The automaker promises that its smallest ever SUV will be big on safety. More…
Volvo Talks EX30 Safety Ahead Of Small Electric SUV’s June 7 Debut
Henkel discusses developments in battery materials
As with most areas of engineering, advanced materials are essential to achieving the energy density, power density, safety and reliability goals for EV battery systems, as well as sustainability-related targets in repair, reuse, repurposing and – collectively known as re-X More…
Coulomb to build battery assembly facility in the USA
North American distributor of commercial vehicle batteries for CATL, Coulomb Solutions, has announced plans to set up a US manufacturing facility to assemble commercial vehicle battery packs with CATL’s LFP cells. The planned facility will launch with an initial capacity to produce up to 4.2 GWh per year and is planned to expand capacities at […] More…
Watch Improved Tesla Optimus Robot Walk, Pick Up Stuff Without Help
Tesla is showing how much its humanoid robot has improved since the previous demo at AI Day 2022. More…
Tesla Model 3 Is One Of The Most Reliable Cars In Germany: ADAC Study
However, it’s not the on the number one spot. More…
USA: LNG Electric and MD7 want to electrify the hotel industry
LNG Electric wants to equip more than 13,000 hotels in the US AC and DC charging infrastructure. To that end, the company now announced a partnership with the design firm MD7. The goal is to equip 10 to 15 per cent of the American hotel industry with charging infrastructure to, on one hand, “tackle range […] More…
Volvo introduces safety app for first responders
The Volvo Group has introduced a safety app for electric trucks using augmented reality technology. The app was specially developed to support first responders in emergencies. The app, which is available to download for free on both android and apple systems, is designed to help emergency responders arriving at the scene immediately obtain valuable information […] More…
US & Canada to establish charging corridor
The USA and Canada are creating a cross-border charging corridor for electric vehicles. It will run for around 1,400 kilometres between Kalamazoo, Michigan and Quebec City in Canada. The plan is to provide charging options at intervals of 80 kilometres, including at least one DC CCS fast charger at each location. As mentioned above, the […] More…
Austrian Post orders 703 transporters from Maxus
The Chinese SAIC commercial vehicle brand Maxus reports a major order from the Austrian Post for 703 electric transporters. A total of 700 Maxus eDeliver 3 and three eDeliver 9 are now to be delivered and will soon start their service in postal delivery throughout Austria. The Austrian Post has been procuring exclusively electric vehicles […] More…
Videos Show Latest Tesla Cybertruck Prototype Looking Ready For Production
The videos were shot at the company’s shareholder meeting in Texas. More…
Tesla Roadster “Hopefully” Entering Production In 2024: Elon Musk
The CEO said Tesla expects to complete the engineering and design of the next-gen Tesla Roadster this year. More…
Elon Musk Changes His Mind About Advertising, Says Tesla Will Try it
Musk has said in the past that he “hates” advertising. More…
Zeekr launches deliveries of the 001 with Qilin batteries
Geely’s electric car brand Zeekr has started deliveries in China of the Zeekr 001 equipped with CATL’s Qilin batteries. The optional 140 kWh battery allows ranges of up to 1,032 kilometres in the Zeekr 001 WE, according to Chinese standards. The new model variant is available from 403,000 yuan (equivalent to around 53,000 euros), compared […] More…
Tesla’s Next Car Teased During Shareholders Meeting, Musk Says It’s Already Being Built
Is this the facelifted Tesla Model 3 “Highland?” More…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 16, 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 Bot becomes less of a sideshow as impressive new footage of the robots emerge
Tesla gave an update on its humanoid robot program, which is known as Tesla Bot or Optimus. New images of prototypes were quite impressive – making the project look less like a sideshow and increasingly like a potentially real product. More…
Tesla co-founder JB Straubel officially joins the board of directors
Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel is officially joining the company’s board of directors following a shareholder vote. More…
Here’s how North America’s first utility-scale solar recycling plant is ramping up for the clean energy boom
We Recycle Solar is deploying new machinery and technology to quadruple its processing capacity to 522 million pounds per year by 2028. More…
Tesla Roadster production delayed again to 2024, four years late
Tesla is planning to finish the design and engineering of the next-generation Tesla Roadster by the end of this year and “hopefully” put the vehicle into production next year, according to CEO Elon Musk at Tesla’s shareholder meeting today. More…
Tesla teases its next car with new image, says it’s already being built
Tesla has teased its next electric car with a new image of the silhouette, and Elon Musk says it is already being built. More…
