I went on my first test drive of Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 10.69.2, the latest big FSD software update, and unfortunately, it was a fail. More…
China: Tesla Cuts Estimated Delivery Time Of Model 3/Model Y Again
The cars can be now delivered in just a few weeks. More…
Chevrolet To Begin EV Marketing Campaign Via NFL Football
There’s no question that GM is touting its electric future like none other, and Chevy already has a reputation for producing EVs. More…
Canadian Leader Meeting Automaker In California: Tesla Gigafactory?
Tesla has already been in talks with Ontario officials about a potential Gigafactory in Canada. More…
Jeep, Rivian & Mercedes, VinFast, And EV Dealers: EV News Sept 16, 2022
We’ve compiled a list of top EV stories that would be perfect to share with your friends and family. More…
Bosch starts making drives for light commercial EVs
Bosch is putting a new electric drive for vans and small and medium-sized trucks into series production. The new drive unit consists of an electric motor plus an integrated inverter. The German automotive supplier already has Daimler Truck as a launch customer. Bosch says the entire drive unit could also be called a 2in1 drive, […] More…
ABB Builds New DC Fast Charger Production Facility In South Carolina
It will be able to produce up to 10,000 chargers per year. More…
Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot Program Expands To Iceland
The service is already available in 14 European markets. More…
Urban Drivestyle’s UNI MK Offers Rugged And Practical Urban Mobility
The UNI MK comes in five variants designed to suit all sorts of applications. More…
Lightyear 0 is the most aerodynamic production car in the world, wind-tunnel testing verifies
Wind-tunnel testing has proven that the Lightyear 0 is the most aerodynamic production car in the world, Lightyear claims. Testing conducted at the FKFS wind tunnels in Stuttgart, Germany, under WLTP protocols confirmed a 0.175 coefficient of drag (Cd) for the solar-assisted electric car, Lightyear said Thursday in a press release. That figure… More…
Of Course The Bugatti Chiron Wants A Piece Of The Tesla Model S Plaid
This drag strip duel is an epic battle between the past and the future. More…
ZF & Freudenberg team up on fuel cell commercial vehicles
In Germany, ZF and Freudenberg e-Power Systems have agreed to jointly develop hydrogen fuel cell battery drive systems for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The first prototypes are to be road-tested as early as 2023. The two companies have said that their jointly made “Powerpacks”, consisting of fuel cell and electric drive, will initially focus on truck […] More…
Tesla battery production in Texas before Grünheide
In Germany, Tesla continues to focus on battery production but wants to prioritise the USA first because of the prospect of extensive US government subsidies. Battery production in Texas is to be ramped up sooner than planned, but in at Giga Berlin in Grünheide later than planned. The company made this clear to partners in […] More…
Heart Aerospace unveils new electric aircraft; Air Canada invests and orders 30 planes
Air Canada announced that it invested in Heart Aerospace, an electric airplane startup, and it is ordering 30 units of a new version of its first electric aircraft. More…
Reference design aimed at e-bikes
Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) has developed an inverter reference design based around an integrated gallium nitride (GaN) chip that reduces the size of powertrains in electric bikes (writes Nick Flaherty). The design, for a 1.5 kW three phase brushless DC motor drive inverter, uses the EPC23101 eGaN chip. This has an embedded gate driver function […] More…
Dacia Manifesto Study Takes Brand Into Electric Off-Roader Territory
The four-wheel-drive buggy doesn’t preview a production model, but some of its clever features will find their way onto the market. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 15, 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…
GM is investing half a billion to upgrade Indiana factory to support EV production
As part of GM’s plans to provide ‘EVs for everyone,’ the automaker says it will be upgrading its Marion, Indiana, assembly plant. General Motors will invest $491 million to prepare the facility for the automaker’s transition to electric with new stamping capabilities.. More…
LIPOWER combines reliable off-grid power with solar energy and is currently offering up to $400 off
Portable energy provider LIPOWER continues to expand its range of ultra-efficient, low-noise power stations and solar generators and is celebrating by offering huge discounts up to $400 off. Its latest portable power station, the MARS-2000 is LIPOWER’s best product to date and rounds out an entire lineup of energy storage solutions to fit any need and budget. Have a look. More…
Tesla’s Back-To-Office Policy Said To Cause Drop In Employee Morale
Insiders told CNBC that the decline in morale especially affects staff who were allowed to work remotely as needed before Covid-19. More…
