The Lectric XPremium mid-drive folding e-bike still holds the honor of the highest-value mid-drive electric bike on the market today. With a powerful mid-drive motor, dual batteries, and other impressive features, it’s going to be hard for any other e-bike to compete in this space and at this price point for a long time. More…
$2.8B US EV supply-chain push appears to favor red states
The White House on Wednesday detailed $2.8 billion in grants to build a domestic EV battery supply chain, but more of the funds in this allocation go toward projects in states opposed to climate action, and states for which legislators voted against the law. Part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021, the funding goes to 20 battery… More…
Tesla Model Y Gets Two New Multi-Layered Paints From Giga Berlin
Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red are only available in Europe and the Middle East on the Model Y Performance and Long Range. More…
BMW expands EV component production in Leipzig
The BMW Group has presented plans on how to expand the capacities for EV component production at the Leipzig site by 2024. In the future, eight production lines are planned on which various production steps of battery assembly will take place. The two existing battery module lines will be expanded by another line and five […] More…
Tesla’s infrastructure is growing at record pace, just not as fast as deliveries
Tesla’s infrastructure is growing at a new record pace with more stores and service centers added in the last quarter than ever, but it’s still not growing as fast as its deliveries. More…
Is Hyundai pulling out of hydrogen project in Switzerland?
According to media reports, Hyundai is stopping its fuel cell truck project in Switzerland. “Extremely fluctuating energy prices” are apparently the cause, however, Hyundai has since denied that the initiative will be stopped. To recapture, Hyundai wants to bring 1,600 FC Xcient trucks to the Alpine nation by 2025. The Korean company handed over the […] More…
Hyundai rumoured to be pulling out of hydrogen project in Switzerland
According to media reports, Hyundai is stopping its fuel cell truck project in Switzerland. Hyundai wanted to bring 1,600 FC trucks to the Alpine nation by 2025. The Korean company handed over the first units at the end of 2020. “Extremely fluctuating energy prices” are apparently the cause, however, Hyundai has denied that the initiative […] More…
Hyundai pulls out of hydrogen project in Switzerland
Hyundai surprisingly stopped its fuel cell truck project in Switzerland. Hyundai wanted to bring 1,600 FC trucks to the Alpine nation by 2025. The Korean company handed over the first units at the end of 2020. Now the project is being cancelled because of the “extremely fluctuating energy prices”. Beat Hirschi, CEO of Hyundai Switzerland, […] More…
First Production Mercedes With EQXX Tech Will Be A CLA-Sized EV
Arriving in 2024, the 185-inch long four-door sedan will allow Mercedes-Benz to compete with the Tesla Model 3, BMW i4 and Polestar 2. More…
Smart Test solutions partners up for high-power fuel cell testing project
As part of the FullStack TS fuel cell test bench project, a new generation of test benches is being developed to cover full stacks of cells of up to 200 kW. In the project, Smart Testsolutions will be responsible for monitoring the cell voltages. The project’s funding comes from the Baden-Wurttemberg Lebens-grundlage Umwelt und ihre […] More…
Tesla adds Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red colors to Giga Berlin lineup
Tesla has added two new paint colors, Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red, to their Giga Berlin paint lines. The new colors are available now – but only for European and Middle Eastern customers, and only on Performance and Long Range Model Ys. More…
GM’s community EV charging program has its first North American dealer
The first General Motors dealership in North America officially installed Level 2 EV chargers Thursday morning as part of GM’s Dealer Community Charging Program. More…
Elon Musk: Tesla Semi Production Target Is 50,000 Units In 2024
Production has already started and it will take about a year to ramp up. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: October 20, 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…
How Ukraine’s power system is coping in the face of Russian strikes
On October 14, Maksim Timchenko, the CEO of DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private power generator, updated Economichna Pravda on the status of Ukraine’s electrical grid in the face of Russian strikes against the country’s power installations. He also talked about what the company’s future plans are for implementing renewables, despite the Russian attacks. DTEK shared that interview today with Electrek, and we have edited the English translation sent to us below for length and clarity. More…
GMC introduces 2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 with 400 mile range and crab walk, starting at $107k
Nearly a year after first teasing plans for a Sierra EV, GMC has officially unveiled the all-electric pickup and opened reservations for the Denali Edition 1 trim to begin. The all-electric 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali will join the Hummer EV pickup and SUV as the third electric truck model in the GMC family. It is promising 400 miles of estimated range in the Edition 1, too. More…
Preview: 2024 GMC Sierra Denali EV electric truck packs in luxury
We’ve now had our first look at the 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, the launch version of the latest big electric truck based on the GM Ultium architecture used for a growing range of EVs in multiple sizes and categories. The vast majority of those models haven’t hit the road yet, but the cadence of announcements continues… More…
2024 GMC Sierra Denali EV Edition 1 Has 400-Mile Range, Up To 754 HP
Fully loaded grade starts at $107,000, but GMC will also offer Elevation and AT4 trims for 2025 from $50,000. More…
GMC introduces 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 with 400 mile range and crab walk, starting at $107k
Nearly a year after first teasing plans for a Sierra EV, GMC has officially unveiled the all-electric pickup and opened reservations for the Denali Edition 1 trim to begin. The all-electric 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali will join the Hummer EV pickup and SUV as the third electric truck model in the GMC family. It is promising 400 miles of estimated range in the Edition 1, too. More…
Tesla opens up voting for new supercharger locations
Tesla has opened their planned Supercharger voting site, allowing the public to cast votes for upcoming Supercharger locations. More…
