Rivian on Monday announced the first three DC fast-charging sites for its Adventure Network supporting the R1T electric pickup truck and forthcoming R1S electric SUV. The three sites open in California and Colorado this week, Rivian said in a press release. Each will have chargers providing over 200 kw of power, allowing R1T and R1S drivers to… More…
MAN to manufacture e-truck batteries in Nuremberg
MAN Truck & Bus says it will begin mass-producing high-voltage batteries for electric trucks and buses at its Nuremberg site from 2025. The company is ready to invest €100 million over the next five years at a place once famous for combustion engine production. The new battery factory, however, runs on targets to produce over […] More…
2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Could Spawn Shooting Brake, N-Badged Variants
Hyundai design boss SangYup Lee suggests the company is open to both possibilities for an expansion of the Ioniq 6 lineup.More…
Ford secures lithium with Liontown Resources
Ford has signed a binding off-take agreement for lithium with Australian company Liontown Resources. The five-year contract provides for the supply of lithium-spodumene concentrate from the Kathleen Valley project in Western Australia from 2024. Ford has agreed to provide Liontown Resources with 300 million Australian dollars (around 197 million euros) in financing for the development […] More…
Tesla 4680 cell: Samsung is building a pilot production line to build the new battery
Samsung SDI is reportedly setting up a new pilot production line to build 4680 battery cells for Tesla. It will be the third manufacturer to try to secure a volume contract to supply Tesla with the new battery cell format. More…
Hyundai unveils the design for Ioniq 6
Hyundai has just revealed the design of the new Ioniq 6. Like the Ioniq 5, the second model of the electric Hyundai sub-brand Ioniq is based on the Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) and offers a particularly aerodynamic line with a drag coefficient of 0.21. Hyundai has not yet released technical data on the Ioniq […] More…
Aptera Picks EVE Energy As Battery Cell Supplier For Its Solar EV
San Diego-based startup will utilize Eve’s 21700 NMC 811 cylindrical cells in its solar electric vehicle’s structural battery packs.More…
Volkswagen Boss Herbert Diess: New Plants Will Drain Tesla’s Strength
The German manufacturer says that the gap to Tesla will narrow.More…
REI Co-op Cycles Launches New Generation Commuter E-Bikes
The new e-bike line focuses on practicality and utility.More…
With Siemens investment, Electrify America gets its first boost beyond the original plan
Electrify America on Tuesday announced that it has raised $450 million, marking its first expansion beyond the charging network’s original funding plan. The total includes a “low triple-digit” amount from German conglomerate Siemens, Electrify America said in a press release. The investment gives Siemens a seat on Electrify America’s board… More…
Northvolt confirms plans for IPO in next two years
The Swedish battery wunderkind Northvolt has confirmed plans to go public within the next two years. The battery cell company backed by Volkswagen or BMW was “well-positioned” for an initial public offering, Chairman Carl-Erik Lagercrantz said in an interview. A listing during the next two years was a “reasonable” expectation even as the company has […] More…
Northvolt confirms plans for IPO in next tow years
The Swedish battery wunderkind Northvolt has confirmed plans to go public within the next two years. The battery cell company backed by Volkswagen or BMW was “well-positioned” for an initial public offering, Chairman Carl-Erik Lagercrantz said in an interview. A listing during the next two years was a “reasonable” expectation even as the company has […] More…
Citroën launches ë-C4 X crossover in the ë-C4 series
Citroën has unveiled the ë-C4 X, a crossover offshoot of its ë-C4 compact model. In most European markets, the French brand will offer only the all-electric ë-C4 X, while in some markets such as Eastern and Southern Europe, the C4 X will also be available with a combustion engine. In terms of the electric powertrain, […] More…
Tesla Closes San Mateo Office, Lays Off 200 From Autopilot Team
Most employees were reportedly data annotation specialists, all of which are hourly positions.More…
Tesla lets go of hundreds of Autopilot data labelers as it closes San Mateo office
Tesla has laid off about 200 people working at its San Mateo offices as it closes the location. Most of the employees were working as Autopilot data labelers – a critical project for Tesla to achieve self-driving capability. More…
Tern NBD launched as latest high-quality urban electric bike ‘small in size, big on features’
Tern’s electric bicycles have become synonymous with quality, a reputation that has been earned over several years of high-performing e-bikes. They’re not cheap in any sense of the word, which leads us to believe that the newly unveiled Tern NBD will be another winner for the company as well as for riders in the high-end electric bike market. More…
EU Council confirms ICE ban for cars and vans by 2035
Late last night in Luxembourg, the European Council of Environmental Ministers agreed to raise the targets for reducing CO2 emissions for new cars and new vans by 2030 to 55% instead 50% for cars and 50% for vans. The Council also stood firm on the ICE ban in 2035 – but left a back door […] More…
EU Council: 100% CO2 reductions for cars & vans by 2035
Late last night in Europe, in the revision of the binding annual emissions reductions by European Member States from 2021 to 2030, the European Council agreed to raise the targets for reducing CO2 emissions for new cars and new vans by 2030 to 55% instead for cars and to 50% for vans. The Council also […] More…
Battery swapping, and the alternatives
Whether you drive a single battery EV or operate a fleet of them, ensuring there is enough energy in the battery to complete the job in hand is bound to be a major concern (writes Peter Donaldson). The fact that there are different ways of charging, and that many vehicles can use more than one […] More…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 28, 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…
