News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

News aggregator on electric cars and electric vehicles (cars, motorcycles, boats, planes).

Eaton introduces 3-in-1 battery pack vent valve for EVs

By E-Mobility Engineering 03/01/2023 - 10:21 03/01/2023 E-Mobility Engineering

Power management company Eaton has announced that its eMobility business has introduced a 3-in-1 battery pack vent valve for EV batteries. The valve includes a battery case leak-check mechanism, as well as passive and active venting to provide overpressure relief for a vehicle’s battery pack. Eaton says the leak-check feature eliminates the need to install […] More…

Rivian Recalls 12,700 R1T And R1S EVs Over Passenger Seat Belt Issue

By insideevs.com 03/01/2023 - 10:19 12/05/2023 Insideevs (en)

Rivian says only about 100 of the affected 2022MY R1T and R1S vehicles will actually require part replacement. More…

World First! Charging a Chevy Bolt EV on a Tesla Supercharger using Magic Dock

By electrek.co 03/01/2023 - 05:24 12/05/2023 Electrek

The news that Tesla officially allows other electric vehicle makes to charge on its Supercharger network is just a few hours old but we’ve already gone out to one of the 10 Superchargers that are enabled to give our little Chevy Bolt some Tesla juice. Here’s how it went. More…

Quick Charge Podcast: February 28, 2023

By electrek.co 03/01/2023 - 02:19 12/05/2023 Electrek

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 officially opens Superchargers to non-Tesla EV owners in the US and explains how it works

By electrek.co 03/01/2023 - 01:35 12/05/2023 Electrek

Tesla has finally started to open some Supercharger stations to non-Tesla electric cars owners in the US and it explained how it works. More…

Waymo joins Cruise in 1M test mile club, expands driverless rides to Los Angeles

By electrek.co 03/01/2023 - 01:07 12/05/2023 Electrek

Robotaxi developer Waymo announced that this past January, it surpassed 1 million miles of autonomous driving with no human present in the vehicle. With the news, Waymo joins competitor Cruise as the latest to reach the autonomous milestone but has also publicly shared the data to back up its progress. As previously teased last year, Waymo is also now officially testing driverless rides in Los Angeles. More…

Ford wins US Postal Service contract to supply 9,250 E-Transits as electric mail trucks

By electrek.co 03/01/2023 - 00:32 12/05/2023 Electrek

The US Postal Service will purchase 9,250 off-the-shelf Ford E-Transits in its push to move toward electric delivery vehicles, with deliveries beginning at the end of this year. More…

Watch Rivian R1T Recover A Semi Truck That Slid Off Highway Into Ditch

By insideevs.com 03/01/2023 - 00:16 12/05/2023 Insideevs (en)

It’s an amazing example of quad motor electric drive capabilities. More…

Revised VW ID.3: Higher quality at higher prices

By electrive.com 03/01/2023 - 00:05 03/01/2023 Electrive

Volkswagen has now officially unveiled the revised ID.3, in which the quality of the interior in particular is to be significantly improved. The powertrains remain unchanged (for the time being). We have already had the opportunity to take a seat in the facelifted model. The premiere of the revised ID.3 was preceded by an unusual […] More…

2024 Volkswagen ID.3 Facelift Brings Minor Updates Inside And Out

By insideevs.com 03/01/2023 - 00:01 12/05/2023 Insideevs (en)

VW goes so far as to call it a second generation, but this is a mild facelift even for the brand’s conservative standards. More…

Tesla releases detailed look at its data privacy approach

By electrek.co 02/28/2023 - 23:09 12/05/2023 Electrek

Tesla has released a detailed look at its latest data privacy approach with more details about what stays in your car and what goes to Tesla. More…

Rivian (RIVN) Q4 2022 earnings results – revenue miss, sees 50K deliveries in 2023

By electrek.co 02/28/2023 - 22:48 12/05/2023 Electrek

Rivian (RIVN) released its fourth quarter and full-year earnings results for 2022 after market close on Tuesday, February 28, showing a slight miss on revenue but significantly lower operating expenses as the EV startup moves to cut costs and drive volume. More…

Luminar Day recap: Iris+ lidar unveiled, high-volume production and semiconductor business

By electrek.co 02/28/2023 - 22:04 12/05/2023 Electrek

Global automotive tech company and lidar specialist Luminar Technologies hosted its annual Luminar Day event at its headquarters in Orlando, Florida, today, offering a slew of updates on its progress. This includes new lidar like its Iris+ sensor, a more clear product roadmap bolstered by a new high-volume production facility in North America, and consolidated subsidiaries into a new semiconductor business. Lots to unfold here, so let’s get started. More…