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EV Buying, Lambo Electric, 5 Series, In-Wheel System: EV News Mar 23
EMT Madrid orders first FC buses from CaetanoBus
The public transport operator EMT Madrid has ordered its first fuel cell buses. An order for ten units was placed with the Portuguese manufacturer CaetanoBus. The H2.City Gold model buses are to be delivered to Madrid by the end of the first quarter of 2024. EMT Madrid already has numerous battery-electric buses in its fleet; […] More…
VanMoof Launches Two New Electric Bike Models For 2023
The VanMoof S5 and A5 now come in a sleek Dark Gray colorway. More…
Tesla rolls out vision-based park assist, but it could still use some work
Tesla has released a new software update activating its vision-based park assist feature, and videos are starting to roll in showing it in action. More…
LGES’ Arizona battery factory will be larger than planned
The battery factory that LG Energy Solution (LGES) is planning in Arizona will be significantly larger than previously communicated. The capacity for round cells is now higher, and an additional production facility for pouch cells with LFP cell chemistry is also to be built on the site. Last year, LGES announced that it was building […] More…
Potential compromise found in EU e-fuels discussion
A potential solution is on the horizon in the dispute over the phasing out of ICEs in the EU. The German transport ministry no longer wants to renegotiate CO2 limits for cars, thus the de facto end of internal combustion vehicles from 2035. Whether the EU Commission will accept the demands is still open. According […] More…
Are BMW’s round cells better than Tesla’s?
According to a media report, the round cells from BMW’s confirmed supplier Eve Energy for the New Class are superior to those from Tesla. Since they apparently have a higher energy density and are also somewhat larger, they allow for more range while the battery pack remains the same size. Golem first published the information […] More…
Ford CEO teases 2025 electric pickup as Millennium Falcon of trucks
Ford on Friday confirmed the project name for its next-generation electric truck: Project T3. Short for “Trust The Truck,” the project aims to create a truck that’s “fully updatable, constantly improving, and supports towing, hauling, exportable power and endless new innovations owners will want,” according to a press… More…
Ford preps for its second electric truck, Project T3, at future BlueOval City EV mega-campus
Ford revealed plans Friday for a second electric truck, codenamed Project T3, during a press conference at Ford’s $5.6 billion BlueOval City EV mega-campus. The automaker says construction is on track to begin production in 2025. More…
Ford Creates BlueOval Learning To Boost Skills Of Local Workforce
The new mega-campus in Tennessee will be state-of-the-art and a model for future manufacturing plants. More…
VW Group’s Cupra Brand Eyeing US Entry By 2030 With SSP-Based EVs
Cupra CEO Wayne Griffiths said the company is testing the brand with potential US clients, and the first results are very promising. More…
VWCV plans 44,000 ID. Buzz in 2023
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) plans to increase production of the ID. Buzz. That should cut delivery times and make the electric model available in more countries. And VWN also wants to expand its range of light electric commercial vehicles. According to VWCV, the manufacturer has produced more than 32,000 units of the ID. Buzz and […] More…
EU and US could sign subsidy agreement
After the US and the EU announced in mid-March that they wanted to negotiate an agreement on critical minerals for electric car batteries, the US government now submitted a concept paper for a transatlantic raw materials partnership to the EU Commission. This is reported by Handelsblatt, which had access to the details of the confidential […] More…
Premo unveils triple low-loss LLC onboard charger
Premo has developed a triple 3.6 kW LLC set (suited for 400 V Input) with a transformer and resonance inductor designed for onboard chargers capable of handling up to 11 kW of power. The BCBM-11KW-004 series is a designed to minimise energy losses during the charging process. The combined unit features a measures 158 x […] More…
Watch A Rivian R1T Virtually Demonstrate The Capabilities Of The New Unreal Engine
Judging by this video, next-generation games will look amazing. More…
RV company Bowlus goes all electric
Bowlus wants to become the first fully electric RV company worldwide. The American company launched the all-electric Bowlus Volterra last year, claiming it such a success that it now wants to electrify its entire lineup. This just up front: The Bowlus RVs are trailers and do not have an electric drivetrain! However, the Volterra is […] More…
Porsche will build all-electric Cayenne in Slovakia
Porsche will build the future all-electric Cayenne at Volkswagen Slovakia’s multi-brand site in Bratislava. The combustion engine and plug-in hybrid variants are already coming off the production lines there. “The plant in Bratislava has done outstanding work in recent years and has received several awards,” says Albrecht Reimold, Board Member for Production and Logistics at […] More…
Lucid finally adds Apple CarPlay standard on all its EVs in latest OTA update
Lucid Motors is in the process of delivering all four of the original trims of its flagship Air sedan promised when the ultra-long range EV made its initial debut a couple years ago. We’ve had a chance to experience several of those models inside and out, but have wondered when the promised addition of Apple CarPlay would arrive. Today, Lucid has finally confirmed that CarPlay will now come as standard feature. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 23, 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…
Save over $1,000 on BLUETTI AC300 + B300 Combos for home backup power, this month only!
As BLUETTI wraps up its massive spring sale event, it is immediately following up with more savings on its top-tier energy solutions. From now through the end of March, BLUETTI is offering tremendous deals on its AC300 Combos, complete with modular B300 batteries that offer all-in-one home backup power systems designed to fit your energy needs, no matter the size. Learn more below. More…
