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

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

Tesla Model S Plaid Sets New Lap Record At Willow Springs Raceway

By insideevs.com 12/11/2022 - 02:39 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

Remarkably, the Plaid beat the previous best time by almost 3 seconds. More…

Quick Charge Podcast: December 10, 2022

By electrek.co 12/11/2022 - 02:26 08/28/2023 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…

Report: Tesla To Temporarily Suspend Model Y Production In Shanghai

By insideevs.com 12/10/2022 - 20:41 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

According to Reuters, the pause will only be for the last week of December. More…

Tesla unveils new biggest Megapack project in Europe

By electrek.co 12/10/2022 - 19:49 08/28/2023 Electrek

Tesla has unveiled a new giant Megapack project In Belgium that it is now the biggest Megapack project in continental Europe and one of the biggest energy storage projects on the whole continent. More…

Hyundai Motor Group And SK On Selected Site For Its Battery JV In Georgia

By insideevs.com 12/10/2022 - 16:07 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

It will be a large battery factory, in which the duo intends to invest $4-5 billion. More…

Sandy Munro Drives Canoo Vehicle, Discusses Company’s Future With CEO

By insideevs.com 12/10/2022 - 15:17 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

Sandy seems really impressed with Canoo and its cavernous electric people carrier. More…

Weird Alibaba: Ordering a giant cement mixer electric truck online is the future, today

By electrek.co 12/10/2022 - 14:15 08/28/2023 Electrek

Laggards beware: no transportation industry is safe from electrification. It’s going to drag you, kicking and screaming if necessary, into the future. That’s true whether we’re talking about planes, trains or automobiles, or even cement mixers. And not only are electric cement mixers now a thing, but you can order one straight from China. Learn all about it in this week’s edition of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week.. More…

China’s BYD Looking To Open Two Factories In Europe

By insideevs.com 12/10/2022 - 12:35 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

BYD wants to expand its European presence hoping that it will be able to tap into the growing EV segment. More…

Caterpillar Successfully Completes Massive Electric Mining Truck Test

By insideevs.com 12/10/2022 - 11:50 08/29/2023 Insideevs (en)

No specs have been revealed yet, but it’s at least as good as the 85-liter diesel version of the same truck. More…

Tesla Cybertruck body spotted ahead of production start

By electrek.co 12/10/2022 - 09:12 08/28/2023 Electrek

A Tesla Cybertruck body has been spotted being worked on ahead of the electric pickup truck’s upcoming start of production in Texas. More…

GM’s Ultium battery plant votes overwhelmingly to unionize with UAW

By electrek.co 12/09/2022 - 21:25 08/28/2023 Electrek

GM’s first Ultium battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio has voted to join the United Auto Workers, with 98% of workers voting in favor of union representation. More…

Podcast: Electrek Car of the Year, Tesla bringing back radar?, FSD failure, and more

By electrek.co 12/09/2022 - 21:18 08/28/2023 Electrek

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss the Electrek Car of the Year, Tesla potentially brining back the radar, Tesla admitting failure to bring FSD to market, and more. More…

Electrek’s vehicle of the year is the svelte $25K Chevy Bolt

By electrek.co 12/09/2022 - 21:02 08/28/2023 Electrek

The lowest-priced EV in the US is somehow also one of the best. Now in its sixth year, the Bolt EV is also seasoned, having worked through a battery fiasco/recall and significant lapses by GM’s decision-makers while receiving modest but significant updates.. More…