered into a strategic agreement with Murata Manufacturing to explore collaboration on large-scale production of ceramic separators for its next-generation battery cells. Read more…
Wheel-E Podcast: Tenways cargo e-bike, Lime mopeds, EUCs, 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 a new cargo e-bike launch from Tenways, Lime bringing its new e-bike and e-moped to its larger fleets, testing a 100 mile e-bike, California’s e-bike vouchers are set to open again in another lottery round, a new electric unicycle from InMotion, and more. Read more…
Volvo EX30 Begins Very Timely Production In Europe
Until now, EX30s were only made at the Geely Group’s plant in China and faced big tariffs. Read more…
Slate Unveiled A Cheap EV. Tesla’s Is Still A Mystery.
On this week’s Plugged-In Podcast: Our thoughts on Slate’s cheap pickup, a battery breakthrough from CATL and turmoil at Tesla. Read more…
Octopus Energy launches ‘unlimited’ charging subscription
Octopus’ ‘Intelligent Drive Pack’ is being billed as the UK’s first ‘unlimited’ EV charging subscription. It costs £30 per month and enables EV drivers to charge their vehicles during set hours scheduled by Octopus. Read more…
