The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into possible seatbelt failures in 2022 and 2023 Tesla Model X electric SUVs, an issue that could affect up to 50,000 vehicles. An investigation commenced after the NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received two complaints reporting a failure of… More…
Aptera Solar EV Will Work With Openpilot, An Open-Source Driver Assistance System
Created by Comma.ai, Openpilot can stop for red lights and stop signs. More…
Wall Street Expects Record Quarter For Tesla With 420,000 Deliveries
For the entire calendar year, Wall Street analysts forecast Tesla deliveries to come in around 1.8 million. More…
Cabify scores funding deal to expand mobility business
Cabify has raised funding of $110 million and says this will help the mobility company increase its market share in its operating countries. Cabify also aims to expand to more than 25 cities in Latin America and Spain and to enter the logistics market. While the ride-hailing and rental company does not specify the cities, […] More…
EvoBus will send bendy buses to STIB in Brussels
Brussels transport company STIB has ordered 70 articulated electric buses with Daimler Truck’s subsidiary EvoBus. Heliox will fit the depots with charging infrastructure, but the buses will also charge en route. STIB expects to receive the buses from EvoBus next year and placed the order through public procurement and with a loan granted by the […] More…
Allego opens fast-charging hub at Milton Keynes stadium
Allego has opened its first fast-charging hub at a sports venue. The charging hub at MK Dons Stadium in Milton Keynes provides three 300kW chargers. This amounts to six ultra-rapid charge points, which appear few given MK Dons can cater for over 30,000 football fans. The complex also hosts the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton Milton […] More…
Tesla starts delivering the Models S and X in China
Tesla has started delivering the revised Model S and Model X to customers in China. There, the new edition of the Model S is available at prices starting at 789,000 yuan, while the new Model X starts at 879,900 yuan. That is currently the equivalent of 105,700 euros for the Model S and 117,870 euros […] More…
Burger King Plans On Transitioning Its Vehicle Fleet To Electric By 2030
The fast-food chain already has nearly one-third of its US field team in EVs. More…
Lilium & Customcells start battery production
Germany’s eVTOL startup Lilium and Customcells are ramping up production of high-silicon battery cells to get ready for certification. The battery company is now delivering cells from its plant in the German town of Tübingen every week and will produce thousands of cells per year in the future. Lilium exclusively licenses silicon anode cell technology […] More…
International cooperation to push sustainable battery technology
The Norwegian battery company Freyr wants to join forces with Glencore, Caterpillar, Siemens and Nidec to advance the use of sustainable battery solutions in Europe and North America. For example, by looking at areas of common interest along the battery value chain. Potential areas of strategic collaboration include battery cell manufacturing, pack and module integration, […] More…
Germany releases funding for another 1,000 electric buses
The Federal Ministry of Transport has released €270 million in funding for around 1,000 electric buses to more than 50 transport companies in Germany. The certificates were handed over in Berlin this week at the international VDV conference. However, the numbers just published differ slightly. The Federal Ministry of Transport (BMDV) mentions “about 1,000 vehicles” […] More…
Lucid Motors announces major layoffs in the USA
Electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors is firing around 18 per cent of its employees. As part of a restructuring plan, the US company wants to reduce its costs after going deep in the red in 2022. In addition, Lucid also has to recall some units of its Lucid Air. Lucid Motors plans to lay off […] More…
Kia CEO Confirms EV9 GT As High-Performance Variant Coming In 2025
Ho Sung Song said the Kia EV9 GT range-topper is already under development. More…
USA & Japan sign trade agreement for battery resources
The US and Japan have signed a trade agreement on minerals for electric vehicle batteries. It allows Japanese car manufacturers broader access to the US market and subsidies there under the Inflation Reduction Act. Under the agreement, the countries will not be able to impose reciprocal export restrictions on the materials in question. These include […] More…
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Hybrid haulage The CEO of Tevva Trucks explains his thinking behind offering goods vehicles with a dual energy system. By Rory Jackson One of the most prominent differences between Tevva Motors, based in Essex, England, and other EV manufacturers is that its 7.5 tonne battery-electric and hydrogen-electric trucks originated not from motorsport or automotive OEM […] More…
VinFast To Ship Longer-Range VF 8 EVs To The US, Followed By The Larger VF 9
The longest-range vehicle in the carmaker’s current US lineup can travel up to 207 miles. More…
Lucid Will Lay Off 1,300 People As Part Of Cost-Cutting Plan
The American EV startup had 7,200 employees at the end of 2022. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 28, 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…
Here are 5 vital things you need to know about heat pumps
Electrek spoke with Heidi Gehring, associate director, cooling product marketing at Carrier HVAC, about the five essential things to know about this energy-efficient, cost-effective way to heat and cool a home. More…
2023 Tesla Model 3: Same EPA Range, Much Improved Affordability
The effective starting price of the Tesla Model 3 is around $37,000, but for how long? More…
