The increase also applies to vehicles reserved prior to January 4, when the new prices go into effect. More…
2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Hit With $1,500 Price Hike Across The Board
VW raising prices on ID.4 lineup by $1,500, citing battery costs
Volkswagen will raise prices on the 2023 ID.4 electric crossover lineup by $1,500 for vehicles assembled on January 4, 2023, or later, the company confirmed Thursday. The news comes from an email to reservation holders, published by Electrek; Green Car Reports has verified the message, its prices, and the timeline with VW. The price hike applies… More…
SK Innovation to get involved in battery recycling
SK Innovation and the recycling specialist SungEel HiTech want to launch a battery recycling joint venture in Korea. Both sides have just signed a letter of intent. The joint venture is to be founded next year. The joint venture is to combine SK Innovation’s independently developed lithium hydroxide recovery technology and SungEel HiTech’s nickel, cobalt […] More…
This Custom Super73 E-Bike Was Designed To Ride The Wall Of Death
Does this rugged e-bike have what it takes to conquer this age-old carnival attraction? More…
EVs Helped Keep The Lights On At A Dealership After A Major Earthquake
A Ford F-150 Lightning and a Kia Niro put their vehicle-to-load feature to work. More…
Tesla Roadster And Cybertruck Top World’s Most Anticipated EVs List
People are searching for Tesla’s upcoming models a lot, it seems. More…
VinFast celebrates delivery of 999 vehicles to the USA
The first batch of 999 VinFast vehicles has arrived in the US, after 26 days at sea from Vietnam. The models are the VF 8 City Edition, a limited edition exclusively on offer for the US market. VinFast explains that the special launch edition has “all the features of the standard VF 8, the VF […] More…
Stellantis to invest as major shareholder in Symbio
Stellantis wants to become the third shareholder in the Symbio fuel cell joint venture, alongside Faurecia and Michelin. Negotiations to acquire a “substantial stake” are underway. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023. This is according to a statement issued by Stellantis. The size of the stake in the French […] More…
Tesla starts selling demos and test-drive vehicles as end of record quarter approaches
Tesla has authorized locations in North America to start selling display and test-drive vehicles as it aims to close out a record quarter despite the noise. More…
Tesla Tested Model Y Track Mode Going Sideways In Snowy New Zealand
The EV manufacturer took its entire range of vehicles to New Zealand in summer to do winter testing and tested them thoroughly… mostly by going sideways. More…
Tesla gives owners a free 30-day trial of Enhanced Autopilot for the holidays
Tesla owners are starting to receive messages on their cars offering a free 30-day trial of Enhanced Autopilot, with the message “Happy Holidays!” from Tesla. More…
World’s most powerful wind turbine’s blades arrive for installation
All three blades for the prototype of the Vestas V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine have arrived at their final destination, and they’ll now be installed and spinning soon.. More…
Tesla launches $300 wireless charger inspired by Cybertruck
You can’t buy the Tesla Cybertruck just yet, but you can now order a $300 Tesla wireless charging platform inspired by Cybertruck. More…
Elon Musk defends Twitter distraction, again pledges to stop selling TSLA stock
Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined a Twitter space today to speak about the recent moves in TSLA stock and defends his recent actions from Tesla investors who have called for him to stop wasting time on Twitter, the social media site which he recently purchased. More…
Elon Musk defends Twitter actions, again pledges to stop selling TSLA stock
Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined a twitter space today to speak about the recent moves in TSLA stock and defends his recent actions from Tesla investors who have called for him to stop wasting time on Twitter, which he recently purchased. More…
How an F-150 Lightning kept the lights on at a CA dealership after a major earthquake
After a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Northern California, thousands were left without power. One dealership in North Eureka found a unique solution by plugging in two of its electric vehicles – a Ford F-150 Lightning and a Kia Niro – to stay open.. More…
Plug-in hybrids use more gas than estimated, dieselgate whistleblower says
Plug-in hybrids use far more gasoline in the real world than regulatory agencies account for, according to a new analysis of data by the International Council on Clean Transportation, the research group that broke the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal. More…
Tesla badly needs to bring back its PR department
I think it’s high time for Tesla to bring back a Press Relations (PR) department and have other ways to communicate than through the increasingly polarizing Elon Musk. More…
GM Cruise robotaxis start service in Tesla’s Austin – FSD still nowhere to be found
GM’s Cruise autonomous taxi service has started taking driverless taxi rides in downtown Austin, Texas. It’s a shot across the bow of Tesla, now headquartered just outside of Austin, which has been promising self-driving robotaxis for years now, but keeps pushing them back. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 22, 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…
