Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has decided to postpone announcing the location for its planned factory in North America until September or October this year. Insiders said that the Taiwan visit of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, was the reason for the delay. Pelosi’s move has caused a rise in the political […] More…
Tesla to use new batteries for the Model Y
According to Chinese media reports, Tesla will use improved LFP cells from CATL in the Model Y produced in China starting from next year. CATL will supply so-called ‘M3P’ batteries to Tesla for the first time for the Model Y with a 72 kWh battery from the fourth quarter of 2022. The cathode is no […] More…
Tesla opens paid charging at (some) Destination Chargers
Tesla is enabling paid charging at Destination Chargers, however, the rollout is limited. Operators must have at least six Tesla wall boxes and so far, the function appears to be exclusive to the US market. Destination Chargers are Tesla version of AC charging (Level 2) and have been established as addition to the company’s proprietary […] More…
Report: Wait lists and markups are keeping California EV incentives from those who need them
High demand for certain new EV models has led to dealer markups which, in California at least, could be preventing customers from getting purchase incentives, according to a new report. Due to lack of funds, California has placed EV buyers on waitlists for its purchase incentives, and while waiting some have found that dealerships have marked up… More…
Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in August 2022
Here at Electrek, we have spent endless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through the thousands of miles at this point, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles on the market for just about any budget.. More…
Tesla Owner Loses License After Drunk Driving And Blaming Autopilot
The owner lied to the authorities about various details related to the incident. Fortunately, no one was hurt.More…
Magna completes the first Fisker Ocean prototypes
Contract manufacturer Magna has completed the first 55 prototypes of the Fisker Ocean, which will now undergo various final tests before series production of the electric SUV is scheduled to begin at Magna in Graz on 17 November 2022. Fisker also announced in its latest annual report that the introductory edition called Fisker Ocean One […] More…
E.On to set-up 2,000 high power charging stations by 2024
Energy company E.On plans to install 2,000 ultra-rapid charging stations across Europe by the end of 2024. The German utility joins forces with Alpitronic to provide HPC equipment. Their plans reach beyond 2024. By 2026, E.On plans to own a total of 5,000 new high-power charging points. The Group with headquarters in Essen wants to […] More…
Norway: Decrease In Plug-In Electric Car Sales Deepens In July 2022
A worrying sign is that even the market share decreased.More…
Masi Barolo i/0 Raises The Bar In Gravel E-Bike Performance
This lightweight gravel e-bike packs a Fauza Evation mid-drive motor and Shimano GRX groupset.More…
Lucid halves 2022 production estimate, citing continued supply-chain issues
California’s Lucid Motors on Wednesday reported continued supply-chain and logistics challenges, as it reported just 679 deliveries of its Air electric sedan for the second quarter and ratcheted expectations way down for the remainder of the year. The company now expects to deliver 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles in 2022—half the 12,000 to… More…
Lucid Motors lowers 2022 production targets again
The US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors has cut its production target for 2022 in half. Instead of the previously forecast 12,000 to 14,000 cars, Lucid now only expects to produce 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles this year. The company writes this in its annual report for the second quarter. The reason given is “extraordinary challenges […] More…
Tesla reopens orders for Model S & X in Europe
Tesla has confirmed the relaunch of the Model S and Model X in Europe, which will initially be limited to the Plaid versions. Orders for the Plaid versions are being accepted now, with the first deliveries announced for November or December 2022. The Model S Plaid, which was introduced during the ‘refresh’ of the two […] More…
Tesla is accepting orders for the Model S & X in Europe again
Tesla has confirmed the relaunch of the Model S and Model X in Europe, which will initially be limited to the Plaid versions. Orders for the Plaid versions are being accepted now, with the first deliveries announced for November or December 2022. The Model S Plaid, which was introduced during the ‘refresh’ of the two […] More…
Nexeon raises over $200m for silicon-anode production
British battery developer Nexeon secured over 200 million dollars to fund battery materials manufacturing. The company speaks of soon making “tens of thousands of metric tonnes” of its silicon-based anode materials and mentions supplying Tier 1 OEMs. Nexeon left names undisclosed. We heard about the company first in 2016. Already then, Nexeon focused on silicon […] More…
Lucid (LCID) crashes as it slashes 2022 production guidance and burns through $800M
Electric automaker Lucid Group’s stock (LCID) is crashing this morning after the company slashed its 2022 production guidance and confirmed that it burned through another $800 million during the last quarter. More…
Fisker Ocean One Launch Model Sold Out Despite $5,000 Deposit
Fisker also says it has exceeded 56,000 total reservations for the Ocean SUV and 4,000 for the PEAR entry-level EV.More…
BMW plans electric sedan and SUV for the ‘Neue Klasse’
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse revealed some new details about the new electric car generation based on the New Class planned from 2025 during the conference call on the group’s half-year report. Zipse also commented on future drive plans. It was already known that BMW was planning a model in the 3 Series segment based on […] More…
Lucid Cuts 2022 Production Forecast Once Again To 6,000-7,000 EVs
CEO Peter Rawlinson blamed the “extraordinary supply chain and logistics challenges” the company faced in the second quarter.More…
SONDORS prepping its low-cost electric motorcycle for delivery [Update: Deliveries started]
This isn’t the first time we’ve reported that SONDORS is ready to deliver its Metacycle electric motorcycle to pre-order customers. But to be fair, it’s not the first time the Southern California-based company has said it was ready for deliveries. But now with photos of Metacycles purportedly in SONDORS’ domestic logistics facilities, the first bikes could finally be heading on their way to riders. More…
