Polestar launched its first electric SUV, the Polestar 3, in China – and at significantly lower prices than initially announced. The Polestar 3 will start in China from 698,000 yuan (about $101,159). That is 182,000 yuan ($26,380) less than what was announced at the world premiere. The long-range dual-motor variant is available from 798,000 yuan. […] More…
Volvo Buses pulls the plug on its factory in Poland
Volvo Buses announced that it is closing its plant in Wroclaw, Poland, in the first quarter of 2024. The site is also home to the production of electric buses. Instead of building complete buses and coaches in Europe, Volvo will focus on chassis production in Europe, a business model that has proven successful in other […] More…
New cash: Startup Morris Commercial takes another swing at EV production
Britain’s Morris Commercial has completed a funding round, securing new investment for the production Morris J-Type, a small van initially produced in the 1950s. The EV was to hit the road in 2021, but has yet to make it to production. The new launch date is early 2024. The financing round was led by Capital […] More…
7-Eleven Announces New EV Fast Charging Network: 7Charge
It will spread throughout the United States and Canada. More…
Buying The Cheapest New Tesla Available Today: Is It Worth It?
The Model 3 is an arguable bargain right now, but do you really want the single-motor rear-wheel-drive “Standard Range” base model? More…
New Toyota CEO Still Wants To Prioritize Hydrogen Over BEVs
Koji Sato will officially take over from Akio Toyoda in April. More…
Tesla Model 3 Wrecked: Crazy Crash Footage Caught On Two TeslaCams
An incident with a van leaves one Model 3 wrecked and the other barely escaping. The TeslaCam technology proves who was at fault. More…
Oregon Pausing Generous $7,500 Rebate For Buying An EV
So many people have applied for the state’s rebates that it’s almost out of money. More…
Hyundai Motor Plug-In Car Sales Surged By 70% In February 2023
The company noted record BEV and PHEV wholesale shipments. More…
Study: Workplace EV charging could cut need for more power plants
Thorough planning of EV charging station placement, specifically with a greater emphasis on workplace charging, could cut the need for more power plants, according to a new MIT study. Published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, the study uses data from New York City and Dallas to counter the narrative that an influx of electric cars… More…
Polestar 3 Officially Goes On Sale In China, Gets $30k Price Cut
The luxury SUV is expected to arrive in the US later this year. More…
Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycles now available in Europe
LiveWire, the electric motorcycle brand spun out of Harley-Davidson, has just announced that the company’s flagship LiveWire ONE electric motorcycle is now available in Europe. More…
China: Tesla Increased Retail EV Sales And Export In February 2023
The Tesla Model Y happens to be the second most popular model in the crossover/SUV segment. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 18, 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…
Tesla Supercharger Station Lego Set Needs Your Support
It could actually become an official Lego set with enough votes. More…
What’s Up With Tesla’s New Engineering Headquarters In California
Musk said Tesla would be “kind of a dual-headquartered company,” with engineering operations in Palo Alto and other facets in Texas. More…
Stuck In A Snowstorm? Which Electric Truck Would You Be Safer In?
In the unlikely event you find yourself in this precarious position, would you be better off in a Ford F-150 Lightning or a Rivian R1T? More…
US: All-Electric Car Sales Surged In January 2023 – 7% Market Share
The IRA boosted domestic BEV models, while imported ones suffered the most. More…
Weird Alibaba: Cruise all day on this cheap electric… flatbed cart?
When it comes to four-wheeled electric vehicles, Alibaba is known to have some doozies in the low price department. But this model might take the cake for cheapest electric vehicle yet. I’m not sure what I’d use it for, but at least the $600 price tag wouldn’t be nearly as hard to justify to my wife as my $2,000 truck was.. More…
2023 Nissan Ariya first drive: e-4ORCE shines in a perfect crossover for drivers new to EVs
This week, Nissan invited a select group of writers up to Wine Country to test drive the pre-production models of its all-electric 2023 Ariya crossover SUV. This was my first experience in the Ariya and I was excited at the opportunity to try out Nissan’s AWD e-4ORCE technology. It did not disappoint. These upcoming Ariya EVs deserve a look as a viable EV option loaded with standard features you won’t find in many of its competitor’s EVs, but the automaker may still have trouble standing out from the pack. More…
